smithsonian institution. she describes how his enlightened ideas and desire for public access to scientific miss ewing is the author of the lost world of james smithson. this event was hosted by the maryland historical society. lecture,for tonight's exploring the world of james smithson, it is being presented by heather ewing. heather ewing is a graduate of yell university and the institute of art in london. she is currently a research associate of the smithsonian where she once worked as an architectural historian and is the author of anothe a number of books on the architecture and history of the institution. 018, she was the executive director for the center of italian modern art in new york and has worked as well for the john and mabel museum of art in sarasota and the sir john museum in london. the lost world of james smithson was her first book and she resides in new york. please welcome heather ewing. [applause] heather: thanks for having me. can you all hear me? wonderful. it is really a pleasure to b

i believe some of them are actually available at the smithsonian store, i would check the smithsonian .com and see if in the store you can find them. we will check on that answer, there is an incredible book that we published hundreds of objects about suffrage and i believe there also is merchandise, check us out online and see what you can find. keep on wearing those pins. >> >> carolyn is next in washington, d.c. >> thanks so much for taking my call. i wanted to just acknowledge for the callers who are interested in the equal rights amendment that our group united for equality is responsible for the current legislation in congress that seeks to eliminate the ratification of the e.r.a. >> actually began this in 2009 and the bill was introduced in the house in 2011 and the senate in 2012 and it really became the catalyst for the last three states to finish. (inaudible) my question to you is in regards to the suffrage movement, what concerns me a lot is that suffrage us are framed as racists and white supremacists, i've seen a couple of op-eds come out from the new york times that were

the smithsonian does not object outright to any new museum, only congress in the end can create smithsonians. what we are doing in the meantime is working with our women and men in congress who have supported this, along with other donors, to the americans women history initiative which started last year and rolls all the way through this year and beyond. exhibits we create here, including one on girlhood, the first major exhibit on the history of what it means to be a girl, how do you find a voice when you have no vote? who gets to be a girl? how are girls supposed to act? that will be here in june and through early 2023 it will go on the road. what we hope to do is tell the broadest and most inclusive story that we possibly can, and especially now in this year of women with the centennial, and under my leadership we are excited to do that. we will see, i hope we are proving also that we can tell these incredible stories of women and bring forth these truly remarkable collections. is there any lesson for you to take after the creation of the national museum of african-american history and c

the sketch book is from the smithsonian archives for. the painting to. that is who horace pippen was. there is a lot of stories like that. i think a lot of people would be surprised to learn about the people who they know and he was a world war one veteran. if i were to say, charles hamilton houston right now, 98% of the people who know charles hamilton -- he is a lawyer. that is exactly who he was. he trained one third of the african american lawyers at howard law school in 1940 and 1950 in america to include thurgood marshall. he became a lawyer because he was an officer who served in world war one. he served in the 368 infantry regiment. when he came back to the war because of the experience that he had, it was a horrible experience, he made his father 's dream control. his father was a lawyer and his father always wanted him to be a lawyer. charles hamilton houston finally decided to become a lawyer because of his experience in world war ii. first horace pippen, charles hamilton houston and i think we talked about others. world war i was a transforma

. >>> up next, we visit the smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture in washington, d.c. military history guest curator krewasky salter joined us from the exhibit, we return fighting the african-american experience in world war i. >> we take you now inside the smithsonian museum of african-american history and culture to one of the museum's temporary exhibits titled "we return fighting the african-american experience in world war i." required cold near salt sat a curator with the exhibit. first explain the meaning behind that exhibit title. it hints at a story beyond just two years of service and fighting over there. >> actually exactly. we returned fighting, the african-american experience in world war i, the key to that title is number one, you don't see the word military because it's not just about soldiers it's about soldiers and civilians, men and women, young and old, black and white. so that is the long title. but the short title "we return fighting" speaks what happened after the war and how african-americans used world war i as a transformative event for th

