starting with henry ford and also charles charles lindbergh who plays a big role in this. >> that's true. ford and lindbergh were the two most famous anti-war person at the time, very honored civic beings, and they were very much against us being in this war. lindbergh was not -- he didn't run it, but he was part of an organization called america first. has anybody heard of america first? anybody remember? okay. so gerald ford was part of this group, e.e. cummings and i believe walt disney, i think? that i have to fact check. but it was the biggest anti-war group in the country, and lindbergh was touring the nation giving speeches saying, you know, we have to stay out of this war. if we get in this war, it's going to be the biggest catastrophe in the history of our nation, which in a way it was. but what i find most interesting -- oh, a picture in here, by the way, of lindbergh testifying before congress in a room much more crowded than this one in which he said i think that we need to stay out of this war because we can't win. and specifically, he was addressing the german luftwaffe. he

charles lindbergh's flight suit is very popular with museum visitors.he is a popular symbol in the city. one of the interesting features we decided to add in was that visitors could choose the 51st person and each month, we will put up whoever gets the most votes. scott joplin or miles davis. people can vote for louis -- sct joplin or miles davis. them and weote for will feature them for one month, and then on to whoever they vote for next. >> we are returning now to our live coverage of the civil war conference in gettysburg, pennsylvania. the theme, in keeping with the

. -- charles lindbergh. but to me, the feats that this guy did, why is his name not mentioned either above or in the same sentence as charles lindbergh considering that he was a hero in a world war. >> that is a good question. indbergh did it, the result different culture of personality and talkies, the movies and everything. he did one incredible event. he was a very talented guy. a very talented guy. quiet handsomeness. eddie rickenbacker clot up from poverty. up from lindbergh went to college and his mother when hit with them -- went with him. partly because america was ready for that kind of hero. i don't have all the answers for that because the more i look into this guy, the more i am astounded by it. it is at the edges of people's periphery. that is why a want to bring him back up and say let's take a look at this guy. yes, sir? >> did he have any relationship with billy mitchell after will war one -- world war i? was there any effort to draw him into politics after both wars? >>] he came back, people

feats that this guy did, why is his name not mentioned either above or in the same sentence as charles lindbergh considering that he was a hero in a world war. -- war? >> that is a good question. it is an interesting time. when lindbergh did it, the -- there was a whole different culture of personality and talkies, the movies and everything. he did one incredible event. he was a very talented guy. let's make no mistake about that. a very talented guy. he had that quiet handsomeness. this wasn't a clot -- like eddie rickenbacker clawed up from abject poverty. lindbergh went to college and his mother went with him. this is a very different social scene. i think part of that had to do with it. partly because america was ready for that kind of hero. in a way they were ready for the hero that eddie was in world war i. i don't have all the answers for that because the more i look into this guy, the more i am astounded by it. astounded by it. that is why i wanted to bring him back up and say, take a look at the sky. >> i have two questions. did he have any relationship with billy mitchell after world w

louis city during the 1920's, even included charles lindbergh at one time. you'll find politicians of all stripes, you'll find sinners and saints and plenty of people who are somewhere in between. make you realize how interesting are the people home.ve called this city in the 50 places section, we talk both about places that still exist from the place that is most famous for making st. couldstyle pizza, and we have a whole exhibit on arguments over that style of former gas station that looks a bit like a flying slated for was demolition, until a new generation of activists fault to be preserved. you will also learn about the now.that we are in right the american planning association recently listed of thepark as one country's great public places. a day like today tells you why. people of all different races, ages, and runningnds, biking and and lounging and a few of them even came here to the missouri history museum. the 250 exhibit you will learn that the park is about 1300 acres, 500 or so acres bigger than central park, we always like to point out when th

there is a popular spokesman charles lindbergh. most republicans and even roosevelt's own ambassador to the port of saint james all opposed to him in this policy. one reason they did so was they believed that such support violated the spirit if not the letter of american neutrality. he is determined to do all he could to make sure that it did. britain's survival was the secret to america's security. it allowed britain to survive though barely. to fdr's left or to the right of the picture as you are looking at it is winston spencer churchill with that puckish grin on his face, the survivor of a thousand parliamentary debates and the determined followers of nazism as it is derived from the root "nausea." churchill was grateful for the support. what he really wanted was american active participation in the war. he was the supplicant in the relationships. roosevelt was the one being wooed. this photo was taken in august of 1941, still four months before pearl harbor. they are aboard a british battleship. parenthetically it would be sun

