but for americans to see american kids dead, american kids wounded, it really had an impact. so, the american people will kind of except the loss of the war from 1965, 1960 six and 1967. starting in 1960 eight, we've witnessed a much more vocal movement hosing the war. these images, which were relatively well-received initially, in time they started to affect the american position of the war in vietnam. these are the big three on the american side. you recognize johnson in the middle, flanked on his left by mcnamara, the secretary of right, dohen on his you ask income as secretary of state. -- the secretary of state. those are the architects of the war in vietnam. those are the individuals who will effectively be blamed, we should say, forgetting the u.s. involved in the vietnam war. again, as we talked about on tuesday, it is unfair to pin all of this on johnson. his predecessors, kennedy, eisenhower, before him, it really made consequential decisions. which i would argue made it almost impossible for johnson to just avoid an increased american commitment in vietnam. technic

so under nixon, american is expanded. 65, americanized, starting in de-americanized. known as aware of their existence. henry kissinger, and henry kissinger'most trusted advisors. own secretary of state, and his secretary of defense do not know about these secret talks. imagine you're the guy in charge and your own president doesn't tell you. really interesting stuff. jesse? student: is there a reason why he did not tell the secretary state? prof. asselin: nixon doesn't trust anyone anything's this is too sensitive. only those he trusts most will be trusted with this. trust anyone anything's this is as he is undertaking the secret diplomacy, nixon also very boldly decides to go after communist sanctuaries and supply lines in laos and cambodia. 1970, the u.s. and south vietnamese army invade cambodia. a year later, the south vietnamese army with american air support invades laos. to nixon, it makes sense. i will go after the supply lines that feed the communist war effort in the south. the thing is, nixon is supposed to be the war, and now he is invading two other coun

our american revolution. guillaume: you see colonel stanton. mitchell: although it is often attributed to pershing, he did not say it. guillaume: lafayette's grave is in a private cemetery. people from lafayette were killed by the guillotine and put there. mitchell: can you translate this for us? they are on their way to the front, is that what it says? guillaume: yes, it's as american troops on their way to the front. we see soldiers leaving the main towns and heading to the northeast of france. mitchell: this would have been probably early autumn 1917? guillaume: probably. they arrived to the barracks and the kitchen. this is looking like east of france already. at the beginning, american soldiers are closed by the frontline. we don't speak about true big offensive in 1917. they were training to get more and more experience because then they would face germans that have three years of experience. [indiscernible] sammies was the nicknames that the french gave to the americans because of uncle sam. this is a

americans are better off. i've heard from small businesses, slike shredx in griffin georgia, custom bodyworks, and emmitt manufacturing in la grage. they're all making investment, expanding, being more productive. most importantly, they're hire manager people and they're investing in their people with higher wages and better training. and the families are doing better throughout our district. but these businesses are doing more than simply investing in their people and in their businesses. they're investing in their communities. so our communities are become manager helpful. all of this is the result of a tax reform bill, better regulatory environment, and a changing attitude and education that ensures that people pursue their talents and not just a degree. but they are involved in making sure that they are able to make a living in viable careers for a long period of time. it's not just the economy that's making us more secure. we've invested heavily in our military and we have fully funded our men and women s

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includes the 1950's, working-class americans, and black americans, all tied into sears roebuck. show less text -- what is the premise of the book and what has research been like? >> the premise of the book looks set the immigration of the department stores by employees and workers. they have touted consumption as a means of realizing democracy. unlike >> you are allowed to -- you are not allowed to eat the lunch counter. or eat at a restaurant or a --ter -- a beauty it shows up in the department sure and allows them to workplace and consumer discrimination in the 20th fact -- 20 century. >> shopping today is so .ifferent in amazon explain the importance of the sears company. the 1950's were right after world war ii, so we are in this postwar economic boom. there is a heightened amount of consumption. americans are buying homes, furnishing, clothing, cars, at unprecedented levels. the department stores are still in their age of, they are in a golden age, i would say, meaning that these are lavish palaces of consumption of tremendous size. they are places to be and to be seen. for

