on september 30, 1935, president franklin delano roosevelt dedicated hoover dam.aised its designers and builders. the dam stood like a sentinel, white and beautiful in the desert sunlight, guarding the river. floodwaters lapped helplessly against it. it spread into the valleys and canyons among the colorful hills and mountains. hoover dam had conquered the colorado. turbines were built into the powerhouse. the first generator began commercial operation october 26, 1936, to serve the city of los angeles. the generators filled demand for electrical energy in california, nevada, an arizona. in 1959, manufacture and installation of the last generator began. for 25 years, it has lain dormant and silent. except for the hom of other hoover their generators. as more generating capacity was needed, contracts were awarded for the generators manufacturer and installation. plants fabricated the many parts. the design followed that of other hoover generating units. it is a 90 95,000 kilowatts, driven by 115,000 horsepower turbine. hauling water from the reservoir is controlled

incumbent president herbert hoover was routed at the polls by franklin delano roosevelt.great nation will endure as it has endured. first of all let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. in his inaugural address roosevelt pledged to establish strong banking safeguards. there must be a strict supervision of all banking and credit and investments. there must be an end to speculation with other people's money. one of roosevelt's first presidential acts was to declare a national bank holiday. merritt sherman, who was with the federal reserve then tells us why roosevelt took this action. what roosevelt was trying to do was to create a period in which the whole banking system individual banks could be reviewed by bank examiners, by experts who had a great deal of information about banks and enable them, through the procedure of licensing banks to reopen, to carry out the promise made by the president that any bank that was reopened would be able to stay open. in his fireside chat fdr told the nation that the reopened banks were safe. let m

on september 30th, 1935, president franklin delano roosevelt dedicated hoover dam to the nation's progress. he praised its designers and builders. the dam stood like a sentinel white and beautiful in the desert sunlight guarding the river. floodwaters lapped helplessly against its arched back as the reservoir filled. this manmade inland sea spread into the canyons and valleys. hoover dam had conquered the colorado. turbine fits to hold hoover dam seven big hydroelectric units were built into the mother house. generator installations began in 1935. the first generator unit end two began commercial operation october 26th, 1936 to serve the city of los angeles. ones and, two the generators filled the pits as demand for electrical energy in california, nevada and arizona called them into service. finally in 1959, manufacturing and installation of the last generator began. for 25 years it laid dormant and silent except for number of -- hum of other hoover generators. now as more generating capacity was needed, contracts were awarded for the generators manufacturer and installation. plants throu

delano knew about j.b. 3's covert mission to dally on and his own version of the evil brother in law, the story of the man who elbowed him out of the ceo job, the company he had been reared to run but would any of the month of about those things? would he reveal what it felt like to be the family's last sheet with the dresser sized chip on his shoulder? would he tell me the real story how he fought the chinese? if you wouldn't, with the people who grew up under the thumb of the family ran the company county old enough to do that? you don't even realize what kind of spider web you have going, since the long-term corporate pilot a man who worked for years under john d. bassett iii's brother in law and nemesis quote nick war and peace will be the this seem like a $0.10 novel compared to your spiderweb but lucky for you the scorpion is already dead. john d. bassett iii comes from an imposing family of multimillionaire's his ancestors signed a magna carta and maintain the persistent but unspoken code that no matter what, what shall always keep the family's 3 secrets where they belong, in t

you will hear from a wonderful historian after me, who is really a wonderful historian of franklin delano roosevelt presidency. the kallison signed up for the new deal programs. political scientists have been arguing in recent years. well, those programs didn't do any good. it wasn't for world war ii, we wouldn't have gotten out of the depression. i think not. here i was looking at the evidence. a full-page ad in the san antonio paper talked about a new program, the fha program, the farmers -- not the farmers part, the federal home loan administration. that was one of the new tl's first programs and it worked. they send kallison ad said we have the money to guarantee these loans from the government. and we have carpenters, plumbers, electricians who are out of work and we will send them to work on your house. it's a $2400 so it he built with fha funds. the story goes on and on. what i am trying to tell you that what i learned after many years as a reporter and writing books about government labor unions, social history. what i learned is a great new appreciation of american history. as yo

