. >> recently, american history tv was at the american historical associations annual meeting in denver, colorado. we spoke with professors, authors and graduate students about their research. this interview is about 15 minutes. >> marijuana is constantly associated with jazz musician, the beat nick generation, kind of hippies in the 1960's. but, you know, it was prescribed by doctors in the late 19th century around a number of psychological issues, for things like anxiety, for example. so in north america particularly with mexican immigrants who kind of came to the united states really helped popularize the association with marijuana in the late 19th century. so by 1931, you have 39 states who have decided to criminalize marijuana possession. so in thinking about what the federal government was responding to, there was already the attitude that substances like marijuana should be illegal but the real issue came with the mechanisms to do so. so thinking about the 20th century, the federal government didn't have a lot of confidence in the laws that it was implementing so in 1937. the fed

tvrecently american history was at the american historical association's annual meeting in denver, colorado. we spoke with professors, authors, and graduate students about their research. this interview is about 13 minutes. >> we are with a princeton university phd candidate. some of the early examples of early recreational or personal uses of marijuana in the united states. in the united states, i think it really became popular in the late 19th and early -- early 20th centuries. you see it kind of constantly associated with jazz musicians in the 30's and 40's, the beatnik generation, kind of hippies in the 1960's. it was prescribed by doctors in the late 19th century brought a number of psychological issues, thinking about things like anxiety, for example. in north america, particularly with mexican immigrants who can obtain to the united states, really helped popularize the association with marijuana in the late 19th century. >> so it was legal for medicinal purposes and recreational purposes? >> states started to criminalize early as --licy as if you're thinking about 1900 and so by 1981

. >> recently, american history tv was at the american historical association's annual meeting in denver, colorado. we spoke with professors, authors and graduate students about their research. this interview is about 15 minutes. >> we are with a princeton university phd candidate. the early examples of girly recreational or personal uses of marijuana in the united states? >> in the united states at think it really became popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. he see it constantly associated with jazz musicians in the 30's and 40's. the beatnik generation, hippies. it is prescribed by doctors in the late 19th century around a number of psychological issues, for things like anxiety, for example. so in north america, particularly with mexican immigrants who kind of came to the united states, really helped popularize the association with marijuana in the late 19th century. it was legal form at this and recreational purposes? to criminalizeed --ijuana policy as early as if you're thinking about the 1900s. so by 1931, you have 39 states who have decided to criminalize marijuana poss

this discussion took place at the american historical association's annual meeting in denver. it is just over an hour and a half. professor yang: i'm anand yang from the university of washingtion. when we conceived about this, about a year or so ago, we thought of it as an opportunity for historians to share their expertise with the new president-elect.

. >> recently, american history tv was at the american historical association's annual meeting in denver, colorado. we spoke with graduate students about their research. this is about 20 minutes. >> nathan packard. when was the marine corps first established and why? nathan: 1775 at the outset of the american revolution. it was established to provide an industry to surf with the navy. as policed serving force for the ship's captain, and provide capability of close combat. ships would pull along and try to board one another. musket fire, close combat. >> in terms of history, it is one of the oldest forces in existence. nathan: yes. in the united states. i worked at the conclusion of the american revolution but the congress reestablished it in 1798 and it has been there ever since. bill: what was the national security act of 1947 and why was that so important to the marine corps? nathan: the national security act of 1947 and the associated legislation that came afterward, that basically took intelligence duringitary entities world war ii and restructured them and put them on a more permane

. >> recently, american history tv was at the american historical association's annual meeting in denver, colorado. we spoke with professors, authors and graduate students about their research. this interview is about 20 minutes. >> we are with jennifer, a phd candidate here to talk about immigration and student visas. about mexicanss coming to the u.s. and the 20 century. talk about who was coming and why and how they were able to do that. rachael: actually, mexico soon --came in the 19 century mexican students came in the 19th century. very eliterom mexican families who just wanted the best education for their children. started to change was that the mexican government began to offer scholarships and that opened up the possibility of being in the united states to a broader group of students who came from middle-class and upper-middle-class backgrounds. they were offering scholarship students to mexican students to study in the united states. rachel: that's right. they tried to give them to the best students as a reward for academic merits but absolutely social connections. seeing did w

