Kristen Welker: “The American Aspirations is what you have called the special…”

“So it was really the desire to sort of open it and then to craft exhibitions that might help people understand the 250th a little more. The American Aspirations is what you have called the special exhibit in honor of America 250. What does American aspirations mean to you? To me, it means that we are always in pursuit. We are in pursuit of the promise of America that, in essence, we almost never get there.” (31:21–31:30)

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