Readers. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My name is john allen, president of the Brookings Institution and it is my sincere pleasure to welcome you to todays event celebrating andre perrys release of his new book know your price, valuing black lives, across brookingss roughly 104 year history brookings has taken powerful positions on issues of race, equality and civil rights. These issues stand at the top of brookings qualities and i have made this president ial priority, certainly for the institution. Brookings not only made an obligation to study these issues but it is also the responsibility of the organization as well, to examine the intersection of race and policy not just because we are an organization deeply committed to the public good but also because we are an organization based in washington dc, the nations capital. As much as washington is a city of politics it is also a city of great diversity, of the roughly 700,000 residents the call the city home, one need only wa
Dolley was both socially adept and politically savvy. Madison is just not a lot of laughs, but she was his best friend and she compensated. It is aaron burr that lets her know that James Madison wishes to meet her. She carved out a space for women where they could wield a great deal of political power. Here, Dolley Madison would sit at the head of the table and direct the conversation. She got these people to the white house and entertained them; got them together; got them talking. This was very important for dolley to make everybody feel welcome, be they enemies or allies. Dolley popularized the style to American Fashion and that was considered her classic look. People noticed it. The octagon was the perfect setting for james and Dolley Madison as they try and resume government as quickly as possible. She sat side by side with madison for almost 20 years during his retirement, helping him compile and arrange his papers. She moved back to washington, d. C. In her elder years and sort
Friend and she compensated. It is aaron burr that lets her know that James Madison wishes to meet her. She carved out a space for women where they could wield a great deal of political power. Here, Dolley Madison would sit at the head of the table and direct the conversation. She got these people to the white house and entertained them; got them together; got them talking. This was very important for dolley to make everybody feel welcome, be they enemies or allies. Dolley popularized the style to American Fashion and that was considered her classic look. People noticed it. The octagon was the perfect setting for james and Dolley Madison as they try and resume government as quickly as possible. She sat side by side with madison for almost 20 years during his retirement, helping him compile and arrange his papers. She moved back to washington, d. C. In her elder years and sort of became a grand dame, very much behind the scenes in the political field again. As henry clay famously said, e
Last. Anyone else quarantine confusion the u. K. s only telling new arrivals to isolate now that infections are falling which stop the spread. And on time the hamas now have all the support including tyson fears from osa says the match against the ontario wilder could happen this year in macau. 2 weeks after 46 year old black man george freud died under the knee of a Police Officer sparking a global wave of protest the accused killer has faced court Derek Sherman has been charged with 2nd and 3rd degree murder as well as 2nd degree manslaughter is appeared by video link in a Minneapolis Court as the charges were read thousands of people queued to pay their respects to George Floyds body and his home city of houston is funeral will be held there on tuesday and as the protests grew the cry to defund the police has become louder counselors in minneapolis of already committed to dismantling the Department New york and los angeles have also vowed changes to funding. Lets go straight to john
Charlottesville, virginia. Thomas jefferson good afternoon, my friends, my fellow citizens. What a pleasure to greet you once more here on our mountain at monticello. What a pleasure to be out of doors here amongst the wonders of nature, particularly that we can stand together underneath this in one of my favorite places. Iris, the beautiful purple and the pansies and the digitalis, the foxglove about to bloom. What a pleasant occasion, and particularly to welcome our friend, mr. Steve light, to be with us again to welcome your questions forward. Without any further comment, as i have a few moments before i continue my walk through the garden, and i think gardens is the most pleasant subject to attend to today, i ask for the first question, if you will. Thank you, president jefferson. We have a number of questions for you today related to gardening. The first question is, have you always loved gardening . Thomas jefferson you asked me if i have always loved gardening . I assure you tha