he always later said he got a card from franklin delano roosevelt himself.e got a card in the mail for him to report to work at once as a laborer on a project for $40.30 a month on the work's project managers, wta fplgts -- project administration, p.t.a. know what that project was? t was over here at the lake, not 10 miles from us today. people are still using the lake as a recreation area. if you ever come to my office and some of you have, why have i have e me" wall but my dad's w.p.a. card, reminding me of where i came from and who i ought to be fighting for in this country. cheers and applause] and so that job gave him dignity, gave him money to put food on the table, but most importantly of all, it gave him hope, hope, gave him hope. and after a few years of that, he was able then to work during the war years, paid enough in to get social security. then he had social security. and later on before he passed away, he got medicare. so what'd i learn from all that? growing up, never talking politics or anything like that, when did i learn from that? is that

delano reed, clarkson is a disabout the cousin. ed harris and adam arkin and the late eli walk. giamatti to do fdr and a meryl streep to do eleanor. i think she's going some place. attention to that name, s-t-r-e-e-p. she's fantastic. is.t: she host: shawn up next for "the independent." morning. caller: i wonder if in the series you guys have a reference proposed takeover by industrialists who wanted to get to lead tanley butler the army of the potomac. >> it didn't fit in this story. host: you want to expand. guest: stanley butler was a of the american occupation of haiti who turned against all of that. he's a fascinating man. deserves a good book. one yet.ave braden s up next from ton, florida, good morning. we need, a is what person like theodore roosevelt 1901 to 1909. because he was for the middle for the poor people. he was not for corporations. and the rich people. most of our working people. nailed it.hink you that's exactly the story of the roosevelts. remarkable to us is three people, all of whom are ich, all of whom are born to privilege. and yet decide they're going

he always later said that he got a card from franklin delano or roosevelt himself.a card in the mail for him to report to work at once for $40.30 per month on the works project administration. [laughter] [applause] [applause] the project was over here not 10 miles from where we are today. people are still using that lake as a recreation area. wall't have and i love me in my office, but i do have my wpa card ondads that wall to remind me of where i came from and who i should be fighting for in this country. [applause] so, that job gave him dignity. gave money to put food on the table. most importantly of all, it gave him hope. hope. it gave him hope. after a few years of that, he was able to then work her in the war years, paid enough for social security. later on before he passed away he got medicare. from all ofearn that? growing up, never talking politics or anything like that? what did i learn? with the right people in office, with the right words and the willingness to work, our government can do good things for people in this country. [applause] it can help to

on september 30th, 1935, president franklin delano roosevelt dedicated hoover dam to the nation's progress he praised its designers and builders. the dam stood like a sentinel white and beautiful in the desert sunlight guarding the river and its downstream wealth. floodwaters lapped helplessly z against its arched back as the reservoir filled. this manmade inland sea spread into the canyons and valleys. among the colorful hills and mountains. hoover dam had conquered the colorado. turbine fits to hold hoover dam 17 big hydroelectric units were built into the powerhouse. generator installations began in 1935. the first generator unit end two began commercial operation october 26th, 1936 to serve the city of los angeles. ones and twoses, the generators filled the pits as demand for electrical energy in california, nevada and arizona called them into service. finally, in 1959, manufacture generator, n-8, began. pi layne dormant and silent, except for the hum of other generators. now, as more generating capacity was needed, contracts were awarded for the generator's manufacture and installati

he got those up at delano.when he was with us. >> he didn't have the horns. he didn't have the star. he didn't have any of his neck work done. wow. almost looks like a different guy in those two. >> you take a look at the two pictures. it's definitely a difference. but, then, again, when you get accustomed to that lifestyle, it's only a natural progression. >> down for the cause. >> both his mom and dad no longer are alive. and his son is in juvie right now. >> we are looking at potentially a third generation. >> it's very close. depending on which route the son ends up going. >> i was busted when jesse was born. >> though his 15-year-old son, jesse, is only a short distance away in the county's juvenile facility, brecino can only communicate with him through letters. they write to each other frequently. >> said what's up, dad. said he's working out. he wants me to make him a list of exercises so he can get healthy. he requested some legs and some arms. i think in juvenile hall they still got weights to work ou

