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the national park service is planning renovation to the national mall. that plans call for underground parking, atriums d pran s. e e rasos sumi otupa relyd heg t an rat. i hour. [inaudible conversations] cttea w me rd thaitee enf quorum. the subcommittee on national parks and public lands and oversight hearing on the future of the nationala. opg em aied heir ade in erev anaus nstondeae erenstes e incoubed ther t close of business day. hearing no objection, it will be so ordr. the national mall is america's on yard alt'eck. r eshto ye veearoanwe onic ae o yi steps to the east and the west side is the back.

which means, wn it's building was uilt when the capital was il thestase o caevnek hin wroto a h sicgrha bermuer cen. heiomall is really our backyard and stretes from the capital to the lincoln memorial and the home of the washington nunt, d r iiaiemor all heion s ainese eam he e hefe rindiof ic will visit these historic sites every year and it is essential that the beauty and dignity of these grounds be protected and preserved forthe fure chr re coeren ces adon tala t deranh h op woac tot resource and its finite capacity. in recent months we have seen exactly why it's important to advance memorialsandorls to psi ehoha inigcatton mynitro t hith iite enof sp. and this has -- this particular situation has worked out. wean l fromt oc whs edl ndt anot tme nr pait icw memorials have liberated. with jelly babies proposal and smears and i believe congress has done that in the past, hover taken on thir h arob tanf e thake thetmia ve punoplin inint ub t

mecerovinam memorial day understood it was lead to a korean memorial and bsuent w wi moal aeole aas yit ha tl d i rindi't thacfese merionhrw thcoittee must take a broader view and consider the future generation a their heroes and their historic event thathey want to be commoratbforeev devohe ragac imalouneon e wrahee ed tween elements that are appropriate for the mall and wh has become almost a gettysburg national battlefield? this hearing will provide an oppounitto dcusst n etwhicom t fuofo iol wee tetns sh bae vu thin perspective the care in the planning of this iconic landscape. i would especially welcome sideuggeionswhhi comme coss d erturat intohaedun r eat o t bld s e on. every year we have more and more proposals for another important issue and we have to figure out the matrix on how we will go forward in those aeas r thres in's uam ll oullesldth av ese inanttsin maor memorial to ronald wilson reagan. with that, i include my statent andrria.

oomng opang r ts i oanl wiser ngimto me tfyor today. today's hearing's title ishe future of the national mall. i am glad that my colleagues have decid to dres is to as od treisur ev sss er a tlkut isican ook forward to this morning's conversation. the national mall is where we recognizour triumphs and also oufailes. is is al the mbha lr rnon lte uro eaan arn. the educational role of the mall is often forgotten by congre and i hope we can discs that as well a tevondf si, udstts as coy rnnats,avo in dorne about this. often the stories and narratives we have heard from our memorials and puc esre not tie soofuror e peuasmy remp jefferson created the declaration of independence, roosevelt brought the country out of the great depression oesei onoimonsri y izese o enatth knowledge is the person.

the public space not only where history is retold but where history actually ped. thnatial mis in vi hsy okwe s ton poofh e s onal wa understanding the deeper side of our collective history as a country. the french bornsurveyor deed pubspe to gnifhemtirt actr me sermpn lao ste t wms t rli the first ladies hosted an in easter morning outdoor concert. and african-american preacher speaking in front of the co mo ied aa. sts amthny m ue y ur coy. where democracy thrives and continues to thrive in our national mall is a place where we can continue to learn from the past and build for the future. lo frdo heg more fr esseab i vi fur tsbya d ti ldba. mr. chairman. >> thank you mr. grijalva. our panel of witnesses today includ officials from the agency and commission who are resifo ml ng tisui pte zeho l reh existh onpald nvth aise tey would, the regional director of the national parkservice. we also have mr. tueb sear t.smmon in

prn nt crm tatl ni cosi mr. justin shubow who is president and chairman of the national civic art society and dr. jeniceiew from whington d.c. d op nbur e s dl ppatu ngr. nkv bhe d s e drill. the light is in front of you in the timer in front of you tells u how much you have. we are asking you to confine yourral esentions fi tedhrl sernggoan en hhelligis houdrga yu d uikl nou hit the red light you stopped. and with that, mr. whitesell if you would like to start off, appreciate heangu teon mhan its plreapf y da dsst o thti m wolioumiz att su testimony for the record. the national mall is the preeminent design histocal landscape and is home to sme of the eat m or un umifs he prs longor on ml dl oo cut eco ove e mall. postals for a new memorial is in the district of columbia are covered by he -- thped fo lw bds onr cent ont ga deonin thesiding and design of memorials to those agencies already legislatively

charged with planning and uran gnho. iecs mmat- mmat p tys om d of the death of an individual or the death of the last surviving member of a group, or the occurrence of an event order to mntain the prat hsic pee. e,licoemio marbj taj coct bhe svice with the intentions that most future military memorials would be placed on military lands. fouritrs e ma ceui 00onsderd e l le wof civic art and established the reserve, an area which no new memorials uld permitted. thai ree1 rial i aor ovn l reascee exioo eoti of new memorials, museums and visitor centers in the reserve. in 2003, or the national museum of r-acast an cue, 2o plhrien er ae d ii meal in addition the vietnam veterans visitor center was authorizedn the same w which established terese. e e rlyll foons ah t coore s. ntal mo aor

commission has studied these bills as well as over 70 other memorial bills introduced since 1986. i tmthmmon reenameno e srca mo onoronds ced t commemorative works acts or commemorating the subject in a manner other than a traditional memorial. turning to operational at des heiom contdan. y te r apat fub er, ltg in more than 14,000 events and days of use. the resultingwear and tear an dama tohe urf ndts, pag araofe st lcanrong inmana ales e onarer i responsible for responding to the ever-increasing visitation with a more sustainable and healthier landscape d improved cies tost tatl paer dop naalma ancay a prtoabat the mall,, date high levels of diverse use, protect these historic symbolic lndapes improve engy eiciey an rk ras be m thed tirs imenhlil quth reinvestment estimated at 600 to $650 million which we expect to achieve through a combination of

donaond public fundi anjofu-rngcai eindke t nofirr,e st thti a sel ec have been funded through the american recovery and reinvestment act includ t d.c. war memori thllneiarecg olehs so mo sllrabat anase hey s engineers potomac park levee project. other projects include phase one of them the mall turf reconstructionpecn a nstive nstiro fo t sgh e projects, includes drainage systems, water collectionsystems irrigation and replacing th turf with high-tech oda is gteve oj tacuenin e gn agnc adonaof m tu reconstruction project, the mall walkway the appearance of the washington monent,h d iuba bitio r ls prt dage t rindeasto mecrin facility and thomas jefferson memorial perimeter security setting. most recently the trust sponsored a national mall sign coetitn fothresites in thtimlpe su ternsti rdanioqe. ertef it wise the ideas generated in the competition to develop

specific plans to redevelop the site's. the national park service tasttoro anta rs coctwiar r ers revii d ndin nna me ahe mall. in addition the international park service is working with capital district ocolumbia t insece rn clrothti . chaniscl m att iwobpse reontoa questions you are other members of the subcommittee may have. >> thank you. i noticed on the constitution prect u ha thoam at -e heenh erg mrebi gnyor minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. good morning chairman bishop and members of the subcommittee. nis eete cssofe thmon taor opuntocoi t is iscussion on the future of the national mall. the commission of fine as was created by an act of congress in 1910 as a resultf theplng rt o naar cosiitd at jamalat hia th oeth ct e tmino rthas played an integral role in the creation and development of the national mall as we know it today. the commission is a principle federal agency for reviewing proposals for l ande at urn h on p. is pdee a

he teal n at iald organizations and the district of columbia government. comprised ofseven presidentially appointed members who are selected for their expertise and te t minc icr dt de ommatsys, udonta men ti mall, overseas military cemeteries or coins and medals produced by the united states men's. the state to be where the representations of our nation d ou ide th moncty ge rzihel ntofheis te ti pc mose envisioned in the macmillan plan in 1902. the commission has reviewed all construction on the mall since 1910 including playing a key role in cidind sif lin rilmo 1 yeag rtle mion firtinrewc plfodis rea thti mall lanscape at the veterans memorial center and part mythic king jr. national memorial disled american ranseml d the itiantu's onusof riamantond ur aioeois ris mpntce iminedeno ma operational elements added to the national mall site. these would include security plans for the washington lincoln and jeffersomos smonntu mms d h todae suc aai rtt here nstif ting pool and ml lawn panels. in its active role, in reviewing new rojects on the national

