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Truly informed, every public fries. Get informed straight from the source on cspan unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. From the Nations Capital to wherever you are. Because the opinion that matters most is your own. This is what democracy looks like there cspan, powered by cable. I am delighted to move us to our second panel, olmsted junior, the Conservation Movement in state and National Parks and we are lucky to have lauren meier, history and Landscape Architect serving as both moderator and kickoff speaker for this event. Lorren has a longstanding relationship with the olmsteds, having edited the master list of Design Projects which i just mentioned as well as parts of the papers of Frederick Law Olmsted, a mere 12 volumes, thousands and thousands of pages. Of the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic site as well. And with that, welcome, lauren. Thank you, deedee. And if i can figure out the technology here, im going to pull up the next. My. I might need i made the someone. I mi
Second part of the Calvin Coolidge centennial Conference Marking the centennial of the 30th residence extension to the white house at 9 30 p. M. Eastern on the presidency pete souza for white house photographer for president S Ronald Reagan and barack obama talked about the daytoday workings of the presidency including the history making moment he witnessed, exploring the american story. Watch American History tv saturdaysn cspan2 and find a full schedule on your Program Guide or watch online anytime cspan. Org history. I am delighted to move us to our second panel. The Conservation Movement and state and National Parks. We are lucky to have lauren meyer a historic on an Landscape Architect serving as moderator kick off speaker for this event. Lauren has a longstanding relationship having edited a master list of Design Projects which i just mentioned, as well as parts of the papers of Frederick Olmsted amiri 12 volumes thousands and thousands of pages. She screw the coach of the friend
My book, at some point, you know, i call him a genius at one point. We always argue about whether the term is overused, but one of the pieces of that description is the enormous speed with which with which he worked. Enormous speed from which he went from zero to 60. From a blank landscape to this. This is not just a sketch. This is a rigorous exploration of the possibility of this made into a physical form. The second essential fact about this drawing is that we recognize that today, given that he worked on it for five months, given that he left the project after 11 months, given that almost nothing on this plan was put into place not just in the next decade after its creation but in the next six to seven decades after its creation, the fact that you and i can all sit in here and place ourselves on it. Place the capital. Place the white house. The fact that we recognize these avenues, those people who have lived in d. C. For quite a while you can recognize the streets in this plan ben
To a very special conference. The olmsteds conservation legacy over the last 20 months, we have felt mighty grateful to Frederick Law Olmsted, whose urban parks have made our lives livable. And today we look forward to exploring a relatively little known aspect of the olmsteds. They are Critical Role in the creation of Americas National parks. This simple film is part of olmstead 200, the national and local celebration throughout 2022 of the bicentennial of the birth of frederick law, olmstead, visionary reformer and founder of the profession of Landscape Architecture, the National Association for Olmstead Parks is pleased to sponsor this program and honored to be the managing partner of the bicentennial. Working with nine other Stellar National partners, we invite everyone to join us. We have a national website. Olmstead 200. Borg. And a National Calendar of events. We have a monthly newsletter and a lively blog. We have also released a special online exhibit, frederick law olmstead l