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deeply opposed to franklin delano roosevelt. did not like their new deal for a variety of reasons. editorializes against it in "the arizona republic." i'm getting ahead of myself. this one will be appropriate. round about this time, 1939, 1940, he got a chance to go on a trip to the grand canyon. the colorado river was a different place in 1940. there was only one dam on it, hoover dam. the rest of the river ran wild. not many people in 1940 had gone it.n goldwater would be a member of the 13th expedition to go down the colorado river and the 73rd person. the expeditions in the summer of 1940, and darned if he didn't make it all the way through the grand canyon. it wasn't incredible experience for him. he kept a journal, and he took a lot of photographs. read an entry from his journal on that trip. tall spires near the rim looked as though god had reached out and wiped a brush of golden paint across them, gilding those rocs in the bright glow of setting sun. below the heights, the canyon is filled with the blue haze not unlike smoke. .he river winds withcumulus clouds tinted the so

that point he had been the pampered only son of his old father james and his much younger wife sara delano. they pampered him, instilled in him thank goodness all the confidence and optimism that any child has ever had. but he was essentially a very lonely child, and a little bit too thin, a little bit too ambitious, a little bit to charming as he tried to hit all the marks, all the footsteps of his more famous this custom, theodore. and he tried to emulate his preposterous and unprepared for trajectory to the presidency. it's only when he could not take another step that is extraordinary and put the injured into him and he was producing, and he became what we would say is the greatest president of the 20th century, and arguably, and for a lincoln man, not difficult anymore to say, but has come up to parity in my eyes as arguably the greatest president in american history. he is infuriatingly ovate and manipulative. we need to take franklin roosevelt and balance the scales in the same turn. i invite you to watch as he and eleanor in this episode tonight and in the next one, begin to transi

he always later said that he got a card from franklin delano or roosevelt himself. he got a card in the mail for him to report to work at once for $40.30 per month on the works project administration. [laughter] [applause] [applause] the project was over here not 10 miles from where we are today. people are still using that lake as a recreation area. wall't have and i love me in my office, but i do have my wpa card ondads that wall to remind me of where i came from and who i should be fighting for in this country. [applause] so, that job gave him dignity. gave money to put food on the table. most importantly of all, it gave him hope. hope. it gave him hope. after a few years of that, he was able to then work her in the war years, paid enough for social security. later on before he passed away he got medicare. from all ofearn that? growing up, never talking politics or anything like that? what did i learn? with the right people in office, with the right words and the willingness to work, our government can do good things for people in this country. [applause] it can

biden, because mum's the word, the democrats have decided that franklin delano roosevelt, one of his cardinal achievements--the 1938 federal minimum wage law--was never to be discussed in this campaign. elizabeth warren is not allowed to discuss it. joe biden is not allowed to discussed it. george miller doesn't discuss it publicly. he put in a bill under our stress just for pro forma. never had a press conference. nancy pelosi doesn't discuss it. richard trumka of the afl doesn't discuss it. and the minimum wage today adjusted for inflation, as i mentioned, would put tens of billions of dollars at ten bucks an hour--tens of billions of dollars in people's hands to jump-start for the recessionary economy. biden could have skewered ryan, and he was muzzled because obama doesn't want to discuss this because he might be accused of being against small business, who he's given 18 tax breaks by his own admission on the first debate. 18 tax breaks, and 2/3 of all low-income workers are employed by 50 large corporations, like wal-mart and mcdonald's, whose ceos get an average of $10 million

