. ♪ ♪ gentlemen, tom bernstein, chairman of the united states holocaust memorial council. >> survivorsthe holocaust, museum friends, distinguished guests, welcome to this ceremony and this magnificent rotunda. some may ask why we remember the holocaust in this hall of democracy in the capital of the free world. for that matter, why is there a holocaust is he him on our national mall? the answer lies in the fact that this great country was founded on on idea -- an idea, one of the most confidential ideas in human history. those ideas are represented in this majestic space and engraved in one entrance to the museum, where visitors encounter some of the most important words ever written about our national values. they begin -- we hold these truths to be self evident. the declaration of independence was perhaps the very first human , ands reclamation universal freedom is at the heart of our democracy. this house of the democracy is situated at one end of the sits and at the other end the lincoln memorial. midway between is our museum, whose lesson stands as a cautionary tale in stark contr

[inaudible] ladies and gentlemen, tom bernstein, chairman of the united states holocaust memorial council. survivors of the holocaust museum, friends, distinguished guest, welcome to the ceremony in this magnificent rotunda. some may ask why we remember the holocaust in this hall of democracy in the capital of the free world. for that matter, why is there holocaust museum on a national model? the answer lies in the fact that this great country was founded on an idea, one of the most consequential ideas in human history. that ideas represented in this majestic space and engraved one entrance of the museum where vendors sitters encounter some of the most important words ever written about our national values. and it begins, we hold these truths to be self-evident, the declaration of independence was perhaps the very first human rights proclamation in universal freedom was at the heart of our democracy. this democracy is situated at one end of the mall and at the other end since the lincoln memorial. midway between is our museum. his lesson stand as a cautionary tale in stark contrast to the

[inaudible] ladies and gentlemen, tom bernstein, chairman of the united states holocaust memorial council. survivors of the holocaust museum, friends, distinguished guest, welcome to the ceremony

eastern, united states holocaust memori l museum director and president and ceo of the national september 11 museum in new york city talk about the creation and message bu behind both museums. >> why would you build it in washington? doesn't belong in berlin or jerusalem. we try to answer that question so the first part of your museum experiences hearing from the american g.i. who asked that question which is how is it that human beings can do this to one another, and throughout the exhibition we keep bringing back what american new and when america knew it. >> the centennial of the entry into the great war from the national world war i museum and memorial in kansas city missouri. at 2:00 p.m., david mccullough on how the founders valued education, viewed slavery and persevered in the face of hardship. >> the first seven presidents of the united states, john adams was the only one who never owned a slave. that was out of principle, and not because he couldn't afford it. abigail feelings about it were even more strongly voiced than his. >> at eight, on the presidency, university of virgini

[applause] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, sarah bloomfield, director of the united states holocaust memorial above all our very cherished holocaust survivors, 38 years ago yesterday, america's first national commemoration of the holocaust took place in this very rotunda. on april 24, 1979, the idea to build a united states holocaust museum was just that, and idea. at the time, there was a presidential commission to study how our nation should remember the holocaust. the commission, which eventually recommended the creation of an educational museum and the commemoration was chaired by allie rozelle. he spoke at every single commemoration in the early years and most recently, in 2009, and now ellie is gone. as a tribute to his single singular leadership and all the survivors, i would like to share with you selections from his remarks of 38 years ago. friends, what does one do with such memories of fire, with so many fragments of despair? how does one live in a world which witnessed the murder of 1 million children? those of us who were there are haunted by those whose lives were turned into as

. >> next on american history tv we hear a united states , holocaust memorial museum director talk with alice greenwald, the president and ceo of the museum in new york city. they discuss the creation and message behind these memorial museums, as well as how they chose to honor and share the story of victims and their families. the holocaust memorial museum in washington, d.c. hosted this 90-minute event. >> we are so thrilled you took time out to participate in tonight's program and we also want to say thank you and welcome to our cohost from the 9/11 memorial and museum.

