With a longtime contributor to cwi, jen murray. Jen murray is currently an assistant teaching assistant professor in the department of history at Oklahoma State university. She is as you know an expert in the civil war and also a specialist in military history in general. She has i would say a full publication resume. Her most important book and most recent is entitled on a great battlefield the making, management, and memory of get Gettysburg National park. Published in 2013 by the university of tennessee press. She is currently working on a i biography of George Gordon meade which will hopefully be publi published in the civil war america series. She is a veteran faculty member here. Many of you have been on her battlefield tours which are outstanding. Its largely because she cut her teeth as a young historian seasonal here at gettysburg for nine years . For nine years. So it is my pleasure to welcome jen murray who will be speaking about her book on the creation of the Gettysburg Na
With a longtime contributor to cwi. Jen murray is currently an assistant teaching assistant professor in the department of history at Oklahoma State university and she is, as you know, an expert in the civil war and also a specialist in military history in general. She has, i would say the full publication resume, the most important book in the most recent, entitled on a great battlefield, the making, management and memory of Gettysburg National park, published in 2013 by the university of tennessee press. She is currently working on a biography, general George Gordon meade that will hopefully be published in the civil war america series. As i mentioned, she is a veteran faculty member and many of you have been on her battlefield tours which are outstanding, largely because she cut her teeth as a young historian the seasonal here at gettysburg for nine years. So, it is my pleasure to welcome jen murray who will be speaking about her book on the creation of the Gettysburg National park.
Quorum call a senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from arkansas. Mr. Boozman thank you, mr. President. I rise today to recognize. The presiding officer were in a quorum call. Mr. Boozman i ask that it is dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Boozman thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , i rise today to recognize a remarkable arkansan at the end of a 38year army career. Lieutenant general andrei pigey who will retire in september is the deputy chief of staff for army logistics. His nearly fourdecade career has taken him literally all over the world but his roots are and always have been in arkansas. The general was born in stamps, arkansas, a small town in Lafayette County with less than 3,000 people. The son of a World War Ii Army veteran, the general didnt have his sights set on a career of military service from a young age. After he graduated from high school, he chose to go to the university of arkansas pine bluff, about two and a half
Fathers from migrant families at the southern border. And, we go inside japans Fukushima Nuclear complex, 12 years after a catastrophic meltdown, to check on the complicated cleanup. This is a multibillion dollar a year effort being spent at fukushima right now. Its going to take some time to complete this work. Major funding for the pbs newshour been provided by moving our economy for 160 years, the nbnsf, the engine that connects us. The walden family foundation. Supported by the john d and Catherine T Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org, and with the ongoing support of these institutions. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Vanessa welcome to the newshour. Im vanessa ruiz in for stephanie sy with newshour west. Disaster Recovery Efforts ramp up across maui, so too has the painstaking search operation. The co
Contributions to creating americas best idea. National park service. Yet its the name olmstead that is often left off the despite the positive generational impacts of the olmsteds. And more recently we have been reminded of their contributions. The necessary of role necessary role of parks in public spaces during a devastating pandemic with a need to spotlight olmstead legacy. The commissioned a comprehensive study led ethan and ralph and laura meier three incredible authors to better understand these remarkable spanning from the monumental of the yosemite report and the organic act, which helped to create the National Park service to enduring conservation efforts to the expanse of design work within park service itself. This report produced a robust of research on the design and planning work of frederick olmsted, senior. His sons, john charles and Frederick Law Olmsted jr. There are Many Associates and the Olmsted Office in firm. As we kick off the bicentennial of olmsteds birth. We