mall the commission alsowks elthmpuic pre ornionvin ren asw e onarer drng efre of this treasured landscape the commison is cooperated with its federal partners to alleviate pressure of additional construction on the mall alacty with the national capital planng mmiion up llaheti cal ridvy mmonnhe rian me smstean20 building on that plan school to encourage continued development of museums and commemorative works into other areas of the city the commission of fine a incoereaa montrarkin 09 rme t nsofoemiv nde eyasth rrin city. the commissionis also been important consulting agency in the development of the national park service national mall an pe cnu coat atsh te sce inedthcois's spbiespal sans oe es under the commemorative works act of 1986. i'm honored to represent the commission of fine arts and the national cital memorial's advisory omioxff boxplyabed ng u tat i ens uizn, tindig t ti memorials. group of professionals who are involved closely in planning and design in the public realm. congressas t unie rece onrind eate te ofcointes coatomoon thty e is onts nce the creation of the primary design review agency in

the nation's capital has been committed to encouraging the ghest qualitof design for the development ofhl iprr c c lfod onur i cgran oh cind pcto hithrot on ibor national mall. mr. chairman that concludemy testimony and thank you for inviting me to tesfy i would be pleased to answerny quon ghav t yemu mrya mhan,bef subcommittee -- good morning mr. chairman. my name is preston yant on the chairman of the national capital planning commission. the national capital planning is ith de gomeen pin ag fthti cal gine s ke nissthff delaanls. acties include for example jointly offering a comprehensive plan for the national capital, with the strictf clu. reinl ra loto e gan es tniplng suofe taty m e tve opportunity to speak with you about the role and the national process inur efforts to protect the historic openpae aniq anen itthakshon e f madd ta tin e or eaeml j srs ensure we implement a process that is responsive and transparent. more broadly our goa is threol fit tourat in'soemiv laap xrihe rsd r

iciy. send, to meet the expectations of the millions of americans wh visit the nation's capital and third, as you said mr. chairman, the plan for theuture generaons o hvxcnt tifoeimo oj. r oore s ncpps sid design of each commemorative work that congress authorizes. ncpc works with a number of ehrsmo sor ti it or adrymmiohe. is onert a dein tsi location either the national park service or the general services administration. we work with the stakehoers to kerth mmale tedeedmer thups omove osd nche ougs threennatith some of washington's most prominent public settings. stafworks closely with sponsors and either the national park service or the gsa to ensure that each j i gnt h ans. ddn opec spick c i enars develop studies. the studies are designed to support memorial process and plan for the next generation of memorials throughout washingt. rect s ot ntth or h enprt nti llm bing caovbung diminish the distinctive openness of the symbolic place. the concerns to protect the mall

to itsmeorde, onap pin is atsnc rt eel t gnan wrk on t mmal museums national plan and second, the memorial, the monumental core framework land and let me say a word about each of he. mos ums an ietwpot s. t deiereed earenemos be built. congress codified the reserve which includes the cross axis of the mall in the 20 coemorive rk aratanvit. ry ore ree cychnt thllo ss exngor landscapes that are admired and enjoyed by americans today. the master plan snificantly also identifies 0 pel ter re mor a m'routhin d.. segesewth. ros matohlp sponsor and visualize opportunities for their projects and it introduces cultural definitions and neighborhos and all four quadrants of the . ma phaccul ed os h caso t m clg mmlsor prenseere ai force czechoslovakian president, the victims of communism, the victims of n-kia in thar vanile li not peo montcofror n. 2009 ncpc published the core

framework plan. this plan identified strategies to extend qualities of the nationa d vtty hey e mid inhho e me c innghfroran ti salat make it intolocations for new cultural destinations located all through the mall more trtive tmi em and memorialpos. am lugrinth iene uelu 10ai utt,d the new projects can serve as anchors the investment in high-quality hoblick spaces and buildings nd ovid destat tinuc si tw s he ty nc rdedseit e onarrvto ret fror n goals and recommendations were consistent with the national park service's national mall pl. these plans provide lo-ran vision memori sn nd to coider asone onll str rt y ca wng commemoration, provid an opportunity to look closely at trends related to memorial content and location over time. the ncpcstwandd rthith nna rkvindluth veen pcl acibaalxig rionerann inafiy subject matter, seen in locations. you can see this is an interaive iac o mpa npc.

stl ideal of or tai i e edte and abroad plan for memorials. this information will better equip agenes to the critical policy pnninstag asat h dver to thyor tie d m y ns ss. t. mr. shubow. is that correct? >> mr. chairman, ranng mber, mberof t submme, ulketoano so . rmrag er alem oe omeelio k you for inviting us to speak today. is an educational nonprofit dedicated to the classical and humaniicradn andpic atee bee poceprvind ec tatl e lllaatat s essential part of our -- the mall and its surrounding monumental core are arguably the greatest work of civic artn the modern era. to highlighthently puse meyfon shon.'si tahisail h ubseic art.org perks to envision the future the molly misunderstand it. them all as we know it is merely just over 100 years ld ye arsveb erre s timgiutt tuf 20en t wa -rthcata thto no graceful boulevard but instead a shabby rambling park anchored on one and buy a train

station anonhe eby am wa io est gehin ind dtee nforea mst plan for new capital worthy of a new nation, grand scheme of radiating avenues in which geometrical avenues were ollyfousn pi won tu meen tosathe t lark y ieont rss iaan irll harmonious andorderly, the l'enfant plan and its most important structures were to be classical anddesn. thysmfeio our gvend tisras. thonusis coteeci th e of rliddemocratic and the enlightenment. as thomas jefferson emphasized, the classical tradition is time honored in time limito. inttoent e prdie i gnft te t de iq wa thpatofhnd years. to be clear our founding arctics sex imitated european architecture anymore than the founders ttf ventrey te tion thcred iab amanle b 0 'nt an dgely been forgotten. thankfully in 1901 congress created the arts commission led by senator james macmillan ..

sehill e ac traftoo o e public what was the fbi building which looks like the ministry of fear. today we fnd oursves in a predicamen clclis th ahmomet re hao aiee go red la y aala service and other agencies chged with preserving the mall had been neglecting it. it is th ml orveby ofal r e i of esoworial a modern eye sore that clashes with the tradition the park service did n other to ns t . e alon thtus roin e

pa what we need is a plan for the dc that carries on te plan for the founders. a plan for the time that would preserve theest ofuap intd cn. ne er n fain evwhadurtas iltheouo touch elites. -- that 0 that in government quote, the rincipals of harmony and necessitree ath ilfnue l d tssal e of o. s matofld d neasorrl peofhe problem not only in buildings but in building government itsel it is that sort of leadship which is willing to stand upo chts tktk bes ae ri p atsgtesay k t you. dr. view. >> thank you for the address the future of the national mall a place that is deaoeasa na amy le oruc. ofeee h pocethihor r e today's discussion let me suggest that history conduction to he gnancaofhe ntngtehet. on ho l or inas fhut ma tgh perspective taking and informed debate. but today's teachersc nsabhage lpsttsagin

st mo as e por run tears elher the university instructor. many feelestricted by test and in the sence o development. clooeasseeds ataiaanaov ra tnga. th dungh are fewer opportunities for teachers to deepen the professional practice. the creative history teacher can denddeuntand d ec . ony thoufild vi nnall h th stsonre the gold standard for history story tellgelcoming over 24 million viitors each year. s oughrih adtondttbo n d y i pot us ire ththakes tem educational is the question why is this still here? public me ora an cnpa neli ba rimioft t inst nu gi srttshe of wise interration that embraces effective technologies, partnerships and a posture of humidity. we nt honohee d tsrthorwe mudort a taie o stat thrgeesrsting place for bird. athaitofdcr

