Us on facebook at the spent history cspan history. History tv is joining our Cable Partners to showcase the history of grand rapids, michigan. To learn more about the cities on the tour, visit cspan. Org cities to work. We continue to look at the history of grand rapids. We are at the Gerald R Ford Residential Museum in grand rapids, michigan. He is beginning his professional career. It is not clear even to him, because at the same time that he is establishing hislop rectus he is applying to become a field agent for the f ei. He wants to be a gman. He is writing letters and toward the end of 1941, trying to figure out what the status of his application is. Himself, along with america, caught up with world affairs, when the japanese bond pearl harbor. There after he shifts his attention to the navy. He wants to become a naval officer area he sends in his application to be commissioned as an officer in the navy but april 1942 and he joins the navy. Annapolis down to cap where he goes thr
The museums Storage Facility near washington, d. C. He showed us several artifacts from the museums collection. Right now, we are in the history ofts of the africanAmerican History and culture. This is the heart of the museum in essence because what is behind me and what we will see today are many of the objects that are going to be the sole soul of the museum. This will be an opportunity to part to preview some of the things people will see when the doors open. Things that is crucially important as you will see is that so much of the museums time and resources are theiron caring for collections. We have amazing experts who know how to preserve and make sure this material will be with us for generations. We have opened this storage unit and coming to this wonderful piece of headgear. This is a boxing headgear that was worn by mohamed ali. As we know, in many ways, he started his career as a boxer but he then transformed himself death aulture of cultural and political leader. We all kno
Weekend on cspan 3. Next, we hear from lonnie theh, director of Smithsonian National museum of African American history and culture. He talks about how it came to be and some of his favorite artifacts. The museum will be open to an to th open to the public. This is just over an hour. It is my real pleasure and honor to welcome lonnie bunch the third, the director of the Smithsonian National museum of African American history and culture. Lonnie for you about a moment before he joins me on the stage. Prior to his 2005 appointment at the smithsonian, his most recent appointment at the smithsonian, he served as the president of the Chicago Historical society. He transform that institution and made Great Strides reaching Diverse Communities as he launched a program on teenaged life called teen chicago. It is only one of the Amazing Things he did there. His legacy is very present there. He is a prolific author. He has written on the black military experience, the american presidency, and al
Collection. We are in the Storage Units of the museum. This is the heart of the museum. What is behind me and what we will see today are many of the objects that are going to be the soul of this museum. This is an opportunity to preview some of the material that the public will see when the museum opens its doors. One of the things that is crucially important as you will see is that so much of the museums time and resources are spent on caring for the collection. We have amazing experts who know how to preserve and make sure that this material will be with us for generations. We have opened the storage unit and we have come to this piece of headgear. This is a boxing headgear worn by mohammed ali. Startedow, mohammed ali his career as an boxer a boxer a boxer and then transforms himself into a leader culturally and politically. We know the story a physical meadow in rome gold medal in rome. And then he became a symbol of unrest in america when he began to claim both his blackness and h
On how folks, other than the pundits on cable tv, our thinking. [laughter] and i know it is a Representative Group because sometimes people say, mr. President , we love you and we especially love michelle. [laughter] and you are doing such a great job, and thank you. And then there are others who write and say, mr. President , you are an idiot, and you really this country. So i know i am getting a real sampling of American Public opinion. Last night as i was reading through my letters, i say about half of them, said, mr. President , why are you always against police . Doing enought you to deal with these rioters and the violence . Said, mrs. Er half with a black folks saying, mr. President , why you do something about the police . [laughter] and when are we going to get justice . That understand the nature argument the nature of that argument because this is a dialogue we have been having for 400 years. The fact of the matter is, is that one of the challenges we have in generating a ab