. >> angela merkel will resoutheast united states holocaust memorial museum 2,017th's elie wiesel award. merkel will accept the award through video. the ceremonyological tonight >> demonstrators want congress to lift the federal prohibition on marijuana use and to let individual states decide whether pot should be legal. they also want restrictions on pot use lifted in the district. today's protest comes days after police arrested protester whose gave away pot near the capitol. that protest was held on a day that celebrates the use of cannabis. today's protest was scheduled because this is the first day since 4/20 congress will be back in session. >> d.c. council chairman phil mendelsohn proposed a bill that would amount of time an air bnb customer could stay in a house. >> 4:33. d.c. police on the hunt for a man wanted for robbery. happened yesterday afternoon into the pallisades neighborhood at an exxon gas station. police say the man and another person took off in a bmw with someone else's cash, then crashed the car. a witness was that able to keep one of the men on the scene. the ot

holocaust poses many questions and it is our job to never stop asking why. tonight, we are joined by sara bloomfield, the director of the united states memorial holocaust memorial museum and alice greenwald, the president and ceo of the 9/11 memorial and museum. they have been friends and colleagues for 30 years. tonight, they will give us a behind-the-scenes look into the creation, the design, and impact of living memorials and what they hope the future holds for their institutions and all of us. now it is my pleasure to introduce tonight's moderator and the esteemed host of npr's weekend edition saturday and nbc's weekend morning, scott simon. mr. simon: cbs actually, but it any case. [laughter] that's all right, thank you. i wonder how much that little mistake will cost me. [laughter] look, it's an honor to be here. my wife and i feel very strongly about any small thing and there are small things we are able to do to try and support the work of this institution and it strikes me that both of these museums have taken on the task of vivifying memories in a way that make them alive in our lives and makes their importance something that we can touch, that we can

tomorrow, as every president since the united states holocaust memorial museum opened president trump will participate , in the days of remembrance commemoration. as he said it during his video message to the delegates at the world jewish conference assembly the trump administration is , committed to stamping out prejudice and anti-semitism everywhere it is found. the president will host a credential ceremony for newly appointed ambassadors and then will have dinner with senator mccain and lindsey graham. later this evening, the vice president will return to washington where he finished his time throughout the world. later the president will have dinner with troops at the u.s. and thenor take him will participate in arrival ceremony before boarding air wo for ae -- air force ride home to washington. as we get closer to the president -- the stay in office, the president is hosting to provide several opportunities for many folks in the press to hear directly from the administration and officials on what we achieved in the first hundred days and what we look to continue to achieve. throu

the president will deliver a speech at the united states holocaust memorial museum unveiling a new conservationesearch center home to a vast collection of artifacts donated by those that survived world war ii. >>> benjamin netanyahu canceling talks with germany's visiting foreign minister. the decision stemming from germany's decision to meet with left wing groups critical of israel's treatment of palestinians under occupation. >>> arkansas executing two more death row inmates for a total now of three in the past few days. this after the state went nearly 12 years without executing an inmate. williams and jones both convicted murderers received lethal injections. protesters trying to stop arkansas from executing a fourth man scheduled for this thursday. the state has been stepping up executions because its lethal injection drug is expiring. >>> and nascar's most popular driver announcing his retirement. 43-year-old dale earnhardt jr. says this will be his last season. the two-time daytona 500 winner has suffered several concussions. he's competed in more than 600 races and is a third generation

happening today, german chancellor angela merkel will receive the united states holocaust memorial museum's7 elie wiesel award. mermerkel will accept the award via video. the ceremony is tonight at the museum's national tribute dinner. >>> another marijuana protest will take place on capitol hill today. demonstrators want congress to lift the federal prohibition on marijuana use and to let individual states decide whether pot should be legal. they also want restrictions on pot use lifted in the district. today's protest comes days after police arrested protesters who gave away pot near the capitol. that protest was held on 4/20 40 day that deliberates the use of cannabis. >> turning to the nhl playoffs game six of the caps and maple leafs. 12 plus minutes to go, no score. leaves shoot it into the cap zone takes a bad bounce. rookie austin matthews loops it over braden holtby. five minutes later game is tied one-one. in overtime the caps winning the faceoff s moments later johansson scores. the caps prevail two-one in overtime winning the series four games to two. next up the penguins. game