watching american history tv. to join the conversation like us on facebook at c-span history. >>> historians discuss defining quality and the declaration of independence. the talk about the views and interpretations of w eb the voice, frederick douglas and thomas jefferson as well as the perspective of 18th-century african-american and women. the american antiquarian society and the freedoms way heritage association cohosted this event. it's about one hour and 40 minutes. >>> good evening. my name is alan dunlap. on the president of american antiquarian society appeared is my great pleasure to welcome you all to antiquarian hall. which is bit of a construction site and process. but we are very pleased that we could get the chaos out of the way in order to have tonight program. it's titled holding of these truths, panel discussion about the declaration of independence. tonight our program is being filmed by c-span and later during question-and-answer period, we will bring the microphone here to the file and if you

in american occupied okinawa, both american and okinawa women turned out to be quite enthusiastic in terms of the participation in cold war internationalism. so against the backdrop of okinawa's vibrant transformation into the so-called keystone of the pacific, american and okinawa women engaged in a series of ferment and domestic activities to cultivate women to women relationship. people to people relation at the time. americanof a milken -- military occupies -- ranging from cooking demonstrations to also fashion shows. invitedvited ok now -- okinawa women. american home economists, you can see the first one on your left. they were dispatched from michigan state university. [inaudible] --ond the university hanoi also became very important. 1961, hawaii also became involved in the occupation. quite a few okinawa traveled from okinawa to hawaii to receive training in industrial sewing, commercial dining, cosmetology, and tourism and hospitality, under the supervision of an american woman who had previously served as home economist in the philippines. so, during the occupation, women'

they hide it from the american people because the american people don't agree with it. but they don't want it and they have pushed forward judge kavanaugh to be the torch bearer on the court for their mission. the list of 25 that president trump selected from was vetted and approved by this very heritage foundation. the heritage foundation would not give its stamp of approval to anyone who would maintain or grow our health care law, particularly for protection for americans with preexisting conditions. now the american people deserve to know where judge kavanaugh stands. this is a serious issue. this is not something that we can allow a nominee to hide behind and say i will follow existing law. we need to know their view of government's ability to be involved in people's health care, to help it be funded when the average person can't afford it given how high the costs are. right now several cases that challenge the structure and constitutionality of the court are winding through our courts. if one reaches the supreme court, i will say to my fellow americans your right t

mince words, today was a terrible day for the american brand, for the american people, and for all of our allies area we did not negotiate from a position of strength. acted from a position of weakness. as a result, one of the world's worst despots walked away from helsinki with a win. vladimir putin is leaving helsinki with an undeserved a. lossnited states took a today when we backed away from our long-standing commitment to principled american leadership and frankly walked away from basic reality. the press asked the president who he believed on the subject of russian information operations in the u.s. in 2016. did he believe in the minimum of the u.s. intelligence community or did he of that she believe in vladimir putin? i thought turned russian desperate? the choice was between people who were risking their lives on behalf of freedom and people who go around the world taking people's lives to limit freedom. the president of the united states, how to answer? he answered that he didn't see any reason why putin would have interfered with your selection. make no mistake, to has a re

american exports are on the rise. this is a strong economy and leadership on improving our trade relations for american jobs andworkers. >> when do you expect them to announce another solid trade deal. will you be able to announce them before the midterm elections. >> we are encouraged about the free trade agreement. the u.s. trade representative continues to believe there is a possibility before we get to labor day we might have a reformed nafta agreement. those details are still being worked out. look, the president came into this administration with the belief that for too long americans, our economy, our workers are being taken advantage of by trade deals. whether it's renegotiating with south korea or renegotiating nafta or resetting the balance in our relationship with the european union or resetting the imbalance lancimbalance with che that strong leadership is contributing the moment -- momentum. >> will you have a relationship with mexico? >> i hope to reach an agreement. president trump will stay focused on

