World of the gilded age, and especially the lives of larz and Isabel Anderson. Is the first full length publication on the couple, an important addition to our understanding of the andersons. Why studied them . They will never be household names. The person never ascended into the ranks of the carnegies with the vanderbilts, but through their lives we get a welldocumented window into our nations character and history as it charged into the modern world of the 20th century. We get an especially vibrant view of the nations capital, where the andersons were among the most important residents during the gilded age. For more, let me turn it over to our speaker. [applause] mr. Moskey thank you emily for that introduction. I want to thank emily and the entire staff at the society of cincinnati for hosting me and many visits to the library and archives for almost six years. I almost feel like this is a homecoming for me. It is a pleasure to be here in the home by Larz Anderson and Isabel Perki
Heiress and society wife. Exploring her full life and her husbands as the partnership it was is the focus of tonights talk. Mr. Moskey writes on the period between the civil war and world war ii. And the great depression. As a resident of washington dc, he has thrown himself into the world of the gilded age, and especially the lives of larz and Isabel Anderson. His new book is the first full length publication on the couple, an important addition to our understanding of the andersons. But why study them . They will never make it into your history textbooks and have never been household names, then or now. The andersons never ascended into the ranks of the carnegies or the vanderbilts, but through their lives we get a welldocumented window into our nations character and history as it charged into the modern world of the 20th century. We get an especially vibrant view of the nations capital, where the andersons were among the most important residents during the gilded age. For more, let
Characters, as well as many articles. Directord as interim at the portrait gallery from may 2012 to march 2013. She received a masters degree in early american culture, and she is a former board member of the print council of america. Reaves . [applause] ms. Reaves thank you so much, kendall, and good evening. Comealways a pleasure to to this lovely place and a particular honor to be asked to help celebrate george. Ashingtons birthday i am very happy to share with you perhaps a slightly different picture of George Washington then is typical than is typical. Thank you all for coming out on such a miserable evening. The exulted lyrics of a federal song in the exalted camp bothled Washington Snow longer with pride and dignity, your matchless strength at sea, since we, your braver sons, incensed, have soared on. Huzzah, huzzah, huzzah for war and washington the rebels, the next verse complains, laugh at all of your pomp. Cheeky lyrics are printed on a broadsided, adorned at the top with a
First loss in 15 years as the emissions cheating scandal takes its toll. First to the diplomatic efforts underway to end the war in syria. Iran has accepted an invitation to attend talks in vienna on friday. Meeting will involve the u. S. , russia, turkey, and saudi arabia, and it comes at a time of heightened iranian involvement in syrias war. Our correspondent has the story. Reporter this is one of the funerals for iranian soldiers killed in syria. Hes among the two dozen soldiers and generals who have died fighting there. The u. S. Says nearly 2,000 Iranian Special forces are in syria fighting in support of the government. Iranian generals have been assuring people that Foreign Military involvement is important. A commander had this to say but more countries getting involved in the conflict has not stopped the killing of civilians, and unlike previous years, many feel iran is being forced to publicly acknowledge the death of its soldiers. Not a single day goes by that we dont hear n
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