president trump delivering remarks at the united states holocaust memorial museum in observance of holocaustance day. unveiling a new research center featuring a collection of art facts donated by survey vooirs. >>> the senate judiciary committee announcing it will hold a hearing on the interference of the 2016 presidential election. sally yates who was fired from president trump's justice department will be among those testifying on may 8th. the house intelligence committee is also expected to hold a hearing on russia's role in the election. a man is in custody in connection with a stolen penske box truck. take a look at that. police caught him during a low speed pursuit today in van nuys, california. no reports of injuries. >>> and a 900 pound manatee is returning home to the waters off of the florida keys. the manatee's nicknamed key 3po and just spent eight months in captivity. he was recovering from a boat strike. florida manatees were recently reclassified from endangered to threatened species. on that note, that's the news update. melissa, back to you guys. >> thank you very much. com

. >> also today, german chancellor angela merkel set to receive the united states holocaust memorial ward this year. the elie wiesel. merkel will accept the award via video. the ceremony is tonight at the museum's nat dinner. >>> in prince george's county the holocaust memorial museum will officially open its new conservation and research center today. the place where the holocaust artifacts historical documents and photos are preferred for future generations. our bob barnard will be there this morning with a look inside. that's coming up in the 8 o'clock hour. >>> in the meantime tucker barnes, say no rain today. >> well, all right, let's put it this way, allison. we need the rain, how about that? so, this is good news. >> okay, thank you. >> all right. say rain today. >> okay, we got some rain in the forecast. got great news for you then. cool wet and breezy today. these temperatures are going to be cool. not getting out of the 50's this afternoon. here's a look at your current numbers. 54 in washington. good morning, 54 in quantico, 50 in leonardtown. few spots not 40's. culpeper 4

eastern united states holocaust memorial museum director sarah bloomfield and alice greenwald president and ceo of the national september 11 memorial and museum in new york city talk about the creation and message behind both museums. >> why would you build is in washington people asked? does it belong in berlin and jerusalem? so we designed the architecture and exhibition to try and answer that question. so the first part of your museum experience is hearing from the american g.i. who asked that question which is how is it that human beings can do this to one another? and then throughout the exhibition we keep bringing back what american new and when america knew it. >> sent at 10:00 a.m. eastern the centennial of america's entry into the great war.from the national world war i museum and memorial in kansas city missouri. and at 2:00 p.m. pulitzer prize finance historian david mccullough how the founders valued education slavery and. >> the first seven presidents of the us john adams was the only one who never owned a slave. out of principal. not because he could not necessarily afford

tomorrow, as every president sense the united states holocaust memorial museum opened this 1993, president will participate in a days of remembrance commemoration. as he said during his video message to the delegates of the world jewish assembly, the trump administration is committed to stamping out prejudice and anti-semitism everywhere it is found. following the proclamation, the president will host a ceremony for newly appointed ambassadors and have dinner with senator mccain and senator graham. the vice president will return to washington as he's finished him travel time. in hawaii today, the president will have lunch with troops at pearl harbor and participate in an arrival ceremony before boarding air force two for the ride home to washington. as we get closer to the president's 100th day in office, throughout the week, the white house is hosting briefings and events to provide several opportunities for many folks to hear directly from the administration on what we've achieved in the first 100 days and what we're looking to achieve on days 101, 102, et cetera. throughout the week, se

eastern, united states holocaust memorial museum director sara bloom field talks about the creation and message behind both museums. >> but why would you build it in washington, people asked? doesn't it belong in berlin or jerusalem? so we designed the architecture and the exhibitions to try to answer that question. so the first part of your museum experience is hearing from that american g.i. who asked that big question, which is, how is it that human beings can do this to one another? and then throughout the exhibition, we keep bringing back what america knew and when america knew it. >> sunday, the centennial of america's entry into the great war from the national world war i museum and memorial in kansas city, missouri. and at 2:00, pulitzer prize winning historian, david mccullough on how the founders valued education, viewed slavery and persevered in the face of hardship. >> first seven presidents of the united states, john adams was the only one who never owned a slave. out of principle, not because he couldn't necessarily afford one. but out of principle. and abigail's feelings

