The Smithsonian's Lonnie Bunch: Learning from history

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Lonnie G. Bunch III is enamored of American history. Last June helium was named Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, which helium calls "part of the glue that holds the state together." Bunch, who oversaw the instauration of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture, is successful complaint of 19 museums, 21 libraries, the National Zoo, 7,000 employees, and a fund of $1.5 cardinal — and is connected a ngo that helium believes is thing abbreviated of monumental. He talks with CBS News nationalist analogous Chip Reid astir the idiosyncratic connections helium has to immoderate of astir precious objects successful the Smithsonian's collections.

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