An aide and friend said without nancy, there would have been no governor or president reagan. Here are her brief remarks to the delegates of the Republican Convention 36 years ago. Ladies and gentlemen, the first lady of the United States of america, nancy reagan. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. I have to tell you that there is no experience like watching yourself on film that you had done 30 years ago. [laughter] it is an experience. But i know you have obviously heard a lot of political speeches. But i would like to shift gears with you for just a minute if i could, because it gives me the chance to Say Something to you i have wanted to say for a long time. I would like to thank you very of the support in the hard work and the kindness overave extended to us years. It,ow you are not aware of but i drew on your strength many , particularly the first year in the white house. [applause] i am very gra
Your unfiltered view of government. Created as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Chairse Democratic Caucus effriesakeem j pramilaesentative jayapal sit down with the Washington Post. Who better to give us a kick off viewpoint and a curtain raiser at the convention but also the priorities of the Democratic Party than one of its rising stars . I ressman hakeem jeff yor m jeffries of new k. There is a lot to talk about. I want to jump right in and say, lets go to the post office. It is great to be with you and certainly, the post office and the attacks we have seen five President Trump and his henchmen have been heinous and part of a continuing criminal conspiracy in my view to undermine our free and Fair Elections. It started in 2016 when russia interfered in our election. As bob mueller documented, that interference was welcomed knowingly by the Trump Campaign as part of russias effort to artificially place him at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. Trump abus
About two days june 10th and 11th, 1963 that defined jfks response to the Nuclear Arms Race and civil rights. Exploring the american story. Watch American History tv this weekend on cspan 3. Did i feel free paired . Yes. I wasnt elected so it didnt make that much difference. I did notice the difference between being the Vice President s wife and the president s wife is huge because the Vice President s wife can say anything, nobody cares. The minute you say one thing as the president s wife you have made the news. So that was a lesson i had to learn. During george bushs presidency barbara bush used the office of first lady to promote literacy and to raise awareness about aids and homelessness. She also earn her way into the history books. She and Abigail Adams are the only women in our history to be both the wife and mother of a president. Good evening and welcome to cspan series first ladies influence and image. Tonight is the story of barbara peers bush the wife of George Herbert wal
Better get started right away. [laughter] well, good evening, again. For those of you that i have not met, my name is joanne drake, and i serve as chief Administrative Officer for the Ronald Reagan foundation and institute. I want to welcome you all here. It is our tradition here that in honor of our men and women who wear the uniform of this country around the world, we ask that you stand and join us in the pledge to the flag, and i will ask that you remain standing in a moment of silence in honor of our former first lady barbara bush. All i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Ms. Drake thank you. Be seated. I want to thank all of you for coming out tonight and bearing with us. You all live in southern california, too. You know what we were up against there. In addition to our honored guest this evening, sheila tate, we have a few special guests. Fir
The American Indians latest exhibition, americans. The premise is that most American People today feel they have very little to do with native americans, and native americans have virtually nothing to do with them or their lives. And we believe that the exact opposite is true. So in this exhibition, the Natural Museum of the American Indian is examining the nature of nonnative americans relationship with native americans. And we do this through a prism of the national paradox. Thats the reduction is one that is very familiar to americans whether they are native or not. The paradox is American Indians constitute 1 to 2 of the u. S. Population, yet everywhere you look, you see imagery of American Indians. This imagery is found not only in advertising, Product Design and corporate logos. It is also found on state and county seals. It is found in u. S. Military insignia. It is found in motel and storefront signage on , architectural elements, of buildings and bridges. It is found in people