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nobody, including franklin roosevelt, was at all a wild about this idea. but it quickly became clear that if the democrats didn't do it, then the republicans were perfectly happy to take on this investigation. so the senate ended up a essentially throwing truman a bone. they gave him $15,000, barely enough to hire a lawyer and a couple of secretaries and said, go, here's your committee. truman took that tiny appropriation and turned it into probable only the most powerful investigating arm that congress had seen. so seven members of the truman commission committee, formerly known as the senate special committee, to investigate the national defense program. five democrats, two republicans. was there an eagerness among the senators at the time to serve on this committee? truman only in the sense that truman, though relatively unknown, was a well-liked senator. he had a lot of friends in the senate. there was a lot of back and forth of choosing the senators who were who would serve on this committee. i say in my book that it's a bit of a senatorial b-list. th
nobody, including franklin roosevelt, was at all a wild about this idea. but it quickly became clear that if the democrats didn't do it, then the republicans were perfectly happy to take on this investigation. so the senate ended up a essentially throwing truman a bone. they gave him $15,000, barely enough to hire a lawyer and a couple of secretaries and said, go, here's your committee. truman took that tiny appropriation and turned it into probable only the most powerful investigating arm that...
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franklin roosevelt lived long enough to know that victory was assured.ning of april45, d its 2,051st day, an exhausted president roosevelt woke in his cottage at the presidential;t?6 rem springs georgia, worn down by heart disease, the stress of wartime leadership. he had there for a brief vacation at 1 p.m. he was studying papers and sitting for a portrait painter when he suddenly complained of a terrific. seconds later, he. within hours,w/ief was dead of a massive stroke. less than a month later, hitler committed suicide in his berlin bunker. and on may 8th, 1945, germany surrendered the allies. four months later, on september 2nd, after sufferi atomic bomb strikes on the cities of hiroshima and the war formally ended when japan surrendered in a ceremony, the uss missouri in tokyo. world war two, the most important and most terrible event of the 20th century was over, but a profoundly economic, political and social onships that continue to influence the world we live in today are. we are now in this war. and we're all in it all the w. s a partner in th
franklin roosevelt lived long enough to know that victory was assured.ning of april45, d its 2,051st day, an exhausted president roosevelt woke in his cottage at the presidential;t?6 rem springs georgia, worn down by heart disease, the stress of wartime leadership. he had there for a brief vacation at 1 p.m. he was studying papers and sitting for a portrait painter when he suddenly complained of a terrific. seconds later, he. within hours,w/ief was dead of a massive stroke. less than a month...
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the most important legacy franklin roosevelt left the world was the united nations organization. from the earliest days of world war, fdr worked to create a postwar organization dedicated to global cooperation and peace through collective security. on january 1st, 1942, he welcomed representatives of 25 allied nations to the white use to sign a declaration pledging each to defend life liberty in dependance and religious freedom and preserve human rights and justice. united nations and later led efforts to expand it int international organization. rning from this trip, the defense of the refreshed inspired with a firmf that we have made a good start on the road to a world of peace and am confident that the congress and the american people will accept the as the beginning of permanent structure of peace upo build an underground that better world in which our childan your men, mine, and the children and grandchildren of the whole world must live and can live. that, my friend we all imagine jack, give you what i feel is very deeply. and i know that of you are feeling it today and are
the most important legacy franklin roosevelt left the world was the united nations organization. from the earliest days of world war, fdr worked to create a postwar organization dedicated to global cooperation and peace through collective security. on january 1st, 1942, he welcomed representatives of 25 allied nations to the white use to sign a declaration pledging each to defend life liberty in dependance and religious freedom and preserve human rights and justice. united nations and later led...