tvently, american history was at the american historical association's annual meeting in denver, colorado. we spoke with professors, authors and graduate students about their research. interviews about 20 minutes. packard, professor at marine corps university in quantico virginia here the men -- historic -- when was the marine corps first established and why? >> it was established in 1775 outside -- against of the megan revolution and established to provide a force of seagoing infantry to serve at the navy. their duties included serving as a police force and also providing a capability of close combat as the ships would pull alongside each other and try to board and the marines would provide musket fire for when that took place. >> it is one of the oldest forces in existence. >> in the u.s., yes. it inss reestablished 1798 and it's been there ever since. woes the first -- the national skill at 1947 and why was that so important. legislationiated that came after words -- afterwards, that basically took the intelligence and military entities during world war ii and restructured them and put

copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] >> recently, american history tv was at the american historical association's annual meeting in denver, colorado. historians about their research. >> we are with professor vernon burton of clemson university and peyton mccrary, george washington university law school lecturer and former department of justice historian. you are fresh off your panel on historians as expert witnesses. when our historians used as expert witnesses, professor burton? vernon: in our case, we have done mainly voting rights work. goes back a number of years but historians were used quite a bit now in a lot of different kinds of litigation. explaining circumstances. looking at intent. so everything from environmental concerns to medical issues. tobacco. company. suits. so, it's for me, i think, they could almost be used anywhere to help put things into perspective for what is the voting rights, sort of law canon we think of, explaining the totality of circumstances of why a law is passed. host: you spent 26 years with the justice department. when did you become being used as an expert wi

the session took place at the american historical association. it is about 90 minutes..ame is amanda until very recently, i was director of the national history center, which is sponsor of this panel. this roundtable is on rachel "cuisine and, empire." why are we discussing this book? to bring the discussion into larger policy discussions. they are focusing on an issue that is of great public interest today. food is attracting attention in a variety of ways. people with disposable incomes eat not only for sustenance, but for cultural projects. they tried the latest restaurants, experiment with new ingredients and recipes, learn about new cuisine, and approach mealtime with a deliberate consideration. so much so, a new term has been coined for them, "foodies hugo ."

counterculture and isend -- and san francisco the focus of a panel discussion hosted by the american historical association sunday. here's a preview. the core of what we're talking about is the cultural reduction process. that was often the key hole through which you had to enter to create that new project. i always think about that sensibility, that technical tool , and that's what acid was. it was a t

this session was hosted by the emmanuel -- american historical association at their annual meeting. it is about 90 minutes. >> my name is amanda moniz. the curator of philanthropy at the smithsonian's national museum of american history. until very recently, i was director of the national history center, which is sponsor of this panel. this roundtable is on rachel laudan's book, "cuisine and empire." why are we discussing this book? to bring history and historical perspective into broader public and policy conversations. this panel does that by focusing on an issue that is of great public interest today. food is attracting attention in a variety of ways. people with disposable incomes cook and eat not only for sustenance, but for cultural projects. they ardently try the latest restaurants, experiment with new ingredients and recipes, learn about new cuisine, and approach mealtime with a deliberate appreciation. so much so, a new term has been coined to refer to them, "foodies." chefs have become celebrities. some have even achieved sufficient wealth and public profile that they have

was hosted by the american historical association at their annual meeting. it is about 90 minutes. >> i am the curator of philanthropy at the smithsonian museum of american history. recently, i was an associate at the national history center. we have here the director and assistant director. this roundtable is on rachel laudan's book, "cuisine and and history." is focusing on an issue that is of great public interest today. food is attracting attention in a variety of ways. people with disposable incomes cook and eat not nearly for sustenance but for cultural projects. they try the latest restaurants, recipes, learn about new coup scenes, and generally approach with deliberation. a new term has been coined for odies."fo chefs are celebrities. some have even created philanthropic foundations, generally addressing hunger which persists in the face of bounty. along with hunger, there are other food-related ills. and policymakers pursue responses to the consumption of too little, too much, or the wrong kind of food. hashis interest in food grown, so has the atten

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tvrecently american history was at the american historical association's annual meeting in denver, colorado. we spoke with professors, authors, and graduate students about their research. this interview is about 13 minutes. >> we are with a princeton university phd candidate. also,

