"Tell us what the young people are doing for Independence Day." -- thank you Robin Newton for interviewing Emily Mortman
"Also in New York Harbor and in Philadelphia, where C-SPAN's Robin Newton is talking to folks who are marking today's birthday. Greta, I am still standing in the back of Independence Hall, and I stumbled upon a familiar face. This is Emily Mortman. She is the daughter of Howard Mortman, communications director for C-SPAN. And Emily, you are a Washington D.C. area native, but you're living in Philadelphia now. I am, yeah. And how are you celebrating, or how are you and some of your friends celebrating? Tell us what the young people are doing for Independence Day. Well, I can't speak for all of the young people, but I know some of my friends just ran a celebratory half-marathon this morning, and they're meeting up actually in Washington Square Park right behind us. And we're gonna have a cute little tie-dyeing and picnic event, tie-dyeing some red, white, and blue stuff. That's just what my friends and I are doing. I know that a lot of other young people are maybe watching the FIFA game today. I don't really know what Philly does in the way of fireworks, but I'm sure it's gonna be something great. But yeah, that's just what I'm doing. I don't know about all the other young people. And what does Independence Day mean to you? For me, it's honestly more about the memories of my childhood growing up in D.C. Fourth of July was just such a big thing. I remember every year my neighborhood would have a little neighborhood block party in the morning, and then we would go to the pool in the afternoon we would dive for coins and use the coins to buy snacks. And then at night we would drive into D.C. and we would go on the rooftop of C-SPAN with my dad, because my dad works for C-SPAN. I'm the second generation Mortman to appear on C-SPAN, which is pretty exciting. Shout out Howard Mortman. But every year, my mom, my dad, my sister, and I would drive into D.C. and sit on the building's roof and watch the fireworks, from obviously the big fireworks and just the culmination of those memories for me as a child growing up, that's what Independence Day is for me. So I noticed that you're wearing a Phillies hat and not a Nats hat. I am, I'm sorry, no. So yes, I'm calling you out on camera. No, this is a, no, I know. I actually learned how to read by reading the Nats box scores growing up. My dad would read them to me and be like, what team did the Nats play? And I'd sound out like angels. But my lovely partner does work for the Phillies now. That's the reason we moved to Philly. And so I do have to support the Phillies now. But also look how cute this hat is. It's got a little ice cream cone on it. It's red, white, and blue, so yeah. And if you think about it, Trey Turner, former national, now a Phillie, Harper, Schwerber, all nationals, now Phillies. If you think about it, it's kind of the same thing. But I know it was a big point of contention for my family when I first moved here. Okay, I'll give you a pass today. Thank you. Thank you for joining us. Yeah. Greta."
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"Tell us what the young people are doing for Independence Day." -- thank you Robin Newton for interviewing Emily Mortman
