About this change. Good afternoon. I am very excited to introduce the next speaker. Im going to share a personal to exemplify his passion for Theodore Roosevelt. I entered jerrys orbit when we serve together as instructors in jacksonville, florida. Career i was in my negotiating orders for a followon to her. For background, this tour is unique for officers. Areandbased aviators, we sent to seek to learn real knowledge in the navy. For example, officer on the deck in the airconditioned bridge sounds good. Sunny san diego or florida or the deployment schedule. A nice med cruise would suffice. As a lieutenant commander, jerry had already completed his tour. For teddyere his zeal roosevelt became apparent. When asked about his carrier assignment he said, Theodore Roosevelt, no question. I wouldve taken any job to deploy on tr. If you needed a working party to scrape barnacles, you could count jerry in. Not understanding his rationale, i requested further explanation. Jerry went on to descr
The quest to go higher, faster, and farther during the first halfcentury of aviation. Hi, im jeremy kinney. Were going to go through a tour of some artifacts that really stand out in terms of this story of higher, faster, and farther in the history of aviation. But first i want to talk about the air and space museum overall. The air and space museum has over 8 million visitors a year between the National Mall building and the stephen f. Udvarhazy center. Were looking at over 500 aircraft and helicopters. Of those aircraft, about 67 are on display on the National Mall building. So, what supports these artifacts is up to 60,000 individual small and medium artifacts. But what were going to talk about today is the story of higher, faster, and farther, which is scene sooen as a cliche in many ways throughout the history of aviation but actually has a real meaning to it, in which we look at the people who made this quest of flying in the third dimension a reality. And so, the idea of flying
Somebody cancels at the last minute, you think ill never get anybody interesting to talk to. This guy runs a Subway Sandwich shop, i go in there and i will be like what is that smell . He would be like, bread, and then we also have the Horse Carriage over there. So whenever i walk into the building, the two odors generally come together at the door and i end up thinking i could really go for a bleep sandwich right now. But that is not the case because we have the great historian, one of my favorites, David Mccullough, will be joining us with the Wright Brothers so, yes cheers and applause what could be a better gift kicking off my final late shows, Nothing Better than talking to an historian nonfibbing writer. A great way to start the final run. But first, hard to do, but as a hardhitting news program we turn to i. S. I. S. Who has their own i. S. I. L or the worst people youve ever seen on youtube. I. S. I. S. Is the biggest threat. I. S. I. S. Is not your parents al quaida. Jon are y
Generally come together at the door and i end up thinking i could really go for a bleep sandwich right now. But that is not the case because we have the great historian, one of my favorites, David Mccullough, will be joining us with the Wright Brothers so, yes cheers and applause what could be a better gift kicking off my final late shows, Nothing Better than talking to an historian nonfibbing writer. A great way to start the final run. But first, hard to do, but as a hardhitting news program we turn to i. S. I. S. Who has their own i. S. I. L or the worst people youve ever seen on youtube. I. S. I. S. Is the biggest threat. I. S. I. S. Is not your parents al quaida. Jon are you accusing my parents of being al quaida in that would not have gone over well at their temple. So what makes the f. B. I. Think i. S. I. S. Isnt lame like al quaida and doesnt drive an oldsmobile . The reason i. S. I. S. Surpassed al quaida as a danger to the u. S. Is because it has mastered twitter and other so
Air and space museum open to the public on the National Mall 40 years ago on july 1st, 1976. Up next, on real america, president gerald fords remarks and portions of the dedication ceremony. This 14minute film was recorded by the Naval Photographic Center and provided by the gerald r. Ford president ial library. President of the United States and the Vice President of the United States. Thank you very much. [ applause ] thank you very much, mr. Chief justice, mr. Vice president , distinguished members of congress, secretary rippley, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. This beautiful new museum and its exciting exhibits of the mastery of air and space is a perfect birthday present from the American People to themselves. Although its almost impolite to boast, perhaps we can say with patriotic pride that the flying machines we see here from the Wright Brothers 12 horse plane to the latest space vehicle, were mostly made usa. The story of powered flight is an american saga. The won