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Hello. I would like to welcome you to Union Station. This is a magnificent building here in washington, d. C. , just a couple of walks from the u. S. Capitol building. At the nonprofit here in washington dc who responsible loyalty is stewardship of this building. This building was built in 1907. It was not only one of the largest buildings in the world, but it was certainly the most magnificent train station that had been built to date. This station has undergone many changes throughout the year...

Welcome back, everybody. As you know we have been in the gilded age for some time now. Weve already seen the Technological Innovations that made this economic expansion possible. We saw the economic transformations and the effect of those changes on the economy as far as lifestyles both for the very ritzy opulent robber baron lifestyles and also the very poor. Whether it was the People Living in the shacks of the new england mill towns or whether it was the increasing problems of housing in the ...

The 1970 five saigon evacuation one of the saddest moments of his life, but insisted he has no regrets. Lbjinger sat down with president ial Library Director as part of a threeday conference in austin texas that organizers call the vietnam war summit. Then took questions from the audience. We will hear first from several introductory speakers, including it is my honor and privilege to introduce Henry Kissinger. He was a relatively young ,rofessor at Harvard University and i was a low Ranking Mem...

Please welcome the director of the lbj president ial library. The on may 22, 1971 crowd assembled on the university of texas grounds to dedicate this library. 2100 antiwar protesters were kept from interrupting the proceedings by a phalanx of highway patrolman. Warr chance of no more carried by high winds and accompanied by the pounding of trashcan lids were clearly heard. By former president Lyndon Johnson and his assembled guests including president nixon. It was an apt metaphor. Had filtereda...

Ye linear deposit of hardware and nails and buttons and coins and actu actually the deposits of artifacts out there were so dense and we found glass ware and ceramics and based on the date range of them, i was fairly certain at that time that we had identified the site of the slave quarters associated with it. We did not have any funding for archeo logical research. What we are looking at is what we call structure b or the six of the structure laid out in a row. The way it manifests itself is a ...

But what we know today as the best farm forms the 274 acres of what was originally a 748 acre plantation. That plantation was known as laramie todge. It was established by a family of french planters who came to maryland in 1793 from the colony known today as haiti. The family was called the Vincent Deere family. They came to maryland to escape civil Unrest Associated with the slave uprising that begin in 1791 and also with the french revolution. The best farm was acquired by the National Park s...

It over in 1933, and what it means moving into the future, because as a country, we always need to examine and reexamine our history in order to decide where we want to go forward. And arlington house is an amazing place to be able to do that. So, we can examine the meaning of the civil war. We can examine the meaning of the life of robert e. Lee, his family, the impact his decision made on history, the lives of the enslaved people here, the consequences of that war. Surrounding this mansion, Ar...

Ms. Beasley we are at the best farm. It is named after the tenants who occupied the farm. During the civil war. What we know today as the best farm forms the 274 acres of what was really a 740 plantation. The plantation was known as [indiscernible] it was established by a family of french planters who came to maryland in 1793 from the colony known today as haiti. The family was the Vincent Deere family. They came to maryland for unrest that begin in 1791 and also with the french revolution. It w...

The bombing of baltimores ft. Mchenry. The flying of the flag after the barrage inspired Francis Scott key to write the words that later became our National Anthem. Good morning, i am Jennifer Jones and the chair of the Armed Forces History division here at the American History museum division. Im suzanne thomassenkrauss, text tile conservative of American History. We are going to take you on a small tour today. Please come join us. One of the things people dont always recognize is that during t...

Television and weapons of the modern era. For more information about the National Firearms museum and the n. R. A. Visit their website. You can watch American History tvs american Artifacts Program online any time. This is American History tv all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. Each week, American History tvs reel america brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. Republican Herbert Hoover served as president from 1929 to 1933. Remembered most for his time in the o...