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and. so i really like you. me? i do >> hold on. >> this is great. >> i keep forgetting, he is not an officer, so i let him open the door, right?

♪ ♪ ♪ >> i, i never know which one to use. now, let me see -- oh well, i was not too hungry anyways. >> oh no, nobody is talking to the guest of honor! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good manners, social grace and courtesy are the mark of a successful service woman. they can also be used to describe successful people in all walks of life. >> oh, we will have so much fun! >> knowing what to do in specific situations is a manner of custom, instinct, education and good taste. >> they will go on about the length of our skirts. like, wow.

>> worry talking about? >> yes, she talked to me about it. i mean, wow, man, you could have knocked me over with a pin! >> that is a beautiful dress, where they do get it? >> where did i get -- oh, i bought it at four minutes last thursday. >> you know, i wish i could wear one of those, they are really cute, but i guess they are young for me. >> but i -- thought well, oh, excuse me, ma'am. i thought that you did not like mini skirts like that. >> no, that is not exactly right. we have certain ideas about how you should look in a uniform, the tailoring, the fifth, how it should be kept. i guess sometimes we do express those feelings rather strongly. >> yes, ma'am! >> that only applies to your uniform. in your off-duty hours, how you dress is another matter. now, we like our girls to show good taste in everything they wear, but that should keep you from expressing you don't individuality, personality, selection of clothes, hero and

makeup. >> yes, ma'am. >> for example, dick miniskirts. i think they look great, you look good in them. and i feel the same way about a lot of the other new things being done. ♪ ♪ ♪ they are all fine, in the right place at the right time. you might say that is the key to the whole thing, the right place at the right time. i feel the same way about makeup and jewelry. because, you could look a little dowdy if you don't wear more dramatic makeup, that showed off your costume. >> yes, ma'am. >> but i have no idea with any of this, as long is it was appropriate and worn at the right time. >> i, well i, wow. i never knew that you feel that way about it, captain. >> well i can't where many of the new styles, but i like them. in fact, i think they are just

fine. >> between you and i, captain york, a lot of people around you will be very surprised. you know, some of the girls think that it is old fashioned, kind of just gowdy. let me tell you something, girls. anybody who thinks that about captain york is really making one big mistake. you know, she happens to be an absolutely groovy person. >> boy, you really changed your mind about her in a hurry. anyways, glad to see running into captain york did not spoil your evening. >> it did not at all. >> mine was such a mess. >> what went wrong? >> everything that could possibly go wrong. it really ruined my evening, the whole thing started at the restaurant. >> even ordering the food was a big problem.

>> no soup. >> no soup. >> no soup. >> and then i will have the roast beef, medium rare. and then i would like -- >> potatoes? >> though, i am sorry! >> you want a roast beef, sir? >> no, no. >> the lady would like to have a roast beef. >> i am terribly sorry, no. i would like the roast beef, and then -- >> you would like a baked potato? >> it was a mess, all right. a real mess. both of us, talking at the same time. the orders got all mixed up, it was terrible. >> that should give you no trouble, that's really no problem at all. you could find out all about that stuff in any etiquette course. sure, i will explain how it works. >> all you need to remember is always tell the restaurant what you like to have, and then let him place the order for you.

that is right, sandy, just tell frank. >> i would like the shrimp cocktail, please. roast beef with a baked potato and a tossed salad. >> good evening, sir, madam. care to order now? >> yes. the lady would like the shrimp cocktail, roast beef -- medium rare? medium rare. the baked potato and a tossed salad. >> what sort of dressing would you like on that? >> oh, russian, please. >> okay, russian. >> listen to me, giving you all of the answers, as if i knew all about it. sandy, don't let it fool you, i get into plenty of messes myself. >> you do? >> i sure do. just the other night, i was on my way out with tom. >> oh, excuse me. >> it was only a little thing, but was so confusing. i had to stop and think, you see. i can't remember when i am supposed to open the door and

when i am not. all day long i opened doors, and stand when i talk to the officers i work with. after a while, you get used to that. but i get kind of confused. after 1700 hours, this little pumpkin changes and becomes -- the lady. they stand for me. >> i stand corrected, am! [laughter] >> oh my, how was your day? >> and they opened doors for me. not bad, not bad at all. >> it takes a little thought and remembering once in a while, but it is all worthwhile. >> well i really enjoy just being a girl, it is so great! >> well my dear, glad to see you have all of your problems solved, i wish i could say the same about myself. >> sandy, come on. you are exaggerating.

