Roosevelt house presentation. During this particular dramatic period in history, it is especially troubling that we can together at our Historic House on 65th street to process events together in the tradition of Civic Engagement and civil discussion. In fact displayed in the auditorium where we would have done this meeting, the images on the wall about the audiences feature photographs from the very conference at the heart of tonights conversation, arguably the most important, perhaps the most consequential in world history. But of course i am pleased we can continue online with programs that span past and present from discussions and currenincurrent Public Policy to considerations of the history that shows shape the circumstances of the present day. I want to thank you that have responded. As we plan on a Spring Semester of programming online, we would be very grateful to your continued generous support and i would urge you to have a look at the messaging. Returning to tonights progr
I will explain to you how that happens. And much of the research was done at library of congress, which is sponsoring todays event. It is a wonderful institution. A beautiful building, they are such Important Research materials there, and it is all available free. Public Access Library are really one of the things that make our nation great. [applause] and i am very grateful to the library of congress for being here and for continuing to give us such wonderful material. Now, this is a self selecting crowd. I know some of you already know who Frances Perkins is, but a lot of people dont. So lets start by asking this question. How many of you know who Frances Perkins is . All, yes. This is great. Good, good. How many of you know someone on Social Security . Please raise your hand. How many of you know someone who is receiving Unemployment Insurance or who has ever received Unemployment Compensation . Okay, Frances Perkins worked there, and we know so who is working a 40 hour week, genera
Done at library of congress which is sponsoring todays events. Its a wonderful institution. The beautiful buildings, theyre such Important Research materials there. And its all available free. These Public Access high braerz are really one ofst things that make our nation great. Now this is a self selecting crowd. I know some of you already know who Francis Perkins is. But a lot of people dont. So lets start by asking this question. How many of you know who Francis Perkins is . Oh, yes. This is great. Good, good, good. How about this . How many of you know someone on Social Security . Please raise your hand. How many of you know someone who is receiving Unemployment Insurance or who has ever received Unemployment Compensation . How many of you know someone working a 40hour week . More or less. Frances pirngs work. How many of you know a 12yearold who has quit going to school so she can work fulltime in a factory . Frances perkins work, her ban on child labor enacted in the fair standar
Because the entire book and the life of Francis Perkins were in the streets around this building and ill explain to you how that happened, and much of the research was done at the library of congress which is sponsoring todays, vents. Its a wonderful institution. The beautiful buildings. Theres such Important Research materials there and it is all available free and these Public Access libraries are really one of the things that make our nation great, and im very grateful to the library of congress for being here and for continuing to give us such wonderful material. Now, this is a selfselecting crowd. I know some of you already know who Francis Perkins is, but a lot of people dont, so lets start by asking this question. How many of you know who Francis Perkins is . Oh, yes. This is great. Good, good, good. How about this . How many of you know someone on Social Security . Please raise your hand. How many of you know someone who is receiving Unemployment Insurance or who has ever recei
Remind you, a lot goes into this kind of an event and many people have worked very, very hard, harder than ive worked, to put all of this together. One of the people who could not be here was frank cogliano, because he got stuck in newark. Hell be here later this evening. His cochair is here and shes going to say a few words. Thank you. [applause] welcome. Im sorry that frank isnt here to join me for this further welcome. Just to say how wonderful it is to see everyone here and to work with such an Amazing Group of people. I especially want to thank annette and frank, my cochair, robin, without whom we would sees to function, and also to the Wonderful Program committee, one of whose members is sitting there many are in the audience tonight and they generously of time an talent to put this program together to go through the many proposals that we had. Weir looking forward to what is an exciting, interesting, varied diverse sheer with a lot of different panels and topics. Its a pleasure