Revolution . What kinds of changes did it initiate in american society, american law, American Government . Why should we think of the American Revolution as a revolution rather than simply a war for independence . So, we talked about weve talked about this in various frameworks. We talked about whether the revolution altered the social structure of the states that were involved in revolution. On the last time we met, we talked about the impact of the revolution on africanamericans and on the institution of slavery. We saw that in that case the legacy was quite mixed, right . The revolution set the institution of slavery on the path to destruction in the northern states but was instrumental in kind of deepening and strengthening the institution in the southern states. Today i want to talk about two topics that were closely interrelated and that are really two sides of the same coin. I want to talk today about how the revolution affected native americans and how the revolution created a
[cheers and applause] as first lady she has become a role model for women and girls. And an advocate for healthy families, servicemembers and families, Higher Education and international adolescent girls education. Her muchanticipated memoir, becoming, will be published in the us and canada november 13, 2018 by crown, a division of Penguin Random house and really simultaneously in 24 languages. [applause] considered one of the most popular first ladys. [cheers and applause] mrs. Obama invites readers into her world to chronicle the experiences that have shaped her from her childhood on the south side of chicago , to her years as the executive balancing demands of motherhood and work to her time spent at the worlds most famous address. Warm, and wise, becoming is a deeply personal reckoning of a woman of substance who has defied expectation and who story inspires us to do the same. We are also fortunate to have librarian of Congress Carla Hayden hosting a conversation with mrs. Obama to
We talk to her in 2013 about her life before being married. About her public and private life after marriage. Barbara bush, with all the posts you and your husband have held over the years, was there one that best prepared you for the white house, and when you became first lady, and you feel prepared . The answer is that i feel prepared . Yes. First of all, i was not elected. So it didnt make that much difference. I didnt notice the difference between being the Vice President s wife and the president s wife is huge, because the Vice President s wife can say anything. Nobody cares. The minute you say one thing as the president s wife, you have made news. That was a lesson i had to learn pretty quickly. But, i felt very prepared, because we had lived in washington off and on. My father in law had been a u. S. Senator, although we lived in texas. I think probably i was very comfortable. I had a wonderful, loving family, and so did george, and i think we feel comfortable, so i love being t
In the. U. K. Another Human Trafficking ring with authorities saying the victims are increasingly from Eastern Europe. To be just really. Pulled me. One minute past 10 am 11 pm in seoul 5 in the evening right here in moscow this wednesday july the 1st welcome to r. T. International. Its the final day of a week of voting thats been taking place right across russia on proposed changes to the countrys constitution while many have already heard their say by voting online president putin today a National Holiday to a lot of voters who havent yet done so the chance to cast their ballot. Lets go through it its a package of more than 140. 00 amendments many things social legal and economic and ts to the constitution one enshrines the minimum wage will not be lower than the cost of living another secures an adjustment to maintain the value of pensions and allowances also tougher requirements for Civil Servants such as bombing key officials from having foreign citizenship or Bank Accounts are br
Her life before being married as well as her public and private life after marriage. Barbara bush, with all the posts that you and the president have held over the years, was there one that best prepared you for the white house, and when you became first lady, did you feel prepared . The answer is did i feel prepared . Yes, i really did. First of all, i wasnt elected so it didnt make that much difference. I did notice, though, the difference between being the Vice President s wife and the president s wife is huge because the Vice President s wife can say anything. Nobody cares. The minute you say one thing as president s wife, you have made the news. So that was a lesson i had to learn. Pretty quickly. But i felt very prepared because we had lived in washington off and on. Our my fatherinlaw had been a u. S. Senator. Although we lived in texas, i think i was very comfortable. I had a wonderful, loving family, and so did george. And i think we felt comfortable. So i liked being the wife