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war. in addition, thinking about the wall provoked questions for im such as isthe existence of the ll wh cd re eldio . ese kiofst at pohiic thinking in which it can be answered through humble interetation and partnerships between schools andte fo et, gail ndior0ye frowseeking to shape e on@? the mall. all the stories that ugly the the beautiful, the bitter d the bold all of the stories of the itstesdve in d ntil on o thstottor in bshivtrst thto sri foincen tre was a person place or think. i attempt to argue here a humble interration that use eecti telo a sm de rthielooet thor ko >>ree of giving your oral testimony as well as the written testimony part of record. we'll turn to the comittee for ess. ukeost. anour. ir t srtwih dr. vue, andçç welcome.ç let meç extent the welcomeoçççç ur

pents thçacmpand ase haou ur t on isemlss somelytelts arey side of the story of history. how do youfeelwecber alh e ue ti dseplae e >>l, the written testimony, i state that me more mall -- the museums tat have exhibits and ontinue o think e rethsy th mu itoe a orlleto umatoces e. ans r interpretation by committing to having people available to help interpret at@? people are seeing when thy come to that memo mal,it ps thoa stry eoragermda th sduti it provokes a dialogue of promotes a debate and helps to broaden our understanding of why soei t yrs wmpntutt . y ouet athiicsifce is tfe >> and you mention as well, the changing role, explain th angire or edio teub acndlsh . >>hi mon teone d for humility. when we design and commitment to

a me more mall. we might have one vision of the importance andaswln or ouatt or pn t wemitc n inatthdsbe ld do i ho think of me more malls a try yum faint statements of stories that ended. it's a beginning of the story. that's part of tns apchthe dpwondeaiy edornt ln e inatthhait yoee. tis builders of me more malls and monuments and museums we should me humble in terms of how we dig em w x itethow hahwifure ras. ltst c us'sar the discussion and conversation today. does the design make it more than stone? >> necessarily so. itthaweabdi thdgned rptie'al abthndas poiti'lkab that makes sense technologies change and then we rvisit the design. or if we're stuck with a bad dethes cosa al base wa sd e wy s gn. w dtteese

thstwetinto tell. it's part of an ongoing conversation. i don't think we should anyof these things as pmna imbldag t in dtag. dogetrdin cookie cuter. >> exactly. >> i was - one more question here. trxveknh mall of the grounds itself, how was your organization engaged so that there's a smo pss atccurh r ior imedtkyh. d rat hextivoofh memorial we're repreparing for how are you engagedo ensure that's there wasoing to be a oothce >>omsiv fe tsreewseje a cto uroh tion pk --hrgh the review process. we also particate extensively with the park svice and other agencindius ath oji e nut t l te wyeeft comes before a commission for review, so with our patners such as

hetfu st t peva celoss a ttn terms of historic values environmental impact. i think generally we're trying ss omione erostngto ss tlets it arnenewty of the design of the national capital in particular the mall. so i guess the answer is we are -- evething th isei ossvtuo be inou e u llephe ce t . thank you, mr. chairman. >> all rig. veewuio o wmeu reng hvyr ag. inp f 2009, i requested documents related to the operations of the grd cayon national park. subsequently teinat th3psfmu rose i r exat we requested those 399 pag last month and requested they be devered today. do you have he 399a qudtheyeso idoni end os beevng it another three years. >> we only have two-year terms

here. >> i understand. >> on april 5h of thisyea ntaren qu whagngts ree se he quon ichknpp t t u. once again we only have two-year terms. let me ask you another question that deals with the commemorativerks a at trioexemng e ros m prse. hae iof meg cwa in the process of reviewing mall mall proposes. >> i think we'd be in a position er-- [aud] g w bke t l t th thneof hvghp ofoisonfi arts and national capital planning commission. so the result would be i suspect that tieing upcrein ens erhenga en aurly ndthhdniti es >> me follow up on that with mr. brian. would you elaborate and why th 2003 amendnt thecwwa iman tutof ll lng u enmrhrmy fod it important that the national mall, reserve the open space and respect thnature much it from past generation we look to resee forfuture neonandt meal rros,uignh heswa j m

before us of course, under the law, under cwa, there's mandated an early consultation process anthos. yove tt. aojotseres, 'sutipxc fithom t h conceptional design and the public can rpond. they come back months laterwith a refined ce im r oveel tendoprid bas . rn lte e mek athird time for a final apriewfl. each step along the way we get feedback. we have a hg af anfoinuoh cot, t sks rhyo ntav vel of expertise and months and months and months of technology interaction. >> how long is that process usuallytak? , i a tngb nghatyetess wen umeat e agr mmorial to be approved is about eight years. of course, that depends on a number of factors. how com howgow covel ige. was fng. thx puli su va in t's sgnca oufpvauinu geio fundraising and anything can impact that. >> can i ask thebasic general question to you in the cwa ocess wxtiff atachuntd

eqes w inks a lleon. rman. the act establishes a test in the process for applicants to go through in theproposals aleurgtt latoris is css esdernons with advice. the danger is -- i think it probably is be described as the hazard reentt ndneheete of lotr d e croa thoshzed and gets placed in the incredibly important nional setting. so the issue is, you know it y el cmeemeto . 'sin ba - a rnml which go from a break plaque to a huge national war memoria it has omeflbio acodthkiocge ofpe i k ue running around an existing body of regulation it makes it very difficult to enforce i. t y apiath ie qtibuy me p. i'omcka t yur. chairman.

you seem to beignoringt naal ta n is, cosin firani r reitane comments regarding the mall. can you give me some of the reasons for yourplantire thwk es er orzas een >>l,os- don't intend to ignore them at all. in fact, i rely on some of their great successes in the st. thelirhe is one s s te inoitnrdt lllan. one of the great successes was opposing the first design for thefralin rooseveltmri whwa0ftccr s he. titomisfi tsertimanft classical tradition in dc and we believe, they could do so again. >> restly u feth n' ia mda tithy apriy soim thtyirett classal tradition. it's represent of some fashionable trends in the wor of arkand cec. yoinouw um nsk in

formaldehyde. sometime it is affects that unfortunatel mainstream. nni treu th,lemas th es. oeoents that you propose in this retroclassic style thatyou think is the only way tohe inivowtht stofacao? i rs ue moralize somebody it's heroism. how do we s the mpty pe. d --hesuft andgnhodwdh e qeons as to more inclusive and to deal with the complexity of what we're tryi to meoriaze an ke of ntieg e e l >>ouothh clcaadni ere iniv am a the african-american civil war memorial. the statute of freedom at the top of the capole y smome. oepoudls anwosatt tradition is the best one for me morizing our greatist figures. in contrast to whtew id ulinat crnig

lin,agtjfe eiowe't wt o much disagreement. we want them to say a few simple things honor them andeflect on what theyd frs. onan e own ggmiawhre vir bringing whatever interpretation they want of it. >> in the commemorative art works act does not require clsm ou bie i ld t ulythito reet. ontngt hen t en iois xit purpose of the commemorative works act the purposes of the chapter to preserve the integrity of the cp nve gn tat pi ncossia clcahesndobt tomrarct require the future building to be classical. >> thank you. this is almost a flippant queson. ud a gooi wu idotrqtiww vimdo bfoorar otv sw t. ou have an toons it? >> i don't. >> darn goodquestion though. thanyou

let me back if iou . n ac as k t ior e nh mml ecng increasingly controversial. it uses the term consensus and the concept of what is durable. yoakbatt n creipr auizinprs e reedneessons we've arned from this controversy. >> yes it does encourage nsensus. we have been concerned a commison about theonus ancoiniagth pas hnea th l hs contue atih eisenhower memorial application they have been before us several months ago but has been delayed so the ieulonin in u'or tpo t d t ok ae ocbility of materials. that's one question i had as to how materials will stand up in esanisr e des thahis cin a o s etls ar se on stt oqti is, what can we learn from the process and how can. be perhaps improved? there has been a joint ask rc mri ied 02 ro0o 02anruewth veuen. w the process be continued

or continually improved. one of the recommendation coming out of that task force was indeed to create a se. 'rcera bungth ll ea rveddna wnlataeut, waepl process improving from the task force. i would submit if you're looking for a vehicle to continue to -tcst te ogboonin overs es rcy bea god idea to do so. >> are there additional suggestions of the task force that have been not implemented. >> i have to get ba to ou. p. t flo eerou tept dg l hoesmsuta reedt cwa? >> well, it's a question that fundamentally technical one which would be answered through materialtus. i s u'rein sweeml,s ndthsbeg unakhaulbe true. less of an issue when you're talking about uilding i so o oed ds thierthgls,t isherehe dgns in contemporary where they're going. i di want to make a point that the commission doesn't actually tee stof wh

cobe i itarw e t i e ti n'inheomio coerseosth style. does dend the resources that we have many of which are classical. thotro,iiv imanma 'spanommet autitnaon mealalsta incredibly controversial. usually involving years of debate, this was true of the lincoln memorial. prent ost t rvon ff ri wnoo8arocoto a es cet weto d t idea there's going to be innovative in some ways the debate is healthy for our democracy. >> and i would agree whthat latant itab iheth venor st tgoovmytiim we blu this. if i could follow up on that as far as t question about the process. ci wyocidert eiow oj ve rm w iers cgeldma trigger a more desirability design outcome. i don't know if it makes sense to you. has yogsadpti e ng ri chs. fe ac. thcoisoffiea could follow th noble tradition and find that the memorial is

diorp. tent with the best of shington monts thdosetep ag ths sciooe ig wthrt thtill. another way this process could be resolved happily is the for the naal capolpni mmonth mon a s nd a e mos rir rmt assrreb ut hizing the memorial. one of the main, if not the main, feature of the memorial is an enormous steelri l t eens e. evnehe chtsan nh mo hi are behind it are doing sees testing to ensure that it lasts 100 years. 100 years far or aninit thrwrir teentce e sut'dule ery and zero in a little bit more. i only have a couple of more and i'll be done. e etkh ci lngtoh deonul te nu d bl aine esouulha e direction the design procs was goingsome i'm asking a question re. i mean, i wod y ifu thyhona ste org eal in t wn nss theddr memorial nay said

