Transcript: Lonnie G. Bunch III on "Face the Nation," June 20, 2021

The following is a transcript of an interview with Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, that aired Sunday, June 20, 2021, on "Face the Nation."

SMITHSONIAN SECRETARY LONNIE BUNCH III: Juneteenth is really a special moment. It's a moment that is really the first holiday we have that celebrates freedom, that is really about helping us understand the fragility of freedom, the importance of freedom and the struggle for freedom. There's always been this moment. But to suddenly say this is really about helping a nation remember something that it often doesn't want to remember. And helping a nation honor those people who were enslaved, but they believed in an America that didn't believe in them. This is a special moment for me. I'm very emotional about Juneteenth and.