Skin two. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Mighty god, teach us to trust you more fully, to wait quietly for the unfolding of your providence, to pray fervently, and to worship more humbly. Reassure us with your wisdom, power, and love, that your providence will prevail. Lord, you are our shelter for every storm. Remind our lawmakers to remember how your purposes have prevailed in our nations history so they need not fear for the future. Provide them with a firm faith that will enable them to meet the daunting challenges of these times. Lord, lengthen their moments of prayer until their lives become a continual aspiration after you. We pray in your matchless name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivis
Events this saturday free to the public. 90 of our revenue comes from our donors and members, and we thank you. Before we get started, i have some housekeeping notes. First, amarillo socks who is one of the authors who is scheduled to make a presentation at 315 and the Lutheran Church fellowship hall, she has had to cancel. Mr. Larson will be signing festival purchase copies of his book immediately following his presentation. If youre planning to stay for the next author, after this presentation, please move forward to fill the seats as the venue entities. This will help the ushers get people seated for the next session. Please turn off your cell phones so they do not disrupt the presentation. We also asked that you not use of flash photography. Later, as you exit the venue, you will see our volunteers with yellow buckets in the back. They will be happy to accept your generous donation to the savanna book festival. You can also make donations on the festivals app and website. Please he
His numerous books include the return of George Washington, a New York Times bestseller, to the edges of the earth, winner of the 2019 National Outdoor book award. And some are for the gods, the scopes trial and the american the continued debate oversight of religion for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for history. He was an inaugural library fallow at National Library for the study of George Washington located on the grounds ofra mout vernon. He lives in malibu, california. Please give a warm savannah welcome to edward larson. [applause] thank you very much. Youre welcome. Thank you very much, thank you for having me back to savannah. In the spring when the essay deals are out. Thats always my favorite time. And as note i i taught for 20 years at university of georgia. Thats what i started as a young professor, and eventually was chair of the History Department and those are some of my happiest days. And and i want to give a shout t today two of my oldest friends in the world, or
And thanks for joining us on c span. American history tv beginning now. Its our special series on speeches that defined a presidency. Well, harry truman took up fdr mantle when the nations longest serving president died suddenly in april of 1945. Truman was elected in his own right in 1948, and during his tenure, he oversaw the end of World War Two. But now he presided over the beginning of the cold war. Heres president truman at his january 20th, 1949 inauguration, a time, he said, of grave uncertainty. Inaugural day washington, 1949, the biggest inaugural in United States history is ready to begin. Last line, pennsylvania avenue, soon to be the main artery of president following the triumphant parade. Railroad yards of jammed is more than half a million visitors from every state in the union brought to washington on his birthday. The Inauguration Day. Early morning spectators have been at their places along the parade route. Walkers by their aware their opponents and buttons honoring
And thanks for joining us on c span. American history tv beginning now. Its our special series on speeches that defined a presidency. Well, harry truman took up fdr mantle when the nations longest serving president died suddenly in april of 1945. Truman was elected in his own right in 1948, and during his tenure, he oversaw the end of World War Two. But now he presided over the beginning of the cold war. Heres president truman at his january 20th, 1949 inauguration, a time, he said, of grave uncertainty. Inaugural day washington, 1949, the biggest inaugural in United States history is ready to begin. Last line, pennsylvania avenue, soon to be the main artery of president following the triumphant parade. Railroad yards of jammed is more than half a million visitors from every state in the union brought to washington on his birthday. The Inauguration Day. Early morning spectators have been at their places along the parade route. Walkers by their aware their opponents and buttons honoring