she e-mails the smithsonian in washington, d.c. surely, someone there will show some interest...right? >> i got the standard, "should we be interested, we'll contact you." and i didn't hear anything. >> but unbeknownst to wendy, someone is interested at the smithsonian, and he's thinking maybe, just maybe, he's onto the discovery of a lifetime. >> it began to convince me that what i was looking at was something that could be authentic. >> putting the bible to the test, next. what's your "strange inheritance" story? we'd love to tell it. send me an e-mail or go to our website, strangeinheritance.com. while the world keeps fighting for your attention. we'll keep building smarter suv's. to help keep you focused on the road ahead. and. the road beside. did we mention the road ahead. with an available best in class. epa estimated combined fuel economy and the technology to practically park itself. this is the reimagined 2020 ford escape. where's tommy? (sfx: stage doors opening) i thought he was with you? no jack! (sfx: piano plays "twi

recently the smithsonian announced the museums and zoo radioing closing this past saturday due to the virus outbreak. historian doug bradburn joins us from mount vernon to talk about george washington's vision for the presidency. then owen conner took questions about the battle of iwo jima at the national museum of the marine corps followed by the director of the national smi smithsonian museum of natural history. american history tv, tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. next, historian joanne freeman talks about the logic behind the american dueling culture before and after the civil war. she describes the so-called "code of honor" that led to dueling and explains the political strategies behind these confrontations. she is the author of "the field of blood, violence in congress and the road to the civil war." this was part of the great lives lecture series hosted by the university of mary washington. [ applause ] >> hello, everybody. good evening. welcome to tonight's "great lives" presentation. i would like to first thank the program sponsor, the law firm, for their g

like all that sony is -- must sony and -- all smithsonians, it is free of charge. >> director of the national museum of american history, thank you so much and thank you for having us in today. >> you are so welcome, john. thank you. you can track us on amhistorymuseum on twitter. we thank you for everything you do to keep democracy alive. >> we have lived in these lands, in these sacred places for thousands of years. we are thus the original part of the cultural heritage of every person hearing these words today, whether you are a native or not native. we have felt the cruel and destructive edge of colonialism that followed contact and lasted for hundreds of years. but in our minds, in our history, we are not its victims. (applause) as the mohawk have counseled us, it is hard to see the future with tears in your eyes. we have survived and triumphed against great odds we are right here right now, and in cultural distinct communities. we will insist that we remain a part of the last -- of the cultural future of the americas. (applause) in the different journey through history together

. >>> up next we visit the smithsonian national museum of the american indian on the national mall. kevin gover joined us to talk about the artifacts and issues of native americans today. first a clip from the museum's opening in 2004. >> we have lived in these lands and these sacred places for thousands of years. we are, thus, the original part of the cultural heritage of every person hearing these words today, whether you are a native or not native. we have felt the cruel and destructive edge of colonialism that followed contact and that lasted for hundreds of years, but in our minds, and in our history, we are not its victims. as the mohawk have counseled us, it is hard to see the future with tears in your eyes. we have survived. and from a cultural standpoint have even triumphed against great odds. we are here right now, 40 million indigenous people throughout the americas and hundreds of cultural, distinct cultural communities and we will insist that we remain a part of the cultural future of the americas. in the different journey through history together that the el quens of c

museums, which include the smithsonian institution, hope free to the public nearly every day of the year. recently the smithsonian announced the museums and zoo would be closing this saturday due to the coronavirus outbreak. to talk about george washington's vision for the presidency. then museum curator owen conor and another took questions about the battle of iwo jima, followed by the director of the smith soenja soenian national museum. american history tv, tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> next on the presidency, presidential rhetoric scholar robert rowland compares the speaking styles of ronald reagan and barack obama and details what they had in common. the dole institutes of politics hosts this event. >>> welcome to the dole institute of politics. my name is wesley cudny, and i am a member of the dole institute student advisory board. the official student group of the institute. the student advisory board is a bipartisan group who can access many opportunities, including vol tooerlg at programs at networking with special guests. if you are a student and would