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, franklin roosevelt, abraham lincoln. this was the first time you wrote about a figure with whom you could actually ask questions at the kitchen table. tell me about that process. - it's so correct. i mean, when i would be writing about teddy or franklin roosevelt or abraham lincoln, i would often ask them questions, but they never answered when i said, "why did you do this?" or, "what was this for?" but there was dick, sitting right across from me. i used to call the other presidents my guys 'cause i felt so close to them after all tse years, but now this was my guy right across the room for me. he could correct me. i could ask him, "why did you write this?" or, "what did the president say to this?" or, "what was the motive behind this?" so, it was really an extraordinary thing for me as a political scientist and a government person and a history person, to be able to have the subject right there. also maddening at times 'cause he'd correct me, but it was great. - well, did you always know this would ultimately become a
, franklin roosevelt, abraham lincoln. this was the first time you wrote about a figure with whom you could actually ask questions at the kitchen table. tell me about that process. - it's so correct. i mean, when i would be writing about teddy or franklin roosevelt or abraham lincoln, i would often ask them questions, but they never answered when i said, "why did you do this?" or, "what was this for?" but there was dick, sitting right across from me. i used to call the other...
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franklin roosevelt during world war int sretary ofta the navy, you could say sir.course i have supreme a commander. dung world war ii and then inhe military because he was ave moe military was to make military films wari. but with the exception of jefferson and arguably lincoln, they all serve military. >> host: and you look at, there's 24 traits you said of thesetraits. what was some of the most common like it come up with these eight? >> guest: well, i didn't want to repeat any traits. i did want the reader to read about washington's integrity in chapter one and then lincoln's integrity in chapter three because you're basically talk about the same thing. it's good to have high integrity. it's good to have a moral compass and high credibility. so many of them have high levels of integrity. in terms ofn traits among the three, number one, they were all g persuaders. some of them were great eat orators.ecause they were others were great persuaders because one-on-one or in small groups that's what hese their personality and their firepower to bring about the desirede
franklin roosevelt during world war int sretary ofta the navy, you could say sir.course i have supreme a commander. dung world war ii and then inhe military because he was ave moe military was to make military films wari. but with the exception of jefferson and arguably lincoln, they all serve military. >> host: and you look at, there's 24 traits you said of thesetraits. what was some of the most common like it come up with these eight? >> guest: well, i didn't want to repeat any...
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what franklin delano roosevelt ever called boss when franklin delano roosevelt was assistant secretary of the navy josephus daniels, and promoted roosevelt in force, reward was appointed ambassador mexico during the aftermath of the mexican revolution, where he urged a very conciliatory approach to nationalization of american property and american oil companies, where he urged the mexican to authorize visas for -- fleeing europe and where he advocated he privately abdicated the states should arm the spanish republic, but at a minimum that mexico should open its doors to refugees. the spanish republic, a liberal liberal liberal in 1898, as a young newspaper editor, josephus daniels personally incited the racist pogrom that that in wilmington, north carolina that destroyed black political power. the state of north carolina killed maybe 60 people, may dozens homeless and he did it knowing the full malice of what he was doing. and he remained to his less forcefully in later years than at the beginning. a segregationist so how do you understand this? now, one way to understand it is he was
what franklin delano roosevelt ever called boss when franklin delano roosevelt was assistant secretary of the navy josephus daniels, and promoted roosevelt in force, reward was appointed ambassador mexico during the aftermath of the mexican revolution, where he urged a very conciliatory approach to nationalization of american property and american oil companies, where he urged the mexican to authorize visas for -- fleeing europe and where he advocated he privately abdicated the states should...
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what franklin delano roosevelt ever called boss when franklin delano roosevelt was assistant secretary of the navy josephus daniels, and promoted roosevelt in force, reward was appointed ambassador mexico during the aftermath of the mexican revolution, where he urged a very conciliatory approach to nationalization of american property and american oil companies, where he urged the mexican to authorize visas for -- fleeing europe and where he advocated he privately abdicated the states should arm the spanish republic, but at a minimum that mexico should open its doors to refugees. the spanish republic, a liberal liberal liberal in 1898, as a young newspaper editor, josephus daniels personally incited the racist pogrom that that in wilmington, north carolina that destroyed black political power. the state of north carolina killed maybe 60 people, may dozens homeless and he did it knowing the full malice of what he was doing. and he remained to his less forcefully in later years than at the beginning. a segregationist so how do you understand this? now, one way to understand it is he was
what franklin delano roosevelt ever called boss when franklin delano roosevelt was assistant secretary of the navy josephus daniels, and promoted roosevelt in force, reward was appointed ambassador mexico during the aftermath of the mexican revolution, where he urged a very conciliatory approach to nationalization of american property and american oil companies, where he urged the mexican to authorize visas for -- fleeing europe and where he advocated he privately abdicated the states should...