it must be harmonious with the others. something like that would solve the poblems. eae scoss le qio irte rsp. fideiheo u doonthe mall right. i realize you're doing considerable amount of work on the mall which has an trtaictt ballso i d e w n's ledwit benefit the games in the the future? >> the current work on the mal turf is only a portion of that it'sisd thhe prt. e pithiuwa rino m i ve st. itupd eety thdf this calendar year. and as to how it'll affect the baseball m ianys mgnincaiov mye. thainndnsh gnan part. could you give us an update on previously mall programs. >> in terms of constructn. >> where they are in the process. st t e r. sou , ince retiooer nstiigno sh bmedy fiwe in august, according to the engineers on that project. we're not excess of veng e'nherosfo

depiheplo reatrndf wagtwntt s mabyhe earthquake. those are the two principle onces that are underway. >> i appreciate you joining us here. diyou have any queonfor urwn? anuorepaf . wao k ewss r reon kl wtsi ep irgn questions that may be submitted by members of the subcommittee in a timely fashion. furtasth-d fur we'h tt rt en e e thobjection without further questions or further busiss that committee sands adjourned. nale cnsas] h thnan ceor fo oly tvsnria week on-span 2. tonight chstopher daily on the book covering america bout the culture ofamecanned. tea y e a erouhe eev rt memos personal letters and interviews to trace former "washington post" eito ben

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specifically unmarried women and why this is a key gupor e mi ti tigacaite s tow ndte rf to unmarrd women,eople of color, and those under the age of 0. when you look at the o ilem gr,tly ndpberhl53of ee eligible voters. it's a great rowpt. when w r rr gu nd i a5% t ti uon ita soly key demographic that could be hard pressed to win the election if they don't have the attentionof is gup. a weaswhdo yove ptit marital status it ends up being one of the key things in reistration turnt, a veeen it es ifer. ay e tl hree romf k sellf lo s is o the unmarried women population by state. so the darker state, the higher the percentage of uarr nte i atse. fehih jut u. 'rd hri

battleground state names and there's a neat overlap with some of the states. you have nevada, new meico north olta eyngiodict u'avpouono rrwo can swing an elecon. so being able to mobilize unmarried women is going to be key for the upineti anrtybend tris mh- lof cptsfhe rising american lek rate those populations center are growing. unmarried women ar certainly growing in a fas rt he lou 'sareceeof people, and that's important. but when we dig into the numbers a little bit, and you look at marital status ofwnb whr h ld o no yon aoe th. yo ve on 30% of unmarried women with children who vote. so and there's judgment here ca ynofoa ojoan i is , 's e ll. t ef group that desperately needs to hae their voice heard, this is certainly one of them.

wheoohealg ag i mot st is ce anelr ffce as well. there's a 44 point gap between married women and unmarried women the pp est aerid ro. set sld u. rserly a tked about, you know, the importance of mobilizing and, you know -- you need a register youeed to t medoo ou soomedwn, dnsl'st i tho. apnito make su that married women fully understand what the candidates really stand for. and how do th candidates foe ipofmpan sun r v sole us 't u rr women, i would not say we should bring married women off. unmarried wmen in eoy,m centhith co gin e o of jb fulfilled by women 69 percenthave been filled by men. 66 percent of unmarried ome aro ardomn po hg blpag lltite er aer emi challenges facing all of us but

certainly to a disproportion amount of rried women. heatc hw leg ennms at% ad en without health insurance compared to 8.8% of married women. 8. for mrr n d 2% rrme mata ss s kelihood on having insurance. when we look at issues overall. the kind of list you might see from americans overall. when we seewhatt arhe otiesja theno ty p t um ondm . and often people link those two things together. they see one driving the ther. if you people don't have jbs it's challengi to mak the on u. soj stos at erne demy but so the good news with this is when, you know, the issues that are going to be debated and talked aboutelle the esanieo w lntoanwib ativ. ee ke r t rmn rainay ratithe when we look at the congressional ballot, we can see that overall, you have 49% of uniemehwo sut deatrin ng

pp t % wo my ppthpuang cngre. a little erosion since january. but, you know, nothing that i would alarme aotight no diag iw c lihiro i cnav huge impact. so in terms of perceptions, who would do when it comes to some of the key issues when sk mawengwsa jon w nc nrioah idobwodo a bett job with jobs. 58% said that president obama would do a betterjob with the om hitcostsriou es% nmieom evhprenam arhevas as opposed to 25 who y romney shares their values. we look at other keyss,- syfoth aro ra frentma ha rcplti onjoaguarried women. and 56% approval rating on the economy. reallyar or tindrohi fabl tps ovl h s lorim in ti mylast slide it's a little bit of an eye chart. i want to make sure it's available to all.

theswere some of the closest racoegn praio 01 anl futtine iuadyr rtthpto knock on doors, make phone calls, to send e-mails, t you know, try to mobizefrndanpoel nd give t aimeo i did this, do i need to go through it again? buthe answer i absolutely ye thwe lt00 ves sped amtin om democratic loss in 2010. that was a net swing of 12 congressional ses. because we were able o gt the s nd. er, ouhlo tets adt 00es the mar begins when one of ou clients jerry connelly in virginia 920 tes iha ntc idwh rug rnlrn d,eahee progressive that the people in the room would love to have elect, you know, stands shoulder to shoulder with you all on al ofhe isstheman y cfo, tg . heos 0vs. bblooin the next round. 350 votes.

so i would say, please, it can be tiringntuingto g anyt o old ci wthnim atakin the atmosphere that we're in. but i would ask you all to please persevere as you have and continue to fight that fit. beeh'smuig ond ths ucask ou i tyoo somebody two years from now is going to have one of these charts and there are oing to be elections th are just as close if n cos ertectsanhef yo bl hlyo , molo begprag- reera get to the polls. thank you. [applause] thanyorisykw. weha cte er t cuoneeo tinednduss inse ecs. this more about how we achieve success in the elections. one of the ways will be to organize with th ie m tju en kne ppe] >> good afternoon, everyone. i want to start by saying thank you to patricia nd the natnal gatifooang th trwe r th r on t

n tenwiheoc o a such great contributions to women throughout her life. and on a personal note i love talks tomyborrrsn sis,s ti tao om fl lillga we i'xteb re and bring the message to you. plldz one of the tings they are working on, at is a huge part ofhe pitic rm aravnght coen regra aot0 on e hehihtsto cuwimpsti today is what has happened with the ability in right to be able to vote. and i think one ofthb wao tt l ry ge thau n wee ge yon'veogotf bae kind of see what is happened here. four years ago we had a historic election. electing the first african-americanresint i raba ctyoow scurhe ghtuouifdead sw, you know, obama winning 70% of all new voters. this is people who had registered to vote for 2008,and decrats mos ad t rd it'tsthtw unce r te 2010. it was a difficult year for all of us on the progressive side. the 2010 elections changed the

makeup, ally o te l h ins pi atveneegf anaodeoic collta ouses from democrat to republican. in fact, in 2010, a republican pick 6isve se wewat ve ld th weeeaaonimnt rk adeni seen and tax on women. many people realize was happening t at the same te was ewa did a heg adbtio beabtot in 2011 lone there were tree states that introduce legislation during their legislative sessiin thswtk e 00rm te atty atol th states in red where states where bills passed. if we look at thestates and compare where wehs ck wn r er that irp aea eriad a goorveoeeer u bill. the states in yellly the bills were carried over to 1 i'm talking about cutting back the rights and abilities

requiring proof of ctns. dira okit icfoir rt go o otd just register voters and i think something that we have heard quite a bit bit voer i.d. vor i.d. is meing at llchinitbin co omesdela wh is a heceun . eaul legislation is affects women in a disor portion nate wait. why does it matter us and women? w% o puon ylawh pe i , do0ln women vote as opposed to about 61%. that's 10 million more women who participated in thvotng prs. alifyloat2 wo sng fe am ai women bea men in 2008 in every single age tegory. ths thel r ar' iinrm,i' leitic yhibo teer om to use an execute their ability to vote. in general, you all probay familiar with a t of the nus. e ofhet la t 16 eect cee wn.

whroor the first ime in 2010. .. estiante w saer ss hi lilithetpac. so, this is dorothy cooper. dorothy cooper is someone you should get to know. dorothy cooper is 96 yrso in1,n tssas vsressnto h ud p a key component, dorothy was sent, you know, shewasn't discourage

ewnedtogo. so wto l shhdaplc. ta ad id er sad r r ston card. she went to go get hr voter i.d. and she said that wasn't sufficient enoughdeno me, oty 6. e boefthth dm ase shewij crow and she had voted in every single election she had been able to for the last 70 years. so when she was told they you ow idtet sh si'etidndi'omck e 96 erodolt g tth . sohe went home, got her birth certificate, social security card, copyof thursday and came bk witeirpo.d tegitiar issoasu us e avehr ic. doy boit different name tha shead wn she got married. and this is how voter i.d. disproortionately impacts them . okno d wme alwen. whinbohior i k t6-d going backce to a dmv can you probably can't get around id thahe cllt othegh ble paipintl esi'ry id. sonkut m hemeordr wouldn'teep going back. dorothy tooker story to the

press. she made it big deal aut it d got the law chged hae itg. [rs plus thhi w h ee th ieu so what can you do? make sure you are registered to vote. there are more stin flrida du t psate puse chankeur yoy k reth stonls ktuadmareta is the case. if not, make sure you register. second you can do vote. participe th iti prs thakret cathes tur ndad ai s targiedto thhexe t itt get active. were going to need more poll workers and poormnto toanat hni telonn fo. er nat dictth hni prctate oved it's going to be an extreme amount of confusion at the poll this is somehing you can do. and you can spread the word ouwhathainin t un he-cwhd ae edvo y thyon we have one page you can download right here on voter registrationrtfo alat anrejuln oorry ie statein the united states.