she was a longtime friend of the smithsonian and a marvelous pilot herself. she is the one in the flight suit. ok. and then, now she was being managed by george putnam. flying seemed to be the easy part for earhart. she felt a far more personal risk from a stream of marriage proposals from her manager, george putnam. he was married when she first met him, but he and his wife divorced, and amelia had nothing to do with that. it was dorothy's idea, she had other plans, she had other interests, and she divorced george. george, i don't think minded too much because he really liked amelia. he started proposing to her not long after the divorce. though she liked him, and they were successful business partners, she really valued her independence. she was afraid it would compromise her life. on the other hand, george was her publicist, and he knew what she wanted to do, and he was good at it. so she finally married him on her own terms in february 1931, after delivering a letter of mixed emotions. she dismissed the "medieval code of faithfulness" and she also request

recently the smithsonian announced its museums and zoo would be closing this past saturday due to the coronavirus outbreak. to talk about george washington's vision for the presidency. then museum curator and the marine corps historian took questions about the battle of wio jeema at the national museum of the marine corps. and harding took question about the long campaign to win women the right to vote. american history tv tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >>> c-span, your unfiltered view of government created by cable in 1979 and brought to you today by your television provider. >>> next on "the presidency" presidential rhetoric scholar robert rowland compares the speaking styles and effectiveness of ronald reagan and brock and details what they had in common. the dole institute of politics hosts this event. >> welcome to the dole institute of politics. i'm a member of the dole institute student advisory board. the official student group of the institute. the student advisory board is bipartisan group whose members can access many great opportunities through their i

. >> from the campaign trail to the smithsonian national collection, i am natalie brand, how they are preserving political history. >> this little thing is like a guard dog. >> be small you don't want to mess with. >> we have been under a wind advisory since 10 10:00 a.m. this morning and maybe more important, i want you to see what's happening with the temperatures again for this coming week. that is in the forecast coming up next. vo: he had already taken the giving pledge to give his money to charity, when this californian walked away from his billion dollar company for good. he drives a chevy volt, flies commercial, and spends his days building grassroots campaigns for social and environmental justice. why? tom steyer believes every child deserves the same opportunities as his. a healthy planet. good schools. quality healthcare, living wage jobs, and life without fear of discrimination. tom: i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. >>> in georgia, a family pet weighs about 5 pounds, being hailed a hero guard dog. the tiny yorkie is recovering from a pair of gunshot wounds after

i thank the smithsonian associates for inviting me. as i walked in tonight i realized that i remembered being here with some of the people i'm going to talk about later in the evening for a symposium about, i don't know, 25 years ago. was anybody else here then? okay. just checking. i don't want you to get a repeat, you know. so, yeah, i did want to point out book here that just came, "smithsonian medicine american women." par for the course about amelia, she gates four page spread in there. still obviously very popular and everybody wants to know about her but there are a lot of other exciting women in this book and i just want to encourage you to go online and check it out and see who else. we got several other female aviators in there and a whole breadth of women who have done all kind of things in all kind of splints. it was a cool book and happy to be a part of it. so, let me see here. that's all it has to do with the american women's historical initiative that the smithsonian is running all this year, which is, of course, the ann

in terms of within the smithsonian. and that is where i got to meet loni, the curate of the museum of american history. we spend time together. i was a little kid compared to them, sitting at their knee. what loni created in the national museum of african american history and culture is an astonishing. some people would say, people who are posted, -- who are a post, it should be in these museums but they had 80 years to do it and they didn't. what's amazing, and you can see ,.e thirst for the narrative telling a more complex story becomes a pilgrimage for african americans as well and a way that loni, who believed in this project, never anticipated. he tells amazing stories about how they are planning to -- he didn't want to have it ticketed. for safety. he said it would last for six months. that was the plan. we'll do ticketing for six months. they are still ticketing three years later, because of demand. there's something in that, in the telling of that story that speaks to a desire that i find deeply refreshing not b

