three or four years and it starts to really shift for baby boomers. thank you for being with us. marilyn will be out in the hallway signing copies of her book that are available for purchase, so please feel free to chat with her. thanks for being here tonight. holt: thank you. [applause] >> next week, while congress is out for the july 4 holiday break, primetime speeches -- features a different history topic. monday, the manhattan project. tuesday, a symposium on the 1955 debate between james baldwin, a national review founder william f buckley junior, about the american dream.

thursday, examine the text of the declaration of independence and the efforts behind preserving the original document. friday we cover the welcoming ceremony of the replica of the french sailing ship hermione. watch her special primetime edition of american history tv and tune in every weekend as we tell america's story on american history tv on c-span3. >> like many of us, first families take vacation time, and like presidents and first ladies, a good read can be the perfect companion for your summer journey. what better book than one that pearson's other personal life of every first lady in american history. first ladies, presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women.

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♪ >> i'm tom shepherd. on behalf of my fellow board members, i welcome you as we celebrate the arrival of the hermione. where all here to welcome the captain and crew of the hermione, and the drive to achieve which is evident when

you look at the pier and see the hermione dock. we are also here to celebrate a man of spirit, determination and vision. speaking of marquis de lafayette. [applause] when he sailed on the hermione in 1780, the marquis was no stranger to american shores. he fought as a member of the continental army in the early years of our struggle. on his return in april, the marquis brought with him not only the promise from the king of france of additional support in the form of 6000 troops and seven ships, but also an enduring friendship that has

lasted centuries. the marquis resumed his place alongside general washington and the continental army and was among troops, setting siege on the battle of yorktown in 1781. as you walk through yorktown >> oprah family believe in the value of humanity and the performance of history. people say we only need science graduates. that is very very wrong. history is a living thing. it has to be taught. there's a great danger that the story will be forgotten. most americans do not remember that there was more fighting here in yorktown -- more frenchmen fighting here than americans. the message from latvia to washington that led to the tipping point to the war that was