ford presidential museum, who came to the four presidential museum in 1996. since, then his helped curate and shape our -- over 70 exhibits, including the centennial exhibits of both president and mrs. ford, as well as the renovations of the museum, the court exhibit in 1997 and 2016. he has a bachelors degree of history and political science from oklahoma baptist university and a masters from kansas, where he serves as an adjunct professor, teaching american history and ancient history. don, welcome. are you with us? >> i am, patrick. thank you for having me. >> excellent! how are you doing? and most importantly, how is the staff doing? are you guys reopen? there's obviously a lot of energy to get all these museums reopened. how are things there? >> we hope to share some of that energy, and soon. the staff is doing well. they are eager to get back. the library is in phase one, so some of the archivists are returning and doing some work on site. the museum continues in phase zero, but the numbers are trending our way. and so we hope, in short order, to be in a

about the exposition and unique finds by alexander karkatadze, head of the branch of the fifth museum fordandrovich good afternoon you are the head of the branch of the museum of the fifth ford tell our viewers in general what is ford in the first place ford is an advanced fortification, long-term, which is designed to defend its territory. in this case the fifth ford is a stronghold in front of the volyn fortification of the brest fortress. well, his task with his small forces is holding back the advance of the enemy with large forces. as long as possible, that is, it was intended for all -round defense of our fifth. ford was built already during the modernization of the press-lithuanian fortress, when it turned from a bastion-type fortress into a port-type fortress. in 1879-1880 , its construction, then modernization, two of our fifth ford survived. and who worked on the restoration of this fort creative team, created by order. the sectors of the memorial and this creative group included the most experienced employees of the memorial, who for several years created the concept of museumif

museum. you are going to get more gerald ford than a brick-and-mortar in this presentation. a little bit about the library and museum in any case. you might have it museum and eight library is separated in different buildings. they share the same campus. we are separated by estate. our library is unique on the north campus of the university of gerald ford's alma mater. it's 130 miles to the west in grand rapids. gerald ford's hometown in the heart of his district which he represents and congress for 25 years. so we are unique by having a facility separated in this way. we can get into that during the q&a as to why that is. in those small parts because of the unity of the team to the presidency. one of the things we find because of that unique entry with gerald ford is we have to introduce gerald ford to our people. how other presidents who ran things for the office. if you look at the next slide, thank you, i'm going to take you to the oval office on march 10 covid 1975. recalling something david mccullough said with john adams by that point have brought to lesser presidents

and when i was giving a talk out in grand rapids, i got into a private tour of the ford museum, and ifound some interesting documents there. you know, one is a letter from jerry ford, from october of 1973, recommending three people to be the new vice president. he recommended john connally, melvin layered, who is the defense secretary, nelson rockefeller, who he ultimately chose as his own vice president, or ronald reagan. and he said, i will not go into the reasons for my views, as i'm sure you are familiar with reasons and each instance. and then, of course, the nixon letter resigning in 1974. interestingly noted here, 11:35 am, initial by henry kissinger, hk. then, of course, here's the index card that came to him, when he actually took the oath of the office. and i want to draw your attention to these three pictures on this side by here, of this frame. you see agnew and karl albert, ford and albert, and rockefeller and karl albert. the continuity here is in the speaker. he's the only person who has not shifted in this musical chair, during this cast of characters. and so, i would

this and when i was giving us a talk out and and grand rapids, i got it to private tour of the ford museum and i found some interesting documents there and and you know one is a letter from jerry ford from october of 1973 recommending three people to be the new vice president and he recommended john connolly melvin laird was the defense secretary nelson rockefeller who he ultimately chose his own vice president or ronald reagan, and he said i will not go into the reasons for my views as i'm sure you're familiar with reasons in each instance and then and then of course the nixon letter resigning in 1974 interestingly noted here 11:35 a.m. initial by henry kissinger hk, and then of course here is the the the index card that that came to his when he when he was actually took the oath of office and and i want to draw your attention to these three pictures on on this sidebar here this frame, um, you see agnew and carl albert ford and albert and and rockefeller and carl albert. the continuity here is in the speaker. he's the only person who hasn't shifted in this in this musical chairs during th

melissa naulin previously held territorial post at washington's mount vernon, the winter ford museum in delaware and the drum museum of new york. she was the master of arts degree from the winter third program in early american culture at the university of delaware as well as a bachelors degree from smith college. last but not least, we have pushed susan p. schoelwer the executive director of historic preservation and collections and the robert h. smith senior curator at george washington's mount vernon. where she directs the architectural preservation, furnishings and interpretation of george and martha washington's home, the surrounding plantations, structures, as well as the landscapes. a ph. d. graduate of yale and an m a graduate from the winterthur program at the university of delaware. she also has a bachelors degree from the university of notre dame. and exhibit that ran from 2016 to 2021, created by dr. susan p. schoelwer and her colleagues, led to the creation of an award-winning exhibition entitled lives. lives beyond together, slavery at washington's mount vernon. he's we