these incredible american heroes will soon lay at rest on sacred american soil. even during the campaign people would come up to me a long time ago, many decades ago, often times they were older. in some cases they were younger, great-grandfathers, great-grandfather, my grandfather, my father, they asked if i could do something about it. i would look at them and say we don't get along well with that country. they said whatever you can do. something that was very important to me. many people have asked me. i asked the vice president and others to just pay a special tribute and they will do that. we honor the sacred memory of every incredible american who foreign died in that war. and everything we do and every action we take, we are fighting for loyal, hard-working, patriotic citizens of our blessed nation. we are making our country great again. we are respected again all over the world. our military will soon be stronger than it has ever been by far. that in itself will produce thousands and thousands of jobs. nobody makes equipment like we do. nobody, whether it

and most americans realize it is true. >> it is the americans who are celebrating.not celebrating. they must stay and face the uncertainty of whatever is going to happen to them next. >> in hanoi, the american military involvement in the vietnam war finally came to an end. for if anything or anyone symbolized the american agony of vietnam, it was the prisoners. >> most were pilots, and many had spent more than six years in prison. now they were on their way home. >> it wasn't really until we rolled down the runway, finally lifted off enemy soil, that we all broke loose and and started hugging and kissing the air force nurses. it was just unbelievable. and it was all euphoria. >> families gathered in the den to watch the arrival of the planes in the philippines. there was no word as to which of the three planes the lieutenant colonel would be on. the first one landed, but it wasn't that one. then came the second plane. someone in the family said that he won't be on this one either. but he was. >> oh! >> it was him! oh, my god! oh! >> we were greeted by thousands of p

certainly, the american plan was implemented in u.s.territors and really anywhere the -- territories and anywhere the u.s. had power. >> [inaudible] >> thank you. >> did everyone hear that? >> imposing decency. it's a really great book, really important book. >> and we're going to end over here. >> hi, thanks. it's been wonderful hearing you. very interesting story. i just wanted to comment because i worked in public health for 30 years, but i also was so intrigued by what you talked about, because i didn't become an academic, but i did my dissertation on the history of a boston hospital, and it reminded me -- i got to look at all this great stuff, and i looked at the early records of the outdoor department. >> 1910. >> outpatient department. and the biggest diagnosis was stds, which isn't surprising. you know, i think a lot of this is sort of a complex interplay of forces. waves of southern eastern european influences and people of other backgrounds. eleanor roosevelt because she and many upper class women, you know, they started nursi

americans saved and budgeted. there was a tremendous interest in household budgeting during the 1920s. they traded and bartered. they traded eggs for a homemade dress, they bartered and traded services amongst each other, sometimes they resorted to stealing. and they went to secondhand stores. they purchased things on the black market. so these are a few of the ways that americans tried to stretch their dollars. it didn't work entirely. there's only so far you could stretch something. americans begin to look for ways to increase their purchasing power, they moved away from trying to:troll -- control price . they took care of the other set up equation which was purchasing power. we tried to get paid more, ford paid five dollars a day which was twice the wages of all other automobile factories, in the 1920s ford changed the wage to six dollars. after the stock market crashed in the economy was in decline, for -- ford raised his wages to seven dollars per day. they laid off workers but those who -- those who are luck

eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> up next on american history tv, we take you to 1988. when president ronald reagan and soviet leader mikhail gloorbach delivered new year's day missiles. president reagan addressed the soviet people from the white house, and general secretary gorbachev addressed the american people from the kremlin. this is about ten minutes. >> good evening. this is ronald reagan, president of the united states. i'm speaking to you, the peoples of the soviet union, on the occasion of the new year. i know that in the soviet union, as it is all around the world, this is a season of hope and expectation, a time for family to gather, a time for prayer, a time to think about peace. that's true in america, too. at this time of year, americans travel across the country in their cars, by train or by airplane, to be together with their families. many americans, of course, came to the united states from other countries, and at this time of year, they look forward to hosting friends and family from their homelands. most of us celebrate christmas or hanukah, and as

