Summary: <h1>Highlights</h1><br> <ul> <li>The sculptor and the airplane industry: Gutzon Borglum | @01:40</li> <br> <li>General compromise - Mike Shuster | @09:15</li> <br> <li>Marshall’s plan for Cantigny - Dr. Edward Lengel | @13:15</li> <br> <li>James Reese Europe Tribute Concert - Ron Wasserman | @18:50</li> <br> <li>WWI Carnegie Council Fellowship program - Dr. Reed Bonadonna | @25:35</li> <br> <li>A granddaughter's history of the Boy Scouts - Dr. Julie Seton | @31:35</li> <br> <li>14-18 NOW: UK Centenary Art Commission - Jenny Waldman | @38:00</li> <br> <li>Speaking WWI: Cup ‘a Joe | @46:05</li> <br> <li>Dispatch Newsletter: highlights | @47:50</li> <br> <li>The Centennial in Social Media - Katherine Akey | @49:35<a id="more-9508964"></a> </li> <br> </ul><h1><span style="font-weight: 400;">Opening</span></h1><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to World War 1 centennial News - episode #71 - It’s about WW1 THEN - what was happening 100 years ago this week - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week: </span></p><br> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mike Schuster, from the great war project blog tells us about General Pershing’s “compromise”, unpopular with the French and British command</span></li> <br> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ed Lengel with the story about the man who plans the Attack on Cantigny</span></li> <br> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ron Wasserman tells us about the upcoming James Reese Europe musical tribute in New York</span></li> <br> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Reed Bonadonna introduces us to the WWI fellowship program from the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs</span></li> <br> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Julie Seton shares a history of the Boy Scouts</span></li> <br> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jenny Waldman joins us from the UK to tell us about the amazing WW1 public arts projects from 14-18 NOW organization</span></li> <br> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Katherine Akey with the commemoration of world war one in social media</span></li> <br> </ul><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All on WW1 Centennial News -- a weekly podcast brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission, the Pritzker Military Museum and Library and the Starr foundation. </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m Theo Mayer - the Chief Technologist for the Commission and your host. Welcome to the show.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[MUSIC]</span></p><br> <h1><span style="font-weight: 400;">Preface</span></h1><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In July of 1917, shortly after America enters the war, congress passes a massive $640,000,000 aviation bill which is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson. That is over $13.5 Billion in 2018 dollars and at the time it is one of the largest appropriation for a single idea that the country has ever made - </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> It passes congress with little or no objection - </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is in no small part - because there are so many advocates that believe this incredible new technology of flying machines can be pivotal in the war. </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In support of the idea, famed airplane pioneer Orville Wright declares:</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When my brother and I built and flew the first man-carrying machine, we thought that we were introducing into the world an invention which would make further wars… practically impossible since both sides know exactly what the other is doing. “</span></p>
