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So author stacy schiff, why are we talking to you at the state department . Largely because we have glorious newly refurbished rooms to celebrate any beautiful, opulent book that gives us the history of those rooms and the collection in its entirety to celebrate as well. And we are sitting in the ben franklin diplomatic room at this time. What is your connection to the state departments americas collection book . Well, im here on franklins coattails because had written a book about Ben Franklins years in, france, when he is essentially paving way for the American Foreign service, hes really fi...

Taking your calls, tweets, facebook posts for curators. Were joined inside with Robert Wilkins to talk about how this museum came about. He is the author of the book long road to hard truth. Thanks very much for being with us. Thank you. Its a pleasure to be here. So talk of this museum began back in 1916. It took a century to be built. Walk us through the process. Back in early 1916, in march or so, gentleman named ferdinand de soto lee, created a nonprofit called the National Memorial association, and its goal was to construct a physical memorial here in the Nations Capital to honor the cont...

Culture. We look at exhibits and artifacts chronicling the africanamerican story from slavery through the inauguration of the first africanamerican president. And we talk to Museum Specialists. This is American History tv, only on cspan3. You are looking at the National Museum of africanAmerican History and culture on the mall in washington, d. C. It is the newest Smithsonian Museum opening back in september. And this week it welcomed its 1 millionth visitor through these doors. Tonight we will take you through the doors of this museum that for artifacts that chronicled the africanamerican exp...

By. D chancellor kohl [through translator] ladies and gentlemen, cooperation can never be for us the full profession of our oneictions and values, no in europe is more interested in reducing this conflict is we germans, berliners. On the basis of continued defense readiness, we are offering to the other side dialogue and constructive particularlythis for those under control, after the reduction of acute tension it is long time to reduce our minutes session armaments as well the armaments as well. I am confident that you the leader of the United States, will succeed together with the soviet uni...

Mccollough. But im also very, very happy to introduce his wife rosalie. Because i said to david, is rosalie coming to the lecture, and he said, i cant go anywhere without adult supervision. Rosalie is awesome. Rosalie is to david what Abigail Adams was to john adams. Shes the fabulous [ applause ] its true. Shes the fabulous indispensable life partner. Shes not only beautiful inside and out. But she told me last night when she met David Mccollough, she was only 17, and the first time they went to a coming out party together, they danced until 7 00 in the morning. And she said when she took her...