morning, i am -- with smithsonian associates. and it is my pleasure to welcome you today seminar and winston churchill. the man behind this is historian kevin matthews. were -- to those of you may not have attended our -- in washington d. c.. smithsonian seizures not federally funded, your donations allow us to continue these programs as they did for the costs not covered by the ticket price. we are very thankful for your support and we hope that you continue to enjoy our programs. and now i am delighted to introduce our speaker for today, kevin matthews is an assistant professor of history at george mason university. before earning a ph. d. in history the london school of economics in political science, he earned a masters degree from the patterson school of diplomacy, and international commerce university at the university of kentucky. and another masters from the american university in international relations and journalism, respectively. his 2004 book, fatal influence, explore the impact of ireland on british politics in the

joining the smithsonian associates is something i would encourage everyone to do. and a time where we are living in a world that is more uncertain. i would say dangerous than any of us could have predicted. not so long ago, i would like to take us back to date 80 years this past december when it seemed as though the world with no less uncertain. certainly even more. the day after christmas, 1941, winston churchill arose to deliver an address to a joint meeting of the u.s. congress. he had come to washington in the wake of the japanese attacks on pearl harbor. also, the japanese on the same day attacked to american and british military installations across asia and the pacific. all the way into southeast asia. from our vantage point i don't know that we can fully comprehend how desperate the allied cause was at the time. as well as assaulting the u.s. specifically in hawaii, japanese forces attacked the british in hong kong and singapore. and the americans in the philippines. just three days later, the royal navy's battleship, prince of wales. and the hms propulse w

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this electors part of the smithsonian associates seminar series. >> when churchill came from mr. in may 1940, he was informed by the chiefs of staff that any kind of victory they could hope to gain would only come about from support from united states. and this became one of churchill's primary war aims. that was to move franklin roosevelt in particular. even though he wanted to, he won a third term in november 1930. that was because the united states had a large isolationist movement, that believed that this country could stay out of any war with the atlantic ocean on one side and the pacific ocean on the other, which is perfectly encapsulated by this cartoon of uncle sam. add to that, there was a conversation in united states called america first, headed by a certified american hero, charles lindbergh, the first man to float across the atlantic in 1927. america first was extraordinarily popular in political circles. fdr found that he had to move very slowly before he could do anything to help the british knowing that there could be a backlash. despite the fact that a good part

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as lectures part of the smithsonian associates seminar series. >> so without further delay, i want to turn it over to kevin matthews for this second part. kevin? >> we not see at the moment,. >> okay. i thought i clicked it. >> it's one of those days. right to go back to the story, churchill was in government with the war and he started. a member of chamberlain's war cabinet. and we try to get this thing to go from here. yes, here we go. but, he was isolated as i said and yesterday. the period between september 1939, and 1940 is commonly known as the phony war. that's because while the french manned there frontier behind a line, the british side a british expeditionary force with equipment that i must say looks quaint today. but they were trying to help their polish allies further east when it was suggested to chamberlain that the royal air force bombed german cities to make the german cities at least pay for hitler's aggression. he wouldn't hear of it. the chancellor was horrified at the idea because he said it possibly meant destroying private property in germany. there's this sense

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was at the smithsonian or other places that i wanted to tell certain stories, and the collections weren't there. so i felt it was really important. and i started years ago when i was associate director at the smithsonian of actually bringing the curators together quarterly and saying what should we know today, what should we collect today that somebody needs to know 20 or 30 or 50 years from now. so that really is important to me. but i think it's also essential, i believe that at times of crises cultural institutions help to contribute mightily to making a country better, to helping the country heal. helping the country understand. i think that if a place like the smithsonian is only about yesterday, then it fails. if it uses yesterday to help us understand today and tomorrow, to understand and contextualize the challenges of black lives matter or january 6th at a time when the public needs to find a trusted source, museums tend to be that trusted source. and so what i want to do is never abuse the relationship and the trust people have with the smithsonian. i want to use that to educate, challenge, to prod, to help us find reconciliation. i think it'd be very easy for ins

she serves on the executive committee of the international association for the study of popular music. and it was a contributor to the smithsonian and biology of hip hop and rap. also joining us this evening is doctor dwandalyn reece, associate director for curatorial affairs at the smithsonian national museum of african american history and culture. among the museums 12 permanent exhibition stems -- an overview of 400 years of a african american music making. from the time when the first enslaved africans were born -- brought to the americas. to the president. through the exhibitions, 345 objects have grown a lot over the years. visitors have encountered stories that explore the creation dissemination and reception of a rich tapestry of music creativity. dr. reese is another and contributor to the smithsonian anthology of hip-hop and wrap. a multimedia collection of chronicling the growth of the music and culture that was produced jointly with smithsonian records and which will be available for purchase this evening in the museum's shop at the close of this program. please join me in a warm welcome for our wonderful panelists a

of popular music and was a contributor to the smiths those and -- smithsonian anthology of hip-hop and rap. also joining us is associate director for territorial affairs at the smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture. i'm on the exhibitions stance musical crossroads. an overview of 400 years of african-american music making. from the time when the first enslaved africans were going -- were brought to the americas to the present. through the exhibitions, 345 objects have grown of lot. visitors have encountered stories that explore the creation, dissemination and reception of a rich tapestry of music creativity. dr. reese is an editor and contributor a multimedia collection chronicling the growth of music and culture that was produced jointly with smithsonian records and which will be available for purchase this evening in the museum shop at the close of this program. please join me in a while baucom for our wonderful panelists and thank you for coming. [applause] >> , and to those of you in the virtual audience hello to you too. we are here to celebrate june as black music month and to talk a