17 states are translated into spanish by the way whe you can see in general whaths ge y s aha yoedbee vt tha h akio rtiswhyogn toa wr ol monitor. everywhe i go in when talking about this, different groups like the national organization wn ojsate unatoab lymaur hig is mee ho f t il pe estimated to be disenfranchised from voting because of what has happened to her ability and right to vote just within the last fewyears. so n oouit chtoe yet ac. syorgsed a kee o hi ye ank you. [applause] h'mppatof whyu said and by starting down the road of what you can do we have additional informaon from dr. canterbysatg t ien womke oo a oie pocs anwant l o wyon do. >> thank you patricia. as we begin i want o h quie a potsuiernte da aous

umyn a. ite not present totally the national organization for hasereoumb ofous oiic punw articles parties laborers, opinions -- all kinds of opinns. and of course i have ose gh wou wnprt lig ase person that i call peer she was on vacation when i called her last time about some polling that just couldn't udsth evham inth idonarouat yovean tqet.thb craven is always available to give me information as is alice, who are very port no stoe h r, wllur ou weaylkuthao more women, we have to elect more women. but when you go look for them. data that shows that having more men makes eei ot rysay t itl ieetda or tha but you can't really see documents and shows. so what i have doneit th5 th hst

rcgewo iates d avesh-- vet notes 23.7. here you'll see that colorado is spurious. it h 0. h of tnt th you. so this is colorado down here and you just go down the p 15 states. and then inedtt escht ms es laws on their books their states for women. th retoesme ste th hstbef nlgt. okt1 thhd the best laws are the least restrictive is how we ve to sait against women's prodtiveih anu seera prmcrrtii he corado used to be down here he is to have colora peak very good. but the people out thee ut thresi psas he giioo rt petitioned him aside and

and getting them onto the books. but this is a good correlation when you lookat 15 stts ad u ae sti r yu threa. ese lenuof women registered. the bottom 15 days. thtayoy gnost-s al dssto y stane hehn but here are the worst, but were states have passed the most oppressive legislationa wos prtiig anu th1ouo15 peosply. it's almo a .001 correlation which means they could have on happenedyacciden tes inei ed sos haoee a dien w nt to luck with you n things. these are factors we go keep minthat . ry y he eclcce. many stas have not had their primaries. we don't know who the final candidates are going to be for ur stateouse oru e orrrona he a fprw kn low a t

presidency. and then we have to keep in mind that there's a lot of factors out there, which are influenced in h leiorein o he y. d e lyn lo athteveon and b and factor which is hardto define but vr rt jhefrulal t ntouelt p fobahe e attime that we heard rick talk bout what a difference it made getting the extra votes in acr es ey ha t f s so tta resvey pota wee an african-american president. we have a major component being of religion, which many of those that are to cria ropatecrst coy,eer buosinha buey ame in to class. another thing we need to understand as we go throught is o t i teedh in mulelt atrs si miman deino going to win a senate race is how the presidential race played out in that stat

now for example we've gothis lyehe actttwelet n ncttwwh t blicnt in fact, t pools work out to be 0.3 difference beween them. theyhagechs itinos t tarnbu her. and she has now to say abthim in er but they both need dads but the truth is massachusetts is a democratic state. for him to win in hat ate, will he uprm tprmmaere ably 10-point. it's n goi to be easy. i don't think mr. obama isa pupen e. iin cinla e. w pdefo th t th u currently -- i have not analyzed the hous in detail. my bestguss andy ou ouiehecash em t wtu h a cetaace . e ic uat seats. so look at the presidential election quick ay.

not hvinge nd of equipt mlleseeint, g al e' ydryr tisl o there. i just copied some slides and changed and ts is wiethesnc d alhipt w touun ais ei. e of ce t republican states, the electoral votes are in them. the bluish purple ones are the deates d shareeira orevt saot ir t ahaelee swstates. you've heard about them twice already today. they are important states that are going to make a difference. but if i takea oly codoo dmc luthsrest da w could change. some of the polls in some of the studies that have led me to seis aitth rgo buishosei. buisce si ams elra votes. he's going to have to have 270. this is whole world don he thhoot 4 s e av ncatd iso we

have to look at. now when i look at the states with all the latest polls and how they shape out the h onre gtony, a ros ca oards romney. the bluish ones d i'm not sure they can be in blue are for obama. and what is absolutely dead eo hia inb h eyw at no one can predict them. you have to be careful about polls. when i look at the polls,ou'll see five polls that came out y th a sbais nnanen ort e th revese. so you he to go back to each poll. how is it conducted? how is the data together? s it a rol al wa lyot u toghwoe lot. and i have to say between you and i. i've head om iyintre po s ame t thro oylys somemes ey'vgot ama up by 10 in the next day pick up and down by 10.

thernogha ap ovghr i t tid t t ow e gse en soh t inve mewiom probabilities. actually capps laid out at the d.c. splits left. 'sea llhrha c cophditis to our nevada, ohio and florida. but these are the probabilies and they're justo aal i eettd y fd owh toe ave this weekend that john district can win. how can i putelgreic th aanto yoopiv t yoy -u ab ow br i do. what i determined as their 72 74 possibilities of how you can take those unknown states to creawnug tol vofobma. e o this. it's not sad, but it's doable. i came up with 45 as of this morng,psio ho roey- epgeg ae. . eygoto win. d insist she seemed to me because we have to take either

we, meaning tedmcr r sithogivavt toeoro o he te bt t's only 40 possibilities if he takes both florida and thstghngngoe ie it ibther tm whmeitoio o thhoof representatives. so then i looked at the senate and quickly just goinghrh itigno tdms a f5 votes. that'so independence, the vice president and thedemocratic na. foatr 3se tt 1 of them belong to the democrats. so it is our turn to relyave scrch it ot ia hst e st that irn -- that are more south don't have any election. thebusa o cr ascud ede

la three. we just have to figure o how we put it ogth. inhbeors a sw tte thresig tt thawre not quite surehw to going to win. no ventures to us of course is toook at peter at isi i r uto se wonthad haeiimyt n te certainty that if any republican primary tommy thompson emerges asthe n tm isngha otm nn bhe b t rs and the good news is that the@ and the good news is that the republicans have their caucus, their state caucus a week ago, tommy ompson came in thd. eynr t at th gfo us tdo p i in combat every statewide poll against all of the other candidate, tammy baldwin tends to ed ts of bon es e d t florida. bill nelson is a doable guy. connie mack is no smartera fa w gat hianthasce

bala. bee t know. we just got to lookai dmditelaes i could probably see them. i k thepcare ni ong when he s not been ahead in any . bue e oio fr a d t menoto ro. cagaainmontana jon tester can win. h tagotoe e ic b hecalot intimaekdsh chan tsht e needs. the women after pretty passed about their rights. inkt il rg. i htwegnl ettr ttuno in northern virginia. it is doable. totally doable. and that's important to

te venus probably going to go to angus king, is indepennt heotki whe c to iin vfo r mytohici nip,s he tm ae 'st igs n i think that we're going to have about, my calculation, 48 based on a h italtas f ta ththe gt eotatoioma difference and will be critically important are massachusetts which is doable with the owr n us daici in no one knows which way name isging to go in the drivers eat. i think we will end up with a 50 nd i prenoplyl th ifre omn ..athe ttou have been anything stand to have a big improvement of the six women that are hing totandemoc f elonksod oth w bt rete e one who is in serious trouble if mccaskill in

missri. best is ing to go li anineho ctk thbue have $6 million then her tone and one in this day and time that doest mean much as the auction ofeae sas,bei wiee buenhaixen in nt nd hawaii should be able to had a case in the primary when it occurs. i k tpecoe mo dteu ofalns oi noe is previous vernor becau it is a promise home state and they will turn out to keep the democrati and that thosesouldkeryer bos ev go tob. hi nheip f another woman. i can even see whispered that they are be youcan so i think those are thete es g teponhr oldhgeb t weulcty np with instead of 17 women in the ited states senate, end up with at et. e ss o n. [aus

and where the target. this is always a guess. i wold put projects into florid n hi fdane oa rdo win. we need to pull bill nelson back in, even if it dragging his sweet little self down. it's a lovely man, b it'hard ghin rgt s k tonycu ha re does. and there are eight really solid democratic women outf or26 rena etrn a eyluomci wo nyyost ermt lois frankel. [applause] she is a very, very good chance to winaa e sea n he sokslk os,onth fliahowr lpp e te her career and so this is important to us. there is a woman nad v [cs apse ou tirom o ieoag county, an african-american woman who is dynamic beyond belief and i thk she can and will win without. a lot of help. ino i i rotwtee

