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structure andn then came this modern steel that evoked midcentury modernism. beamsare a series of supported by a span, but it very dignityed a sense of my modernity. pettus had been a major part of alabama history. he was from alabama. he was born up in the north. he went to the college of tennessee. he studied law and became a lawyer. when he became a lawyer, he would've been among many men in the 1820's. when he moved to selma, he became a lawyer. work with,ful lawyer defendant, or represented white vastho owned slaves and tracts of land growing cotton. upthe civil war, he joined and rose through the ranks to become of brigadier general. by the end of the war, he was commanding multiple regiments. he suffered a major injury andrd the end of the war became a hero. he had led men in battle. he comes back and settles in powerful rises as a lawyer. he runs the democratic state convention for many years. anyone who wins to go to washington has to work with him. he served as a senator until his 1907.in he became a spokesperson. like many men of his time in , he wa

elements so this goes on and on it literally was a who's who of american intellectuals ofid the midcentury. some people may be aware that was part of president kennedy's remarks he said i think this is the most extraordinary corruption of talent of human knowledge that has ever been put together in the white house with the possible exception of when jefferson dined alone. [laughter] a great quit but actually jefferson rarely dined alone he often had people overte for dinner and he kept a running tally of people that had dinner with him at the executivee mansion. many distinguished people were after dinner that evening and i will tell you a little bit about those people that some actually declined like jd salinger or tennessee williams william faulkner who lived in charlottesville 100 miles away so that's 100 miles away that's far to go for a meal. [laughter] falconer was ill. but you heard about the dinner i just want to elaborate on that because the socialit secretary was having various meetings with her staff to talk about preparations for the evening and really she didn't grass american

it becomes central to american agricultural labor practices for the midcentury. essentially, the agricultural industry with a strong lobby convinces the government this is good for the economy, country, and the brazero program gets put in place. >> watch the entire lecture at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern tonight on lectures in history. american history tv, only on c-span3. on american history tv, university of maryland history professor richard bell examines white american revolutionary loyalists chose to stay on the american side and how their lives changed when the patriots won. this is sony and associates hosted the program. it is about one hour and 40 minutes. that idea for the program again as a personal journey. my family was well established by the time of the revolution but the branch of my family were loyalists that went to canada and there has been an apologetic murmur in my family when disclosing this. as we see with many families rep history,

if the 21st century is not an american midcentury it will not be a free century. freedom is not inevitable. what we have can go away. if government grows to be, if ruthless leaders grow powerful we could lose it all. it has happened before, it could happen again. you got the communist chinese with more than a billion people, instant international institutions that don't care what your perspective is for your country is. they want to tell you how you're going to be living. their different ideologies and we need to perpetuate americanism. we need to remind the next generation there's different ideologies out there that would change america completely. the ancient civilization of sparta has always fascinated me. today is actually greek independence day. believes there's something america can adopt from spartan defiance and passion of this most critical time. my favorite sports story is the battle of -- told by my great friend. persian king watch exact revenge against the greeks at the battle marathon. upon the death of his father he continue preparations and in the s

phase two -- and this is into the midcentury will continue to address seismic retrofit and will address more projects to address sea level rise. phase three, which we expect 2050 to 2100. that envisions a real long-term vision for the waterfront, creating a new line of defense for future generations. supervisors, what is before you today, addressing the life safety risks and a down payment on the future projects. we are continuing to work with our engineering consultant, c.h. 2 m hill to final lies our phase one graphic. we've begun a multilevel seismic graphic, testing out different ground strengthening techniques. in 2021, full blown construction will begin after we've completed permitting and environmental review and is expected to be completed in 2026. the port estimates that this first phase is 500 million, as i've said. of course the primary source is a proposed geobond for 425 million. we also have secured 10 million from our federal partners from army corps of engineers and we are securing 55 million from the state. currently ab 2578 is pending. assembly members chiu and ting an

lasts for over 20 years and it become central to americans agricultural labor practices for the midcentury. essentially the agricultural industry -- industry is able to convince the government that this is good for the economy, good for the country so the , "bracero" program gets put in place. the idea of the "bracero" program and future guestworker programs is the following. first you would apply for the job in your home country. these are mexicans lining up for the job in mexico. you apply in mexico for this type of work. you then go to a screening process in your home country. you come to the united states on a very specific contract. you are told how much you will get paid, how long you are allowed to work for and you are told who your employer is going to be. this is really important because it makes it different from other types of immigrant workers. for example, we think about the undocumented worker and they don't like their employer, they can quit and look for another job. they might not have options but they can quit and look for other jobs. guest workers cannot quit, look for an

huge midcentury fan and had a great time walking around before i came to talk to you. i couldn't have dreamt one day i would give a lecture in this building. the subject of my lecture will not be midcentury art or modern or contemporary art which is what's here, here come . kerry about the brain, and specifically my book, "the biological mind" is about how brain body and mind collaborates to make us who we are. in nutshell the theme of the book is how we are more than our brains and why that's important. some of you may not be told that, but i live in a world at mit, possibly other places that are little mit-ish, i think this is an important message. that viewpoint that i'm responding to is actually embedded in this quote from francis crick, the codiscoverer of the structure of dna, nobel laureate, turns to the study of consciousness and the brain later in his life. he wrote a book called the astonishing hypothesis, and hypothesis was that you and me are nothing more than the behavior of a vast assembly of nerve cells and their associated molecules. as if one needed to

program lasts for over 20 years and becomes central to american agricultural labor practices for the midcentury. agriculturalthe industry has a strong lobby and is able to convince the government that this is in fact good for the economy and country. the program gets put in place. watch the entire lecture at 8:00 p.m. and midnight tonight on lectures in history. american history tv, only on c-span3. >> up next on american history tv, the dedication ceremony for the vietnam helicopter pilot and crew member monument at arlington national ceremony. speakers include several former vietnam war helicopter pilots and members of the vietnam helicopter pilots association, which lobbied for the monument. almost 5000 helicopter pilots and crew members were killed during the war. bob: good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. once again my name is bob hesselbein, vietnam helicopter pilot, chairman of the air line pilots association. welcome to the vietnam helicopter pilot and crew member dedication ceremony. please rise for the posting of the colors and the playing of the national anthem.

it becomes central to american agricultural labor practices for the midcentury. essentially, the agricultural industry with a strong lobby convinces the government this is good for the economy, country, and the brazero program gets put in place. >> watch the entire lecture at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern tonight on lectures in history. american history tv, only on c-span3. on american history tv, university of maryland history professor richard bell examines white american revolutionary loyalists chose to stay on the american side and how their lives changed when the patriots won. this is sony and associates hosted the program. it is about one hour and 40 minutes. that idea for the program again as a personal journey. my family was well established by the time of the revolution but the branch of my family were loyalists that went to canada and there has been an apologetic murmur in my family when disclosing this. as we see with many families rep history, war often showcases families excluding up and moving elsewhere. tonight, dr. bell explores the history of th