Then to disseminate the most important ideas in america in the most nonpartisan constitutional form and we have several events that i would like to plug including on december 2 we will host a raking news town hall on what the constitution says about impeachment and we will bring together a range of legislators and scholars to discuss the history and constitutional dimensions of the impeachment process. December 5 we have the federal Judicial Center on the Fourth Amendment and privacy, historical objectives and december 26 will be a moving program, its called the girl in the picture, remembering vietnam and it will include the heroic human rights activist kim who as a child was immortalized in the napalm girl photo, remember her running down the street. She will be with mark roden, atlantic journalist from vietnam and the prophet and composer, animal looking day was written an oratorio paying tribute to him and i think it should be an extraordinary evening. Now were going to start eithe
Cente center. A round of applause with that mandate mission with those duties ahead of us with the National Constitution center is the only institution in america started by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a non partisan basis. Beautiful. That sounded great. [applause] there is no more important than to disseminate the most important ideas and we have several upcoming programs including december 2nd we will host and then arrange legislators and scholars for that impeachment process. That Historical Perspective is called the girl in the picture remembering vietnam with the activist of a child who was mobilized in the napalm photo remember her running down the street that the prophet and composer rich mann wrote and it should be an extraordinary evening. Now we will start a very special program. Now they dont represent us reclaiming their democracy. Now one of the most important constitution theory and has a new book how to interpret the constitution a
Ladies and gentlemen, remember when you wake and sleep at the National Constitution Center Affiliates it too should america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis beautiful. That sounded great. There is no more important part of our great nation and to disseminate the most import ideas in america for promoting nonpartisan constitutional reform and we have several upcoming programs that i will plug including december 2, we will host a breaking news town hall on what the constitution says that impeachment and we will bring together a range of legislators and scholars to discuss the history and constitutional dimension of the impeachment process. December 5, Judicial Center on the Fourth Amendment and privacy historical perspectives in december 6, should be a moving program called that the girl in the picture remembering vietnam and it will include the heroic human rights activist who has a child was immortalized in the infamou
Said no but when we asked him whether or not they could leave if they wanted to he said no they couldnt and he explained what had happened is that one of their patrol and had been detained and he had gone there with another delegation 8 people in all 11 woman officer and the rest 7 men to try to negotiate with Indigenous Leaders he says theyre trying to do that so far it is peaceful this has who they have not been mistreated in fact they were asked 4 of them to carry the casket of the person whos who was killed one of the protesters and they actually did that we dont know if that was against their will or not as well some ecuadorian journalists have been mistreated theres a lot of anger against the local press because theyre being accused of not covering this situation only on the on the side of the government the government meanwhile says that it will not step down the president rather says he will not step down and he also is not giving any indication that hes willing to back off on
Of the headings is monticello an American Family which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book award and she was here for her biography of Andrew Johnson and later she shared the stage with the coauthors work most blessed of the patriarchs Thomas Jefferson and the empire of the imagination. And that gordon reed is the University Professor at harvard and the genius grant and Frederick Douglass prize. In her new book the texas born historian it examines her and passed visavis her Lone Star State roots in juneteenth. In the shimmering review in the new york times, jennifer praised the book for the authors ability to combine clarity with the subtlety and showing historical understanding is a process, not an endpoint. Tonight Annette Gordon reed will be in conversation with awardwinning broadcaster, journalist and longtime friend of the author event series tracy. Its great to have you with us tonight. The screen is yours. Its an honor to be with you tonight with Annette Gord