No i dont feel bad i know in my hard she didnt do it. Foreigners among them an american facing the Death Penalty at the hands of the indonesian government. President obama fires back against israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus latest comments on the iran nuclear deal. Good evening im antonio mora. Tonight, the u. N. Is describing the humanitarian catastrophe at the yarmouk camp in syria as unbearable suffering. The Security Council is now demanding access to the camp to help thousands of refugees trapped by days of intense fighting after i. S. I. L. Attacked. Besieged but actions inside the camp for last two years have been very threatening to their lives and their livelihoods. But the current escalation that we have seen has led to a situation into the hour being more desperate than ever for civilians inside yarmouk. The fighting erupted last wednesday when i. S. I. L. Stormed the camp five miles from syrias capital damascus. Other armed groups are also fighting and contributin
Welcome to our annual symposium, the presidency and Historic Preservation is the topic for this year. These are hosted by the White House Historical association, and this year we have the honor of having our partners, the National Trust for Historic Preservation. My name is stewart mclaurin, and i think i know most of you here in this room. And i have the privilege and honor of serving as the president of the White House Historical association. Well, its been quite a while since we have had the opportunity to convene here on our campus. Everyone has been largely virtual in this occasion, has been so the last two years. But its a real honor to be able to be under this roof and in the fellowship of people caring about the same subject as you all do here today. Id like to begin by recognizing two members of our board of directors who are here. Tham kind of hickam is going to be here today. I dont see her yet. And john barrett is here today. And we have a large number of our National Counc
Our next speaker is no stranger to the Civil War Community Kent Masterson. Brown was born in lexington kentucky and is a 1971 graduate of Center College where he was later named a distinguished graduate. In 1974. He received his juris doctor degree from washington and Lee University school of law. He has practiced constitutional and Administrative Law for 45 years in lexington, kentucky and 26 years as council to webster chamberlain being and in washington, dc. Throughout his career as a constitutional attorney kenneth cultivated his advocation in history as a battlefield preservationist. He helped form the Perryville Battlefield Association and served as chairman of the perryville battlefield commission. He had a president ial appointment as chairman of the Gettysburg National military Parks Advisory Commission and served on the board of directors of the gettysburg foundation. He has spent time researching American History writing books and articles for scholarly presentations and giv
That way. We all know that within the Civil War Community there are rock stars. Historians, women we have all heard of. We have read their books. Everyone knows who they are. We talk about them in hushed tones. It has been my and privilege to be friends with one of those rock stars. Eric wittenberg is known by every civil war student across the country. He is not only known for his expertise in the Union Calvary but his opinion on many challenging topics where he challenges people to reconsider what they know. He is never one who takes a position because it is popular. He takes it because it is well considered, well researched, and well thought out. So he is sometimes not so afraid to challenge conventional thinking. It is that sense of going for the truth that has always made me admire his work. Starting out when i first got into the civil war, and thought this guy was fantastic. He has 17 books you can read. As our friendship has grown, someone who has challenge you to rethink what y
I would like to say the man i am about to introduce needs no introduction. It is so cool to be introduced that way. We all know that within the Civil War Community there are rock stars. Historians, women we have all heard of. We have read their books. Everyone knows who they are. We talk about them in hushed tones. Andas been my privilege to be friends with one of those rock stars. Is known byerg every civil war student across the country. Hiss not only known for expertise in the Union Calvary opinion on many challenging topics where he challenges people to reconsider what they know. He is never one who takes a position because it is popular. Wellkes it because it is considered, well researched, and well thought out. Sometimes not so afraid to challenge conventional thinking. Sense of going for the truth that has always made me admire his work. Starting out when i first got into the civil war, and thought this guy was fantastic. He has 17 books you can read. Grown,friendship has someon