. >> the american historical association convened a panel of historians who talked about the movement and groups who were part of the counterculture in the 1960's and 70's, focusing on san francisco in 1967. they debate the meanings of the terms counterculture and hippest -- and hippie and discuss the meaning at the time. this was at the annual meeting and is about an hour and a half. do int i would like to this talk is introduce you to some of the literature on the counterculture. i should go back for just a moment that this presentation takes much longer to do thoroughly. i'm going to hit some of the high points that i want to call attention to the fact that i have the url where the full presentation may be accessed. the final slide will happen again also. that way you could dwell longer on some of the slides, so i will be going over that likely -- lightly. of rage,alled dave america's radical underground. reads dust jacket, it grand borough gives the story of the american underground revolutionaries and what it has desperately needed. please sifted the areas of the conflagration of

. >> i just want to say an informs thank you to eric and to roger and to the american historical association and to the wilson center. this is an alexander institution y'all have built over many many years, in a world that is struggling with its alternative facts, a forum that deals with historical context is needed now more than ever. i'm really proud to be here. i want to give kudos also to svetlana who really led this process of gathering data back to the early 1990s. in fact, svetlana brought our pru manuscript up to 3,000 pages and then cut to a thousand or so due to herculean labors by our series editor, malcolm burns with us today and a huge thank you to central university press for letting us dig out the high-reslution photographs from the bush libraries and her own collection to tell the story into photo es. i should say that we're very much looking forward to the trump-putin supplements. this is not them but this is how the last two occupants thought about each other. we're betting about 140 characters per tweet, the book will be significantly shorter. our publishers will be happy

. >> i just want to say an enormous thank you to eric and the american historical association and the wilson center. this is an extraordinary and to show that you all have built over many years and had a world that was struggling with his alternative facts. a forum that deals with historical context is needed now more than ever. i'm really proud to be here. svetlana give kudos to , who led this entire process of gathering data and back to the early 1990's. the manuscript was brought up to 3000 pages. it was then cut down to a near 1000 or so, and i was due to herculean labors by our amazing series editor who is here with us today. i thank you to the european press helping us take out the high resolution photos from the administrations. we are looking forward to the trump, putin summits. is not them, but this is how the last two occupants thought about each other. we are betting that about 140 characters per tweet, the book will be significantly shorter. our publishers will be happy about that. we are really here to talk about two main points. the biggest theme of the book is really in

levinson, let me acknowledge our partnership with the national history center and the american historical association. we are cosponsoring and co-organizing this seminar with. let me acknowledgment our donors, the society of historians of american foreign relations, the george washington university history department as well as a number , of individuals giving support for this series. we want to acknowledge roger lewis, the co-chairman of the seminar. he's here all the way from texas. i want to welcome all of you and say thank you especially to pete and amanda perry who do the heavy lifting in terms of getting us here and organized. we are very grateful to you. [applause] >> thank you. will turn i think i it over to eric to introduce our speaker. >> thank you. >> one last technical announcement, if you have one of these devices, and i suspect everyone in the room does. if you could just turn it to vibrate or silence, that will prevent embarrassment and interruption in the next hour and a half. with that, it is my pleasure to introduce this afternoon's speaker, marc levinson, who is an independent his

this was hosted by the american historical association. it is about an hour-1/2. >> welcome. it is my great privilege to be the moderater of this panel. we have three really fine papers and a comment today. we'll just go in the order in the program and i will introduce each person before they speak. so if we're ready, we'll get going. our first presentation is by harle fisher, professor of modern global history at the swiss federal institute of technology. the author of many wonderful stories including san scrist sociology ant zpw peerism. race class. and the editor of limits of british control in south asia. the title of the talk today is eradicating the scourge of drink and the unpardonnable sin f inleaget sexual enjoyment. >> thank you for these kind words. thanks to the audience for coming out in this weather. as the time regime will be mercilessly implemented today, i will start with the presentation without further adieu. both in the popular imagination and in the existing literature. anti-vice campaigning is constructed as a euro-american phenomena. it is understood as

this discussion took place at the american historical association's annual meeting in denver. it is just over an hour and a half. professor yang: i'm anand yang from the university of washingtion. when we conceived about this, about a year or so ago, we thought of it as an opportunity for historians to share their expertise with the new president-elect. little did we realize that our panelists would be addressing president-elect trump. we are fortunate that we have five historians that who have a sense of public purpose. they would like to reflect on some of the public policy imperatives and context that the new administration that will be faced with. as laid out in the program, we are going to follow the order -- alphabetical order. first up is nathan citino. of rice university. a scholar of the middle east. saudi written about u.s. and u.s. arab relations. khalil gibran muhammad, of harvard university's kennedy school whose work explores the , intersection between race, ethnicity, and public policy will be next. his research polices criminality in the united states. our thir

