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Washington monument and within the site of the white house. Director leads a hardhat tour opens the doors soon. It will feature president obama on opening ceremony. What were going to do today is give you an opportunity to see the museum as a work in progress. About 40 of all the exhibitions are now complete and we are working to make sure that he will be very ready on september 24. The reality of this is simple. 1 years ago we began we had no idea where the building would be, no sense at all of any of the collections. Not a single object in the collection. We knew we had to raise a lot of mon...

Page absolutely. Dr. Ciani but according to phyllis. [laughter] heres a quote. Out of all the people who lived, the american moment thats women is the most privileged. We have the most rights and rewards, and the fewest duties. [laughter] she Still Believes that. She is still on the radio, have you heard her lately . Page but when we spoke earlier today, we were talking about the fact that that comes from a distinct place of privilege. It is only because of her privileged place. One of the things we have intimated that have not been clear about dr. Ciani one of the things we have intimated, bu...

We will hear more about the legislative agenda for democrats with Javier Becerra chair of the House Democratic caucus. He talks about the 2016 race and the latest speculation for a potential running mate for presumptive nominee hillary clinton. That is a decision left totally to the person who had earned our nomination. Select clinton has earned the right to make that selection. I have total faith that she is going to make a really good selection. I have confidence that her decidings are going to be great for america and one of the most important ones that she will make will come early with he...

Roads and bridges. Rail transportation, not just personal transportation, but freight and supplies is crucial. Right now, it can take more than two days to get a Freight Train through the chicago area. Its a definite choke point and it requires federal intervention because we need supplies whether its at factories, et cetera, to eliminate that choke point. Not just roads and bridges. It goes to freight, it goes to airports and some of the high tech infrastructure. Communications is infrastructure and the need for more both licensed and unlicensed spectrum which the f. C. C. Is addressing now i...

Weekend on cspan 3. Next, we hear from lonnie theh, director of Smithsonian National museum of African American history and culture. He talks about how it came to be and some of his favorite artifacts. The museum will be open to an to th open to the public. This is just over an hour. It is my real pleasure and honor to welcome lonnie bunch the third, the director of the Smithsonian National museum of African American history and culture. Lonnie for you about a moment before he joins me on the stage. Prior to his 2005 appointment at the smithsonian, his most recent appointment at the smithsonia...