>> i am not. >> it could not have gone that path. >> oh it did. >> okay, okay. come on tell us all about it. what happened? >> all kinds of things. you know i do not embarrass easily. but man, as soon as we got in that restaurant, i struggled. >> i did not know which one to use, i did not want to look like a fool. >> but that is easy, sandy. you don't have to worry about anything like that. i used to get confused by that, but no. more that you can find out what each silverware is four. if you don't, know you just go from the outside, into the plate. that is right, sandy. that is right, the outside one.

>> but that was not all. >> oh, excuse me a minute, i will be right back. hello, chaplain mill, how are you today? good to see. chaplain mills, i would like you to meet a friend of mine, frank parker. frank, i would like you to meet -- >> come on, sandy. you can do it. just remember the rules. always present the gentlemen to the lady. in the military, it's the junior to the senior member. always mention the ladies name first, it is simple. mrs. milk, chaplain mill, may i present service partner. >> good evening, service partner. >> people think it is easy, there's nothing to the social responsibility as a girl has in the service. they just don't understand.

i even had the same trouble with tom. >> what is the big deal? so you need to set up at the reception for the sergeant major, what is so special about that? >> well you might not realize, there's a lot with an affair like this, it just does not happen, you know. >> well i would say the first thing we have to do is to get organized, decide what kind of party we want, where will we get the money, how much money we want to spend, things like that. this is a very important event. i think we should have a sit-down meal. >> no, we had a nice morning coffee, we decide it is not too cute, and no one wants to afford a dinner. >> i think it ought to be a reception buffet. >> no, i think it should be a dinner. >> a coffee. >> no. >> i think it buffet would be better -- >> we finally decided on a

reception buffet. we needed to find out how much the fund could afford to give us, that took some doing. set up a committee to help with food and beverages, but was also a lot of time and work. and one of my jobs was to figure out who to invite and get the invitations out. if you think that is an easy job, you are making another big mistake -- >> i did not say it was easy, susan, i did not say that! >> van, spent all afternoon with the first sergeant helping set up the receiving line. then we had to check to make sure everything was according to regulations. well, i am glad that is all over with, there will still be 1000 things to do at the reception itself. there will be so glad when tomorrow is over. >> it really was wonderful, after all. >> i told you he would have a good time. what is there to do at a reception? >> is that so? let me tell you of all that to happen if all your thinking about is a good time. we could've had a large situation on our hands had not

been handled correctly. there is more to it, tom, than just having a good time. i had to see that it all ran smoothly, betty james passing down the line correctly, and as the line close, the guest of honor did not end up talking to nobody, getting people to mingle who is a very important part of party. then, we purposefully avoided having chairs so people can target mingle, here you girls are, having your own private party going. come on, get with it! girls, would you like to meet the new sergeant major? come, she is over there, okay? >> hey, that does take a lot of doing. i am sorry, sweetie, i did not mean to put you down. >> good appearance, social graces, personal development at this time it up. in career advancement, social acceptance are both a pretty

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the role of american maritime insurers in early america. she talks about how they helped the u.s. negotiate foreign loans, and created the first national bank. here is a portion of that program. >> who is in charge? these marine insurance a business under united states law? if so why? if not, why not? it sounds like one of the essay questions that i assigned to my undergrads for the end of this term. again, i think this is a particular puzzle, insurance itself is a form of governance in the age of revolution, insurance is it kind of form of self governance. it's an imperfect one that is threaded through the institutions of the state itself. it is helping to make the state, shaping the terms according to which the state governs a business which it still can't fully govern because insurance is so wealthy and complicated, so international in nature. >> watch the full