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on september 30 1935 president franklin delano roosevelt dedicated hoover dam to the nation's progressed its designers and builders. the dam stood like a sentinel, white and beautiful in the desert sunlight, guarding the river and its downstream wealth. floodwaters lapped helplessly against its arched back while the reservoir filled. this manmade rezservoir and sea spread into the hills and canyon canyons canyons. hoover dam had conquered the colorado. turbine fits to hold hoover dam's electric units were built into the powerhouse. general installations began in 1935. the first generator, unit end 2, began operation october 26, 1936, to serve the city of los angeles. by ones and twos, the generators filled the pits as demand for electrical energy in nevada arizona and california called into service. finally, in 1959, manufacture and installation of the last generator m8 began. for 25 years the n-8 pit had lain dormant and silent except for the hum of other hoover generators. now as more capacity was needed, contracts were awarded for the generators' manufacture and installation. plants

he always later said that he got a card from franklin delano or roosevelt himself.rd in the mail for him to report to work at once for $40.30 per month on the works project administration. [laughter] [applause] [applause] the project was over here not 10 miles from where we are today. people are still using that lake as a recreation area. wall't have and i love me in my office, but i do have my wpa card ondads that wall to remind me of where i came from and who i should be fighting for in this country. [applause] so, that job gave him dignity. gave money to put food on the table. most importantly of all, it gave him hope. hope. it gave him hope. after a few years of that, he was able to then work her in the war years, paid enough for social security. later on before he passed away he got medicare. from all ofearn that? growing up, never talking politics or anything like that? what did i learn? with the right people in office, with the right words and the willingness to work, our government can do good things for people in this country. [applause] it can help to give

franklinago, president delano roosevelt succeeded increasing social security but was unable to make roberts on the issue of a national healthcare system. 625 is ago, president truman asked congress for a fair deal, a deal that included things like equal rights for all, an increase in the minimum wage, and universal health air. congress passed the minimum wage. 50 years, president johnson signed medicare and medicaid into law. but a few years later, another president told the congress, "copperheads of health insurance is an idea whose time has come in america. there has long been a need to access tory american health care." that president was richard nixon. heftyuntry has paid a price for inaction on health care even though president ford come up harder, bush, and clinton made this issue a priority. cost spiraled out of control and health care became unaffordable for millions of families and businesses alike. taxpayers felt the effect as well. priced outo weren't of the health-care market, many were locked out because of pre-existing conditions. and many who were fortunate enough to have ins

franklin delano roosevelt called that fascism in 193when he sent a message to congress to start investigation commission on concentrated corporate power. he said when private economic power controls government, that is fascism. both of those parties exclude competition. they harass people. democrats worse than republicans. they harass people, getting petitions on the street to try to wear them down. we were sued 24 times in 2004, in 12 weeks by the democratic party or their allies to get off one state ballot after another. needless to say it was pretty depleting for anybody who wants to have a campaign for more than eight weeks after labor day. last week important to note is, this combination of corporatism, that gets the parties dialing for the same commercial dollars is getting tighter and tighter. you have the clintons are now on the record, they are wall street, they are corporate its and they're mill at that rifts. hillary clinton hasn't seen a war she didn't like. she hasn't opposed a weapon system she doesn't like when she was on the senate armed services committee. this is what we hav

1950s president eisenhower delivered the nation a highway system. 80 years ago president franklin delanoroosevelt succeeded in creating social security but was unable to make progress on the issue of a national healthcare system. 65 years ago president truman asked congress for a fair deal, a deal that included things like the cool rights for all and an increase in the minimum wage and universal healthcare. the congress passed the minimum wage. 50 years ago president johnson signed medicare and medicaid into law. they told the congress come equipped with a comprehensive health insurance is an idea whose time has come in america there has been the need to assure every americans financial access to high-quality health care. that's president was richard nixon. and in the 40 years since his address to congress, the country is paid a hefty price for an action on health care even to president ford, carter, bush and clinton made this issue a priori. the cost spiral out of control and health care healthcare became unaffordable for millions of families and businesses alike. taxpayers help the aff