First Flight Centennial Ceremony
A planned re-enactment of Orville Wright’s 12 second powered flight 100 years earlier on December 17, 1903 was not shown due to in climate weather. The re-enactment was planned for 1035 a.m.…
826 viewsA planned re-enactment of Orville Wright’s 12 second powered flight 100 years earlier on December 17, 1903 was not shown due to in climate weather. The re-enactment was planned for 1035 a.m.…
826 viewsOn January 18, 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sent a letter to Congress asking it to fund the exploration of the western part of the continent. Thus began a three-year journey which took t…
689 viewsInterior Secretary, Gale Norton talked about the Interior Department budget, forest fires, and other environmental issues. The Senate passed the final version of the Interior spending bill e…
43 viewsWar correspondents who had covered the war in Iraq and anti-terrorism operations were honored at a memorial ceremony at the at the war correspondents memorial arch in Maryland. Participants …
140 viewsPanelists testified about energy issues during the annual summer meeting of the National Governors Association. Following prepared presentations, panelists responded to questions from the go…
110 viewsInterior Secretary Gale Norton spoke to reporters outside the White House about her meeting with President George W. Bush and a report on maintaining national parks. Following her remarks, s…
44 viewsInterior Secretary Gale Norton outlined programs to reclaim and enhance public parks and encourage citizen stewardship. Following her remarks she answered questions from the audience.
37 viewsThe House Resources Committee held this hearing on Arctic Energy Resources. Witnesses were Interior Secretary Gale Norton; Tara Sweeney, Assistant to Alaska Governor for Rural Affairs; Jam…
1,491 viewsThree administration executives talked about environmental issues including water and air quality, land management, and national parks. They also responded to viewer comments and questions.
90 viewsSecretary Gale Norton testified about federal budget requests for the Department of the Interior. Among the topics she addressed federal land management, pollution control, conservation meas…
53 viewsAgriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, Interior Secretary Gale Norton and EPA Administrator Christie Todd Whitman, briefed reporters on President George W. Bush’s Fiscal Year 2004 budget request…
34 viewsFollowing the formal transfer of authority of Governor’s Island from New Jersey to New York at a White House ceremony, officials talked to reporters about the transfer and plans for use of f…
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