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Brought me to the smithsonian because i lived in baltimore, and it was free. And i came to love the smithsonian, so when i had a chance about a dozen years ago to become a regent of the smithsonian, i jumped at the opportunity. I got to meet somebody then who was then building the africanAmerican History museum. He started with nothing to build that museum and now made into one of the most popular museums in the entire country. President obama i am so proud of lonnie bunch. We are so proud of the work he has done to make this day possible. David and then i was the chair of a search committee, ...

David i got to meet someone who was building the africanamerican museum, and he was a gifted museum director. He started with nothing and made it into one of the most popular museums in the entire country. I am so proud of lonnie burch. We could not be more proud of the work he has done. David a vacancy they belong to be the secretary of the smithsonian. I was a chair of the search committee, and we looked at many candidates across the country. It was clear he knew the smithsonian, he was committed to the smithsonian, his wife was with the smithsonian, so it was an easy choice. Museum, and lon...

But the heart building is modern. Some people compared it to a large ice cube trey. Its a very different looking building. Don richy takes us inside the newest of the three Senate Office buildings, the 1983 heart Senate Office building to learn about construction and place in congressional history. On the presidency at 8 00. Smithsonian david ward chronicles Abraham Lincolns life through photographs and portraits. A rather exasperated lincoln takes time out to wind at the war to sit for this last photograph in which he does tit. The eyes disappear. The sense in which lincoln is president to th...

Stroke of his pen he freed. Lincoln was central but African Americans were there, as well as were many other groups of people it is true the bulk of the money came from black veterans, as well. I dont believe all of it did. The first person that supposedly gave the first 5 was Charlotte Scott freed by her owner before the proclamation had been issued. She lived in virginia. Her owner was being pressured by his secessionest neighbors. He got to be too great for him. He moved to ohio and he freed her in the process. She went with them to ohio. Ive always wondered why she did that but she was a 6...

Reporter thats right, john. It has been six days since rob porter first resigned. There has been a myriad of questions over the white houses handling of this and which officials knew about the allegations long before they became public. But now were also getting a lot of questions as to where the president truly stands on this issue because if you look at his public statements, hes been very dismissive of the allegations and defensive of rob porter, but aides say the president is actually quite critical of rob porter in private, calling him a sick puppy, but now aides are wondering why there a...