my sincere thanks to douglas for inviting me to come to the national archives. it s such a pleasure being in this beautiful city with such a rich history and thank you all so much for coming. i really appreciate it and i m very eager to hear your questions and your comments. so let me begin with the inspiration behind this project. this project was inspired by a story that my aunt told me about a distant cousin who grew up on the south side of chicago in the 1930s. the story begins with a parade. the historic but. and parade, an annual parade that continues to this day. on isis lang summer morning in august, my cousin left from her bed to find the best spot to be at the parade. she joined the crowd that numbered in the thousands and she cheered as drum majors, baton twirlers and celebrities and convertibles passed by. she ran out to the floats to touch the parade s anointed king and queen and caught the candy that the the participants toss to her. the parade was a south side
part of our program tonight by calling us, sending its tweets, or posting a basic look what you have learned or questions about some of the history we have had on display during the past year. them introduce the guests. mayo, is responsible for putting together the first lady s exhibit. nice to see you again. she was also one of four academic advisors for this entire series. mcbride, sheita has become first lady scholar. she is on the board of the white house historical association, our partners. a little later on, richard norton smith will be joining us. ladies program on first and as that wraps up, he will be joining us at the table. let me ask both of you about first ladies. why are they interesting? i think because they present thatwindow of the past women could relate to, particularly women. i think women s history has been hidden for so long that this gave women the way in which they could access the past through the lives of the first ladies. i found it fascinating.
years. storiesybe one of those that is too good to investigate, to she knew what she wanted do. let me introduce you to a couple of people here as we wrap up the introductions to key staff members involved. yeta who is running camera. she doesn t look like it right now. these days it is done with joysticks and things that look remarkably like ipads. that is that johnny? he spent much of the series giving me cues, telling me to move along when i m supposed to. the role of floor director and one person who declined to be on camera. terry murphy the vice president none of using and would be doing this if we didn t have his involvement. as we end our project here, end the series, i will turn to each you and ask so long look across this history of first ladies who are the ones that really made the role asce in change the we know it today? a question we started with early on. let s wrap that way. richard? if martha washington would not have been as successful defining what a pr
today as a public service by your cable provider. coming up in a moment, the final program in our first lady series with a look at their role and influence in history. followed by ken ham and bill merits ofating the evolution and creationism. then the bbc first correspondent jane little. she delivered the keynote address on media s coverage of religion. the first ladies worked to make the white house a family home. tonight, on our series finale, we will look back at the lives of these women from martha washington to michelle obama, how the role of first lady has evolved, and how certain individuals have helped define the job. good evening and welcome as we spend the next few hours wrapping up our year-long series. what is going to be important about these final two hours is you. we hope that you will be a major part of our program tonight by calling us, sending us tweets, or posting on facebook what you have learned or questions about some of the history we have had on
an assault in the 2nd degree. police detain 24 year old hardy matar immediately after the attack in new york state on friday rushed. he remains in critical condition after being stabbed in the neck and the stomach saucepan ran on to the stages he was about to address. a literary event is agent says he is on a ventilator and unable to speak. my count has more from washington. now the alleged perpetrator off the attack cutty, my task has appeared in an upstate new york court in may bull new york. he s pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder and assault charges. now police say that they are investigating the man s background, particularly in new jersey, which is where he comes from, the state, neighboring new york state. they are questioning people there to establish whether this was a attack carried out by the man on his own or whether there was some element of planning and some outside assistance in the attack. thousands of support his focus, towns, former prime minister an