the legendary bread and puppet theater, celebrating its 50th anniversary. peter schumann's first solo museum exhibition is on display now at the queens museum in new york. lled "the shatterer consisting of two new large scale, immersive installations created specifically for the museums to galleries, combining painting, drawing, papier-mÂchÉ, sculpture, handmade books. a very special thanks to karen. that does it for our broadcast. if you like a copy of today's show, you can go to democracynow.org. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!]

. >> host: the state dinners, welcomed queen elizabeth in the bicentennial, and we'll go back to the ford museum to learn about the visit. >> in august, vice president ford was sworn in as president of the united states. this was the dress worn at the swearing in ceremony in the eastern room of the white house. she was less than excited about becoming first lady, but president ford encouraged her, saying we can do this. she resolved if i have to do this, i'm beginning to have fun doing it, and the fun started immediately, within ten days, she had a state dinner to entertain kings of jordan, and it was something that she had to prepare for as role as first lady, and she hit the ground running. while first lady, she had a number of opportunities to entertain because president ford as another mrgs overlapped the bicentennial. the most coveted events at the white house were held during that year, and people wanted these invitations,mented to receive the invitations, so this one is for the may 17, 1976 event when they entertained the president of france, but there were a number of notable people who

the hottest tourist attraction, a casino in queens. it attracted more visitors than the empire state building, the statue of liberty, the metropolitan museums according to wnyc. the 35,000 people trying their luck every day. -- resorts has been a moneymaker for a lot of people. >> trying their luck. guess what, they are going to be unlucky. >> i'm guessing it is not just taurus. -- tourists. >> in other words, not necessarily unique visits her day. you come back a couple of times. you're going to be double counted. rish, what do you think? i want to hear your opinion. personal opinion. >> i think that is what excites you, that is what fun, you should be able to go and gamble your money just as you would in bitcoin. >> libertarian side of me agrees with you but i see is as a tax on the poor and stupid. because it is. if you look at the numbers, it is. the poor go there to lose money. >> they're going there for entertainment. >> they interviewed some people him the casino and they spoke to a nurse who had lost $400. ambling and she is now a regular. so it does tend to -- gambling -- she is a regular. so it does tend to take their money. >> y

. >> the fords welcomed queen elizabeth during the bicentennial. we are going to go back to the ford museum. >> this was the dress that mrs. ford was wearing at the swearing and ceremony -- swearing in ceremony. she was less than excited about becoming first lady, but president ford encouraged her. she resolved i will have fun doing it and the fun started almost immediately within 10 days, she had a state dinner to entertain king hussein of georgia. she had to prepare. she hit the ground running. she had a number of opportunities to entertain because the administration overlapped the bicentennial. some of the most coveted events at the white house were held during that year and people want to these invitations. this is for the 1976 event when they entertained the president of france. there were a number of notable people who came to the white house. among them, the emperor of japan. this is a letter received from him in appreciation for hosting him in 1975. the first time an emperor had ever left japan. here are some of the invitations, dinner menus. the biggest of them was when we hosted q

museum in 1947 and listed on the national registry of historic places in 1977. it is important that we continue to preserve and understand the historical significance this, strengthening its ties to the queensty and beyond. to help achieve this goal, i introduced the study act which will help the queens community connect to its rich past and possibly new and exciting ways. the bown house could benefit from further federal study and other associated locations, such as the quaker meeting house should be considered for registry. the story is not for new yorkers alone. . it is a value and oiler first amendment. i'm proud to represent a district that tended to the early roots to religious freedom that have ground into an unquestionable american right. i hope the act of the december 27 anniversary will help us all remember the courage of john brown and the passion for religious frem held by the authors. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from minnesota, mr. paulsen, for five minutes. mr. paulsen: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. pa