Tv documents america story, and on sundays book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. Funding for cspan two comes from these television Countries Companies and more, including buckeye broadband. Buckeye broadband, along with these television companies, support cspan 2 as a public service. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our honored guest, speaker nancy pelosi, accompanied by republican leader, kevin mccarthy, majority whip james c clyburn, senator markey rubio, chair kathy castor, representative michael waltz, representative val demings, nancy r. Lowman, and daughter lawrence and drake ii. Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, speaker of the United States house of representatives. [applause] as speaker of the house its my pleasure privilege to welcome you to statuary hall as we celebrate a pioneer pioneering and patriotic american, the pride of florida and america, doctor mary Mcleod Bethune. Lets please stand as you are able for the presentation of
Asked earlier, do you think she could have imagined this day . And dr. Janetta cole said sure, she could imagine this day, but she would probably imagine it for someone else. But then dr. Black said, but she would claim it because she knew to claim it. So we really want to take a moment to just say how incredible it is that we are here to celebrate the fact that a woman whose parents were enslaved has replaced a confederate general in the National Statuary hall. [applause] you know, we all get so frustrated and think, oh my goodness, is there any progress ever to be made . And today gives us a sense of hope and a sense of promise. Included in this audience are the people who provide hope and promise. There are students from bassoon cookman from Bethune Cookman university. [applause] i see our sisters from the National Council of negro women. [applause] and i especially want to introduce to you the John Robert Lewis scholars who are here. They had just started. [applause] and they are d
Could have imagined this day . And dr. Janetta cole said sure, she could imagine this day, but she would probably imagine it for someone else. But then dr. Black said, but she would claim it because she knew to claim it. So we really want to take a moment to just say how incredible it is that we are here to celebrate the fact that a woman whose parents were enslaved has replaced a confederate general in the National Statuary hall. [applause] you know, we all get so frustrated and think, oh my goodness, is there any progress ever to be made . And today gives us a sense of hope and a sense of promise. Included in this audience are the people who provide hope and promise. There are students from bassoon cookman from Bethune Cookman university. [applause] i see our sisters from the National Council of negro women. [applause] and i especially want to introduce to you the John Robert Lewis scholars who are here. They had just started. [applause] and they are determined to carry on the missio
And dr. Janetta cole said sure, she could imagine this day, but she would probably imagine it for someone else. But then dr. Black said, but she would claim it because she knew to claim it. So we really want to take a moment to just say how incredible it is that we are here to celebrate the fact that a woman whose parents were enslaved has replaced a confederate general in the National Statuary hall. [applause] you know, we all get so frustrated and think, oh my goodness, is there any progress ever to be made . And today gives us a sense of hope and a sense of promise. Included in this audience are the people who provide hope and promise. There are students from bassoon cookman from Bethune Cookman university. [applause] i see our sisters from the National Council of negro women. [applause] and i especially want to introduce to you the John Robert Lewis scholars who are here. They had just started. [applause] and they are determined to carry on the mission. We also have people from the
If she was here today, someone asked earlier, do you think she could have imagined this day . And dr. Janetta cole said sure, she could imagine this day, but she would probably imagine it for someone else. But then dr. Black said, but she would claim it because she knew to claim it. So we really want to take a moment to just say how incredible it is that we are here to celebrate the fact that a woman whose parents were enslaved has replaced a confederate general in the National Statuary hall. [applause] you know, we all get so frustrated and think, oh my goodness, is there any progress ever to be made . And today gives us a sense of hope and a sense of promise. Included in this audience are the people who provide hope and promise. There are students from bassoon cookman from Bethune Cookman university. [applause] i see our sisters from the National Council of negro women. [applause] and i especially want to introduce to you the John Robert Lewis scholars who are here. They had just sta