woodson founded in association to educate the public about the historical and cultural contributions of african-americans he lived there until his death in 1950. it's going to be open to the public after the restoration's are completed. >>> d.c. streetcars have been running along the a-street corridor for a year now. believe that? we are taking a closer look how the project is working and plans for the future. this is where derekrd >> reporter: it's been a year since streetcars returned to d.c., looking nothing like the ones that ferried washington for about a century that ended in 1952. mod earn versions seemed to have caught on, albeit on a smaller scale. >> violeconvenient, gets me whe go. >> miss the bus, it's convenient, gets you to the track. >> especially for people who live on 8th street or in the area, basically just going maybe a few blocks. >> reporter: the few blocks between the bridge and oklahoma avenue is 2.2 miles, and it's a free ride. >> doesn't go far, but it makes the quick trips easier. >> reporter: running until 2:00 a.m. friday and saturdays, which is great for night life patrons.

american historical and cultural society. each year when we celebrate black history month, we adopt the national theme of the association for the study of african american life and history founded by the late dr. quarter jean woodson. father of black history week that later became black history month. this year, the national theme is, the crisis in black education. the executive summary found in your program addresses the theme. we will follow the order of the program . now, rev. dr. amos c brown, civil rights leader and pastor of historic third baptist church will bring the invocation followed by mr. eldridge anthony, who will lead us-who is the conductor of the willie l brown wilson choir leading us in singing with every voice and sing, the negro national anthem. please, stand. thank you. >> let us now pause and give acknowledgment to our maker. oh, unmoved mover, the source of knowledge, wisdom, and understanding, we pause in spite of whatever tom we might utter to speak of you. to acknowledge that our people perish because of a lack of knowledge and critical thinking. but we thank you, god, that since those dark days of sla

brief biographies and i saw darlene in the audience from the association of chinese-american and want to thank ed robin from the historical society and commissioners received a letter if sue lee the director the historical society one of the goals of this resolution to show the progression this district has made one and 10 years ago you'll not see the superintendent or myself sitting here we would have been included from normal schools and i would have been picked out from i was at argon elementary school and picked out and put spots oriental school that was renamed and now gordon jay allow. >> superintendent made a commitment we're a sanctuary city not let people pick out students to segregate them and take discrimination actions that is important that we look back and correct this situation and recommit ourselves to a future diversity and inclusion i want to thank my colleagues and add everyone's names to this recessing resolution and ask everyone that is in support to speak. >> thank you commissioner murase and sxok for offering the resolution and commissioner murase thank you for naming so many of the individuals that

american historical and cultural society. each year when we celebrate black history month, we adopt the national theme of the association for the study of african american life and history founded by the late dr.

american historical and cultural society. each year when we celebrate black history month, we adopt the national theme of the association for the study of african american life and history founded by the late dr. quarter jean woodson. father of black history week that later became black history month. this year, the national theme is, the crisis in black education. the executive summary found in your program addresses the theme. we will follow the order of the program . now, rev. dr. amos c brown, civil rights leader and pastor of historic third baptist church will bring the invocation followed by mr. eldridge anthony, who will lead us-who is the conductor of the willie l brown wilson choir leading us in singing with every voice and sing, the negro national anthem. please, stand. thank you. >> let us now pause and give acknowledgment to our maker. oh, unmoved mover, the source of knowledge, wisdom, and understanding, we pause in spite of whatever tom we might utter to speak of you. to acknowledge that our people perish because of a lack of knowledge and critical thinking. but we thank you, god, that since those dark days of sla

brief biographies and i saw darlene in the audience from the association of chinese-american and want to thank ed robin from the historical society and commissioners received a letter if sue lee the director the historical society one of the goals of this resolution to show the progression this district has made one and 10 years ago you'll not see the superintendent or myself sitting here we would have been included from normal schools and i would have been picked out from i was at argon elementary school and picked out and put spots oriental school that was renamed and now gordon jay allow. >> superintendent made a commitment we're a sanctuary city not let people pick out students to segregate them and take discrimination actions that is important that we look back and correct this situation and recommit ourselves to a future diversity and inclusion i want to thank my colleagues and add everyone's names to this recessing resolution and ask everyone that is in support to speak. >> thank you commissioner murase and sxok for offering the resolution and commissioner murase thank you for naming so many of the individuals that