it seems to us that the fifth ford is still one of the most interesting museums of our belarus, becauseno other musical fort like it anywhere else. i mean on the territory of our republic, and precisely after arriving at the fifth ford of the brest fortress. the visitor will be able understand fully understand. why lithuanian fortress was considered one of the most powerful fortresses in europe - this picturesque place with an area of ​​almost seven hectares evokes a feeling of mysticism. ford seemed to be frozen for centuries, preserving within its walls secrets that are no longer destined to be recognized here meter thick. damp patterns leading to artillery casemates, underground galleries, damp dark, uneven floors, slatted ceilings, heavy armored doors with locking mechanisms and an indescribable atmosphere , and it seems that if you look around, you can find by the eyes of the soldiers of the third rifle battalion of the forty-fourth rifle regiment. and if you listen to hear the polyphony of the fight, mystical stories, sometimes we especially visit in the evening, there are some mo

donated, it had the provision that it could never be loaned outside of the i think it's at the ford museum. and so we'll never be able to get it to philadelphia unless any of you know anybody at harvard. but there is like all the things i've been talking about, there is washington, the republic in general. he's in the tented field in front of a marquee tent. for those of you who came to see the replica tent today and where some of you were asking about the furnishings, you can see the little folding table there behind him. and that's what we based the the design of that replica table up there. and again, that very plain uniform. he is not covered in lace. he does not have that ribbon on there. this is the republican general, george washington, in the tented field with his army. now washington's perhaps greatest moment as a as a commander. there were two moments that people felt were in washington as a great general. one was crossing the delaware in 1776 and attacking the hessian garrison at trenton. the other one, of course, was the victory at yorktown, which was really a partnership up wi

ford presidential library and museum, i would like to thank you for joining us this evening to help celebrate constitution day. tonight's event event is part of the talking together series, a collaborative project with the paterno soros center for civil discourse. the kaufman interfaith institute and media. in 1787, 55 delegates met in philadelphia and drafted the constitution. these four pages of parchment laid the foundation for this new government. much of what we know as the constitution was written later through 27, ratified them, amend means to broaden the scope of our democracy. tonight's speakers will help us understand the history and the development of our national charter. this evening's event would not be possible without the continued generous support of our donors. hauenstein center memberships are a vital part in our ability to continue fulfilling colonel ralph w hauenstein vision of raising a community of ethical, effective leaders for the 21st century. we accomplish this important mission through through programing like this evening and work and the work being completed in th

ford presidential library and museum, i would like to thank you for joining us this evening to help celebrate constitution day. tonight's event event is part of the talking together series, a collaborative project with the paterno soros center for civil discourse. the kaufman interfaith institute

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own cultural and historical past. finally, we, we heard in harrison ford earlier on about this 963 law, which prevents the british museum returning some, not all, but some of the artifacts in its possession. to what extent is the british government in particular, passing the buck at the department foot for digital culture, media, and sports in the u. k. a said, decisions relating to the care and management of their collections are matter of the trustees of each museum should, should be more government intervention here, a given policy here to, to guide how museums act. i think the british government is being a bit disingenuous that yes so i mean just just a few people in the british museum act that prevents the british museum from permanently returning or accessing as music. people say objects in its collection with a few exceptions for which the law has changed in recent years, objects, stone, and during the holocaust and human body parts human remains would. of course, if the law can change for those exceptions, why can't it change for say, objects new to during the colonial period? people ask the point is that the br

celebrating the anniversary's, not just of the library and the museum, but of the ford presidency. >> terrific! lots to look forward to. the anniversaries are coming up, so that's a good opportunity for the presidential libraries. again, thank you for your time today, and all your insights, and your contributions, and on a great presentation. >> if you're enjoying american history tv, then sign up for our newsletter using the qr code on the screen to receive the weekly schedule of upcoming programs. like lectures in history, the presidency and more. sign up for the american history tv newsletter today and be sure to watch american history tv every saturday, or anytime online at c-span.org slash history. >> weekends on c-span two are an intellectualeast. every saturday, american documents america story. and on sundays, book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. funding for c-span two comes from these television companies and more. including mediacom. >> the world changed in an instant, but media calm was ready. internet traffic soared and numbers slow down. schools