we will continue museum week tomorrow from the smithsonian museum, but the american indian. we will be joined by remain a part of the last -- of the cultural future of the americas. in the different journey through history together, the eloquence of chief joseph and the national museum of the american indian, so powerfully demands, i offer in conclusion. and with this hope, these words in cheyenne -- [speaking cheyenne dialect] in english, the great mystery walks beside you and walks beside your work and touches all the good that you attempt. thank you. >> more than 15 years since that opening day of september, 2004. we are live from the national museum of the american indian, joined by museum director kevin gover. explain first the exhibit you are sitting in now and the story it tells about how native american imagery is represented and portrayed in popular culture. >> thank you and good morning and welcome to the national museum of the american indian. i have -- i am in a gallery for the exhibition we call americans. this is an exhibition, as you would expect, in part nati

it is where the smithsonian capital is. we have a day-long tour on april 18. we get a bus to go out there area, and we start off seen the castle. we get to see the quarry itself. lunch is at a winery. i got my first nearly week long tour for the smithsonian. it's where i grew up in california. i grew up in sacramento. it is a five-day tour of the california gold rush. that is in october 10 through the 15. that's going to be a lot of fun. that is really beautiful countryside. we are going to cram in a lot of history. you get to be with me for five days. [laughter] garrett: i've got a quick announcement. you guys are the first ones seeing this. i have a book coming out on june 2. it's a contemporary history called "a decade of disruption: america in the new millennium, 2000 to 2010." it is a history of all the stuff we lived through from the dot com meltdown to the great recession and everything in between. it has been a decade now. it is an opportunity to see what happened. we are dealing with the impact of to this day even. that is coming up here in a few mont

he gave the address for days after starting the -- as the secretary of the smithsonian. the saturday before the commencement, he pulled me aside and said -- instead of saying hello, he said the only reason i came here is because of you. flattering, absolutely. maybe something else, certainly. i already know i/o lonnie for many things. i have to say that when i saw on the letter that he invited me, and that he started with his greeting with what i just told you, i felt a little at the godfather making clear that one day, who knows when, i would be asked a favor. and here i am. the title of this talk as you see is history written and -- in lighting, racial memories and woodrow wilson and the making of a nation. the main title of the talk is symbolic as well as functional. the symbolic aspect is a reference to a quote described it to wilson about his opinion of dw griffith's controversial 1915 film," the birth of a nation." the functional aspect of the title is a reference to the method of his talk itself. -- this talk itself. in my letter of invitation i was asked to speak

the smithsonian associates hosted this event. >> good evening. i'm so glad you've joined us for tonight's program to our members i'm glad you're here. it's your ongoing support that makes events like this possible. now is the perfect time to turn off your cellphones or anything else that might make noise during the program. thank you for doing that. 85 years ago this month amelia earhart became the first aviator to fly solo from honolulu, hawaii, to north carolina. and charles lindbergh became if thirst person to fly solo across the atlantic ocean, earhart became the first woman to complete that feat. dorothy curates the collections of general aviation aircraft, flight material and the history of general aviation and women in aviation. she's the coauthor of the aviation careers of igor socorsky. she earned her private pilots license in 1884. so now please join me in welcoming dorothy cochran. >> well, good evening, everyone. thank you so much. it's a pleasure to be here. i thank the smithsonian associates for inviting me. and i did want to point

the smithsonian and the national zoo are also going to close tomorrow. >>> billie eilish postponing ten tour dates in cities across the eastern u.s. the nhl joined the nba in suspending its season. the crack of the bat also silent. nlb canceled spring training and delayed the new season by two weeks. march madness has been canceled altogether. >> it's not just players and fans missing out. it's the hotel cancellations. it's the empty restaurants. it's the supply chain before big events. the vendors, ushers and many, manyhourly workers who may have go without pay. this hurts the economy far and wide. charles barkley now says he is being tested. >> i'm really hoping it was just a bug, but like i said, i was in new york earlier this week, there was a hot spot. when i got to atlanta, i wasn't feeling well. >> so, why was barkley in new york? he appeared on "the late show." no doubt their staff is looking at the situation. jimmy fallon and seth meyers were already suspending produ production raising questions now about how some people are getting tested. >>> the failure to properly develop a

