As the election day in the United States nears, We visited Thomas Jefferson Library and Talked to several Americans, especially youth, to understand what they believe is important for the country. We also discussed who’s their favorite president and what as per them is more important for Country.
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00:00Hello, I'm Prerna Chandel and I'm standing outside the world's largest library.
00:04Yes, you heard that right, Library of Congress is unlike any other library in the world.
00:09The Library of Congress was named the Jefferson Building as a tribute to former President Thomas Jefferson.
00:16Today, John Adams and James Madison Buildings are also part of the Library of Congress
00:23as an honor to these two presidents for their commitment to improving the library and the United States.
00:29My favorite president from the past is Abraham Lincoln, just because you see so much of him here.
00:36I live near his second White House in Petworth, so he's a pretty cool dude and he saved our nation from splitting.
00:43Which is your favorite president from the past?
00:45I don't have a favorite president.
00:47That's okay.
00:48Oh, and what are some of the issues that you feel very strongly about?
00:52I'm going to go with the classic Abraham Lincoln.
00:54Theodore Roosevelt.
00:56And why?
00:57He was aggressive.
00:58Probably FDR.
01:00From the past, I'd say I like Barack Obama.
01:05I think he was a very articulate and fair president.
01:09And he had no controversy his entire eight years, except for wearing a tan suit.
01:16And that's pretty amazing.
01:18Barack Obama.
01:19Mine is John Quincy Adams.
01:21Barack Obama.
01:23I think as a great moral thinker, I would say Thomas Jefferson.
01:27But he was a slave owner, and that's something that I wouldn't be in favor of.
01:33My favorite president is Abraham Lincoln.
01:36The Library of Congress houses more than 100 million books, maps, recordings, and manuscripts,
01:43including items from Thomas Jefferson's personal collections.
01:47The library was created to assist members of Congress with research,
01:52and even today it serves as a haven of knowledge to Congress
01:56and the people dealing with issues at this point in America.
02:01I feel strongly about how divisive our country has gotten over the past eight years,
02:09and it's a shame.
02:11And I'm not sure how you can fix that, but that's a concern to me.
02:15As a 36-year Air Force veteran, I, too, believe we should have a strong military.
02:23So it's kind of an anomaly for somebody who's been voting a Democratic ticket.
02:28But we did vote for summer.
02:31We keep an open mind.
02:32I think we're almost independents the way we vote, and women's right as well.
02:39I think that's important, too.
02:40I don't like the way the Roe v. Wade just seems to have gone away over the past few years
02:47with these Supreme Court justices that have been placed.
02:50The fight for climate change, I think it's an existential threat to everyone here across the world.
02:56It doesn't matter where you live.
02:57United States, China, everyone needs to play an impact and a role in fixing the situation.
03:03I feel very strongly about trans rights,
03:05and I think it's important for all of us to accept everyone as they are and how they choose to be identified.
03:10Right now in America, divisions between the population,
03:17the misinformation that's making people sort of look at their neighbors as an enemy.
03:30Now preserving democracy.
03:32My top issue right now is abortion.
03:36I really liked his work in legal stature for the Amistad
03:42and making sure that enslaved people and African American people got representation
03:47and more freedom within our country.
03:50And what are some of the issues that you strongly feel about?
03:53So women's reproductive rights.
03:56And I also feel very strongly about supporting our military.