tonight we're joined by sara bloomfield, she's the director of the united states holocaust memorial museum and alice greenwald. she's tsz the president and koechlt. 9/11 memorial and museum in new york. sara and alice have been good friends and colleagues for more than 30 years and it's an honor to welcome you back to the museum tonight, alice. tonight they'll give us a behind-the-scenes look into the creation, the design and impact of living memorials and what they hope the future holds for their institutions andal all o us. and now tonight's moderator and the the es steemtd host of npr's weekend edition saturday and nbc sunday morning, scott simon. >> cbs actually, but in any event. [ laughter ] >> that's all right. thank you. my, i wonder how much that little mistake will cost me [ laughter ] >> it's an honor to be here. my wife and i feel very strongly about any small thing, and they are small things that we're able to do to try and support the work of this institution and i think yours too, alice, it strikes me that both of these museums have taken on the task of viva phiing memories

eastern, united states holocaust memorial museum director talk about the creation and message behind both museums. >> but why would you build in washington, people asked. doesn't it belong in berlin or jerusalem? so we designed the architecture and the exhibitions to try to an answer that question, so the first part of your museum experience is hearing from that american g.i. who says how can human beings do this to each other. >> the sat 2:00, david on mow t founders viewed education, slavery, and faced perseverance in the face of hardship. >> john adams was the only one who never owned a slave out of principle, not because he couldn't necessarily afford, but out of principle. abigail's feelings about it were even more strongly voiced than his. >> then at 8:00 on the presidency, university of virginia presidential scholar barbara perry talks about the traits of a great president. >> the sign of a good leader is a leader who is self-confident but not arrogant, so confident in his own leadership and in his intellect that he didn't worry about having really smart people around him. >>

every president since the united states holocaust memorial museum opened in 1993, president trump willpate in a days of remembrance commemoration. as he said during the video delegates toe the world jewish congress plenary assembly the trump administration is committed to stamp out prejudice and anti-semitism everywhere it is found. following the proclamation the president will host a credential ceremony for newly appointed ambassadors. he will have dinner with senator mccain and senator lindsey graham. president will return to washington finishing his time throughout the world. while in hawaii, the president will have lunch at joint pace pearl harbor and participate in arrival ceremony and pacom before riding air force 2 to return to washington. throughout the week the white house is hosting briefings and events to provide several opportunities for many folks in the press to hear directly from the administration and official what is we achieved in the first 100 days and what we're looking to continue to achieve on days 101, 102, 200, et cetera. throughout the week, president, cabinet

eastern united states holocaust memorial museum director and the president and ceo of the national september 11 memorial in new york city talk about the creation and message behind both museums. >> but why would you build in washington, people asked. doesn't it belong in berlin or jerusalem? so we designed the architecture and exhibitions to try to answer that question so the first part of your museum appearanexperien hearing from that american g.i. who asked that big question, which is how can human beings do this to one another. and throughout the exhibition we keep bringing back what america knew and when america knew it. >> sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the scentennial of america's entry into the war. and at 2:00, a author on how the founders viewed slavery. >> the first seven presidents of the united states, john adams was the only one who never owned a slave out of principle, not because he couldn't necessarily afford it. but out of principle. and abigail's feelings about it were everyon more strongly voic than his. >> then at 8:00 on the presidency, university of virginia presidential

the united states holocaust museum is preserving the memories of those killed by displayi conservationarch facility. it's location will be kept private for security purposes. the david and fila chappell center is home to tens of thousands of items the museum in d.c. doesn't have room to display. holocaust survivors on hand for today's ribbon cutting say the new facility means future generations will be able to honor the millions of victims. >> it's part of the evidence. it really happens. >> documenting where hatred has gone, what has happened, i think is really important. >> the new center houses prisoners' uniforms with secret pockets sewn on the inside. more than 100,000 photographs and 1,000 hours of film footage. >>> the campus of the old walter reed medical center in northwest, d.c. is about to get a major makeover. >> they cared for tens of thousands of military families for more than a hundred years. tom sherwood explains what it will bringex the city that needs it. >> reporter: the old walter reed army hospital off georgia avenue first opened in 1909, closed in 2011 when it mo

