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Wilderness society for some few decades or more, and as of 2014, serves as vice chair of the organizations governing townsy. Council. My own role working with the National Parks service goes back to the first collaborative agreement signed in 199495 when i was president of oah and ive worked in philadelphia with the Independence National historic parks and others and was one of the coauthors of imperilled promise that ill speak about after bob stanton talks, and i was a member of the Second Century Commission which delivered the report to congress on the state of affairs in the National Parks ...

The National Parks service done by four members of oeh and issued a few years back. So bob stanton here to my right. Grew up in ft. Worth. He was recruited into a summer seasonal job while he was a student at houston hiliton college. That began a long career stretching out some 54 years in the Nations Service as a stalwart member of the National Parks service. So he started at the bottom in Grand Teton National Park and worked his way all the way to the top when bill clinton, president bill clinton appointed him the director of the National Parks service from 1997 to 2001. Before that, he was ...

Matter. The agency is real. But there are these Larger Forces that impose these great constraints. And yet, when you get to the presidency, you actually start to see wow, this individuals one particular decision did matter. And thats not always true in other realms. And it does take you back to character. And its why i think that character, both for great president s and for the worst president s, reenters the picture where these discussions of which are very important discussions to have. What was nixons native american policy . Or what was such and such position on this . Important questions...

National parks. Steven mather, the first director of the National Parks service. Good afternoon. Its a pleasure to be with you. And let me hasten to thank bill and gary, two pillars, if you will, two scholars and two outstanding friends of your National Parks and your National Parks service, that have known and worked with these gentlemen for many, many years. But also, to thank the leadership of the organization of american historians for the gracious invitation to be with you. When i think about it, scholars among all of you, and coupled with the opportunity to speak about an agency that ive...

Session. E to this we hope will be coming in. I know you are giving up your cocktail hour but we are going to have a reception right behind the black curtain here when our session is over. You are all cordially invited to that. I will make some introductions, a few remarks, and this is how we will proceed. After the introductions i will talk a bit about the theaboration and about promised report which was commissioned by the National Park service. Done by four members and issued a few years back. Rightanton here to my throughout in fort worth. He was recruited into a summer seasonal job while ...