i know you have work in the smithsonian museum in washington. how do you describe the response to your art in france or in the u.s. once it left its home and it was being shown abroad? >> i could be wrong, but my impression was when my work came to france it was more a case of black venous. "-- black venus. america, i seememed to touch the african-american community because i was actualay showing the intimate lives of a black person, which was not really happening in america. for them it had an effective connection but in a way to mystify black lives because there you are in your home doing just what everybody else does in their home. >> your studio is based in johannesburg. you grow up in botswana and your family hails from malawi and south africa. do you feel you had f from -- a pan-african experience? mixed in mye perspectives and experiences. i do not just have a malawi experience. i do not have the apartheid experience at all. that sets me apart from other artists in south africa. they are still dealing with the postapartheid,, but i am at

she is currently a research associate of the smithsonian where she once worked as an architectural historian and is the author of anothe a number of books on the architecture and history of the institution. 018, she was the executive director for the center of italian modern art in new york and has worked as well for the john and mabel museum of art

the smithsonian and the national zoo are also going to close tomorrow. >>> pop star billie eilish postponing ten tour dates in cities across the eastern u.s. the nhl joined the nba in suspending its season. the crack of the bat also has gone silent. mlb canceled spring training and delayed the new season by two weeks. >>> it's important to remember here, it's not just players and fans missing out, it's the hotel cancellations. it's the empty restaurants. it's the supply chain before big events. the vendors, ushers and many, many other hourly workers who may have go without pay. they have less money to spend themselves. this hurts the economy far and wide. >> mohammed el air ran said there is likely to be a recession. >>> the ncaa tournament has been wiped out. no bracketology this year. >> it's unbelievable how quickly this has happened. the entire sports world has come to a complete halt. the ncaa shutting down march madness, the biggest of all. the nba suspending its season, the xfl canceling the rest of their season. the list goes on and on. but march madness the biggest event to go down

the smithsonian will shut down after today. the supreme court has closed to tourists and so has the u.s. capital capitol with the visitor center largely deserted. >>> >> reporter: yesterday was the worst stock loss. >> it's going to bounce back very big at the right time. >> reporter: despite changes in coronavirus test kits, u.s. health says the test kits will be on track. >> it's not going to be months, it's going to be a week or so. >> that's a failure of planning, leadership, and execution. >> reporter: the democratic presidential candidates kept up their drum beat of criticism since joe biden and bernie sanders announced their staffers will now work from home. >> reporter: and a democratic debate this week in arizona has now been moved to washington with no live audience. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >>> well, the coronavirus crisis is affecting health care, politics, and the education system. from preschools to top colleges, many schools are shutting downment students won't be getting that face to face interacti

this little traveling exhibit was designed when we had an exhibit -- a large exhibit from the smithsonian and we added a wasle panels to it that shared by the seminal code talkers in world war ii. palmer, whoe tony thislso a code talker, so is on the gold congressional coin of the seminoles. .his is inscribed in it it translates it to it is good to see. that was a message sent by somer over the radio waves, a lot of native tribes had code talkers it i know, you know, for the congressional committee, as i was the one who was sharing before the congressional committee, there were some designs that were initially picked out by the committee. we did not necessarily totally agree with those particular design elements, and we began to share our story about our history of the seminoles, and i shared that. at one time in our history, the language that our people spoke actually wanted to be eradicated off the face of the earth, but that same language that was so fiercely fought against during this conflict people know as the seminole wars, it actually was the very same language that saved thousand

