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Artifacts, the United States holocaust memories museum, historical daniel green, gave us a tour of the exhibit he curated. Americans and the holocaust. Part one focused on the 1930s, and the leadup to world war ii. Part, terrell we learn about the american first movement, and how the United States responded to nazi persecution and murder of jews, as some of the atrocities became public knowledge. This is about 45 minutes. In 1939, september 1st, germany invades poland and world war ii breaks out...

Africanamerican representation in the 20th century and have a lot of artifacts from the house collection that have to do with that and a lot of history to cover. And the last africanamerican sort of to be eleshgted in the 19th century leaves in 1901, george white of north carkarcar and a long time before another africanamerican comes into the house. Oscar depriest from illinois. We have a couple of really rare artifacts from Oscar Depriest from the 1920s and 30s. But before i launch into them, b...

Introducing to the first time the 71st secretary of state, mr. Tony blinken. I turn it over to him. Sec. Blinken thank you, good afternoon. Let me start by saying my first ambition is to be known as the man who wrought net price to the state briefing room. That is a mission accomplished. In all seriousness, thank you everyone for coming here today. This is my first full day on the job as secretary of state. And to restate what i said before, it is an honor to be in this job, and i am gratified t...

Facesat moroccan David Cynthia loomis. Enzi is retiring. All people in the United States. I believe that we need to address this if we are to face the challenges of the future. With theecovery deal with a recovery of the economy. We need to make sure that we have food on peoples tables. I think that we definitely need to revisit our tax code. Talks the trump tax reform provided Household Income that increase. Household incomes searched. We have a tax code that is so much better then it was four ...

Available as a podcast. Find it where you listen to podcasts. Next on American History tvs american artifacts, we visit the Canon House Office building to see artifacts that tell the story of africanamericans in congress in the 20th century. Im sarah elliott, the curator at the house of representatives. And im matt rauz nwasniewsk. We want to talk about africanamerican representation in the 20th century, and we have a lot of artifacts from the house collection that have to do with that and a lot...

Hate. [laughter] it is a little daunting. Trace the arc. Im going to do a historian thing and think generally. I guess i would say if yo they e looking at american politics from the beginning, we could even go past the civil war, we are talking about paradoxes and conflict and improv. The periods but i tend to focus on more at that part, its the improvisational nature of that fascinates me more than anything else. Its because the nation was founded in the world of monarc monarchy. What that mean...

Road to civil war. Joanne freeman, youre going to hate this opening question. Trace the arc of our nations history. From 1783 to 1861, the political history of our nation. Wow, i will use the word hate. Back is a little daunting. Trace the art. Im to do the historian thing and speak generally. I guess it would save your looking an american in politics, from the beginning straight through, we could even go past the civil war, youre talking about paradoxes and conflict and prop. The period that i ...

They period i can to focus on whittemore the early part of that art and its the improvisational nature of that the really fascinates me more than anything else but its because the nation was founded in a world of monarchy, and the United States was a republic. What that means wasnt so clear at that moment, and people knew there their target something that wasnt that. Were not going to degrade a monarchy of the president is not going to be a king, but beyond that there was g a lot of open ground....

Historically, probably dealing with terms like fascism and populism and nationalism but before we do that i want to spend just a moment talking about what we are going to do with the technology. Number one, asking all the videos to stay off. So we dont get video bombed and so that we use all of our bandwidth for the conversation as opposed to video. Number two, to ask questions rather than doing it orally, what we are going to ask you to do is to type your question into the chat box, to do that,...

Freeman talks about her life in writing, she appeared in her monthly call in program in depth in september 2019. Joanne freeman, youre gonna hate this opening question. [laughter] trace the arc of our nations history from 1783 to 1861, the political history of our nation. Wow. I wont use the word hate. [laughter] thats a little daunting. Trace the arc. Im gonna do historian thing and speak generally. I guess i would say if youre looking at american politics from the beginning straight to we coul...