Just a few quick details before introduce myself. First, please take a moment to silent your mobile devices. Second, you will notice we have cspan recording tonight program. For information regarding todays broadcast please check out the replay section of our website. Also the first time ada missoni and program we extend a warm welcome. For any members, we thank you for your ongoing support. Without you the programs would not be possible. Tonight we are very pleased to welcome elizabeth kopp. Elizabeth is an Award Winning novelist and documented filmmaker, author of eight books including nonfiction and americas first lemon soldiers in the New York Times bestselling historical novel the hamilton affair. Her newest novel the command is available for sale after the program outside of the lecture hall. With that said, i know were alla in for a fascinating talk, without further ado i would like to please join me in welcoming elizabeth cox. [applause] thank you so much. I really honored to b
If you want to see what is happening the rest of the summer and in case you havent noticed tonights event is being recorded by booktv. Our interviewer this evening is the author of the awardwinning bestsellers a little bonfire in the forthcoming the world made by women a history of women from the apple to the pill. Her work includes the bbc netflix a series. Her next project is the exhibition for the summer opening of buckingham palace. She will be speaking with the feature author deput the deputyd editor of the New York Times and the author of historical works in a shed on fire, america in the wake of the assassinati assassination, the belle of the centurbill of thecentury the bal rights act as well as a guide to scotland and bestselling bourbon and try. Hes also our neighbor that has appeared on the stage many times to talk about history and whiskey so we are glad to have him here with us again. His new book dives deep into the life of Theodore Roosevelts roughriders bringing his hug
Good evening, and welcome to green lights bookstore. We are honored [inaudible] Theodore Roosevelt the roughriders dawn of the american century. Before i turn things over these turnoffs or silence your cell phones or other devices. Books are available for sale. If you want to see what is happening the rest of the summer and in case you havent noticed tonights event is being recorded by booktv. Our interviewer this evening is the author of the awardwinning bestsellers a little bonfire in the forthcoming the world made by women a history of women from the apple to the pill. Her work includes the bbc netflix a series. Her next project is the exhibition for the summer opening of buckingham palace. She will be speaking with the feature author deput the deputyd editor of the New York Times and the author of historical works in a shed on fire, america in the wake of the assassinati assassination, the belle of the centurbill of thecentury the bal rights act as well as a guide to scotland and b
Them. You cannot write a meaningful history of film without referring to the films in the paper print collection, because it traces the evolution of cinema from a cinema of attractions and actuality through the development of the narrative form. Its such a wonderful resource to students and scholars of cinema. [classical music] you can view many of the earliest films and the library of congress by visiting loc. Gov. The library of Congress Packard packard campus for audiovisual conservation reserves and provides access to the librarys vast collection of films, television, radio broadcast home and found recordings. American history tv visited the campus to learn about the earliest Public Affairs films, including u. S. President , the spanishamerican war, world war i, and the first ever political ad created in 1912 by the democratic party. Mike my name is mike mashon head of the moving image section of the library of congress, the home of the largest collection of video and the world. To
Conservation in culpeper, virginia, preserves and provides access to the librarys vast collection of films, television, radio broadcast home and found recordings. American history tv visited the campus to learn about the earliest Public Affairs films, including u. S. President s the , spanishamerican war, world war i, and the first ever political ad created in 1912 by the democratic party. My name my nigh is mike mashon head of the , moving image section of the library of congress, the home of the largest collection of video and the world. Today we are at the packard campus in culpeper, virginia, a facility that opened in the summer of 2007 dedicated to preserving our audiovisual heritage. In the late 1880s, edison started thinking about doing for the eye what the phonograph did for the ear. So began a whole series of experiments with Motion Picture film. Most of that work was done by his engineer, a guy named dickson,ennedy sometimes an unjustly forgotten figure in history. It was dic