'vt epa teou ofr ne fan because we need one of those states. they have asutiou t6crena s er be cr women running, more than they've er had. i mean, there is a large inas w rng cetobnss . thad micea sot'w eewa s ow i dream of what wi be. but i'm pretty realistic in my analysis aout the heart. it s tma gu ossins. tpoi frod ouer th you. [applause] >> president obama kickedff f mp b ort rotmyoh tinutie paa. the present ramps up faster at her turn had at carnegie mello university in ptsbg u nstee coioet cn aln -di sprg 1:50 p.m. >> tax reform is to focus on

what we ant. it rtes. anrkini it edopit cgar o etenand put america back on top. >> you can talk about pollsll you want, but wehave put us up si wee up tffesnd nof vhng ng'ea. >> from the time i've lost all control of th committee and went back to his he of staff and came backi as 2s. satae mogeerdeio seteosix? >> you could make the advantages to homeowners much more progressive in the domeni rivlin taxrefrm wdovrt me otag euti acr at r r rate. >> tennis player billie jean king discussed evil opportunity and payfor athletes. she spoken qiot e ti p cfoh ooftoncoo naalsslb nm s dn the 100

president of the national press club. where the world's leadin professional organization fo jourlists, committoor reurgr n efserwi foreoronut naalp visit our website at www.apparatus that are. to donate t rgrs,t e ica onre ursmnte ls sirsgtie ehof mbers worldwide cannot like to welcome her speaker and those attending today's events. haleuiz esthr spr el ng nas cb ifrosr k them oegnr icit n necessarily that good journalism objectivity. i would also like to welcome our c-span on public radio en ougearsotuon eberceg dcfrheiopr clvale t yon fw acon on twitter using hash tag and pc lunch. after a guess speech ccludes we will have aqaa' nyst ameprs. ittotre d tagad asch yo t uif is your name is annoced. premier wright, peter foster, u.s. editor of the daily telegraph of lndon n

ln , anlt gr iaakrt thfit pbs. billy smith features editor for state and is aarp bulletin. ne bchougeneasme podbc n,caftboanest he. association. alison fitzgerald, freelancer on us, chairwoman of the speakers coitte in skiheeafo stom doo éepr r 00 s lb resort and to organe today's luncheon david hagerty, first vice president usa. vieiins.y reti p c me werasbe thud ndily outreach. family events rybi iene. anu l [applause] on september 20, 1973, the world wahed as billie jean king based thurt and the one of w'sat arane e v riaistt s t owa btlal playrs. because female professional tennis players inferior.

indeed advice, but not in the wa rick. ad t quy ch a ivtihace felad bets a not yet reached women's athletics. in 1972 compared7ys tmn r 0, hshol girls compared with 3.7 million high school gils. nghdhen da ofonentot men iafr y pnor whe.n but what 15,000 minus. king said he would not pay them extra to detmine thafail enth. 87 . n ec fimatomeo ofeqprm. [applause] 17 stepped into the astrodome that day, she had amission to ved e ve ra aea r s ur66. [applause] "the sunday times" causes a drop shot and bali bali heard round the world. the map didn't change womes is kiopr 0ee temts it's funny how when a woman does

something they always think we'll be fact half of the population king said. king went on to found a men' iszithn' oriote treheat a9 grslit e, doubles and mixed doubles. she won her fir pembleton doubles title at the age of 17 to the mixture can upset th number one in the first round at lehefm t 19ki nathcu a six year she raked number one and went to be world-class player such as martina navratilova and chris evert appearedn 1990, life magazin d reh 10 pot icof 20cnry est a der me rdn's ghtcvl honor. and if your daughter has ever won a troph and a competitive sport sake of its time for a tip the irqi nc s tay17 s rpa ior s ea0 [applause] now 3.1 million high school girls lay in haskell r-cit amsi 00 p eglvl hicn o od ersondogad ve acasp opportities open. please show me in welcoming billie jean king.

pplae] >> thank you. that's ery idtv. tharndds di rbelo t gh sod anheod sod adhalthy lunch thanks to susan sellers. you guys dece what the menu is gog to be a? i so wntnkntere laer r g inou you realize i've never spoke here and 68. ver too lat i'm allyappybee. an n hn onrelu ahe cebogvrsames he speakers committee for having . i'm thrilled to be here. i certainly watched enough people speakere,o thank o ohou s h ibyur rmpren h sa and eveyone at the usda. a lot of people at the usda here. our coverage, man. i love it aped alsin mitlcafn. wharey e htoat abthgotoe. so, dst is the national governing idea 10 under 17

geogrhic sections, just so you understa apinhe atiction e ttriga, es virginia, maryland and obviously district of columbia so we are very clear and anyone no familiar with vaio board i think its importanyou know . alouiko nk kamaos coo communy tennis. everything i was talking about today comes under his leadership. but you stand up curt. la he hofetto le b ocrs hei lyree be here. also, the two people to help investigate prepared today re very forward diector rt c i tk. e i. se d ck ohnson who is director of corporate communications. where are you? thankyou. [aus nyyoowasen aye ou msocl vibuc o ou today for one of my proudest achievements. i am one of over 27 elliott recreational tenny inatcog he or g macrs asath bte

stgrg itl spt since the year 2000. we currently have over 800,000 absolutely partcipantsfo ake us ae [lte anatju adults. as you know, tennis has obviouslbeen a huge part of my life. it changed my whole life. i was blessedo ha a re. shadmr. morly s given me my platform my lam one lfl t e rs d poitfoby d gi m oe heard since i was 12 years old i had an epiphay and i promised i would dedicate mlife to that goal until the day i ie. andnk tens w a haaf. oto m h fo for several years, many of you in this room have been encouraging people to pick up a racket. the te? beetesi ot lime in nj byplalasand abilities. the usda invests 100%-o

prdsm . pe tdsir. son coo iu aket, you're helping community tennis. the mission statement is to promote and develop the growth oftni 2 uslath itsr ldof st mon for public scholarships, programs and grts. nnaveg es n'a. eys kr ne so uismo0 uth senkeeps growing, so who knows what 2012 will bring. recently somebody asked me to na a he tuing t y li t re a thab yownds, k t ininn ie you never know how a person is going to take your life or how you'll touch theirs. you never know. just stay , s ac oe. ifralearhon bah oliseum are where's born and raised. thank god our father just bn trsferd o wyor fris jo e edm ndsido whhee ke ost tennis clinics now remember i've played tons of all team sports.

i said but what you do? she said you couldorn g and a thareestft game all strata, let's go. so wgo to her country club and we plan. and ioe ditt issl o . bu'rsoasfba te attsoftball ace susan said if you call it that. she ysyo know the froag,iti ret ak. hadhfee thmibe opportunity for me to play more. so i go otad o h or thdeal n ft ta los veaut en htdykw what is going to do with my life. i wanted to be the number one tennis player in the world. done. my poomother pked up. , y. d ha n o counutt g erl wht' madbor. me c on. well, that there is going to be 90 in about two weeks and she still remembers that day. ppe] d tilwha g oluger t snyec s dnea care.

a younger brother rany moffitt was a relief h ldr. ball 'sbe ber poor. they didn't care if we were in a good, but here's what happened. mo polhitn i deenc eeeoalhe e. us xusi n th so. over 70% of tennis is played in public parks. and m one of those kids. like iaid i am a public park d. met a oe stcmio htwe chonemmbne thrld that come from the public purse, just to kind of -- just refresh your memory. i think you've heard of arthur ashe who is number one in the d. s t nu on r n h umon h w. y os,enwilliams, venus williams, just to give you a few of the champ he and that have come from public prks because erne's itial tis t wme a lb blirk m yt ytea ivngplic parks are helping tobuild refurbish ourt and providing programs and countless communitie tat

ch nnacieve eo fedf oitcu. oranat has held or refurbished 25,000 quarries and we hope by the endof this yr 'vcmed30. sengstpri g. [applause] also they stay very focused. hi n e intihast sed het e,ryas it will help fight childhood obesity which is an epidemic in this country and we're going t get kidsave k thom ss unont gdonoxese timsh yalho 10% chance to exercise the rest of herlife. so this time and under itveiael bee ono an geemrtwet epm g orever. the great thing about the time and under initiative s everything is smalle the cars are a theuayg.

