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from the building of the transcons nen railroad to modern contributions in missile defense and silicon valley high-tech inventions. iris chang committed suicide in november 2004. next is a brief interview about her life with author paula kamen. a former colleague and friend of changs. paula kamen? >> iris chang known for the best sir "the rape of nanking" and it did huge things to raise awareness about japanese atrocities during world war ii. that was, not only in nanking, but she wr...

if you would all try to get a seat that would be great and we can start. good evening and welcome to the 2012 francis scott key lecture series at the maryland historical society. we are excited to celebrate the bicentennial or war of 1812. this is the first program in that long celebration. this evenings talk, oh, the terrible velvet curtains and the madisons decorate the presidents house is being presented by leslie jones of the white house historical association. before i introduce o...

for the ceremonial new years day reception that had become a tradition president thomas jefferson had started. although crowds would come from near and far to catch a glimpse o of the presidents house, mrs. madison had a large draw to the event. although a bit bizarre, she took a youthful fashion. robes, turbines, coquettish blush with rouge. president madison, however, was not as beloved. he adored his wife and she him. but he was a bit stern. definitely what we like to call a statesm...

society by leslie jones, collections manager at the white house historical association headquartered in lafayette square across from the white house where mr. latrobe once labored. this program is 45 minutes. zblood evening, folks. if i can just ask if you could try to find some seats. were going to get ready. we may get more chairs if we need to. i think theres some empty seats around. if you would all try to get a seat, that would be great and we can start. good evening. welcome to t...

they also praised the work of the syrian national council to lay the groundwork for a political transition. importantly, they agreed to continue to ratchet up the economic pressure through tough sanctions on the assad family. there was also a robust dialogue about whether there was a feasible way to help those under assault by the assad regime. as the international community continues to search, there are a number of questions we must ask. what is the makeup of the opposition? how unif...

so who is she? whos who? charlie, whenever you look like this, its always a problem with a girl. look like what? michelle robinson, remember her? seventh grade? yeah. when she wouldnt go with you to the dance at school... you looked just like this for a week. amita got offered a job. a great job. but its back east. amita, huh? i thought you two werent, um... we werent. but lately... oh, i see. so you decided not to try so hard, huh? i guess thats part of it. i... i just felt like thing...

>> iris chang, author of "the c-span: iris chang, author of "the rape of nanking: the forgotten holocaust of world war ii," when did you first think about writing this book? >> guest: well, it goes back ath long way.go i mean, i learned about this event when i was a little childk but i really didnt think about writing the book until ii finished my first one, "thread an california that was devoted to preserving the history of this event. >> what was "the rain of man king qet? >> thats o...

-- while we were focused in the last 10 years on afghanistan and iraq, china would from zero to 60 in the last 10 years, especially economically. >> 10 years ago china realized it was rising rapidly and would undoubtedly cause concern among neighbors. it adopted policy of alleviating concerns. soft diplomacy, very effective. formed a strategic partnership with the association of southeast asian nations. a code of conduct for the south china sea. it has been doing some of that -- becaus...

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focused in afghanistan and iraq, china went from, say, zero to 60 in the last 10 years, especially economically. >> 10 years ago, china realized it was rising so rapidly that it was undoubtedly going to cause concern amongst its neighbors. it adopted a policy of alleviating concerns in the region -- soft diplomacy, very effective. it formed a strategic partnership with the association of southeast asian nations, negotiated a code of conduct for the south china sea. it has been undoing ...