Were fortunate to have Ambassador Richard armitage and koreansident of the foundation here to give some opening remarks but before introduce them, i would like to say a few words about safety here at csi us. We feel very secure but we have a duty to prepare for any eventuality. I name is lisa collins and will serve as your Safety Officer for this event. Follow my instructions should the knees arise. Please also familiarize yourself with the exits in the back on the left and on the right. Is the president of armitage international. It was formerly the deputy secretary of state and secretary of defense for east asia and Civic Affairs in the office of the secretary of defense. He has had a distinguished career in government and policy. He was south koreas ambassador from 20132015. He has had a long, esteemed career working in the foreign affairs. Ambassador ambassador armitage will give statements first followed by ambassador lee. Ambassador armitage good morning everyone. Quite a crowd h
I am so excited to show you a new gallery we have opened. American treasures, which contain the five rarest early drafts of the u. S. Constitution. Constitutional convention were these five drops displayed in the same place. Now thank you to be Great Partnership of the Historical Society of pennsylvania and david rubenstein, we have been able to open this gallery and tell the story of the evolution of the text of the constitution into the draft that was ratified in 1787. It is so exciting. Lets go inside and take a look. Ways, this gallery tells the story of the underappreciated hero of the Constitutional Convention, james wilson. You have all heard of james madison, and hamilton, and washington. James wilson was the intellectual architects of the behind thethe idea constitution. That we do people have the sovereign power. That was the big idea and eventually the preamble of the constitution. It was not the way things started when the delegates came to philadelphia to draft the constit
We just head right at it, and we make sure that if we are ranked third or fourth or seventh or eighth in the country, i want to be ranked first. Have the best schools in the best opportunities for businesses. And we are far and away the lowest tax base. Doing good on that one. I want to make sure that the live free or die spirit does not disappear. That we are not just getting lazy or complacent and falling back like other states. We are different. We are new hampshire. This is a special place. Anyone who comes here quickly realizes it. That is why you have such influx in terms of immigration into the state. When people come here, they realize the special intangibles we have. But you have to stay on top of it. And if we do so, i think there is no end to the potential we can truly have in this state. Governor sununu, thank you for your time. Our citys tourist after easily traveled to concord, new hampshire, to learn about its rich history. You are watching American History tv, all weeke
Takes viewers into archives, museums and Historic Sites around the country. Up next we visit the National Constitution center in philadelphia to learn about the creation of the u. S. Constitution in 1787 and to see several rare early drafts. Welcome to the National Constitution severe. Im jeffrey roczen, the president of this wonderful institution which cspan viewers know is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. Today im so excited to show you a new gallery weve just opened, american treasures which one ta contains five early drafts of u. S. Constitution in American History. Not even at the Constitutional Convention were these five drafts displayed in the same place. Now, thanks to a Great Partnership with Historical Society of pennsylvania and the wonderful support of David Rubenstein, weve been able to open this gallery, display these graphs together, and tell the story of the evolution of
Im david stern and the executive director of equal justice work. Are you excited . [cheers] you i saw you guys on the hall, and i know. But your phones down. Oh and make sure we are clear on that one. We are honored to have Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg here. Judge williams will introduce her over the next hour and you will have a fabulous person who will lead you through Justice Ginsburgs career. Judge and Claire Williams is also known about them also known as the mother of equal justice work. She joined the bench in 1991. Can you believe it . She is so incredible looking. [laughter] but in 1991 judge williams awarded leftover fronts from a net i, which gave us the seed funding to create our postgraduate fellowship program. So, judge williams, thank you. We are forever indebted to you. Judge williams served on the u. S. District court for the Northern District of illinois. She is the first and only judge of color on the u. S. Court of appeals for the second circuit. Judge williams also