Obamas. The center is a one of a Kind Research institution debt dedicated to collection and interpretation of global black experience and in january the center was named the National Historic landmark by the National Park service so they know what you all know. She land mack status recognizes the vast collection of materials that represent the history and culture of people to of african descent and our exhibitions, Film Screenings and conversation wes have woven the narrative that shapes our nation and world and we hope you are able to explore our archival collection which has over ten million items and come here for the Public Programs and then visit one of our five divisions to find rare books, photographs other, kinds of collections and other resources. So i would tell you about the rest of the program for february but since its black history month, every mock here the schomburg center. Ill tale you about back mystery month in march have a womens festival. This year well feature on
Resident south southeast filed a a that that officer officer, acr on on the smelled the smelled the the Office Officer andedded a test test on the on the about about 2. 3030 this we we spoke antibody neighborsorses. p test p test test test test test testes contractor on p test t p test test test test test test this ts is fox5 local newses at 6. Lo right now at 6 a d. C. Police officer arrested and charged with being under the inf were life with new details. The red tried tried to win have all the highlights and the reaction. The have gone and come was found to be under the influence of alcohol while on duty. Fox5s Marina Maracco has been following this one. Hey, marina. It all started late this evening or rather early this morning, late last night after a resident on 18 streets southeast filed a complaint against that officer, a supervisor showed up on the scene, smelled the alcohol on the officer and conducted a field so bitty test on the officer. About 2. 30 this morning. We spoke wi
Family. Nine members of the family have worked at the white house. I talked to one of the butlers who works every week at the white house. His uncle was the head butler. He told me my uncle ram the white house. They brought him in when he was 17 years old in 1959 during the eisenhower administration. He is still working there. He described how he used to work in the kitchen and they kept on giving him ice scream ice cream because he was skinny. It is incredible he remembers how the eisenhowers word. They are a dying breed. Tonight at 8 00 eastern and pacific on cspans q a. Over the next four hours, we are giving you a special mothers day presentation with the children and grandchildren of former first ladies, sharing tales of life in the white house. We begin with the grand daughter of lou hoover, the grandson of breast truman, and a daughter betty ford. Good evening everyone and thank you for being here. It is always a pleasure to be here. If what happened in the last few minutes back
Cost and the expense. And we used to banter this around in the Cheyenne Mountain on a lot of cold, dark nights on alert and doing an exercise or for real world contingency. And often times, we would sort of come to the conclusion, what is it worth to us . Is it worth seattle . San fransbn, or los angeles, or increasingly now colorado, denver, heartland of america. Potentially in the future eastern seaboard, boston, new york, washington, d. C. Is it worth the investment in f. These systems to pretend to ok protect what we value the most. Thats our homeland, our way of life. I think the answer, my personal answer is yes. And so, im an optimist about this. Not without our challenges. We continue to deal with those challenges. Weve got the best and brightest people. I can tell you. I wish you could meet a lot of them. Phenomenal people working these issues. Im really proud to work with them and be their deputy director. Im humbled to do that. Theyre doing some really important work. And i
For today and cspan 2 booktv so make it all proud just to give a brief sense of how we do things in the next 15 minutes. Im going to introduce just an art. Make sure thereve book will have a discussion. I think the title of this panel is rebuilding or evolution informally in my mind. It is detroit and austin that the beginning and end of all things. That appeals more to my grammatic sense. So jeff kerr is the author of austin texas history. The first was austin, texas then and now. The next was republic of austin. On the most recent one of the reason we are here this morning is seat of empire the embattled birth of austin, texas, which is a history of the founding of boston and the battle in the republic of texas over by this capital would need. Jeff also raised a regular history and he is practicing pediatric urologist at the same time. If we have and the emergence sees. The author will take care of them. Mark binelli is the author of vincennes msi, contributing editor to relate to an