krewasky salter and dr. greg carr. [applause] >> how is everybody doing? the first order of business, is just a welcome. we heard from our deputy director and our director and all the folks here at the museum. it is an honor to be here again. and colonel is that a particular honor to sit here with you, realizing that you have been deeply involved with this museum since before it was opened. you have curated and this is the third exhibit. >> that i curated? >> in terms of the exhibits that rotated through the halls. >> this is the third that rotates through the temper exhibit space. >> first of all this is incredibly conceived book. if you have already bought it, great. if not, do not leave here without it. though much information in such a tightly packed place, but not overburdened. the language is clean. everything in here. let's start with that. thank you, somebody. good. [laughter] this text, we return fighting. how did you conceive this book? how did you put it together? we were talking about the story and -- plays poker very well, so i was talking to

our guest, colonel krewasky salter -- taking your phone calls. (202)-748-8002 for african-american veterans other phone lines split up regionally. washington, d.c., up next with colonel salter. >> as an african-american woman and an older, i am 84, how does that exhibit, how is it related or has responded to by the millennial, the new group of young people, the millennials i think they call them? >> thank you. >> yes, ma'am. thank you. i will tell you from children as young as 10 i see coming in with parents to great senior americans as yourself in their 80's, everyone is responding to the exhibition very well throughout ages. as curators, our images are not plastered all over the place. i would assume some of my colleagues do what i do often. i created the military galley, the permanent gallery on the third floor and was fortunate enough to cure this. i go through those galleries incognito. incognito, i know what is in the exhibition. i am standing next to individuals, watching people. i will tell you, young and old, in between, of all races, nationalities -- i was here with a couple frenc

our guest, colonel krewasky salter -- taking your phone calls. (202)-748-8002 for african-american veterans. other phone lines split up regionally. washington, d.c., up next with colonel salter. caller: as an african-american i am 84, howolder, does that exhibit, how is it related or has responded to by the millennial, the new group of young people, the millennials i think they call them? host: thank you. guest: yes, ma'am. thank you. from children as young as 10 i see coming in with to great senior americans as yourself in their 80's, everyone is responding to the exhibition very well throughout ages. as curators, our images are not plastered all over the place. i would assume some of my colleagues do what i do often. i created the military galley, the permanent gallery on the third floor and was fortunate enough to cure this. i go through those galleries incognito. incognito, i know what is in the exhibition. i am standing next to individuals, watching people. i will tell you, young and old, in between, of all races, nationalities -- i was here with a couple french people yesterday aftern

our guest, colonel krewasky salter -- taking your phone calls. (202)-748-8002 for african-american veteransr phone lines split up regionally. washington, d.c., up next with colonel salter. caller: as an african-american i am 84, howolder, does that exhibit, how is it related or has responded to by the millennial, the new group of young people, the millennials i think they call them? host: thank you. guest: yes, ma'am. thank you. from children as young as 10 i see coming in with to great senior americans as yourself in their 80's, everyone is responding to the exhibition very well throughout ages. as curators, our images are not plastered all over the place. i would assume some of my colleagues do what i do often. i created the military galley, the permanent gallery on the third floor and was fortunate enough to cure this. i go through those galleries incognito. incognito, i know what is in the exhibition. i am standing next to individuals, watching people. i will tell you, young and old, in between, of all races, nationalities -- i was here with a couple french people yesterday afternoon, t

congressman krewasky salter --carlos curbelo, and in the studio jason altmire.aller said she is done voting. nothing changes no matter what party is elected. she sees no point in voting. what would you say if he had the chance to talk to her? guest: we talk about these issues across the country. that is what we hear from some people. that is clearly not the right solution. we talk about empowering more people to vote. currently in the system the extremes within both parties are empowered in the primary process. they vote more often, contribute to campaigns, and in primaries they show up in much greater numbers. not voting not only gives the extremes more power. we try to find ways like opening up the primary process to all voters instead of having a closed primary, just democrats and republicans. open it up and let them have a say in the process of who their leaders are. host: congressman curbelo, what would you say to that caller? guest: most people in the country, republican, democrat, independent, most people are just frustrated by our politics. most american

--gressman krewasky salter carlos curbelo, and in the studio jason altmire.voting. nothing changes no matter what party is elected. she sees no point in voting. what would you say if he had the chance to talk to her? guest: we talk about these issues across the country. that is what we hear from some people. that is cl >> we talk about empowering more people to vote, currently in the political system, the extremes within both parties are in power in the primary process. they vote more often, they contribute to campaigns, and most importantly, in primaries they show up in much greater numbers, at twice the level of other folks. not voting only gives the extremes, to which it sounds like this color is frustrated by, it gives them more power. we try to find ways like opening up the primary process to all voters instead of having a just democrats and republicans. open it up and let them have a say in the process of who their leaders are. host: congressman curbelo, what would you say to that caller? guest: most people in the country, republican, democrat, independ