holocaust memorial museum's days of remembrance. this is an annual holocaust remembrance event. now, here is donald trump, the president of the united statesabout to make his comments. let's listen in. >> thank you very much. thank you. friends, members of congress, ambassadors, veterans and most especially to the survivors here with us today, it's an honor to join you on this very, very solemn occasion. i'm deeply moved to stand before those who survived history's darkest hour. your cherished presence transforms this place into a sacred gathering. thank you, tom bernstein, allen holt, sarah bloomfield and everyone at the holocaust memorial counsel and museum for your vital work and tireless contributions. we are privileged to be joined by israel's ambassador to the united states, friend of mine. he's done a great job and said some wonderful words, ron dermer. the state of israel is an eternal d eternal monument to the undying strength of the jewish people. the dream that burned in the hearts of the oppressed is now filled with the breath of life and the star of david waves atop a great nation, arisen from the desert. to those in the audie

the holocaust memorial museum national day of remembrance on capitol hill. he spoke about the bond between the united statesl and pledged to act against anti-semitism anywhere in the world. >> we are here today to remember and to bear witness toch. to make sure that humanity never, ever forgets. the nazis massed 6 million jews. two out of every three were murdered. yet even today there are those who want to forget the past. where still there are even those filled with such hate, total hate, that they want to erase the holocaust from history. this is my pledge to you. we will confront anti-semitism. >> very strong words from the president of the united states. his comments were closely watched. he had been criticized in the recent past for not speaking out about incidents of anti-semitism today. the first daughter was targeted in a women's panel in berlin. she faced a few hisses from the crowd. >> he's been a tremendous champion of supporting -- and enabling in the new reality. >> you hear the reaction from the audience. >> i certainly heard the criticism from the media and -- >> ivanka trump seemingly blami

and everyone at the holocaust memorial council and museum for your vital work and tireless contributions. we are privileged to be joined by israel's ambassador to the united statesf mine, he's done a great job, and said some wonderful words, ron derme dermer. the state of israel is an internal monument to the undying strength of the jewish people. the dream that burned in the hearts of the oppressed is now filled with the breath of life and the star of david waves atop a great nation, arisen from the desert. to those on the audience who have served american uniform, our country eternally thanks yo you. we are proud and grateful to be joined today by veterans of the second world war, who liberated survivors from the camps. your sacrifice helped say freedom for the world, for the entire world. [applause] sadly, this year marks the first day of remembrance since the passing of elie wiesel, a great person, a great man. his absence leaves an empty space in our hearts, but his spirit fills this room. it is that kind of gentle spirit of an angel who lived through hell and whose courage still lights the path from darkness. though ellie's story is very well known by so m

united states holocaust museum's new conservation and research center. as news4's mark segraves shows us, the state-of-the-art facility is home to tens of thousands of memoriesporter: this 100,000 square-foot facility at first glance looks like a typical sterile research center. but one doesn't have to look hard to find this building is really filled with the hearts and souls of those who perished, those who survived, and those who now work to keep those memories alive. >> i love what we do, because we're rescuing memories. the children's stories are the hardest for me, as a mother. but on the other hand, everything happened 75 years ago, so there's nothing else we can stories. >> reporter: stories like this diary who describes the live of a young boy whose parents had been killed. >> not being in control of yourself, not being in charge, and waiting for your parents to come home. >> reporter: the conservation and research center was funded in large part by the family of fella chappell. a holocaust survivor herself. it holds more than 20,000 artifacts. each one a memory of an loved one or an entire family lost. for louisa, this little chair tells the story o

