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1 Week 5: AmericaAs ATwo-Way Street Exploring American Character: Journey Across America

2 The Focus Today Lecturette: Proud to be an American using Washington, DC and the country a two way street Individual Work/Discussion: To what extent are you proud to be an American? When, Where, and Why? Leccturette/Discussion: Moral leadership and the soul/spirit of America by Prize Winners Course Evaluation

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4 The Kennedy Center

5 Arts/Culture The Kennedy Center/Honors (for performance art) List of Honorees since 1978 Video of the ceremony A guest tells us about it The range of museums, including The National Gallery and The American Portrait Museum (for graphic arts)

6 Video: KCH 2015

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10 Science The National Academy of Science The Smithsonian Museums

11 Constitution Avenue: Highway 50 in Washington, DC

12 The National Academy of Science

13 Current Governmental Efforts The White House Cabinet Offices The Congress The US Supreme Court (less than a mile from Highway 50)

14 Symbols of Our Heroic Past Documents in our National Archives The Presidential Monuments: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, FDR Constitutional gardens Remembering our wars: WWI, WWII, Korean, Vietnam, Women in war Arlington National Cemetery Presidential inaugurations and burials

15 Telling the Story of America The Smithsonian Museums African American Museum VIDEO The Library of Congress The National Archives

16 A New Smithsonian Museum

17 Civil Rights Transitions/ Struggles for Justice Marian Anderson: The DAR and the Lincoln Monument Concert The March on Washington, DC Exhibits in the Smithsonian Amer. History Museum Major US Supreme Court Decisions Washington, DC as two cities along Highway 50

18 Commerce/Banking/Taxes The Federal Reserve The IRS The Commerce Dept. The Federal Trade Commission

19 America and the World The State Department The Pentagon The World Bank The Org. of American States

20 The People Connect with Washington, DC Serving Constituency/Lobbying: AARP The Gallup Polls Visitors to Washington, DC: National Archives, Smithsonian museums, monuments, food July 4 th each year

21 About AARP AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people age 50 and over. AARP is dedicated to enhancing quality of life for all as we age. We lead positive social change and deliver value to members through information, advocacy and service. AARP also provides a wide range of unique benefits, special products, and services for our members. These benefits include AARP Web site at "AARP The Magazine," and the monthly "AARP Bulletin."

22 Gallup Polls: Worldwide HQ on H 50 in Washington, DC Since 1935 Polls about: Politics, Economy, Well-Being, & the World 1,000 Adults Presidential Election Controversies: 1948, 1976, 2012

23 Communication: Newspapers, TV, Radio Newseum Corporation for Public Broadcasting

24 The Newseum

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26 The CPS Supports Local Work NPR Private, non-profit media enterprise. Produces and distributes programs. Funded by member stations. PBS Private, non-profit media enterprise owned and operated by member stations. Distributes programming to 348 public television stations across the country. Funded by CPB and member stations.

27 Sharing/Discussion: To what extent are you proud to be an American? When, Where, and Why?

28 Moral Leadership and the Soul/Spirit of America Moral Leadership Book Doris Kearns Goodwin, Leadership in Turbulent Times (2018) Abe Lincoln Teddy Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt Lyndon Johnson The Themes Ambition and The Recognition of Leadership Adversity and Growth The Leader and the Times: How They Led: Transformational Leadership Crisis Management Turnaround Leadership Visionary Leadership Handout of Findings

29 Moral Leadership and the Soul/Spirit of America Soul of America Book Jon Meacham, The Soul of America: The Battle for our Better Angels (2018) Key Themes Grew out of Charlottesville demonstration/this President We have had serious conflicts before First Duty of a President: Presidents can: enter the arena, resist tribalism, respect facts, Keep history in mind

30 Moral Leadership and the Soul/Spirit of America Spirit of America Book David McCullough, The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For (2017) A set of speeches over 25 yrs., with a thin introduction or synthesis Key Themes The American Spirit. harkens back to set of values we all subscribe to regardless of region, party, ethnic back. History is (from the introduction)

31 Course Evaluation Please provide your feedback about this course on the course evaluation form

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