I would like to contextually put this all into a nice picture. Share background about the association and do the talking in a proper context. Some of you may know already, but we are a private, nonprofit educational organization. The mission of the place is to enhance the understanding of the appreciation of the executive mansion. A long time means 56 years at this point, since 1961. This was during the kennedy administration, the first lady, Jackie Kennedy founded the administration to help the white house collect and exhibit the absolute best of American History and culture. But underscoring all of that, to inform and incite the public about the history of the mansion. Fast forwarding all these years we are still doing this or it, preservation, research, education efforts continue through the sale of our books, our products. The official white house ornament, which some of you may know as well. In recent years, from private and corporate donations. To strengthen our goal, the over ar
In the fields of flanders, because of the munitions, and one presumes because of death, those grounds then were disturbed, and those poppies began to grow. And so, the poppies then grew in amongst what is the killing fields. And so, then the poem in flanders field, was written. It began popularity in 1919 after the war in britain and then soon in the United States. Poppies began being sold as remembrance to raise funds for wounded veterans. When you come into the National World war i museum and memorial, as you mentioned, theres a bridge that takes you into the main galleries under which this glass bridge is a beautiful field of poppies, red poppies of flanders field. There are 9,000 blooms, each representing 1,000 combatant deaths. Its really an architectural masterpiece, i think, of the museum, very striking for visitors. Whats interesting is to see how Different Countries respond to that. Americans, theyre moved by the poem, theyre moved by the experience. Europeans or people from t
National archives. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2016] in 1942, new guinea was territories. Two popup, new guinea was under us really in control, the other under holland control. The island had mountains reaching 16,000 feet. There was only one real village in new guinea. It was also the only allied base in the country in 1942. The japanese control the entire island, except morris b oorsby. Be m enemy air attacks on several my attached seven mile moresby and other locations became a daily risk. It took the allies 2. 5 years to eliminate the japanese from the island. General macarthurs leapfrogged tactics neutralized many of the enemy. Are chaplin conducting Eastern Services Easter Services in 1943. We are 600 miles south south oresby, new guinea. Our fighter squads have just returned from new guinea. These are air court air corps personnel departing on a new trip to new guinea. Re expects were standard barracks bags were essential for our men. I have responsibiliti
Continuing to be gracious host. This is our fifth year producing this series, and your attendance is testimony to its success, said thank you very much. It is my distinct honor to introduce dr. Faulkner, one of the primary historians of the American Experience in world war i. He is a graduate of that other university of kansas that i will not mention, but as the author of two books of the American Experience in world war i, the first call the school of hard knocks about, experience and the second, which was just published called pershings crusaders, a detailed examination of 1917 and 1918, and you are about to get a presentation on some of the challenges they faced when they arrived in france about how to get across that protected area so they could get to the enemy and force a decision. Please join me in welcoming dr. Faulkner. [applause] show less dr. Faulker good afternoon. I would like to thank the Dole Institute for providing me an opportunity to lecture and for their continued su
In 1981 he donated the first fighters to the national archives. In 1942, new guinea was divided into two territories. Popup, new guinea was under us really in control, the other under holland control. The island had mountains reaching 16,000 feet. There was only one real village in new guinea. It was also the only allied base in the country in 1942. The japanese control the entire island, except morris b moores be moorsby. Enemy air attacks on several my attached seven mile moresby and other locations became a daily risk. It took the allies 2. 5 years to eliminate the japanese from the island. General macarthurs leapfrogged tactics neutralized many of the enemy. Music are chaplin conducting Eastern Services Easter Services in 1943. We are 600 miles south south of port moresby, new guinea. Our fighter squads have just returned from new guinea. These are air court air corps personnel departing on a new trip to new guinea. There expects were standard barracks bags were essential for our m