it creates this kind of mill you in the american southwest that reinforces a lot of these ideas of american ingenuity and hard work and a commitment to fighting. >> on sunday at 2 pm eastern on american history tv, we visited the buddy holly center to hear about the lubbock native and his musical legacy. >> the city is very proud of the fact number one, that buddy was born and raised here, and that the center is here to keep his story alive, to keep his music alive. >> them, a visit to the vietnam center and archive, located at texas tech university. the center is home to the largest collection of vietnam related material outside of the national archives. >> we have got a lot of the different types of equipment that veterans would carry, you know, the things they carried if you will. so the first aid kits, the c rations, the radios, the helmets that veterans would wear, that soldiers would wear, the still pots that would detect them from shrapnel. >> cspan's city tour of lubbock texas, saturday at noon eastern, on cspan's book tv, and sunday at 2 pm on american history tv. working with our

ends of the us political spectrum and the american media. are i don't know which side is the bride and which side of that is the groom enters a bit of sort of feels like we're at a wedding you have been watching perhaps one of the most disgraceful performances by an american president today's press conference in helsinki was one of the most disgraceful performances by an american president in memory. of this our full french honors the victorious world cup team returned home soil hero's welcome. this is our two international coming to you live from the russian capital welcome to the program. three social media giants facebook google and twitter are facing the u.s. congress at the moment over alleged political bias on their platforms the hearing is also expected to address advertising practices and fake news it comes as facebook admits that its algorithm labeled thousands of russian users as quote interested in treason supposedly for advertising purposes and that's raising concerns over who might really want to target these users are explains.

mitchell: they were excited about having the american troops and hoping that the american go immediately get in line, but that wasn't so, and we required several months of training. french troops were hoping american troops would amalgamate right into french command. which, for the most part, did not happen, but pershing allowed some american troops to fight with the french including the african-american division, the 93rd. guillaume: here are troops already. this looks like the chans elysee. they parade on the main avenue of paris. now we are at the lafayette grave, east of paris. mitchell: this was a famous scene and the immortal words , "lafayette we are here" has been repeated over and over. it is part of the lore of the americans saying we are repaying you,less i at, -- repaying lafayette for your help during our american revolution. guillaume: you see colonel stanton. mitchell: although it is often attributed to pershing, he did not say it. guillaume: nowadays, it looks quite similar. it is a private cemetery. few people go there. killed during the french revolution by the guilloti

this reckless spending fails the american people. they expect congress to spend their hard-earned tax dollars in a fiscally responsible manner. congress can no longer kick the can down the road and saddle future generations with insurmountable debt and economic consequences. i'm very proud mr. chairman of this committee's work to get her nation back on the strong fiscal path. last year this committee tasked with a sustainable budget would have balanced the budget within 10 years. it was also mentioned on enacting comprehensive tax reform that has revitalized our economy. now we are building upon that success in the budget for bright american future which continues to promote progrowth policies that create new jobs put more money back into the pockets of hard-working americans. as a former small business owner of seeing first-hand how federal regulations threaten jobs and hurt small businesses. her touch it reduces burdensome regulations to stimulate further economic growth. to balance this budget within nine years it achieves $142 bi

lest the cultural fissures that enable the american plan to take root continue to shape the american experience for those most vulnerable. please join me in welcoming scott stern. [applause] >> i. thank you all so much for being here. i can't see you but i can hear you and it sounds like there are a lot of you. you so much for that, way too generous introduction. thank you everyone for setting this up. thank you to the carnegie library of pittsburgh and thanks to all of you are taking time out to come here and talk about this. i'm going to tell you about the trials of nina mccall and begin by talking about how i heard about the story, i came to research and write it and i'll spend most of my time talking about the book itself. the stories it tells, what i hope readers will get out of it and why i think it's important. i want to begin by addressing something about which i feel uncomfortable. this is a book about the american plan, a program of systematic oppression of women in these women's resistance to that oppression feels weird to begin by talking about myself. a man living decade

mihiel was a major success for the americans. they overtook all of their objectives on the first today. it had the germans on the run. as you pointed out, the battle continued for another four days as more of a cleanup. guillaume: it was around 15,000 prisoners captured. the germans were surrounded in their own pocket of the landscape. they were heavy trenches. ones are still very deep that were there that were made. mitchell: where did the germans fall back to? guillaume: they had to fortify l line.e called the mihie it was 45 miles away from the frontline. it was all most until the end of the war because the frontline 16, and theeptember major movement for the americans would be to move there. mitchell: by the 13th, the second day of the battle, it was mostly in american hands. guillaume: you can see how the germans are surrounded. landscapet to see the 100 years ago. mitchell: right, it does not look much different today. guillaume: exactly. the enemy can see you from the distance here. mitchell: that is what pershing wanted.