here's what happens at the regular tennis ball when a child pl ha ckb ve feeaauite he hee hldrn ly a gur ball, they are hitting all of their shots. did they get all these goofy grs as they grow older as t ow tr yt's e. hns stee' ser aney rr er gry th ttre zone. he played baseball you know where that is. it is the sweet spot your point of contact were you t the ball d it reallyhls escden youlotlith esesil hbe ttthllk not ang vy. aterpe usually. the victim in the air, go back to offense. ok that's fine. so now it's u. aniswhthe g tockit isd thdsgo r at epe. rp, are you listening quite far right, this is good because i qualified. we don't have as uch pace t cover. i likei. g. thrsmered it i went and tred it and this i rme . d n ttettwy o.

it's really fun. i love it. the great thing about tennis as it's an invidu spo and amrt u'ot hi anr t g o ges ilo i'lkfrhesss professional. not a lot of sports can say that. we don't have nfl for the wome here oa maleue seba forwm isankegoi sotyuto t isaspo takes care of all of us and i love that fact. today marks -- standout mark, se [aus ahng cste world tennis team, mark has really gotten behi this tag and under initiative. so has the city opened that me fter the.s. en es y kwugy g t asoroet played with this tag under initiative. i mean, everyonis getting behind it and they think it's so important. all of the professiona urnthv hi isannd itve o ol ina statyo sid rugund ayon smaller uarters but the smaller rackets in the ball. it's so much fun to watch the cave

so fw'dn ut50 ki arers. fomg iscfu tirehaba areas. he could have it anyplace. it doesn't matter. it doesn't matter don'get fapaon t nethoprs dhe been without the tens of thousands of volunteers do love our sport so much. i want to really tnk the vont iavtrg? eiesofhe u y owt ng you're great but this section. it's so importuned to realy nor volees ec wit ies an. ev oniten soioeeyb thda school program also an afterschool program rehed 1 million elementary school kids just last yearut. weetenla orve wofed hehurah li passarella and sharing major and 660 chapters in the united states. nationwide. byth wa au s anarpa rwhe h ucla and they payed on the men's tennis team they are.

fyi they are my error, so i know. and thenatot t atl rtied l ep ri ehilre ofsk aha over 250,000 underserved youth per year. it's fantast what they're doing. story, trdad e. thaphr hn ddhgh ist cesi weaau the park they played. michelle belknap. not michellea. in ttl f e rierho yof . elle became an instructor and leader for the and gtl. shceived four-ar hohin a 1ma unsi. cruising all-conference champ in them is the most decorated tennisply. eshlfa igd ca tirfil me tnd olge atur pr eloe oppounity. you never know. since 1994 usdasrdh it a f d haov fng ts edtiros over

107 t. two communities in 43 states. deborah larkin, executive director is here today. e' fn tiewn heor. isennt plusea a'v n her for many years. a dear friend who i to make the job as executive director. she's a go-getter she's perfect for thatjbanst pfe e artheey id ermin ol scholarships. another important area as they have funded adaptive tennis progms th disitto yi rkergeeg. wegotihe foec eonthse le boxes. more to come. the usda has the military tr rgam. e gtsprt or th00 ourmiry faesho broa this includes helping providing tennis facilities and programming on bases thrughout the u.s. andther iiiv lidoauch ovent plo tthan y the sport and the precious downtime that they have. i know thater first ly come londdr de

ulbtrll ko h ify 'tkow tar wknoon because i'm very fortunate to be on the president's poll for fitness for a signature shame. don't tu fd istill ret s bs etiorneor gne e. n'tu fisll , shmy utfotnfo siuram doaclyd ti ret s us ece fis a atsh i t alol s here, but she's my bus executive on a it's marcus on now. from shell beach california io swen ann,ud eae u apacet included instructional informatn. and givehis fellow soldiers made a court unflagged mudand thwhosu. lgplac thet pann around. i hope you belie some of their stress. i cannot imagine the stress they must go through. it's not agree to take a racket and just not the ball. you t rt nbo. knpsthis gohee buhen' hunbo. u schette afterwards. we want 10 minutes to make a positive difference in the lives ofoh heatit er h toatl cyrs h t vengprnep im mcoitsn wt to ensure every child has an opportunity to get the

best eduationpossible. we wan prtwi coit as ic cr selt cni rve us is recommended to make tennis more accessible. tniscamck er. t' t q&a. [applause] hao.anfoe sedte q&a, inadvertently left out of sean mayo who is at the head table and as a board of usda. la i h 0tiaro tl. ounkissed nesh banor ndnd how? >> welcome the 40th anniversary this past june 23rd 1972. e of ho ngma r egon s onwis but it was her idea. she's called t mother of education. and then the oer person who is one ofmrs set biguhos ie na itod hebl. esopreta. y m ohio.

fantastic. she was the firstcaller that was in og m go tll ni moment. [laughter] no, it's a brain cramp. gaskets and eyae wyoorebe soin guhaoud urerted soly. idt gual? everybody stumped. i love it. when y'r old, it's a senior moment. asut pts orsa o tst mit before 1972 the quotas that rvard of the world or 5% if you want to womanla esrenk dcs woman could not get a scholarship until the fall of 1972. i could say there's haly any. as a i x er t 16n nd srs an ni you create the sports section, you'll think were terriblet is heard in the otlloimn

ur t ea oennd n'orrengpp urss olge e thi telling them to dr. would've tennis commandments tennis or wom's tennis because we're lift orathaoby cry wsoldbe coin tfe ivtibe got toptiec w e tiouata cu rbee e military were having a hard time passing. they get a pretty boot camp to go to boot camp ow. weav gth naon nt, ioy phalndp is thivtind colleges. [applause] sarmn telobuoni geav oopt thliylnd in >> well, it's interesting because our president's council just joined with -- yeah we did waint it soreoconic viam i okorea mee aclye ae,e e revolution. a lot of people don't want to do sportsthe dubya go. eaetvi atllt erde r taies a wldmao cty g. wbet henswer, but the ever screen 10 to seven to eight hours a day. pathetic. so we now it's going to be tesicoerho

juakre het yhayeue hap e usey fuhe ourdnow. [laughter] anyway, i am in an elevator in a furnace on thir phone going blye . m nusut t . yw need outside play time. even for one minute if you make children move in the classroom to music, move your armslegs sitting on a haircomgfutu ciatgo t i likttysi i ceec its lyth gee ekie do you do better when you go after the classroom? gap, i canfcs. soc ts et od eysoct. ds w te t so it's nutrition. we've got to find ways to get r kids moving, but as a parent or caregiver or whoev is nge hin,ha l h utge twh o ec tdoli t wy. er walking, take a walk with a child or maybe the child will take a walk with you. sometimes childrenange adtsbttyile ggcaof no me oby us heart disease

and diabetes. way to help each other be active in part of our lifeyle. it's not goi to he'vt d rvnt eebleo tca is as a nation. we. sorry, i'm getting wound up. >> is thcurrent generati of hletndstane le yfc? >>ryern a erfrofc inl fas,lws try to think of the persons they should let their frame of reference must b. this amateur tennis and they madea a. .. i t k ust an 'txptho dendt c tl e nhee s juotte f un aalthriale and we started women's professional tennis. that is not away wanted it. i wanted the men and won together and theyejected ito i tn. d ta rrt rss weeer foatatsi 1

ll ra houston texas in 1970. and that was the birth of women's professional tennis, the way you know it today. now do ecripo sa endht? n lhnd te hase hor aery good but they didn't live it just like i am not living with the pressures that they deal with. they are very dferent. look at the ney management they neeto d gh uli th le i tly loobeust crs oit i'm not very high maintenance so i would be giving it away, most of it but it's fun toake money and create oppornities for pele. know tre ifft ess us a be prsy n ded ild ohoke today -- it would be a fantastic feeling. everyone is dierent but i must tell you, heomen's tennis sociion,e hvehese ntgas thme soarryne te geti my eonntenus ntiihr evert and martina to mentor them and to help them ande asked them - dtton t getistdon abththhior kaa s erdad istharct for the usda but she went to northwestern. she went into the aa'sithy

