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this missoni a magazine points out no chinese government program dedicated to using water fowl to fight the past exists. well i think i speak for every global citizen when i say why the. chinese user university professor pointed out ducks rely on water but in pakistan's desert areas the temperature is very high. i know they do things jill said you know 100000 dogs die in the pakistan desert might not help the. situation. the article also points out that just one square mile of these forms which are many miles can have 80000000 locust in it and an army of dogs could need more than 20000000 which means very are not enough to. well i think eyes pretty for every global citizen when i say let's make some more. movement on other climate change and big companies are scrambling to make a lofty climate promises jet fuel guzzling delta airlines and fossil fuel pumping b p are vowing to go carbon neutral microsoft and ikea have pledged to go further and actively reduce the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere the financial giant black rock promises to put climate at the heart of all of its decisions i

in the 170 plus years since the founding, this missoni and has grown in many, many direction -- the smithsonian has grown in many directions. i want to fly through more of the american treasure house objects, like thomas jefferson's desk that he wrote the declaration of independence on. there are the portraits of the presidents. and some that are connected to them like the first ladies gown, even a collection of hair from the presidents. monuments of technological triumph. the wright brothers flyer. that is the apollo 11 capsule that carried those astronauts back to the united states. it's kind of a great window into how we have enshrined a lot of american history at the smithsonian. that traveled around the country in 1970 and went immediately into the smithsonian seven years even before the construction and opening of the air and space museum. then, there is kermit. there's also julia child's kitchen. the smithsonian is still collecting, obviously all the time. awcett's swimsuit came a year ago. lin-manuel miranda gave his cost of. smithsonian is collecting election memorabilia. it is one of

[laughter] when ourremember leader went to this missoni and national museum for african american history and culture. said,e exhibits and they what did you think of the museum? great, great, great. was anything that stood out to you? the exhibition on tubman. tubman's into many places in the museum. harriet tubman, harriet tubman. dr. carson and his wife are standing behind. ok, ok. i remembered it was a woman's conference that our wonderful white house. before the women lead our wonderful leader said i bet you don't know -- i bet you don't know who led the first armed rate into enemy territory. one of our very young, harriet tubman --very own, harriet tubman. i was like, all right. thehad the signing of suffrage coin happen. i was not able to make that. was referenced again. -- theseincongruous platitudes about tubman. and then she should not be on paper money. i believe in prayer. i also believe in action. the first week of the impeachment inquiry in the house, the hearings were scheduled on wednesday and on friday. on that thursday, you were there with me, the house decided to have a

gave the address for days after starting as secretary of these missoni and. -- the smithsonian. instead of saying hello, she said the only reason i came here is because of you. flattering, absolutely. maybe something else, certainly. i already knew i owed her for many things. i have to say that when i saw on the letter that he invited me, and that he started with his reading with what i just told you, i felt a little at the godfather making clear that one day, who knows when, i would be asked a favor. and here i am. the title of this talk as you see is history written and lighting, racial memories and the making of a nation. the main title of the talk is symbolic of what was functional. the symbolic aspect is a reference to a quote described it to wilson about his opinion of dw griffith's controversial 1915 film," the birth of a nation." the functional aspect of the title is a reference to the method of his talk itself. i was asked to speak about wilson and race. i took this to be an intentionally brought invitation that i could shape in any number of ways. taking the invitation