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[laughter] which turned out to be so often is the case and has reshaped the way of american history. >> we talk about narratives in the shaping of narratives and in the choice of in the shaping of america and what you will with the shaping of the narrative because there are other issues to influence the reemergence and then more happens at the turn-of-the-century. when shaping the narrative and then to have a lot of accounts and then participates in the event so we have a history. and then to look for physical evidence and those that interacted so closely and then how the lost colony became a lost colony. you don't have a myth that you can prove to change shape that you believe what you want to believe but that part they moved into it was virgin territory normally i write about archaeology but that was edgy to step out into a world i did not know about or certainly not 19th century history like a historian like you. but nobody had done this. nobody had taken the myth to say what is this all about? >> talk about 1830 this is an interesting. and you make the argument here that those ev

prominent lawyers with ties to the american cause who had successfully represented an american in the months leading up to alan's rival in habeas proceedings and had invoked the habeas corpus act, a had taken on his case. the administration knew this. they knew the lawyers would invoke the english habeas corpus act. because allen as an american was considered a traitor and by that, a subject of the crown, he could claim the protection of the english habeas corpus act and demand his release if he wasn't tried. trying him would raise a number of complicated issues. because there were people in england who were sympathetic to the american cause. rather than have to deal with that legal framework, the easy solution was to put them back on the ship and send him back to the americas where the english habeas corpus act didn't apply. they can be held as the equivalent as prisoner of war. as the war unfolded, more and more american prisoners are brought to english shores and that solution can't be the way that they handle it going forward any longer. so what does parliament do? they take a his

military principles in order to satisfy both french and american demand. the division adopted a program in which half the day was devoted to american training while the other half was devoted to the more advanced french training. training was also complicated by the long distances between the soldiers and training grounds, and an absence of vehicles to transport them. marshall recalled the division at the time was scattered over a strip of country about 30 and 20 miles wide. there were no motor vehicles of any kind. today's of marching back to their village before dark. i caught them on the road and they had to march all night to to get back to the place for this review. one of the most formidable moments of the world war i experience was during a visit by general pershing. during the exercise, general pershing ordered a critique, and window officer could provide a pershing answer, gave everybody hell. marshall, who had not decided to control his temper, decided to make a sacrifice play. hen he approached pershing, recalled the general "did not want to tal

means to support american industries, american jobs, and american companies, but the waters are far more money than they were for many years in the automobile industry, and this car is a great example of that. it was built by american workers working in the united states, so any less american than a chrysler built in canada or a ford built in mexico? there is no easy answer to that question. it's something we continue to struggle with. it is important to realize the definition of what an american car is. it evolves over time just as vehicles have evolved over time. that's something that we try to talk about here at the henry ford museum of american innovation. yes, this is about cars, but it's not just about the cars themselves and the technology, it's more about cars and social forces. you is how thell car has evolved over the last 120 years and changed to meet our needs. cars have gotten larger, faster, more colorful, more luxurious, you name it. but we are also trying to tell the story of how we have changed to meet the cars needs. because we have changed where we live, how we live, h

watch american history tv in primetime on c-span3. >>> up next here on american history tv on c-span3, a discussion lki 50 years to 1968 and how philadelphia and its citizens were impacted by the vietnam war. this discussion was part of the conference hosted by the historical society of pennsylvania and the lepage center for history and the public interest at villanova university. >> so, we are now continuing our conversation about 1968 and shifting to the discussion of war and what i wanted to do is to briefly introduce our spe speakers and then kick things off and leave plenty of time for conversation so that we have an hour and a quartter to try to delve into the war and what that might tell us about 1968. lett me introduce myself. i'm paul stegy, a historian at the department of history at villanova university and the faculty for the lepage association of public interest. and let me go from this way to that end. and for my colleague from the history department is mark who is has written to a number of books recently coauthored a book called "implaquable foes" which was awarded the

up next, american history tv was that the organization of american historians annual meeting in sacramenton carollee klimchock about the role of coach drivers during the gilded age, and how relations between coach drivers and their passengers resulted in public scandals. klimchock, your panel today, an interesting title, romance, reverence and renegades, scandal as gilded age history. explain what this is all about. one scandal