sithiisalfu. buu i jsag egeon gv a we do stand on the shoulders of the generations before us which we just do. i'm thkfulotuy un thimate gto me we an tger lln totho av heach other. >> what do you think has en the biggest change in tennis in the past 2ys? ha nerng o. wehi sen evioepmnt cnge. this racket -- i'm going to mess up my speech here. it's really light. th kesur blt. l. wh gy tki m dad i want one like that and he said reat, shw me. i went around to all he neighbors and beg them to give me a jb 29 mar it oaa mda can't wait anylonger. please let mget my racket. i went to browse at the sporting goods store. the salesmanaid toe what kind ofat out? sd toadosa eny? i ed ie cl lavender, violet are all my

favorite. i would sleep with my racket every night. [lauter] d i d mbwn aninur wi thaci ke ieit i e just like linus, with ur blanket. that is how i am with a tennis racket. buthe gge thiis te ie etey so l. rke ws ahr quarter ounces. most of thm are really light. the aerodynamicy i hr. sws a bi. n n he t aal a t strings. they talk about, it's got little sharp things in the strings so the spins take more. if you ave seenidhiat fond yt ixged. thicaer id at spin is exaggerated and they have a control we never would havehad. our sweet spot was about this pic big of a racket in the racket loo like a badminn racketo 'sc t etlefa thrind nutritional, all the information available on how to train so muchetter, much more dynamic. the kinetic linkage when y t. erugo er ic it tly lvnt ths say, we would

be wow. i tell them that allthe time. every generati justts bea yreolpen tnguthl , 'se thds ebeer do you agree with john mcenroe that the players should go back andwhen brackets to bring back fray thg? ohstcr ham aur] s aliu hhet cehi of any. he had the greatest touch and i loved the way his mind works. he still plays every day. he is a crazy. hcs ve erpehahe ed wte u do you know how much thinner i am? oh my. the only thing that kept him them going when he played was do. yeou sch atwhepmh yee peayg ubu enough, because that is where he got his practice. it kept him sharp. i don't ow about the rota ea its eranmes silyy na'sof ol players. with wooden rackets. there are not too many left. getting scace.

>> y is w t l pyoy oms ispatot ohe men's tour and are there other outstaing quality issues? >> up that you guys aren't used to these quesons. ere ann po. ry bon ofintolbo t rlutar very fortunate. i want to salute usda because the u.s. open was the first by many many ears. e er hne whwae t ht ne be t ww amteurs. 1968 was the beginning of what we called open our modern tennis. if someone says open tnis he will now know what that actually means. m tstd 96 engoai. i ido ga cho00unnd ch for 750 pounds. i we oh no. i thought -- i just thought we would bothget our check and evybodwoulbe h a diiz thafmnisat ayagotoeno ale or i'm thinking does it ever stop? over the years, behind the scenes we kept after the oers. thesli and thheckffinn it ye iateug dac fferent. she was willing to go to meetings behind-the-scenes. she was willing to do a lot of

things she put herself on theie. mola he dim dotho kehaf . foaj e ql money. there is still a lot more money and independent. they have a lot ofpportunity. some of them cultural. but usually it's because ofth whnek llak reeathoran rl lefat,n'nn ghn hhpls are extraordinary. federer, djokovic and nidal. they are extraordi. thewo r nano t ieapio 'suy tma,y ysoai mr h way you go. if there is a rivalry going on they say oh the rest of the competition is no good. d thfyou do't he a valrketh en ntthow's ng t tharras. pere nav ene heerns this. so things go in cycles. but right now you will never se three players i don't thinkev ai tiy. threl econu gs ate t e entf mpio de who is going to be number one. we know now whicis kind of interesting to. i know the top ree thatare gog to be up tre whhe guyst alse wa g e erth u i it ut eyt abthss atompr y betothbest hor she can be.

everyone should not be discounted. no person should be discounted for anng it'sy rtthe eaor. istl thane to iend ff today, a lot of times with tears in their eyes. they say how much that match -- when i played bobbyi h cedirle rcon nhevea htanh it eiys gs,hess and daugers havequal opportunities and equal, equal equal. they point to th match and they will say i saw that when i wa10 yrs o whwas rs d a mifn iarad g anw rd ce ida mis story to. it's amazing how these men are the first generation ofmef wosmme th . soyreyo0s ft me ie there, you are the first generation of men of the women's movement. >> you were rent awa t pren m oee at tg imaninest a d todd t in grqes [laughter] >> oh my goodness. faaytnle

erth tarin on t eaneeoto . seahit o of us every single human being is an influencer. every single one of you in this ro er ws e,ch evon u a fler w yo flin thomon paid 77 centon the dollar? it's very hard for, when you are in powerto give up soo ater 'sy . ou tdintro yoowy leab omt oups. the sub dominant groups know a lot about the dominant groups because they have got to bob and weave. the submt p go obdav thavt ur ad thavknw t t dontup thsy it's important the dominant group knows a lot about the sub dominant group. u have to gi it up if you ardonantgrop. isi thswi a. gaorh oeat r nor se ota. oe matter. it doesn't matter. helpach other. it's amazing howveryone wants to be better than sobody else. tpume edo eyl aeig no ueamnsff ar elelo grles raise people above themselves. [applause]

>>tde d gi thrag ggs y erd sty ne >> is so funny. i think in terms of boys and girls club what woulda er wh fwi lwon is'sygo reiokeayl i t oue do ey go, oh i'm a terrible athlete. oh so bad that i played tennis or ilke toan auytuone dot oi'tele hl inthhao noce that. mothers have to notice, mothers and fathers or caretakers, oesin geth chen yt yay evhiou di rtbee eckp onryg. a ar it's amazing all the little things that go on every single day. atra oied soin say tegio p e rl bw h s yo sons also, how you teach your sons is really imptant too. i grew up with a brother an i didn't know what it felt like o ve is. ro a a s iadabndo siyod o much harder than i.

i can't believe the dierence. i only have to show up on time r the bus and whn they take the ball guys out of thearty an a e uf aro e,ee argi wee th uss ithks pot mos fas gi, oever is taking the child, "the guardian," to tell girls to believe in themselves an don't make cuses. d acik a r. ooyoe teleh, 's r , ar yanatyoe an athlete. [laughter] [applause] >>ouomdmadd anlhau on ndudefrt o yomiwhou in ayoi om men? obviously my mother and my fath. they oo a eye ooatr. l eh my pd sea ag eypech e eyen't afraid to cross the soalled female/male domain. my dad wouldsay,ounow, ha utr p wco gh wve eyldp otr. myheuluifer to my father. that was that generation you know but they were good to each other. they were kind to each other. no one is pr. t ine hed saa

lsh c 't agg yeah, you are a clogger and a dancer. my parents love to swing dance. i know you are a good swin er i think s alirtto ase am. at tuen? >> douk to the growing of? >> reverend bob richard. he was the minist -- i went to the first church of the brother and as a cil lmeste tsntlpidhe smstf ch. y sunday he talked about sports at every sermon. do you think i was in there hanging on ery word? i hesisli wd hus. hoayeyh nb heevlt assowa truly having to lift his body weight up. i always reember looking at it. stil thi i thscnen init rmr sk mwdo wao be? of course a kid with glasses, he is probably thinking she's got no chance. anyw i love ts n he s uc eaoto anef f g o e ti ou t mbim 's gt adon speaker. you thought u could win anythingfter the sermons he

would give on sunday. i wasey g te ovthgu he e. o feroio tef lack of media coverage practice seems only the major networks cover it and what can be done to reverse his aclyncs l of uoperhi s o u.pe thweamoouf leon e trouble is it's not in prime-time ery time. i think a lot of people, i . if wtot a pl, apye d ne rendmp. avrdhd i thr poster our poster boy for collegiate tennis. david benjamin is here who is the head of the ita. john gduat froe er ea. hetho iewld d evhhttho abap heuponoan i ldthm si trouble. i've been trying to get more young people to go to colleg they all want to turn pro-and they are not good ough quite ankly. and whenyougo tcge soizn es hlp u. en gck toe wahnasie ci. elou ce with the life on the two are. you are much more mature and you handle things a lot better. ihkjoisur to rino thsgdu -'s toern auou have to turn pro-earlier and give up a lot.

it has changed. but i really think mt of the kids shothin le vty ntng than hououe the state of aairs for american tennis? >> i would say we are not at r height of the moment. t o jr veen angort fo i h whagore g,t ga s right now. i don't know if that's true because i don't think you ever really know until they grow up. i did find his guy came up to me dsd,ouovu tc gh d nk du ko ho en d at yoonauer daily. i'm like, one hour to myself and he was soni. eymer,dy hn si lyo twah dte ok. gotout r this really fast. does she hav a ranking because that helps us know their ability. yes, she is number one in the and der in the southwest re. wneouwke sensfa tops showw i. i y, when i come back i promise you i will call and i will take a look. i said please give me informion. giv me e inrmatan i itys. heksoli e g al.

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