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you didn't have to do that with theodore roosevelt or franklin. so the of men described in this book is very different from the caliber of men that we have today in last two presidents and we're stuck in 2024. i'm not looking forward and i suspect no one's really looking forward to what going to have the next four years. and all we can do is hope that four years from now we still have a country and a new generation of leaders can come forward who will be more like these guys, the people who we've had. for the last eight years. thank you. that was fascinating and makes a lot of sense, except ronald reagan, who took the country in precise possibly the wrong direction, backward but besides that, you're in the minority. but that's okay. i understand politics and pro you do realize that when he for his second term he got 49 out of 50 states. i know that's part of the tragedy it but i think you really need to read my reagan chapter rethink things i don't think i could get through it. okay it's always good. have an open mind. i lived through all this. th
you didn't have to do that with theodore roosevelt or franklin. so the of men described in this book is very different from the caliber of men that we have today in last two presidents and we're stuck in 2024. i'm not looking forward and i suspect no one's really looking forward to what going to have the next four years. and all we can do is hope that four years from now we still have a country and a new generation of leaders can come forward who will be more like these guys, the people who...
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you didn't have to do that with theodore roosevelt or franklin. so the of men described in this book is very different from the caliber of men that we have today in last two presidents and we're stuck in 2024. i'm not looking forward and i suspect no one's really looking forward to what going to have the next four years. and all we can do is hope that four years from now we still have a country and a new generation of leaders can come forward who will be more like these guys, the people who we've had. for the last eight years. thank you. that was fascinating and makes a lot of sense, except ronald reagan, who took the country in precise possibly the wrong direction, backward but besides that, you're in the minority. but that's okay. i understand politics and pro you do realize that when he for his second term he got 49 out of 50 states. i know that's part of the tragedy it but i think you really need to read my reagan chapter rethink things i don't think i could get through it. okay it's always good. have an open mind. i lived through all this. th
you didn't have to do that with theodore roosevelt or franklin. so the of men described in this book is very different from the caliber of men that we have today in last two presidents and we're stuck in 2024. i'm not looking forward and i suspect no one's really looking forward to what going to have the next four years. and all we can do is hope that four years from now we still have a country and a new generation of leaders can come forward who will be more like these guys, the people who...
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roosevelt. but 1st he had to continue to be a vice president. and if the people had been allowed to choose, he would have been the obvious winner as vice president money was enough to the people, much like the way the democratic party, upper adjective, done today with president biden. they wanted somebody else. someone they couldn't maybe manipulate wallace was cheated. the party knowing that f d r probably didn't have much longer to live, shows another guy, a guy named harry truman instead. this guy was a salesman, areas older, but as a young man that's all he did. he sold suits, he was once used as an example by party leaders who said he was approved so they could just about get any part of your left to truman actually admitted. he had no idea what he was doing when he became president. he wasn't kidding well, wallace and roosevelt had been very close. um and wallace had met with the president and roosevelt the ad for leaders. when he was the vp. truman had actually met with the roosevelt to t
roosevelt. but 1st he had to continue to be a vice president. and if the people had been allowed to choose, he would have been the obvious winner as vice president money was enough to the people, much like the way the democratic party, upper adjective, done today with president biden. they wanted somebody else. someone they couldn't maybe manipulate wallace was cheated. the party knowing that f d r probably didn't have much longer to live, shows another guy, a guy named harry truman instead....