and everyone at the holocaust memorial council and museum for your vital work and tireless contributions. we are privileged to be joined by israel's ambassador to the united states, friend of mine, has done a great job and said some wonderful words, ron dermer. the state of israel is an eternal monument to the undying strength of the jewish people. the fervent dream that burned in the hearts of the oppressed is now filled with the breath of life and the star of david waves atop a great nation, arisen from the desert. to those in the audience who have served in american uniform, our country eternally thanks you. we are proud and grateful to be joined today by veterans of the second world war, who liberated survivors from the camps. your sacrifice helped save freedom for the world, for the entire world. [ applause ] sadly, this year marks the first day of remembrance since the passing of elie wiesel, a great person, a great man. his absence leaves an empty space in our hearts, but his spirit fills this room. it is the kind of gentle spirit of an angel who lived through hell and whose courage still lights the path from darkness. though elie's story is very well kno

and everyone at the holocaust memorial council and museum for your vital work and tireless contributions. we are privileged to be joined by israel's ambassador to the united statess done a great job. and said some wonderful words, ron dermer. the state of israel is an eternal monument to the undying strength of the jewish people. bushed in the hearts of the oppressed is now filled with the breaths of life and the star of david waves atop a great nation arisen from the desert. to those in the audience who have served american uniform, our country eternally thanks you. we are proud and grateful to be joined today by veterans of the second world war who liberated survivors from the camps. your sacrifice helped save freedom for the world. for the entire world. >> you've been listening to president trump. he is taking part in a holocaust memorial event held at the rotunda up on capitol hill. the event established by congress as the nation's commemoration of the holocaust. president trump with some remarks just live in d.c. >> we will continue to monitor that ceremony happening. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. it is tuesday, april 25th. i'm claudine wong, in for ga

united states. a group of sr.s who call themselves the young conservatives organized it. organizers say the goal is not to get political. they joined with the school's democratic student group to promote the event. the u.s. holocaust memorialnservation and research center in prince georges county. a dedication ceremony is set for 11:00 a.m. the center will be used to pre serve the museum's artifacts, historical documents and photographs. better grab the rain gear. here is veronica johnson. >> jackets on for today. it will also wet. so grab themer. as we get into the day, a better chance of seeing the rain around the afternoon and evening rush. we stay just shy of 60 degrees as we start out in the low to mid 50s for today. chancer of rain tomorrow, fairly high. mid week also early in the day. then some showers and thunderstorms will come our way on friday, things will begin heating up around here in a big way, close to 90 degrees on sunday. >> crash on interstate 66, eastbound at virginia 123. costing at least 45 minutes from the prince william p, even though travel lanes have been re opened. big picture shows a lot of red, especially on the george washington p. northbound 295, as well as northbound 395, gridlock into the d

announcer: we hear a united states holocaust memorial museum director talk with alice greenwald, the president and ceo of the museum in new york city. they discuss the creation and message behind these memorial museums, as well as how they chose to honor and share the story of victims and their families. the holocaust memorial museum in washington, d.c. hosted this 90 minute event. >> we are so thrilled you took time out to participate in tonight's program and we also want to say thank you and welcome to our cohost from the 9/11 memorial and museum. i would also like to welcome our digital audience joining from around the globe. we reaho

eastern, united states holocaust memorial museum director sarah bloomfield and alice greenwald, president and ceo of the national september 11th memorial and museum in new york city, talk about the creation and message behind both museums. >> but why would you build it in washington, people asked. doesn't it belong in berlin or jerusalem? so we designed the architecture and the combinatioexhibitions t that question, how is it that human beings can do this to one another. and then throughout the exhibitions we keep bringing back what america knew and when american knew it. >> sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the centennial of america's entry into the great war, from the memorial in kansas city. at 2:00, pulitzer prize winning historian david mccullough on how the founders persevered in the face of hard shship. >> the first seven presidents of the united states, john adams was the only one who never owned a slave out of principle, not because he couldn't necessarily afford one, out of principle. and abigail's feelings about it were even more strongly voiced than his. >> and then at 8:00, on th