we're not one of the smithsonian museums, we're not part of the national park service. the led we came about because ap of women in the 1850s led by ann pamela cunningham saved the house of george washington from destruction really and made it a museum, made it open for the public. so we are celebrating our 160th year of being a public history site whose mission is to preserve mt. vernon and educate people about his legacy. now, we educate folks on the grounds. today i'm happy to say we're going to welcome somewhere around 15,000 visitors to mt. vernon because it is washington's birthday observed, presidents'day as you call it out there. and we are really excited for that. but not only can people see the mansion and see his tomb where he and martha washington are entombed, but they can come into this structure, which is our museum and education center. the museum itself is an extraordinary exhibit right now called "lives bound together" which is the story of the enslaved at mt. vernon. not only george washington's changing attitudes about slavery but also biographies of

postpone an election because of the coronavirus some of the nation's most iconic venues are shut down the smithsonian museums, the national zoo, the space needle and disney world will close. kerry sanders is there. >> disney world is the largest single location employer in the nation with close to 70,000 employees all who have been told they will still get paid while the park is closed. >> reporter: today more high-profile cases confirmed. canadian prime minister justin trudeau's wife has the virus along with miami's mayor but as the number of cases rises, so do the number of recoveries clyde and rene smith are now cleared from quarantine. >> be careful but don't be afraid. it's not something that's going to jump out and grab you. >> reporter: tonight amid a growing scare, a voice of reason hoping to offer a sense of calm during a crisis tonight, the president says at his urging several major cruise lines have agreed to suspend outbound service from the united states for the next 30 days what could be another mitigating factor in helping control the spread of the coronavirus. lester >> all right migu

suzanne murray, and i'm the director of smithsonian's global health program. our program utilizes experts in wildlife medicine, human medicine, public health, conservation, biology, and epidemiology to study and respond to health issues at the human animal interface. we utilize a multidisciplinary approach to investigate emerging infectious diseases that threaten both human and animal life and we build in country capacity to train the next generation of health specialists. in short, this is the reason our program was created. wildlife, and environmental health are inextricably linked and depend upon each other. in order to safeguard the future of all species, it is critical we have research and decisions firmly rooted in scientific knowledge, understanding the current viral threats, the patterns of drivers and disease emergence in the human behaviors that contribute to such emergence will best allow us to not only respond to this outbreak but the next one and the one after that because we do know they are coming. already we have identified many of the drivers

it in the basement of the smithsonian. statutory hall is no longer permanent. california thought its favorite son should be, start king. there's someone who does. well, you're from california. who is there now? ronald reagan. again, the impermanence of memorials. stalin statues didn't do very well. s onceilkes booth wa in the rotunda until people thought it was inappropriate. and, of course, we will circle back eventually to lee in richmond, and i'm sure gary will talk a bit about charlottesville, the infamous night in charlottesville. wass there when this statue dedicated in richmond. it looks benign enough. it's lincoln and ted visiting richmond, supposedly, and 1865. and this is the demonstration that occurred on the day it was dedicated. lee.wed you theichmond, of course, great series of statues as great art. some of them are great. this one is great. some of them are not. jefferson davis. and some of the responses are not. arthur ashe, for example, at the end of monument avenue. then we get to the recent period where these statues have been removed. mayor

than 30 years experience, doctor gretchen has consulted for more than 250 institutions including the smithsonian, jewish and new york state historical association. she's the director of the cooperstown graduate program of the state university of new york and the author of in the spirit of margin. living legacy doctor martin luther king jr. through the eyes of others, african-american and identity in american art. in her new book, driving while black, just out today, professor tells the story of the indispensable book which both reshaped the african-american traveling experience throughout our segregated land and help drive the civil rights movement. please welcome gretchen to the freak library. [applause] >> good evening. it's wonderful to be here in philadelphia. i apologize that rick wasn't able to join us this evening, he had a bit of an emergency but i hope you will enjoy the preview of our film that he sent along. i'm going to talk, i'm sure many of you have seen a green book movie, i'm going to talk this evening about something, the story is about the automobile and the role the automobile

