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I am Ellen Alan Clark and i am the Library Director for the American Revolution institute and it is my special pleasure to welcome you and to introduce our speaker, dr. Christy pichichero. She is the associate professor at george mason university. Her talk this evening is being held in conjunction with our current exhibition revolutionary reflections french memories of the war for america, which is on view doctor pecker row will be discussing war and the enlightenment in the context of french ex...

Greetings, everyone. I am Ellen Alan Clark and i am the Library Director for the American Revolution institute and it is my special pleasure to welcome you and to introduce our speaker, dr. Christy pichichero. She is the associate professor at george mason university. Her talk this evening is being held in conjunction with our current exhibition revolutionary reflections french memories of the war for america, which is on view behind this fireplace. Will be discussing war and the enlightenment i...

Artists and creative writers for nine months. Of sustained work at the library the peerless collections of this library while they make their own work. Giving me the freedom to read nothing or nothing immediately clear to me. To deal with what i thought i was doing. A history in 19th century paris. The next i tried of old maps of berlin. I kept reading. The third floor you will find made at ny pl which shows the products of 34 writers who read wildly here over the last century and more. Most of ...

Representing Jefferson County will be on television. [ applause ] my job tonight is to introduce the two people on the podium who will be conducting this conversation. Jane henderson is the book editor at the st. Louis post dispatch. She grew up in st. Louis and graduated from the university of missouri columbia with degrees in journalism and english literature. She cut short her grad student work to go to work as a copy editor for the st. Louis globe democrat in the mid1980s. After three years ...

She is the associate professor at george mason university. Her talk this evening is being held in conjunction with our current exhibition revolutionary reflections french memories of the war for america, which is on view behind this fireplace. Dr. Pichichero will be discussing war and the enlightenment in the context of french experiences during the American Revolution. Many french officers of this ,ra, such as rochambeau consider themselves military philosophers who brought enlightenment and ph...

Institution testified on Museum Programs and operations. Before the senate rules and administration committee. Secretary bunch outlined his priorities for the institution and efforts to reduce the maintenance backlog. Committee on rules and administration will be called to order. Good morning. I want to thank my colleagues for attending, and before i get any further, thank secretary bunch for bringing some of their great collection for us to look at. But mr. Secretary, were glad to have you, and...

Points that key level broached 3100 for first time ever. The nasdaq is higher today all three of the major indices are on track for more record closier close closers. President trump said trade deals with china could happen. Eamon is there and has the details. Reporter thats right. The big question going into the speech today was would the president say anything specific about china give us any dates or locations any indication of where this signing ceremony might take place. The answer is no he...

Particularly helpful that you could be here with us for this today as well, also a member of this committee. Shes here as a member of the committee but also on these topics particularly valuable and the rules appropriating we have been having with the library, smithsonian, architect of the capitol, these kinds of oversight hearings to fulfill that responsibility and be sure were giving the agencies the help they need. Were glad to be here of course with the librarian dr. Carla hayden with mr. Bu...

Who always chairs the appropriating committee nd from the library, and i think thats particularly helpful you could be here with us for this today as well. Also a member of this committee. So shes here as a member of the committee but also on these topics, particularly valuable in her role as appropriating. Weve been having with the library, with the smithsonian, with the architect of the capitol, these kinds of oversight hearings to fulfill that responsibility and be sure were giving the agenci...

We will hear testimony from dr. Carla hayden. This is a little more than an hour. [indiscernible] chairs the committee for the library which is particularly helpful that you could be here with us today and also a member of the committee. This is particularly valuable in her role that we will be in the discussions we have been having. These types of oversight hearings. We want to give the agencies that help they need and we are glad to be here with the library and, dr. Carla hayden, with mr. Kary...