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We have a great one for you this evening. Vernon has had a relationship with the ford motor company. Going back to henry ford. Keep the mansion safe. It continually make sure that the mansion is safe from destructive fire. I would mention that this relationship to ford is crucial. They have never taken any government money. We only accept money from private patriotic people and foundations. That allows us to maintain the house for the public. It is a continual challenge going forward. He has 200 and 46,000 followers on his twitter account. Wing reportted west it was ranked as one of the most i...

Cspan audience that is here as well, and everyone watching live online, all 10 of you im sure. [laughter] doug this is a way to bring authors to be mount vernon community, free every month. We try and bring relevant books and important history topics as well. We have a great one for you this evening. Had a longn has relationship with the ford family and ford motor company, going back to henry fords original donation of the fire engine which helps keep the mansion safe. Mount vernon is continually interested in making sure that the mansion is safe from destructive fire, and that is important to...

The result is binding upon all the states. The outcome is excepted. Occupants stands as a symbol of National Unity and commitment. Judgment of the people is to be reversed, that symbols to be replaced through the action of elected representatives, it must be for substantial and not trivial offenses. Watergate, 40 years later. Sunday night at 8 00 eastern on American History tv on cspan three. Long, American History tv is joining with our Media Partners to showcase the history of iowas cattle city. Capital city. Oises. Rning des m we continue now with our look at the history of des moines. The ...

History tv on cspan3. The first Capitol Building for the state of iowa would be in iowa city. The state became a state in 1846. The capital was in iowa city. We moved to des moines in 1857. We chose it because of the central location. When we came here in 1857, the building was not built yet. We use the building across the street called the old brick capital. We used it as the City Government well building this building. The capitol was built from 18711886. It was dedicated in 1874 and has been in use since then. This is the highest point in des moines. It is where the glaciers stopped. A crea...

We are the only capitol that has five domes. The largest is 275 feet tall. From the inside, you see 219 feet. As is common with a lot of domes, you have an interior and exterior wall. That is so you can decorate the interior area. There is a lot of empty space in the dome. The gilding will last a long time. I know that is difficult for people to understand. That thin layer of gold will last so long. But it is more durable than anything we could put up there. We could paint the dome, but it would need to be painted every year or two. The gold will last 30 years. It is more economical to cover t...