Thats facing all of the Museum Managers and people that are responsible for generating, producing, and collecting objects that would likely go into a museum sitting such as this is how much do we need to keep . How many things do we need to have to tell the american story and its the great conundrum of our protection. There are those who believe that maybe the time has come to start reducing the amounts of things we collect and be more judicious in how we collect them and what we collect. Is it inappropriate to use representative samples, say at an archaeological site, where things are left at the Vietnam Veterans memorial. Do we need to keep everything . And there are those in the professional field that think we need to keep everything and theres others who think sampling is the more judicious and longterm strategy. Because there is a point of diminishing return. It costs money. There is an inherent cost to storing all of these objects. In many cases the costs can be prohibitive and
Monoxy battlefield, monassas battlefield, another civil war engagement, harpers ferry. Famous locations around the region. Piscataway park down here in ft. Washington. Piscataway park is a beautiful park right on the potomac river. Early historic settlements as early as 1630, we have prehistoric indian sites all along this location. If you look at washington itself, youll see an incredible amount of d. C. Is green, that means its more e administered National Parks service. Rock creek park is one of the largest urban parks in the united states. Its the third Oldest National park service unit, i believe, so you have lots of wonderful little green spaces that are parks here in washington and the washington metropolitan area. What i think is most amusing is within our region you could put our region inside yellowstone National Park about 500 times, but at the same time one of the things that makes it significant and important region is right there. We are in the nations capital. This is a
Now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, erica hill. Good evening. Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Courts most influential conservative, has died. The 79yearold scalia appointed by president Ronald Reagan almost three decades ago was found dead in texas. Known for his strong language, he was widely respected by his colleagues and by the many who disagreed with his legal findings. Chief Justice John Roberts praised Justice Scalia as an extraordinary individual, calling his passing a loss to the court and the country he loyally served. Justice correspondent Pete Williams joins us tonight from washington. Pete, good evening. Reporter good evening. Justice scalia died sometime last night while in texas at a guest ranch. This is a big shock. He was in apparently robust health. So his death is quite a surprise to the judicial world and it silences the courts most outspoken conservative voice. I do solemnly swear reporter the nations
His colleagues and by the many who disagreed with his legal findings. John roberts praised Justice Scalia as an extraordinary individual, calls his passing a great loss to the court and the country he loyally served. Pete, good evening. Reporter good evening. Justice scalia died sometime last night while in texas at a guest ranch. This is a big shock. He was in apparently robust health. So his death is quite a surprise to the judicial world. It silences the courts most outspoken conservative voice. I anton in scalia reporter he was put on the Supreme Court in 1986 by Ronald Reagan. He later became a lightning rod for chris criticism, he was confirmed unanimously after telling senators he had no plans to reshape the law. I am not going on to the court with a list of things that i want do. My only agenda is to reporter once there, he became one of the most outspoken conservatives, an author of fiery dissents and an opponent of affirmative action in hiring and School Admission and abortio
Erica hill. Good evening. Justice antonin scalia, the Supreme Courts most influential conservative has died. The 79yearold appointed by president Ronald Reagan almost three decades ago was found dead in texas. Known for his strong language, he was widely respected by his colleagues and by the many who disagreed with his legal findings. John roberts praised Justice Scalia as an extraordinary individual, calls his passing a great loss to the court and the country he loyally served. Pete, good evening. Reporter good evening. Justice scalia died sometime last night while in texas at a guest ranch. This is a big shock. He was in apparently robust health. So his death is quite a surprise to the judicial world. It silences the courts most outspoken i anton knowin scalia reporter he was put on the Supreme Court in 1986 by Ronald Reagan. He later became a lightning rod for chris criticism, he was confirmed unanimously after telling senators he had no plans to reshape the law. I am not going on