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Native americans focusing on the aftermath of the revolutionary war and the initiatives of George Washington. Mr. Butterfield is the executive director for the library at mt. Vernon. Good morning, everyone. Good morning. If you all could take your seats, please. Happy leap day. What could be better than a bonus day and some real meaningful history content. Its a double win for me. I love it. Im thrilled to have you all here to your Virginia Museum of history and culture. I have the privilege of serving as the president and ceo here and im going quickly kick us off as we have an allstar lineup of speakers today for this wonderful collaboration. I will point out, since i see now faces that are not our usuals here at this museum that you are gathered today in the oldest Cultural Institution in the commonwealth of ....
Thank you all. Thank you, thank you so much perrys. Went to welcome it to this session on behalf of humanitys tennessee. Tennessee Arts Commission and a built University Thoughts my honor to host the conversation today between two nonfiction authors who have created what reads as fiction. These are non fiction novels. And i can tell you that by the end of them youll either be rooting for the heroes, hating the villains or weeping with relief that justice is finally been done. So let me introduce you to our authors for today. We have an Investigative Reporter with an author writing arguably about the birth of investigative reporting. So let me bring to the stage the author of citizen reporters, ss mcclure, ida tarbell, and the magazine that re grows america, stephanie bolton. And also joining us today chris ....
Fiction. These are nonfiction novels and i can tell you that by the individual either be rooting for the heroes, hating the villains, or weeping with relief that justice has finally been done. Let me introduce you to our office for today. We had an Investigative Reporter writing a book about lawyers and doctors in minors as truth and justice seekers, and we have an author writing about the birth of investigative reporting. Let me bring to the stage the author of citizen reporters stephanie gorton. And also joining us today, chris hamby who 1800 surprise for his reports for the New York Times on how some lawyers and doctors rigged the system to deny benefits to coal miners digging with black lung disease. His reporting resulted in remedial legislative efforts and formed the foundation for the book that he is written out this year, soul full of coal dust. Stephanie and ....
To the plot to change america. That is why the new book the plot to change america is so important and why we are hosting this conversation. We will have a lively discussion that has the most articulate observers of American Culture today. And host of the two most popular podcast in america. Finally a conversation we will have a q a session which i will moderate so that any point during the program you would like to ask please submit the question in the questions boss one box. Really answer as many questions in the time that we have. Want to introduce us special guests to kickoff the program that is Heritage Foundation president mrs. James the floor is yours. Good morning i am so excited to welcome you to the Heritage Foundation and our book launch with the plot to change america. Thank you all for joining us ....
Right . The tools, the techniques of slave owner power and well talk about the tools and techniques of power that were practiced by enslaved people. Watch history professors lead discussions on topics ranging from the American Revolution to september 11th. Lectures in history on cspan3, 8 00 p. M. Eastern and lectures in history is available as a podcast. Find it where you listen to podcasts. Cspan has around the clock coverage of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. Its available on demand. Watch white house briefings, updates from the governors and track the spread with interactive maps. Watch on demand, any time, unfiltered at cspan. Org coronavirus. Up next on cspan3, a conversation on the origins of u. S. Policies toward native americans. Focusing on the aftermath of the revolutionary war and the initiatives of George Washington. Well hear from the e ....