thane older than a decade the smithsonian, older than half of the states of this country. in fact, this is rather interesting to consider of the historical overlaps within the topics we approach today. the chief justice served from 1831 until his death a few years later. beyond that. this happens to us so often as we think about the complex .istory think of the magnitude of what has developed in the special what iser the years remarkable is the growth of this nthat has turned into a institution. we store one of the largest history collection in the nation, within 9 million historical artifacts -- more than 9 million historical artifacts. artifactsve 5 million . you're at the epicenter of a treasure trove of physical reminders that tell us about our long history together. let's get underway. it is a pleasure to have you new faces.e when you have your lunch break, seek out and see some of the exhibitions. if you're not able to, come back and see us again. we would love to have you. we are thrilled to be partnering with our longtime friends, preservation virginia. and also th

we are older than a decade than the smithsonian. we are older than half of the states of this country. in fact, this is rather interesting to consider of the historical overlaps within the topic we approach today. our first president of the virginia historical society was chief justice marshall. he served from 1831 until his death a few years later. but beyond that, and this happens to us so often as we think about the complex history. that this place, this institution has been witness to much of the history, including much of the history we'll discuss today. so think of that and the magnitude of what has developed in the special place over the years what is remarkable is the growth of this place that has turned into an institution. just over 188 years in business, this has turned into quite an institution as your museum. we have space here and within it, store one of the largest history collection in the nation, more than 9 million historical artifacts stored here. another 5 million plus artifacts. you're at the epicenter of a trea

gretchen sorin has consulted for more than 250 institutions including the smithsonian, the jewish museum and the new york state historical associate. she is the director of the cooperstown graduate program of the state university of new york and the author of "in the spirit of martin: the living legacy of dr. martin luther king jr." and "through the eyes of others: african-americans and identity in american art." in her new book, "driving while black," just out today, professor sorin tells the story of the indispensable green book which both reshaped the african-american traveling experience throughout our segregated land and helped drive the nays sent civil rights movement. please welcome gretchen sorin to the free library of philadelphia. [applause] >> good evening. it's wonderful to be in this great city of philadelphia. and i'm, i apologize that rick wasn't able to join us this evening. he had a little bit of an emergency, and he's in italy. but i hope that you'll enjoy the preview of our film that he sent along. so i'm going to talk, i'm sure many of you have seen "the green book" m

museums which include the smithsonian institution. open free to the public nearly every day of the year. recently the smithsonian announced its museums and zoo would be closing this past saturday due to the coronavirus outbreak. historian doug bradburn joins us from mount vernon's museum and education center. and stook questions about the battle of iwo jima. and took questions about the long campaign to win women the right to vote. american history tv tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >>> ryan mcgrady from wiki education talks about how wikipedia has changed. he works with academics to improve site content. this interview was recorded at the annual american historical association meeting in new york city. >> joining us from our studios in new york, ryan mcgrady. he runs the scholars and scientists program as the manager for wiki education, which means what? >> which means that i run a program that brings subject matter experts to wikipedia. >> how did wikipedia start out? what's its etymology and genesis? >> well, wi

the first time, a warm welcome and an invitation to explore the wide range of programs we offer at smithsonian associates. the time to silence your cell phones or anything else that might make noise throughout the program. we are pleased to

did the smithsonian institution, 1619 effort in the new york times, the public schools are growing, embracing this it's a big problem. and you are saying to compete against this how? bob: i said to conservatives if we were fighting the second world war executing a innovating normandy, we would have the navy and air force and bombing the hell out of them and waiting for them to surrender on the beach, we would not have any marines or soldiers. nor will we be supporting the surgeons in these opera kind countries. we need ground forces. that's why when 1776 we assembled not just thinkers, that's important but also activist, people whose lives and actions embody the principles that we advocate. we want people to embrace these principles and virtues, we must demonstrate that they have the consequence of improving people's lives. they can restore communities. we brought people like john ponder, from los angeles and gary rye is from ohio, willie peterson, all of these are activist and low-income communities bringing about a gang intervention in making the places safe. john ponder is taking 2000 peop