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at that time franklin roosevelt was in his second term as president, they were expecting lose a numbermocratic seats and he was hoping get a few pieces of legislationin that postelection lame-duck session where he still had could keep in that spot. even though year and was not expected to come back unt hoping that he would call congress back into session for a lame-duck session and take advantt democratic majority he had at the time. gladys pyle was there because there was a vacant seat office, and there was a seat that was going to be empty when the election came, from november until january. republans wanted to be sure they had as many as possible so they could oppose franklin roosevelt in those legislative efforts, so they turned to gladys pyle who was a well-known figure in south she had been in the state legislature and been secretary of state, a pioneering time. they brought her into feel that november-j period there just to hold a seat in case and it turned out they did not need her vote because roosevelt them back into session. nevertheless, and this is part of that era that do
at that time franklin roosevelt was in his second term as president, they were expecting lose a numbermocratic seats and he was hoping get a few pieces of legislationin that postelection lame-duck session where he still had could keep in that spot. even though year and was not expected to come back unt hoping that he would call congress back into session for a lame-duck session and take advantt democratic majority he had at the time. gladys pyle was there because there was a vacant seat office,...
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but the franklin roosevelt justices, too, didn't he? about a few of th personalities talk about that shift in the from the court packing that disaster all the way throh inhe nt years how sudt turned over and you've got a new largely new set of personalities there. it's remarkable story. and■ actually, it's one that i think is under appreciate it. you kneverybody knows about the failed court packing plan, but not as many people realize that by the summer of 1941, due wave resignations and deaths, fdr had appointed some seven of the nine justices and he had elevate an eight to be chief justice. positions to fdr. it wasy the biggest impact on the supreme court of any president since george washington. andst the number of justices. they were all extremely to fdr in some instances too closeclose personal relationships. and just to kind of briefly get the players on the table, they sort groups, four of the jcey well known, hugo black,frankfurter, , robert jackson. those are the four very well known ones. then there are four who were not very
but the franklin roosevelt justices, too, didn't he? about a few of th personalities talk about that shift in the from the court packing that disaster all the way throh inhe nt years how sudt turned over and you've got a new largely new set of personalities there. it's remarkable story. and■ actually, it's one that i think is under appreciate it. you kneverybody knows about the failed court packing plan, but not as many people realize that by the summer of 1941, due wave resignations and...
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but the franklin roosevelt dominated things for a otoo, d'?lk abo a f o perst that shift in the from the court packing that disaster all the way thyears how suddenly the cot turned over and you've got a new sergely new set of personalities there. it's remarkable story. actually, it's one that i think is under appreciate it. you kn, everybody knows about the failed court packing plan, but not as my realize that by the summer of 1941, dued deaths, fdr had appoind some seven of the nine justices and he hadeight to be chief justice. positions to fdr. it was impact on the supreme court of any e george washington. andof justices. personal relationships.stances u and just to kind of briefly get the players on the table, they sort of into three groups, four known, hugo black, felix frankfurter, william douglas, robert jackson. those are the four very well known ones. then there are four who were not very well, stanley reed, frank murphy, james burns and you know, burns had been a senator from south carolina and he was only on the court for 14 months b
but the franklin roosevelt dominated things for a otoo, d'?lk abo a f o perst that shift in the from the court packing that disaster all the way thyears how suddenly the cot turned over and you've got a new sergely new set of personalities there. it's remarkable story. actually, it's one that i think is under appreciate it. you kn, everybody knows about the failed court packing plan, but not as my realize that by the summer of 1941, dued deaths, fdr had appoind some seven of the nine justices...
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franklin roosevelt, as it affected eleanor roosevelt. yes. did attend the wte house when roosevelt was in the white house. she attended hazel scott, the famous pianist and probably her best friend or one of her best friends. it was it was no, it was a fundraiser for the infantile paralysis. but she had yearly and they and she actually ran into him in the basement when was in his wheelchair. and they had a conversation. but yes, she was invited to the white house. she did go to the white house and hazel scott went her. yes. franklin roosevelt was never as daringly progressive as his wife, eleanor. we know that eleanor was much more liberal after this brilliant dissection of the song. wouldn't it be appropriate for us to close this session with another hearing of the original performance. i'm sorry. yes. let's get a question over here first. i'm over here. not a lot. c-span wants to. all right, i'm just curious. the new yorker had that ad. so the ad was get people to go to cafe society. it was an ad for the song, which they got. right. i mean,
franklin roosevelt, as it affected eleanor roosevelt. yes. did attend the wte house when roosevelt was in the white house. she attended hazel scott, the famous pianist and probably her best friend or one of her best friends. it was it was no, it was a fundraiser for the infantile paralysis. but she had yearly and they and she actually ran into him in the basement when was in his wheelchair. and they had a conversation. but yes, she was invited to the white house. she did go to the white house...
