Complicated and controversial building of a memorial to president James Garfield on the u. S. Capitol grounds. Well hear from Matthew Gilmore who edits a washington, d. C. History blog. Those of you probably know matt by name, if not in person. He runs a blog, the matthew b. Gilmore press blog and also hes an author of the column of the intowner. If you follow d. C. History, hes been integrally involved. Anything history in d. C. Oh, you also run the d. C. History list. Thank you for that on behalf of the city. Today hes going to talk about James Garfield, his death and efforts to commemorate his life and death here in washington, d. C. I wont say too much more about it. I dont want to steal his steam. Please join me in welcoming matt. [ applause ] thank you very much. The story im going to tell might be ripped from todays or recent headlines. There was a president ial memorial delayed for years caught up in congressional infighting. Legislation pending. A powerful lobby behind the mem
And hes also an author of that column of the in town or what once was. Again, if you worked in with d. C. History, and d. C. History conference, that has been involved with it. The journal, just anything history in d. C. , owing also around the d. C. History lists serve. Thank you for that, on behalf of the city. So, today is gonna be talking about James Garfield his, death and efforts to commemorate his life and death, here in washington d. C. I want slate to much about it, i wanna i dont steal this, team but please join me in welcoming math. [applause] thank you very much. So, the storm unitel might be ripped from today or recent headlines, there was a president ial memorial delayed for years, caught up in congressional fighting, legislation pending to displace immemorial and replacing with another a powerful law between the memorial of choosing the site, and choosing the design criticizing the press. And it designer, without competition, decided very close to the capital, on marylan
Service. Thank you for that on behalf of the city. Today is going to be talking about james garfield, his death and efforts to commemorate his life and death here in washington d. C. I wont say too much more, i dont want to steal his steam, please join me in welcoming matt. applause thank you very much. The story im going to tell might be ripped from todays recent headlines. There was a president ial memorial delayed for years. It was caught up in congressional infighting, and replace it with another. A powerful lobby behind the memorial had chosen this site, the designer, the design criticize in the press. The site was very close to the capital on maryland avenue. If the years 1887, not 2017, and the memorial was one to president garfield and not president eisenhower. James garfields death was a national shock. He is been a compromise candidate for the presidency and had won the closest election in american history. It was a difficult life but his rise up was the rags to riches story.
What would you risk to reopen the country . Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. Reopening the country is not like flipping a switch. A safe return to any kind of new normal requires planning. Are we there yet . Infectious disease experts are warning the president and governors to take it slow. As governors in texas, south carolina, florida, georgia and tennessee are already lifting restrictions to reopen some businesses. I spoke to doctor tom frieden, the former director of the cdc and president and ceo of resolve to save lives, a Global Public health organization. Dr. Frieden, thank you for talking with me. Six states so far say theyre going to be opening up in the definition of whatever that means. Sort of varies a little bit. But how do you feel about that . What would your advice be to those people who run those states . Dr. Frieden this is a very hard decision. We need to follow the data and we need to understand the pace of the virus, even though it spreads very
Archivists in collecting and organizing books and documents. They were skilled in collecting and organizing books and documents. Their work has left its own archival trail that peiss and other scholars can now follow. Peiss herself has sifted through the state Department Records here at the National Archives in college park and the Herbert Hoover president ial library in iowa. Researchers today pursue their missions in Research Rooms and online relying on the skills of , archives and library professionals, and i am very proud of our staff here at the National Archives in the daily work they do to assist the modern information hunters. Kathy peiss is a professor of American History at the university of pennsylvania, where she teaches courses on modern american cultural history and the history of american sexuality, women and gender. She is the author of chief amusements, working women in leisure in turnofthecentury jar,rk, and hope in a americas beauty culture, a finalist for the Los An