holocaust museum director sara bloomfield and national september 11th president and ceo alice greenwald share how the memorial honor the victims and their families. >> we sore thrilled that you took time out to participate in tonight's program and we also want to say thank you and welcome to our cohosts from the 9/11 memorial and museum. i'd also like to welcome or digital audience zbroing around the globe. we really hope that during tonight's conversation you'll share your reflections but also ask questions of our panelists using the #power of memory. tonight's program is part of a series of conversations that we're hosting, examining the power of memory to shape our future. this season we're taking time out to think about why we remember the events that led to the holocaust and other global atrocities and how collective understanding can help us make informed decisions about our future and shape a better world. to learn about this program series and all the conversations and programs that we host, we hope you'll sign up for the museum e-mail and follow us on social media. some people

holocaust museum director sara bloomfield and national september 11th president and ceo alice greenwald share how the memorial honor the victims and their families. >> we sore thrilled that you took time out to participate in tonight's program and we also want to say thank you and welcome to our cohosts from the 9/11 memorial and museum. i'd also like to welcome or digital audience zbroing around the globe. we really hope that during tonight's conversation you'll share your reflections but also ask questions of our panelists using the #power of

tonight, we are joined by sara bloomfield, the director of the united states memorial holocaust memorial museum and alice greenwald, the president and ceo of the 9/11 memorial and museum. they have been friends and colleagues for 30 years. tonight, they will give us a behind-the-scenes look into the creation, the design, and impact of living memorials and what they hope the future holds for their institutions and all of us. now it is my pleasure to introduce tonight's moderator and the esteemed host of npr's weekend edition saturday and nbc's weekend morning, scott simon. mr. simon: cbs actually, but it any case. [laughter] that's all right, thank you. i wonder how much that little mistake will cost me. [laughter] look, it's an honor to be here. my wife and i feel very strongly about any small thing and there are small things we are able to do to try and support the work of this institution and it strikes me that both of these museums have taken on the task of vivifying memories in a way that make them alive in our lives and makes their importance something that we can touch, that we can

holocaust museum director sara bloomfield and national september 11th president and ceo alice greenwald share how the memorial honor the victims and their families. >> we sore thrilled that you took time out to participate in tonight's program and we also want to say thank you and welcome

eastern, sara bloomfield and alice greenwald talk about the creation and message behind both exams. >> why would you build it in washington? orsn't belong in berlin jerusalem? the first part of the museum experience is hearing from that american g.i. who asked that they question which is how is it that human beings can do this to one another. we keep bringing back what american new and what america knew it. from the national world war i museum in kansas city, missouri -- at 2:00, how the founders persevered in and the face of hardship. >> john adams was the only one who never owned a slave. out of principle, not because he couldn't necessarily afford one. out of principle. >> at 8:00, on the presidency, barbara perry talks about the traits of a great president. >> the sign of a good leader is a leader that is self-confident but not arrogant. self-confident in his own leadership and in his intellect. he didn't worry about having really smart people around him. >> for our complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> here was a yellow pad where they write down -- in the midst johnson's peace