00:00You just answered my question differently than you answered it five years ago, which is, positions can change, so I
00:05just want to understand, in 2020, did you believe that one of your roles is connecting research and scholarship to
00:13activism and advocacy? In 2020, did you believe that?
00:17So, one of the roles of an historian—
00:20Just, yes or no. I mean, in 2020, it was real straightforward, and for the record, you said this, so
00:25it should be an easy yes. It shouldn't be complicated on my side, but maybe it's complicated on your side.
00:30In 2020—I'm not even asking what you believe today—in 2020, did you believe that one of your roles is connecting
00:36research and scholarship with advocacy and activism? Yes?
00:40One of the key things a historian does, especially at the National Museum of American History, is to tie threads
00:47together.
00:48I'm just going to note your filibustering on the answer. You said it, so I'm going to—in 2020, you said
00:53it, so I'm going to assume in 2020, you believed it, unless you said things you don't believe.
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