one of the results is that within 1949, she organized a conferenced at the waldorf astoria hotel. this waldorf conference officially called the cultural and scientific conference for world peace was a product of the national council of artists and professional which she was a member and which itself had communists members. there were many groups at that period that had both communist and noncommunists members and that was one of the them. she was chitted to working -- submitted to working with anybody who was interested in peace. among the original signatory to recall for that conference were paul, a known communist on the one hand, lewis undermeyer, lye us in, scientists and others who had no such connections. eventually about 600 people signed the invitation, and that invitation lead to the construction of a conference which included eventually 3,000 people meeting at the waldorf-astoria along with a counter conference

wouldn't expect an engineer to spf award ceremonies but at the one ceremony, he got up to the waldorf-astoria and then it was a very long boring evening and the audience looked miserable then he got dressed in his tuxedo and said ladies and gentlemen, i have had many sad experiences. this by far is the worst. [laughter] >> tell us about the united states in the heyday there has been some passenger -- >> officious patau three classis which is something that when we go on cruises we usually have the ships. back then was divided to the first cabin in the class and first-class usually was deserved for the very wealthy and a troubled around $5,000 up one way per person. if you travel first class especially during the high summer season you are most likely. i don't know if they were on board the same time, but. >> speaking to the crew members like walt disney would sit in the first cluster method sign an autograph. others are not so nice like judy garland locked herself and her sweet for all five days and was routed to the crew members and only came out once for dinner and was in a bad mood the who

the waldorf-astoria. it was, i believe an edison award. and it was a very long, boring evening. the audience looked miserable. and then he just got out, you know, dressed in his tuxedo with a sad face and said, ladies and gentlemen, i have had many bad experiences. this, by far, is the worst. [laughter] >> tell us about life on the s.s. united states back in the heyday from the passenger perspective and the crew perspective. >> well, the ship had three classis, which is something that is very foreign today. only go on cruises we usually have to borrow the ship. back then it was divided. first class usually was reserved for the burial of the. cost the equivalent of around $5,000 up one layperson to go first class. and if you travel first class, especially during the high summer season, you are most likely to run into at least one are to celebrities on board, to name a few, southwest, the kennedys, i don't know if there were on board the same time, but -- i don't know the answer to that one. but actually, president truman, eisenhower, and speaking to crewmembers, observe these cel

to be asked to do -- and be at award ceremonies but at one ceremony he was -- got up -- at the waldorf-astoria, and it was for an edison award and it was a very long, boring evening, and the audience looked miserable, and then he just got up, dressed in his tuxedo, with a sad face, and said, ladies and gentlemen, i've had many sad experiences, this by far is the worst. >> tell us about life on the ss united states in the heyday, both from the passenger perspective and the crew perspective. >> the ship had three class, which is different. back then the ship was divided in into first, cabin, and tourist class. first class usually was reserved for the very wealthy. it cost the equivalent of $5,000 and up one way for per person to go first class. and if you traveled first class on the ss united states, especially during the high summer season, you were most likely to run into at least one or two celebrities on board. to name a fewer, salvador dali, the kennedys, marilyn monroe. i don't know if they were onboard at the same time. but -- [laughter] >> so i can't -- i don't know the answer to that on

. >> this one was built by george bolt, owner of several hotels, and manager of the waldorf astoria inhe center of both a tragic love story and thousand island dressing legend number one. >> so that's -- >> louise george bolt, wife, sanford runs boldt castle. >> and this was boldt for her. >> yes. >> unfortunately in 1904, not long before the castle was finished, louise bolt died suddenly. >> george bullet just ceased all construction, unconsolable, the loss of his life. >> but a few years before her untimely demise they took a faithful cruise aboard their yacht named what else, the louise. >> they were restoring their lump did not have a dress tag time so he used whatever was available to develop a salad dressing, george and louise bolt -- >> george bolt reportedly loved it and started serving it at the waldorf. it was the maitre d' oscar turkey the renowned oscar of the waldorf who is said to have made it world famous. >> and with competing thousand island origin stories? >> well, their stories -- >> is what they are saying bunk? >> it is. it is. >> bunk? >> monk bunk? >> they are no

plug in 49 he denounced the waldorf astoria meeting. sold at what is that 15 years later? >> it comes out after he denounces and that is one of the curious things about hellman in the '60s she goes to the anti-anti-communist period by the six days she is willing to let bygones be bygones. it is over. she makes friends natalee arthur center but the becomes friends with many liberals that she becomes close to so again scandal time comes out 15 years later she breaks off the relationship with arthur again. she does that because he has personally attacked her he supports the people who attack hurt and he says you don't have dinner with a friend one night and then knife in the back the next. arthur schlesinger wrote a letter and said i am back on the enemy list. with the 60s to look at it as a new lease on life. a supporter of the left it was a rather unusual position to take. who she supports the mccarthy campaign. the original funder of the g.i. coffeehouse movement. i am working backwards but an advocate with