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franklin roosevelt creates the first peacetime draft in 1940, which was not received with a lot of support. itas breaking an enormously important. and then the assumption was after the war that the u.s. was going to go back the same kind of smaller volunteer force. but it wasn't able to fl the ranks sufficiently in the face of the growing coldar. and so with a brief exception, the united s conscription from 1940 to 1973. but that's the only time during u.s. history outside of a war that the united states had, but it was long enough for it to ar seem. december 7 harbor. how big was the volunteer force that came in? well, i mean, over theourse of world war two, 6 million americans served so massive it was total war, but a lot more conscripted. ere conscripted. it was understood the best way to allocate what was then called manpower was through conscription, which would take into account all of needs of society. so people might have volunteered, were conscripted. now it's r point almost everybody is conscripted as opposed to volunteering. but that it wasn't because there was a lack of volunte
franklin roosevelt creates the first peacetime draft in 1940, which was not received with a lot of support. itas breaking an enormously important. and then the assumption was after the war that the u.s. was going to go back the same kind of smaller volunteer force. but it wasn't able to fl the ranks sufficiently in the face of the growing coldar. and so with a brief exception, the united s conscription from 1940 to 1973. but that's the only time during u.s. history outside of a war that the...
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this was the first official trip of an american leader to the ussr, if you don’t count franklin roosevelt 1945. nixon flew to vnukovo with his wife and a large delegation. his advisor at the time was henry kissinger. the americans were settled right in the kremlin, in apartments next to the armory. in fact, nixon's visit marked the beginning of the policy, as it was then said, of international détente tension. negotiations with brezhnev. went successfully, they lasted 4 days, every day they signed something, it was during that visit that the most important documents of the era were signed, start-1 and the popro treaty. and washington agreed not to build new launchers for intercontinental missiles in the next 5 years, and also to seriously limit their missile defense system, protecting no more than two areas in each country. unfortunately, in 2001, the united states unilaterally withdrew from the pro-missile treaty in order to create a national pro-system. taking a course towards dismantling the entire strategic arms control system and destroying the international security architecture. th
this was the first official trip of an american leader to the ussr, if you don’t count franklin roosevelt 1945. nixon flew to vnukovo with his wife and a large delegation. his advisor at the time was henry kissinger. the americans were settled right in the kremlin, in apartments next to the armory. in fact, nixon's visit marked the beginning of the policy, as it was then said, of international détente tension. negotiations with brezhnev. went successfully, they lasted 4 days, every day they...
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this was the first official trip of an american leader to the ussr, if you don’t count franklin roosevelta conference in 1945. nixon flew to vnukovo with his wife with a large delegation. his advisor at the time was henry kissinger. the americans were settled right in the kremlin. negotiations with brezhnev were successful. they lasted 4 days , every day they signed something. it was during that visit that the most important documents were signed era - start-1 and the popro treaty. moscow and washington have agreed not to build new launchers for intercontinental missiles in the next 5 years. where are you from 11 b? no hello, am i from the eleventh b? we are also from the eleventh b, in the eleventh b? in the eleventh b. i only need one boy, here he is, i had to fake this way to watch this good film. why are you so lucky? i really liked it, beautiful actors, young, beautiful shooting, exciting, all this, all these emotions were there, it’s very it was cool. this was the first film that i was absolutely delighted with, the humor is good, i need to get to school 7:33, my nephew is there at
this was the first official trip of an american leader to the ussr, if you don’t count franklin roosevelta conference in 1945. nixon flew to vnukovo with his wife with a large delegation. his advisor at the time was henry kissinger. the americans were settled right in the kremlin. negotiations with brezhnev were successful. they lasted 4 days , every day they signed something. it was during that visit that the most important documents were signed era - start-1 and the popro treaty. moscow and...