american historical and cultural society. each year when we celebrate black history month, we adopt the national theme of the association for they of african american life and history founded by the late dr. quarter jean woodson. father of black history week that later became black history month. this year, the national theme is, the crisis in black education. the executive summary found in your program addresses the theme. we will follow the order of the program . now, rev. dr. amos c brown, civil rights leader and pastor of historic third baptist church will bring the invocation followed by mr. eldridge anthony, who will lead us-who is the conductor of the willie l brown wilson choir leading us in singing with every voice and sing, the negro national anthem. please, stand. thank you. >> let us now pause and give acknowledgment to our maker. oh, unmoved mover, the source of knowledge, wisdom, and understanding, we pause in spite of whatever tom we might utter to speak of you. to acknowledge that our people perish because of a lack of knowledge and critical thinking. but we thank you, god, that since those dark days of slavery

american historical and cultural society. each year when we celebrate black history month, we adopt the national theme of the association for the study of african american life and history founded by the late dr. quarter jean woodson. father of black history week that later became black history month. this year, the national theme is, the crisis in black education. the executive summary found in your program addresses the theme. we will follow the order of the program . now, rev. dr. amos c brown, civil rights leader and pastor of historic third baptist church will bring the invocation followed by mr. eldridge anthony, who will lead us-who is the conductor of the willie l brown wilson choir leading us in singing with every voice and sing, the negro national anthem. please, stand. thank you. >> let us now pause and give acknowledgment to our maker. oh, unmoved mover, the source of knowledge, wisdom, and understanding, we pause in spite of whatever tom we might utter to speak of you. to acknowledge that our people perish because of a lack of knowledge and critical thinking. but we thank you, god, that since those dark days of sla

here at the american historical association, eugene hillsman. thank you for being with us. >> thank you very much. >> are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend here at the american historical association, eugene hillsman. on c-span3. follow us on twitter at c-span history for information on our schedule, and to keep up with the latest history news. 50 years ago on february 10, 1967, the 25th amendment to the u.s. constitution was ratified, clarifying presidential and vice presidential succession in case of a vacancy in office. here is a segment from an american artifacts program, recorded in the national archives. >> william harrison was our first president to die in office. the constitution indicates that the vice president would assume the role of presidency. however, the constitution is silent on pretty much everything else after that. sureongress wasn't really what the vice president was to be called. was he president? president? what did all of this mean? it's a question that lingered on unti

this session was hosted by the emmanuel -- american historical association at their annual meeting. it is about 90 minutes. >> my name is amanda moniz. the curator of philanthropy at the smithsonian's national museum of american history. until very recently, i was director of the national history center, which is sponsor of this panel.

this was hosted by the american historical association. it is about an hour-1/2. >> welcome. it is my great privilege to be the moderater of this panel.

counterculture and isend -- and san francisco the focus of a panel discussion hosted by the american historical association. it airs on sunday. here's a preview. the core of what we're talking about is the cultural reduction process. that was often the key hole through which you had to enter to create that new project. i always think about that sensibility, that technical tool , and that's what acid was. it was a technical tool that open the door. while we have written about it, we haven't explored in depth outside of a few iconic figures. the tech community has been an incredible window into this. it is shocking how many scientists of all kind used acid to change the paradigm through which they had been trained. that is something i think we could probably reproduce and disciplinary act after disciplinary act. it is in those disciplinary eruptions that i think the legacy of the counterculture is best perceived and better understood than thinking about a head sitting on the corner. takes matter, but who those drugs and why they have the effect dated the late 1960's and early 1970's is still something we are

. >> recently, american history tv was at the american historical association's annual meeting in denver, colorado. we spoke with professors, authors and graduate students about their research. this interview is about 20 minutes. >> we are with jennifer, a phd candidate here to talk about immigration and student visas.

tvently, american history was at the american historical association's annual meeting in denver, colorado. we spoke with profess

. >> the american historical association convened a panel of historians who talked about the movement and groups who were part of the counterculture in the 1960's and 70's, focusing on san francisco in 1967. they debate the meanings of the terms counterculture and hippest

. >> the american historical association convened a panel of historians who talked about the movements and groups that were part of the counterculture in the 1960's and 1970's focusing on san francisco in 1967. they debate the meaning of the terms counterculture and hippie and discuss the legacy of that time. the association hosted this event at their annual meeting. it is about an hour and a half. >> what i would like to do in this talk is introduce you to some of the literature on the counterculture. i should go back for just a moment. this presentation takes much longer to do thgh