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Space museum hosted this event. It is about an hour 20 minutes. Well, good evening. Im chris brown the Deputy Director of the Smithsonian National air and space museum, and it is my pleasure to welcome you to tonights ge aviation lecture. Since 1982 this lecture series has spotlighted more than 140 of the biggest names in modern aviation history. Like all of our Public Programs this lecture is presented free of charge. This is possible, thanks through the generous support from ge aviation. Private contributions like theirs are critical to our programs and exhibitions. And it is my privilege to...

And im the director of Community Partnerships for theMassachusetts Historical Society. Our program this evening is a seasonal, its a look at the tradition of Summer Reading we are joined by professor donna harringtonlueker on her new publication gavin kleespies, 19th century publishing the rise of Summer Reading. She is a passer in Newport Rhode island and she has an undergraduate degree from rhode island and phd. As a former magazine writer and editor, Research Interests include 19thcentury print culture, womens magazines on any period and radical or alternative press. Before we begin id like...

Communications. Shes undergraduate degree and her masters from the university of illinois. As a former magazine writer and editor, her Research Interests include 19th century culture culture. Womens magazines of the. And the radical alternative press. And before we begin the program, i would like to send a special welcome to anyone who will be joining the virtual the first time. If youre not familiar with the Historical Society, when the first Historical Society in america. Ill be expecting preserving and sharing the histories in 1791. Withhold amazing collection. Including the papers of the f...

Please welcome professional Football Player Jason Seahorn and accomplished actress angie harmon. [applause] good evening. Tonight we are proud to recognize two men who embody the american spirit of bravery and sacrifice. Their heroic speech earned them our nations highest military award, the medal of honor. Some say that playing football takes courage, but it is just a game. Nothing compares to the valor of these men. These are americas heroes. They know the price of liberty and they support president george w. Bush. [applause] the first sailor to earn the medal of honor was John Williams of t...

Good evening and welcome to this special celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. My name is lauren leaner, and im the cofounder of ceo of all in together. All in together is thrilled to host tonights special virtueing town hall in partnership with the lbj foundation, the george and Barbara Bush Foundation, the Ronald Reagan library, the National Archives and the 19th. All these partners have worked tirelessly to make this program possible. Thank you to each and every one of them for their contributions and support. Id also like to say thank you to angie and mark, this would...