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in the american embassy and -- in saigon, the spanking new american embassy in saigon. any problem here? >> it is supposed to be a bastion of safety and security. prof. faulker: what do we say an embassy is? so what have these viet cong staffers been able to do? [inaudible] prof. faulker: they did not get into the building, though there is debate back and fourth, but you are killing these guys in the center of the american embassy in saigon. any problem with that? >> you are winning under a normal program, and now you're embassy -- you're embassy -- your embassy -- prof. faulker: how about that picture on the far right? how about that picture on the far right? >> they say they are to help the people in the south, but the context of this picture, we don't know what is happening. we have a person whose arms are bound being shot execution style on the street. at that point, there is really no threat. prof. faulker: the police chief of saigon. >> correct. prof. faulker: so if you are in peoria and seeing these images on your television, what you thinking? >> what is going o

to put it more simply, american employers are doing better so american workers are doing better so american families are doing better so american businesses are doing better. this is how a vibrant, growing economy works. this is what happens in washington, d.c., swallows up less of the american people's money in taxes. when it pim poses fewer -- imposes fewer heavy-handed regulation that's make it harder to do business and get the bureaucracy's foot off the brake of the economy. this is possibly the best economic moment for jobs and opportunities that americans have seen in recent memory. the policies of this united republican government help bring it about and they are helping to sustain it. earlier this week the "wall street journal" reported that many households are experiencing less withholding from their paychecks thanks to the tax overhaul. according to a recent survey, fewer than one in five american manufacturers now say that an unfavorable climate due to things like taxes and regulations is a primary obstacle to their businesses. in 2013, during the obama economy, more than two-thi

is what american democracy is supposed to be about. what most people think is majority should rule. sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. but everybody gets a vote, not a situation in which billionaires can spend unlimited sums of money to support candidates who represent their interests. but that is in fact what goes on right now. and many americans may think, well, that was a decision made by congress, made by the president. not so. that disastrous decision, which is undermining american democracy, came about by a 5-4 vote of the united states supreme court in the citizens united case. that is what a supreme court decision can do. it can undermine american democracy and create a situation where the very wealthiest people in this country can buy politicians and influence legislation. mr. president, several years ago the supreme court upheld the constitutionality of the affordable care act, but the court also ruled that the medicaid expansion, as part of the affordable care act, had to be optional for states. i'm on the health, educat

american friendship is welcomed and american businesses recognized for ingenuity, reliability and honesty. today no country does more two-way trade in the indo-pacific than the united states. in southeast asia, the u.s. is the single largest form of investment larger than china, japan and the european union. open amount of the indo-pacific today and it's dotted with u.s. and efforts to build self-reliant business institutions and promote private sector growth. the philippines, there was a business that helped the country return into a crucial part of the semiconductor semi chain. in malaysia general electric invested in a sales and service center, and today, 1300 employees in the country from kuala lumpur. i want them and their leaders to know that america stands ready as we always do for partners around the region, to deepen government, people to people ties based on our shared democratic values, i'll travel there in the week ahead. chevron was the first company ever branded oil expiration rights in thailand and in 1973, they discovered the first hydrocarbons in thai waters. this gave bi

this is american history tv, only on american history -- only on c-span3. next on lectures in history, texas a&m repressor lori and -- aboutne foote talks shakespearean performances, and shows. she talks about the high literacy rate in the united novelsand the rise of and ladies journals. her classes about 45 minutes. our topic for today is popular culture. we have been talking about a -- the social changes in the united states in 1840's. we're going to look at how popular culture reflected some of the conflicts that go on in american society over these social changes. we are going to be surprised to see that theater and what people read becomes a point of conflict over issues of this. last class. we talked about this red of gentility through culture. when need to pause and remind ourselves of what that was. if i say vernacular gentility, what do i mean by that? max. >> it is the spread of a more common style of gentility and the american middle class that was originally taken from the aristocratic courts over in europe. prof. foote: so it is an aristocrati