eastern, united states holocaust memorial museum director sarah plainfield and alice greenwald president and see the l of september 11 memorial and museum in new york city talk about the creation and message nine book museums. >> why would you visit in washington people asked? doesn't belong in berlin or jerusalem? so we designed the architecture and the exhibition to try and answer that question. so the first part of your museum experience is hearing from that american gis. who asks that question which is as it that human beings can dues to each other. --. >> from the -- how the founders valued education, viewed slavery and persevered in the face of hardship read. >> first seven presidents of the united states, john adams was the only one who never owned a slave. out of principal. not because he could not necessarily afford one. but out of principal. and abigail's feelings about it were even more strongly voiced than his. >> at 8 o'clock on the presidency. university of virginia presidential scholar barbara perry talks about the traits of a great president. >> the son of a good leader i

. 2017] ick nick >> this weekend on quole american history tv on c-span 3, saturday, united states holocaust memorial director 9/11dent and c.e.o. of the memorial talk about the message behind both museums? jurem. 't it be long in we try to answer that question. so the first part of your museum experience is hearing from that american g.i. who asked that big question is how it is it that will human beings can do it and we keep bringing back what america knew and what happens america knew it. where are the great war from the national world war i museum in missouri. and at 2:00, on how the founders viewed slavery and per see verdict. >> first seven nts of the ubse, john adams never owned a slave. out of principle, not because he couldn't afford it but out of voice le and abigail's was more strongly than his. >> and barbara perry talks about the trait of a great president. >> a leader who is self-confident but not car gant. confident, in his own leadership and in his intellect that he didn't worry about having smart people around him. >> go to c-span.org. sunday night on "afterwords "blue on blue" on go

eastern, united states holocaust memorial museum director sarah bloomfield and alice green wald in new york city talk about the creation and message behind both museums. >> but why would you build it in washington? doesn't it belong in jerusalem? so we tried to build the exhibitions to try to answer that question. so the first part is hearing from that american g.i. who asked that big question which is how is it that human beings can do this to one another. and then throughout the exhibition we keep bringing back what america knew an when america knew it. >> the centennial of america's entry into the great war from the national world war i museum from the museum in kansas city, missouri. and how the founders viewed education, slavery and purr veered in the heart of it. >> john adams was the only one who never owned a slave. out of principle. not becauseer couldn't necessarily afford one but out of principle. and abigail's feelings about it were even more strongly voiced than his. >> and then at 8:00 on the presidency, university of virginia presidential scholar barbara perrey talks abo

eastern, united states holocaust memorial museum museum directors of the september 11 memorial and museum in new york city talk about the creation and message behind both >> museums. >> why would you build it in washington, people asked. doesn't it belong in berlin or jerusalem? so so we designed the architecture and the exhibitions to try to answer that question. so the first part of your museum experience is hearing from that american g.i. who asks that big question, which is how is it that human beings can do this to one another. and then throughout the exhibition, we keep bringing back what america knew and when america knew it. >> sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the centennial of america's entry into the great war from the national world war i museum and memorial in kansas city, and and at 2:00, pulitzer prize winning historian, david mccullough on how the founders valued education, viewed slavery and persevered in the face of >> hardship. >> first seven presidents of the united states, be john adams was the only one who never owned a slave. out of out of principle. not not because he

eastern, united states holocaust memorial museum director and president and ceo of the national september 11th memorial in new york city talk about decryption should and message behind both museums. >> why would you build it in washington am a people ask? we designed the architecture and the exhibitions to try and answer that question. the first part of your museum experience is hearing from that american g.i. who asked the big question, how is it that human beings can do this to one another? and throughout the exhibition, we bring back what america new and when america knew it. >> sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the anniversary of america entering world war i. and at 2:00, upholds a prize-winning author about how the fenders valued education, jude slavery and persevered in the face of hardship. presidents, seven and john adams was the only one who never owned a slave. out of principle, not because he could not afford them. abigail's feelings were even more strongly voiced than his. >> at 8:00 on the presidency, university of virginia presidential scholar talks about the traits of a great p

visit ncicap.org] >> ladies and gentlemen, vice chairman of the united states holocaust memorial council. [applause]