Any candidate that comes here will find what they are going to hear is nebraskans want to be left alone and let us manage our own business. You mentioned government at the local level. The nebraska State Government is set up unlike any other state in the country. Can you explain that . Governor ricketts we are a very different state. Nebraskans are very independent and one thing we have is a one house legislature, put in place in the 1930s. It is also a nonpartisan legislature. One of the benefits as i talk to colleagues around the country is it tends to be less partisan and other statehouses around the country. Nebraskans have a great history of coming together to solve their common problems and cooperate. Probably part of that pioneer spirit is you have to Work Together to survive. That culture has really carried down through the statehood to get us to a point where we can figure out how to Work Together. We continue the citys tour on lincoln, nebraska. Nebraskaith the capitols archi
Of the narrative that was built into this building to tell the story of nebraska, particularly of democracy as a form of government. Come see our capitol. I think you will be rather amazed what used the compared to even state capitols in other states. We have perhaps a bit more pride in this than your average person, i suppose. Todaysast stop on cspan cities to her in lincoln, nebraska, is the Williams Jennings bryan house, where the threetime president of 19021914. Ived from the only republic, resting superior from the mountain of a terminal truth. All men are created equal, they are endowed with unalienable , and that government derived of just powers from the consent of the governed. Why am Jennings Bryan is one of nebraskas most famous and prominent politicians and he is probably most famous for the fact that he was nominated three partyby the democratic but he lost the election all three times. He moved to lincoln in 1887. He was a lawyer in central illinois. He went into kansas t
Building unique, we have this amazing collection of materials that document the construction of the building. When the destruction was made that nebraska needed a new state capitol. The legislature put together a commission to oversee the design and construction of the building. The commission put together a competition to select an architect. The unique part about this competition, it was a double blind competition, the competitors didnt know who the judges were. And the judges didnt know who the competitors were. The advantage to this process was that the architects could design to the specifications that were put in front of them instead of designing to the known tastes of the judges. They were able to come up with some solutions they would not have come up with otherwise. Bertram suggested a tower. It had the advantage of being able to be constructed in phases. This photo here shows that process. We have the north and south parts of the building going up around the previous capitol
Order your copy today. It is 13. 95 through the cspan online store at cspan. Org. Welcome to lincoln, nebraska on American History tv. This state capital of about 268,000 people is also home to the university of nebraska. With the help of our Time Warner Cable partners, and the next hour, we will explore the history of this city named for our nations 16th president. Coming up, a visit to the home of Thomas Kinard, one of the men responsible for moving the capital from omaha to lincoln following the civil war. The Capital Commissioners were having to make a statement because they had to rationalize moving the capital of nebraska from omaha, a city of several thousand people, to a village of 13 to 30, so they would put their money into something substantial to show their confidence in the city of lincoln existing. Later, explore the nebraska state capital archives and learn how the states third Capital Building broke the mold for legislative structures. His winning design was unique. It
Bus. Coming up next, on the presidency, author William Hazelgrove talks about his book madam president , the secret presidency of edith wilson. She married Woodrow Wilson after his first wife died in the white house and when he suffered a massive stroke in 1919, it was edith who guarded access to the recovering president. The president Woodrow Wilson house in washington, d. C. Hosted this hour long event. Okay. Well, welcome, everyone, to the Woodrow Wilson house. Im thrilled to see you all here tonight. Im carrie villar, the interim director at the wilson house. And just before we get started, point out the portrait on the wall. I think it is thats the lady were going to be talking about tonight. And it is fitting that were here. Her birthday was a couple of days ago, so to be here celebrating her birthday. Were indebted to edith wilson for her forethought and commitment to preserving her husbands legacy. Without her generosity, the wilson house wouldnt exist. Shes the woman who saved