the american people cannot afford either. for every american who cares about women's health, about protections for people with pre-existing conditions, about civil rights come a labor rights, lgbtq writes, environmental rights, now is the time to fight. now. now is the time for american people to make their voices heard loudly, clearly from one end of this country to the other . now is the time to demand a justice who will protect our health care, not strike it down. now is the time to demand a justice who recognizes a woman's personal liberty, her right to make her own health care choices . instead of one who will put the government between a woman and her doctor. for thehe time to fight freedoms and rights all americans deserve. that is what is at stake with this supreme court nomination. knew if president trump picked his nominee from the list that was written by special interest federal's list society and heritage foundation they would be overturned -- be prepared to strike down the health care law and overturn roe. those

american history tv reported the interview at the organization of american historians annual meeting in sacramento, california. professor tracy parker. you are working on a book that includes the 1950's, working-class americans and black americans. all tied into sears roebuck and company. what is -- what is the research been like? traci: it looks at department stores. i focused on department stores because they have touted consumption as a means of realizing democracy. places, department stores allow anyone, black, white, regardless of age or gender to enter and buy. these are sites that are often jim crow establishments. african-american workers are jobs, anything behind the scenes. they are not permitted to work in sales or managerial positions. for black consumers, they are allowed to purchase, but they cannot try on, use the restroom, eat at the lunch counter, eat at a restaurant or use the ute parlor. it is the contradiction of democracy that shows up in department stores that allow them to challenge workplace discrimination. steve: shopping is so different with amazon. what was

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the americans decide for a quick victory and had three goals.be the germans in europe, pivot and defeat japan and come home. that their goal was going to evolve over the course of 9043 which is a subplot in the book as the americans realized the meaning of roosevelt's rendezvous with destiny and come to grips with being a permanent presence in the world. the allies needed agreement on a defined goal they needed a strategy to do it in the concentration to implement the strategy and they needed a supreme commander. summer of 1943 that was agreed and in the absence of a plan for an attack across the channel the people could agree would work it was easy to resist the american option so the third dynamic going on within the alliance is creating the plan and they were trying to do that within they had agreed to set up a planning team in london to develop and interestingly cross channel attack was the third of three tasks and they were priority tasked and first was the develop a feint that would draw them toward the sky so we could reduce them second,

we on the american side are determined to try. you see, we have a vision of a world safe from the threat of nuclear war and indeed all war. such a world would have far fewer missiles and other weapons. today, both america and the soviet union have an opportunity to develop a defensive shield against ballistic missiles, a defensive shield that will threaten no one. for the sake of a safer peace, i am committed to pursuing the possibility that technology offers. the general secretary and i also anticipate continuing our talks about other issues of deep concern to our peoples. for example, the expansion of contact between our peoples and more information flowing across our borders. expanding contacts and information will require decisions about life at home that will have an impact on relations abroad. this is also true in the area of human rights. as you know, we americans are concerned about human rights, including freedoms of speech, press, worship, and travel. we will never forget that a wise man has said that violence does not l

touching the thatgoods, or any illusion black americans are on equal status with white americans in the department store. as a result, that is why they embraced and reproduced jim crow practices. >> if you went to a sears roebuck store in the 1950's and he wanted to try on the outfit you are wearing today, you could not do it? >> depending on the location. each location had its own policies, but generally speaking , you would not be able to try it on. i recall my grandmother telling me she had gone to a downtown baltimore department store and in order for her to figure out if the clothing would fit her children, she would have to hold it up and try to eyeball it. you also were not able to return these items once you purchased them. >> let's talk about the time period, because the military was desegregated, brown v. board of education, dr. martin luther king. what was happening parallel to society and the civil rights movement? this are at this movement moment where ordinary people feel optimistic, they feel angry , and they are willing to put their life on the line to advance the bl