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Helen tapped was more ambitious about getting to the white house than her husband, William Howard taft, and was willing to get personally in bald in politics to get him elected. As first lady, she overcame a serious illness directly mounted the white house. Invited top Classical Musicians to perform their, and support it causes that matter to her. Helen tap also has one of the most physical legacies of our first ladies. Washington d. C. s famous japanese cherry trees, the ones that frame the tid...

Question first. I do want to say a quick note about the events we have in the near future. On thursday of next week to week from this thursday may 21 a historian will join us to talk about his book the will of the people and will be our third of three lectures excited to have him joining us virtually from his home and we also have on thursday an exciting new event trivia thursdays with the mt. Vernon folks. We have live feeds with myself and the president and the head of the historical federatio...

Of a likely announcement by President Trump against its controversial security. Help for 2000000. 00 of spains poorest hit hard by the pandemic the government approves a plan for a minimum income. And inspire u. K. Police want some premier league games to be played at neutral venue when the season restarts police claim is part of an effort to stop fans gathering outside stadiums during matches. So then donald trump is being accused of glorifying violence and inflaming racially charged protests a...

Panel and we are each going to say a few words about are quite different roles. Well nathan and i have the same rule. He is trying to steal the 20th century for me and doing a good job. Well have a different roles and back stories. We will talk about that a little bit. Then were going to open it up to questions. Just for starters, this is not what it looks like behind the scenes of back story. In fact, rarely are we in the same place at the same time. I had to Google Nathan to see what he looked...

And also the literary director of the library of congress. Much of my own writing has been about the history and the people of latin america, and the purpose of this conversation to share a little bit of that history and talk about how it compares with and connects to the pandemic that were living through right now, right here in april 2020. So many of us are at home, working at home, living at home and sheltering in place as science takes the on the covid19 virus. Im so fortunate to have a trul...

A few words about our quite different roles well, nathan and i have the same role. Hes trying to steal the 20th century from me and doing a pretty good job of it, but we all have relatively different roles in backstory. 9 were going to talk about that a little bit. And then we are going to open it up to your questions. Just for starters, this is not what it looks like behind the scenes at backstory. In fact, were rarely in the same place at the same time. I had to Google Nathan to see what he lo...

Just so you know you are not on the wrong flight. Im brian balogh and ive been a cohost for backstory for over ten years now. Im going to introduce the panel and then were each going to say a few words about our quite different roles well, nathan and i have the same role. Hes trying to steal the 20th century from me and doing a pretty good job of it, but we all have relatively different roles in backstory. Were going to talk about that a little bit. And then we are going to open it up to your qu...

Talk about how it compares with connect to the pandemic there were living through right now, right here in april 2020 and so many of us are at home, working at home, living at home and children outplace in science takes on the covid19 virus. Im so fortunate to have a truly skilled and knowledgeable colleague, a scholar who has many histories, archaeology and geography, john hustler is the director of the collection of the library of congress on early america. He is author of a book recently call...

We know from early historians how devastating this variety of smallpox was, 90 of all indigenous deaths were attributable to smallpox, tell us about that. There was a point of scholarly discussion. One of the sources we have, most of the media is a chronicler, spanish chronicler arrived in spain, he wrote a diary or memoir, talks about the actual mortality rate, keeps talking in terms of 50 but some of the other sources we have, people like cortez himself cortez writes and cant stand, and in eur...

Hello. And a very warm welcome to National Book festival prevents the library of congress. My name is marie. Author and im also the literary director of the library of congress. Much of my own writing has been about the history and the people of latin america and the purpose of this conversation is to share a little bit of that history and talk about how it compares with and connects to the pandemic that were living through right now, right here in april 2020. So many of us are at home, or livin...