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Behind those pictures to study and understand the American West, she has been studying and writing about photographs for 40 years, and argued that more historians should use photographic archives in their work. One minute past 12 30. Welcome, everyone. I have the happy task of introducing your president and my friend, marnie sandweiss. Im going to give you a version of what i have been describing as an intellectual wedding toast. We will present this room as a vegas wedding chapel and tell the s...

One minute past 12 30. Welcome, everyone. I have the happy task of introducing your president and my friend, marnie sandweiss. Iven of what i have been describing as an intellectual wedding toast. We will present this room as a vegas wedding chapel and tell the story of marnie and me and work, which got us all here. Let me start with the magical alchemy of graduate school. Thinkers leadheaded turned into golden tongued scholars, writers, and teachers. Picture a process that works Something Like ...

And one of the things i try to get across whenever i am talking about washington, is that washington is a bit of an enigma to a modern audience. Why . Because we dont really know who he was, how he was, how he looked. I mean, when i show you these images here, these images are of three of our noteworthy president s. Every 10 years or so, about 700 political scientists and historians across the country, they rank our president s. Now who knows how our current president is going to rank, but nonet...

And next, more from a 2023 library of Congress National book festival. Im Kevin Butterfield john w center at the library of congress. The centers were the sponsors of this years festival. We are proud to help bring americas most beloved writers here. The center works among scholars and residents work on the collections of the Worlds Largest library. And to do work of the sort she will be hearing about today. Welcome to everyone for joining us live on cspan as well we are proud to partner cspan a...

Influence. Next more from the 2023 library of Congress National book festival. Im Kevin Butterfield director of the John W Kluge Center at the library of congress of the clergy since one of the sponsors of this recession will whip out help bring americas most beloved writers here. The kluge center works to bring scholars to residents to her in the collection of the Worlds Largest library and to do work of the sort you hearing about today. Welcome to his joining us liveon on cspan as well. Proud ...

Here, surrounded by wonderful collections, supportive colleagues, supported by an institution that supported its staff, that i first began to care about western photographs. I came here as a very young curator, moderately ignorant as how museums worked and utterly ignorant of the history of photography. I left 10 years later a little bit wiser and certain that i found a field that was interesting and would engage me for the rest of my career. For those in the audience that supported me, thank yo...

Day at 8 00 a. M. Eastern p. M. Eastern on American History tv. Weekend, American History tv is featuring santa rosa, california, located 75 miles north of San Francisco. The 1975 San Francisco earthquake destroyed much of santa rosa. Our Comcast Cable partners worked with cspans city tours staff when we travel to santa rosa to learn about the citys rich history. We looked in the north. Such a huge black cloud. It looked like smoke out of a train or something. We rolled over and got to the house...

Martha sandweiss it is such a personal pleasure to vehicle to come back and talk about my book. It started here 20 years ago. I supported by an institution that truly supported staff. I begin to learning care about western photographs. I came here as a very young curator. Ignorant about how museums worked, and utterly ignorant of the history of photography. But i left 10 years later a little bit wiser and certain iphone and field of inquiry that was endlessly fascinating and would engage before ...

They discuss National Programs promoted by individual first ladies, including Lady Bird Johnsons unification efforts and Michelle Obamas fitness campaign. They also get the behind the scenes look at what it is like to work for a first lady. This panel is part of a conference on president ial sites hosted by the American Association for state and local history and was held at the clinton president ial center in little rock, arkansas. This program is about an hour and 20 minutes. It is such an hon...

This program is about an hour and 20 minutes. It is such an honor, pleasure to be back in little rock, the rock. And here at president clintons president ial library. It is an honor for me to be on the stage with these extraordinary women. You are going to be fascinated with everything they have to say. I also want to thank bob beatty for the partnership and putting on all of this wonderful informational conference that you have been experiencing. I experience a bit of it last night, and it has ...