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Mining and ranching interests. Tv reporter the town of ely cod experience the most impacts from the gat basin naonal park. My resides lieve thathe parks popularity could spill over into ely and rejuvenate an otherwise dormant economy. Christensen when he heard that there was support for a national park, he saw a solution. Reid i was willing to compromise significantly. Laxalt didnt kill it. Im sure he uld have, buhe didnt. Because of him, i made it smalr than it should have been, and i also allowed grazing ont. Cows d sheep uld graze there. I got it passed, and so there was talk about the seetary of agriculture at that time. Was recommending to president reagan to veto that. Ronald reagan democrats and republicans must join together not to do whats easy, but to do what is right. Reid so i called william penn mott, the director of park service, and i said, mr. Mott, theres talk about vetoing my park. How do you feel about it . He said, i, as a young park ranger, was asked by one of the
It has gone through many iterations. Now we are in the Dark Department art department. It has been publishing all sort of books since the 80s. There was a large stretch of time when they were publishing mostly regional poetry. Has roots in the illuminated manuscript. That is some centuries ago. It has happened all across the world. Many different cultures have some version of the book. It came to a head in the 60s. Starting with the constructionist. People started to call into question the versatility of a book. This is a book that is more interested in the tactile experience of the book. It tends to push the boundary of all kinds of material books are made out of. What kinds of shapes they take. It is not just a book bound on one edge. Most paperbacks are perfect bound and considered on the edge. It can become as large as the landscape it is trying to contain in its concept. Readers about the experience of turning the pages or flipping through it. Thinking about sequence. The pace of
Map. Was a modest town and a railroad stop. Divorce en the first came. The media started to focus on reno and that was the publicity they didnt have to try to get. People were fast nayed by this little western town where these people were coming and getting divorces. So that was the beginning of kind of tourist trade for reno. The state of nevada legalized gambling in 1931 and depam bling was on the pooks before then but they said depampling is legal and we mean it and open clubs and casinos and that then became the heart of the tourist industry through the 1970s and 1980s. So it was the combination of being the divorce capital of the world where wideopen gambling was possible that made reno an International Tourist destination. Vertent. Ort of inadd reenoove has laws on the books but it wasnt intentional. They had transient. They were working on mining or the railroad. And then at the same time, nevada had a lot of grounds for divorce. There was no differences at that time. You had to
British writer diana, i regret we cant be with you in person this evening at the Ronald Reagan President Foundation institute. But we are here both spirit and virtually our foundation. Toby philanthropies is proud to support George Shultz fellowships and lecture series. We established this program in december of 2020 in honor of georgias hundredth birthday. It was pleased to have his legacy enshrined in this manner. One short month later, we said goodbye to him, as you all know, George Shultz had an illustrious career in government academe and in the business world. He was a mentor to many myself. He was also my journalist friend, taught our privilege to play a part in distinguished scholars together for a series of roundtable such as this evenings program, which honors georgias life leadership and legacy. We look forward to a future occasion where we can meet with you in person. Thank you for being here this evening. My name is Anthony Eames and i am the director scholarly initiatives