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For complete Television Schedule booktv. Org 48 hours of nonfiction books an authors. Television for serious readers next we kick off the weekend with dana joya on why poetry matters. [inaudible] good evening everyone if youre stapgd theres still a few seats up here. Over here a few places. Welcome to tonights trinity form evening conversation with dana joya im president of the forum and on behalf of us wii all delighted that you are here. And were also delighted to get to partner with howard and roberta who are sponsors this evening in getting to host what is sure to be a fascinating event. I...

President barack obama, former first lady laura bush, congressman john lewis, governor sam brownbeck, mayor vincent gray, the smithsonian and the museums leadership, broke ground right here on this spot for this museum, the National Museum of africanAmerican History and culture. Today, as you can see the building is nearing completion, and in the next ten months, well finish the interior, install the exhibits, and by september 2016, open the doors to welcome the public. Today, we mark a milestone in our progress by commemorating three, three annual anniversaries the 150th anniversary of the en...

Focused on american war politics and how the American People experience war in the 20th century. Her research attempts to get to the root of contemporary phenomenon, the disengagement of the u. S. Congress and the American People from war in the 21st century. The research is informing her forthcoming book going to war an American History. You may have seen the New York Times article that discusses the key question at the heart of her research. Today, she will speak about how america was mobilized for world war i by catastrophes of sunken ships and how catastrophes can mobilize americans to eng...

Nutter, department of the environment. Approval of resolution commending director Melanie Nutter for her service to the department of the environment and to the city and county of San Francisco. Whereas mayor gavin newsom appointed Melanie Nutter director for the San Francisco department of the environment in august 2010 and whereas melanie nut r has continued to direct the department of the environment and provide San Franciscos leadership under mayor edwin m. Lee and whereas Melanie Nutter directed the department of the environment of 110 staff for the past 31 2 years and helped to make San ...

Colleagues, before we hear some thoughts from our director, any thought, expressions from colleagues . Commissioner stephenson. I just want to say thank you so much for all the work youve done over the last years and especially how ably and beautifully created your team. I think youve done a really wonderful job working with the team and you have left for whoever is going to step into your shoes a very solid working group and i appreciate all the work you did. Commissioner josefowitz. Im not sure ill be able to speak for four pages about your accomplishments. So, but i think thats just like th...