will talk about this special has and how it is being preserved and interpreted by the national park service. formerjoined by a national park service director and a site manager at this house. monday to just start with you telling the story of how the national park service began. washe national park service authorized by an act of congress, signed into law by president woodrow wilson on august 25, 1916. therefore, we celebrate the 100 anniversary today. that legislation came about ofough the stellar efforts civic leaders throughout the country. we are proud to have that agency with us for 100 years. was a controversial at the time it was signed into law? it was in the sense that there was a misunderstanding in terms of some of the constraints that may be imposed by having one federal agency administer our national parks. i think the american people have developed an understanding and by theation of the parks fact that there were already 35 national parks established before
and discouraged about the future. they feel themselves helpless. they feel they re powerless. they re cynical about politicians, which, of course, just strengthens politicians vulnerability to powerful corporate and other lobbyists in washingtonon, d.c. when i lost a lot of friends in traffic accidents as a young man, i looked into how they could have been saved.d. and they could hae been saved by seatbelts and they could have been saved by a a whe series of engineering devices that we now take for granted in our cars: c collapsing steering columns, better r brakes, , betr tires, head restraints, padded dash panels. all of these and more were developed by engineers a long, long time ago, but they weren t applied because the companies, as some those of you who are a little older remember the companies were selling style and horsepepower. ththey weren t selling engineeeering integegri, and as a result, hundreds of thousands of people were killed, and millions were injured in w
80-mile-an-hour hurricane and moving up the coast. it s going to impact us. it is hitting the beaches hard. as it weakens, it strengthens to a hurricane, again. it could become a hurricane off the coast. the biggest part is this is going to stall off the coast. this is going to last for days. look where it is across the charleston area, toward raleigh. take a look at where this is going. no rain in the region yet. it will get here overnight. 50-mile-an-hour winds. it is going to move along the coast. it has moisture and fuel and they do not have it weakening. it is coming offshore and strengthening. here is the big question, where does it go from here? it is going to stall acros beaches. amelia segal has more on that. we are tracking the hurricane and the tropical storm. the latest in elizabeth city, north carolina. it is going to move with the storm all weekend. you can see the shot from our storm ranger. most of us, beaches in maryland and virginia are under a tropica
you re looking at a live picture of arlington house, the robert e. lee memorial. this is the national park service s most visited historic home and it was on this day in 1916 that president woodrow wilson signed the legislation that created the park service. we re here this evening at arlington house to talk about the park service and its history. we will also learn more about this special house and the people who lived here and how it s being preserved and interpreted by the national park service. we re joined tonight by robert stanton, former national park service director, and brandon bies, the former site manager here at arlington house, and obviously, park service employee who is also overseeing a year-long rehabilitation of the estate. let me start with the story of how the national park service began. as the national park service was authorized by an act of congress, signed into law by president woodrow wilson, august 25, 1916. therefore, we celebrate the 100th ann
both of those countries syria, libya. they went in and supported the opposition in both of those countries. well, the opposition, although not directly allied with isis, both isis and the opposition were against the existing regimes. we armed the opposition to the teeth. the opposition got beaten and all the arms ended up in isis s hands. this is what we re dealing with right now. the biggest threat in the world right now is north korea and the fact that at some point these intercontinental ballistic missiles are going to work. we have 40,000 troops in south korea. imagine if there were 40,000 chinese troops in central america. if you re thinking, we have 40,000 troops in south korea because we want to protect against invasion from north korea, there is zero chance of south korea getting conventionally invaded by north korea. they have their own forces to withstand that and it s a no contest. if you are talking about them lobbying nuclear weapons over the border, we have go
the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 385, four nays and one present. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to, and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the chair lays before the house n enrolled bill. the clerk: senate 2040, an act to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, and for ther purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. paulsen: mr. speaker, i m thrilled to recognize the minute tonka school district for being named the number one school district in minnesota by a website that analyzes education data across the country. the minnetonka school di
us on facebook at the spent history c-span 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 c-span.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 wher
it is an easy house to make fun of as you look at it starting with the fact that you went all the way to chicago and hired this hotshot architect who did not even know to what the front door on the front. he had a philosophical reason for doing this. it was about privacy. if the neighbors did not understand the concept and the philosophy the house was very , strange to them. there were several principles that were important. you might begin with the fact that it is a place of tranquility and serenity. it was not a commercial structure where you would hang out a shingle to encourage people to come and visit you. it was a place where you could retreat to at the end of a busy day or that you could invite friends over and socialize in the serenity and tranquility of your own residence. in contrast, the neighboring homes would have a large public sidewalk connected to a large private sidewalk that would lead you to a very obvious front door, frank lloyd wright talked his primary g
who are extremely demoralized and discouraged about the future. they feel themselves helpless. they feel they re powerless. they re cynical about politicians, which, of course, just strengthens politicians vulnerability to powerful corporate and other lobbyists in washingtonon, d.c. when i lost a lot of friends in traffic accidents as a young man, i looked into how they could have been saved.d. and they could hae been saved by seatbelts and they could have been saved by a a whe series of engineering devices that we now take for granted in our cars: c collapsing steering columns, better r brakes, , betr tires, head restraints, padded dash panels. all of these and more were developed by engineers a long, long time ago, but they weren t applied because the companies, as some those of you who are a little older remember the companies were selling style and horsepepower. ththey weren t selling engineeeering integegri, and as a result, hundreds of thousands of people were killed,
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