Videos

Jonathan Jarvis, former director of the National Park Service, offered his thoughts on the current state of the National Park Service and provided a path forward. He was joined in conversati…

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama lit the national Christmas tree in President’s Park during the National Park Service’s annual ceremony.

Director Jonathan Jarvis spoke about the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.

Jonathan Jarvis talked about the centennial of the nation’s national parks system on August 26, 2016. He talked about environmental concerns, increasing fees to cover the cost of park mainte…

National Park Service (NPS) Director Jonathan Jarvis testified at a hearing on an Inspector General’s report on alleged sexual misconduct by NPS workers at Canaveral National Seashore. Mr. J…

Jonathan Jarvis talked about the upcoming 100th birthday of the National Park Service, tourism trends, and the latest budgetary challenges facing the agency.

Several presentations and speakers commemorated National African-American History Month, including remarks by the director of the National Park Service, the unveiling of a commemorative Blac…

President Obama made remarks commemorating the 93rd annual National Christmas Tree at the lighting ceremony at the Ellipse. First lady Michelle Obama and Miss Piggy read “A Visit from St. Ni…

Phone lines were open for viewer responses to the question: “Have you visited a national park this summer?” Jonathan Jarvis also was interviewed by phone about the 99th anniversary of the Na…

Jon Jarvis talked by remote video from the National Mall about the reopening that day of the Washington Monument following three years of repairs undertaken after an August 2011 earthquake.

Civil rights leaders and contemporary movement leaders spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the same spot where the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I have a dream” sp…

Witnesses testified at a House Natural Resources Committee and Oversight and Government Reform Committee joint hearing to review the closings of national parks as a result of the government …

Jonathan Jarvis explained the policies behind the National Park Service’s barricading of open-air national memorials, such as the Lincoln and World War II. The program includes a few minutes…

Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) testified on National Park Service (NPS) funding issues and the impact of budget cuts on services and infrastructure. He called for the creation of a national endow…

Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, delivered the keynote address at the “New Birth of Freedom” Commemorative Ceremony at Gettysburg Nati…

Witnesses testified on the findings of an Interior Department Inspector General report on weapons management at the National Park Service (NPS). According to the report, the NPS chief of pol…

Guests spoke at the rededication of Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. This event was hosted by the National Park Service and celebrated the completion of the interior restoration …

Jonathan JArvis testified about the National Park Service’s $2.6 billion budget request for fiscal year 2014. He focused on the potential impact of budget sequestration, saying that personne…

Witnesses testified on the National Park Service’s (NPS) decision to allow members of the Occupy, Washington, D.C., movement to camp indefinitely in the city’s McPherson Square, an area unde…

Edward Ayers gave the keynote address at a commemorative ceremony for the 150th anniversary of the First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas. The ceremony was held at Henry Hill…