hundreds of millions for the national endowment for the art, museums, libraries, the kennedy center, the smithsonian. now look, i love archie bunkers chair and fonzie's jacket as much as the next person but emergency stimulus package should just be that, for the emergency, to save lives, not chairs. greg: all right kat, you're a libertarian. >> i knew you were coming to me. i heard you going off. greg: but i know it hurts to do this but sometimes you can be perfect all the time. >> oh, i can. greg: yes, you can. >> i think you focused a lot on division just now and there actually has been one thing that republicans and democrats seem to agree on, and that's the good news. the bad news is that thing is corporate welfare. i understand people need help, i understand the government is saying you can't go to work and no one could have expected this and been able to prepare for this. i completely get people need help. however what i don't like about any bill like this is its essentially the government picking winners and losers and then we have to pay for the winners to win. i generally don't like my mone

of the coronavirus barrel spending, we have the kennedy center gets $25 million as we pointed out, smithsonian get seven, national endowment of humanities 75 million. corporation of republic podcasting 75 million. it goes up, international disaster assistance, i am not worried about that. migration and refugee assistan assistance, 350 million. this has to be a misprint. marc thiessen, real quick. >> look, when you write a bill this quickly to deal with the crisis a lot of stuff is going to happen. democrats control the house, they have some leverage. i think as kevin mccarthy said, 99% of this bill was written before the democrats started messing with it. look, as a conservative, i don't want government intervention in the economy. we are already intervening, we have created a recession in order to hav salt a health cris. if yo>> laura: my mother used to say, that burns me up. sarah and mark, thank you so much. coming up, congress is economic aid bill is supposed to keep the unemployment rate from exploding, but will it cost to mark a boy, steve forbes has something to say about that next. >>

history and american culture for several publications including "the new york times," washing and post in smithsonian magazine. she earned her ba in history from harvard university and phd in american studies from the university of iowa. she taught at texas tech university, cal state, harvard and brown and is also the author for un natioof four un nation ag earth. tonight she will talk about the three cornered for, tell us how it came to be, maybe share some anecdotes and things sh the thie learned in the research process and read a passage or two and then we will to questions from the audience. please help they give a warm welcome to megan kate nelson. [applause] thanks for coming out on this cold night. before we begin, i would like to acknowledge that we need tonight on the traditional lands. the three cornered war .-full-stop story of the civil war in the far west. most of the action takes place in new mexico and would become arizona during the war as well as texas and colorado and so at this point you may be asking your self i thought it was about gettysburg and basically virginia so i thought t

smithsonian we hosted a two day workshop looking at the soft scientists and the hard sciences. and modelers look to the human behavior. the heart scientists look at what the virus does. we believe the wildlife markets and the trades are a really huge risk in general. the risks are different whether you're in africa or in asia. african animals tend to come to the market, the risk is more for the folks in the forest killing the animals. the meat tends to come to the market already dead. animals they are live at the market. relatedve it is a bat virus and it came in close contact through the markets. we still have so much lot more to learn about this in particular. epidemiologists and human health folks as well. there's still so much we don't know. that's what we know so far. i would like to yield to our colleagues if you have something to add. >> if you can tell us what some of the challenges in addressing the treatment and faxing. i will just get all the questions out here. based on your working with sars and ebola, what are some of the challenges that you see governments have f

one to timbuktu and one tamale and continue to visit over the years and got a couple of smithsonian assignments to write about. i was pretty well versed in that story when al qaeda invaded the country and people i know actually got caught up in the violence in the capturing of the entire two thirds of the country. it was sort of like a story that i owned i feltt an made sense that the book would come out of it. it was like an act of desperation. i was looking for another project. i have thrown out some terrible ideas.ut i don't even want to gon' into them. one day in 2017 i was in london with my kids and i just happened to pick up the london times and was just sitting in a cafÉ in hempstead and there is a very was a very short article on about 12 or so about this character named jeffrey lynn. the tabloids love those bad puns. this was is a story about this. notorious thief known for helicopter in and repelling down cliffs to reachng rare falcon angst they have vanishednd and been rearrested. and now the world and conservation world were alarmed that he might be coming back to any might be back