did that a great political risk for american isolationists including popular spokesmen like charles lindberghclerics. most republicans. and even roosevelt's own ambassador to the court of st. james, joseph kennedy, the father of the future president, all opposed him. one of the reasons they did this was they believed such support violated the spirit, if not the letter, of american neutrality. in addition, most of them were convinced britain would not be able to hold out in any case, and that meant that when hitler won the war against the british, all of the supplies we were sending across the atlantic would end up in his pocket anyway. fdr bet that britain and he wasout, determined to do all that he could to make sure that it did. ofconvinced a majority americans, mostly through those famous fireside chats on the radio that britain's survival was essential to america's own security. and he got his way on most of these issues, including crucially lindley's, the program that allowed britain to survive, though barely, through those dark days of 1940 and 1941. throughding crucially lend-lease.e -

starting with henry ford and also charles charles lindbergh who plays a big role in this. >> that's trueord and lindbergh were the two most famous anti-war person at the time, very honored civic beings, and they were very much against us being in this war. lindbergh was not -- he didn't run it, but he was part of an organization called america first. has anybody heard of america first? anybody remember? okay. so gerald ford was part of this group, e.e. cummings and i believe walt disney, i think? that i have to fact check. but it was the biggest anti-war group in the country, and lindbergh was touring the nation giving speeches saying, you know, we have to stay out of this war. if we get in this war, it's going to be the biggest catastrophe in the history of our nation, which in a way it was. but what i find most interesting -- oh, a picture in here, by the way, of lindbergh testifying before congress in a room much more crowded than this one in which he said i think that we need to stay out of this war because we can't win. and specifically, he was addressing the german luftwaffe. he sa

he sent charles lindbergh down to mexico. and i'll say finally to those technicians who say history's old and retrograde, those are the same technicians whose stocks were really challenged in the market crisis, because they were unacquire that policy -- unaware that policy and the history behind policy could affect stock prices. history affects stock prices. it affects bond prices and interest rates. so those who operate in a purely technical area do so at their peril over the longer term. >> host: speaking of peril, you write about tax prepares in your book, "the greedy hand," and i just want to read -- >> guest: that's a long time ago. >> host: i think you'll be able to follow it. unlike other advocates, tax experts don't have a different opponent every time they go to trial. their opponent is almost always the same, the irs. and that irs is not just any opponent. it is the one in the enrolled agent's case at at least that certified them in the first place. i knows them and knows that they have co-signed the returns they pr

charles lindbergh's flight suit is very popular. he is a feature in the city.sitors could choose the 51st person, and each month they get to vote and we will put up whoever gets the most votes. so many people would not put in the exhibits that are very famous st. louisans, like i mentioned scott joplin or miles davis. people can vote for them and we will feature them for one month, and then onto whoever they vote for next. long american history tv is featuring st. louis, missouri. gateway arch that is made monument. c-span's local content vehicles visited many sites exploring the city's rich history. about st. louis all weekend long on american history tv. think most people are like i was when i first saw it. it from a distance, you think that is interesting, that is kind of cool. closer you get to it you massive it is and anding to the base of it touching it and looking up to the top, it is really very impressive. the closer you get to the more become.d you we're standing very close to the arch in st. louis. steelot tall stainless structure designed in 1947 bu

charles lundberg's flight suit is very popular with dashed roselyn berg -- charles lindbergh's flightit is very popular. he is a feature in the city. visitors could shoot the 51st person, and each month they get to vote and we will put up whoever gets the most votes. so many people would not put in the exhibits that are very famous st. louisans, like i mentioned scott joplin or miles davis. people can vote for them and we will feature them for one month, and then onto whoever they vote for next. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring st. louis, missouri. our local content vehicles team recently traveled there to learn about its rich history. learn more about st. louis and other stops on c-span's cities for at c-span/localcontent. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> necks of american history tv, author and state department historian james gran wilson -- james graham wilson. the event was hosted by the wilson center at the national history center. it is about one hour and 15 minutes. >> as we know, this is a relatively ten