eleanore answers this way. "my dear lady, it just so happens that the soldier who went to see his dog was due for a furlough and someone made a good newspaper story out of it. i am quite sure that no man would be given a furlough unless he was entitled to it, and the military needs of the area were such that he could be allowed to leave at that particular time. the paramount consideration in granting any furloughs is the need of the military services, not the pleasure of the individual involved." the next one comes from a worried citizen, and this citizen is worried about his money. "what assurance have people that defense bonds are safe? under weak and unsound leadership, the bonds may not be redeemable later." eleanore says, "you must have faith in your own ability and that of the rest of the people of the country to choose sound leadership. there is certainly nothing else which you can rely upon except the judgment of the people as a whole to make your government efficient. incidentally, if u.s. bonds are no

eleanor replies. if you and your children would use little ingenuity, you would probably be able to keep each other informed as to your whereabouts. if it were openly done, it might be harmful. not because the enemy would know that bill jones was in alaska or australia, but because the enemy would be able to find out what group build jones belonged to and from that, might discover what kind of opposition they were facing and the number of men probably involved. this is a great question. this is a reader asking about a rumor. is it true that soldiers from midwestern states, which are normally republican, are sent into combat zones before soldiers from democratic states? >> eleanor replies. i have never heard anything so idiotic as your question. no soldier is asked what his politics are and they would be so mixed in the units, it would be utterly impossible to separate them. anyone who believes such a statement as this, should go at once to a psychiatrist. here's a question about rationing, which was a

but to eleanor's credit, she did campaign for him quite vigorously. and she did what she felt needed to be done for the democrats to win. i get at that point, she felt it was vitally important, and she had repeated run-ins with eisenhower, and disagreed with his policies and felt it was important for a democrat to get in, and she hoped to resurrect some of the new deal policies that she had supported so strongly when her husband was president. but then once kennedy gets elected, you know he appoints eleanor roosevelt! >> yes it is fascinating, not just for that campaign, but for presidential campaigns at large, it's interesting challenge, particularly when kennedy is trying to frame himself a standing up for a new generation right. we and we have new ideas and new energy, and you're trying to be new new new and at the same time, he knows full well that if he doesn't win over the establishment, he is going nowhere. so he has to get eleanor's support, while at the same time creating the synergy of just trying to get a young voters. i think that is fasci

and it's classic eleanor roosevelt, in its passive aggressive compliment criticism. the sort of tone of the letter is, you know, i was watching the debate last night with some friends and although i thought you did very well i thought i would share some of their comments with you. and interesting side note here one of the people she was watching the debate with was lloyd benson. you may remember many years later in a famous reference during the vice presidential debate i knew john kennedy. and you're no john kennedy. that lloyd benson. but one of the things she says is he came across as too confident and he needed to include the audience more in his answers. it's a classic letter but to eleanor's credit she campaigned for him quite vigorously. and she did what she felt needed to be done for the democrats to win. at that point she felt it was vitally important. she had had repeated run-ins with eisenhower, completely disagreed with his policies and really felt it was important for a democrat to get in, and she hoped obviously to resurrect a new deal of policies she ha

i'm sure that eleanor had no affection for john carter. what's >> interesting is to spread all the work that eleanor had done with the united nations, and her years of work there, jfk puts her in charge or puts are on the commission, for the status of women. understanding that this moment in time, that this idea of equality for women and including women more into the political establishment or to stop some of the discrimination that was being leveled against women and all the industries. i think it's interesting that he obtained signed her to that role. >> i think it's a brilliant pick, i think eleanor did a rolling job with it and i think the subject came up repeatedly in his press conferences and he was he may not have appointed as many women to senior leadership roles as weeks would expect to see today, but the level to which he did involve women in his administration, was somewhat of a breakthrough for his time, and certainly the appearance of women journalists in the press pools that he interacted with. many of them called him to acco

now eleanor roosevelt is arguably the most powerful women in america. a major force in the democratic party. their political career starts to intersect and eleanor has very different political views. do you want to talk about how that is? >> you can create me if off off on this, but i think a large bit of the early skism revolves around senator mccarthy. even if the senate votes to sensor mccarthy, and they have a speech ready to support that censure. i think that eleanor infers from that that he may not be as strong of a candidate. and i believe engages in public criticism of kennedy as not being the right candidate. and kennedy, i think wisely, does nots engage in a public battle. i think he would not win that battle, but he writes and asks her to consider the pacts and be open to meeting with him and it's only in the in-person conversations that his genuine curiosity, his willingness to learn, and his patriotism is available to her. i can appreciate given what she knew at the time, and her greating familiarity why it was difficult for her to whereat

eleanor continues beyond 1945. she doesn't die until 1962 and is a very consequential career in the 40s and 50s. harry truman american delegation to the united nations. she's the principal author of the universal declaration of human rights. she's involved in so many issues of the 1950s. so rights, democratic politics, women's rights. so what we did was after we cover fdr's death and truman taking over as president, we have a final gallery where we look at roosevelt's life beyond that time and all the amazing things she was involved in. after that we have a small theater. we struggled with, again, how do we wrap up the legacy not just of fdr but of eleanor. we went back and forth just endlessly about how we were going to end the gallery. we knew we wanted a sit-down theater where you have a final experience. but we didn't know how to do it. we finally did find a way. it turns out at the end of the 20th century, famous americans were asked to comment on who they thought were the most influential 100 people of the ce

she was no eleanor roosevelt, but what was her roles? the fact, is that her rule was as a personal confidant and supporter of harry truman. and the strong part of our collection is we had a series of more than 1300 handwritten letters that harry wrote to best over their lifetimes. that's the good news. the bad news is we have fewer than 200 letters that she wrote to him, and the reason for that is she burned her letters. she didn't want the public to know what she was saying to harry. she missed about 200 of them, so we do have just under 200 letters. they would write letters to each other almost every day. sometimes more than one a day. so there were pretty close, we do know that she had a really strong behind the scenes influence on harry truman. they would discuss things in the evening and so forth. so, she was not necessarily a policy person, but she was reading people and she would advise harry about people. so this is a very private woman. and so, it just seem to us like it would not make sense to have a separate gallery for her be

he gave the desk to eleanor roosevelt. you don't usually see white house furniture leaving the building. we speculate that he didn't feel right sitting at that desk knowing it had been used by fdr for 12 years. he gave it to eleanor and she gave it to the library. the other being the lbj library and the desk that was used by the president. the other one i love is a very different kind of artifact. it is the giant model of the sphinx that was given to fdr at the 1939 dinner of the white house press organization. it was a striking likeness, and it is a wonderful device not just because it is funny, but it is a wonderful way to talk about fdr's decision to run for a third term in 1940. the whole story of the sphinx culture is the fact that he would not let anyone know whether or not he would run for a third term. in terms of documents, and we have many on display, i think the ones that stand out most for me are the original drafts of his inaugural address in 1933 it is also the first draft of his pearl harbor speech. talking

eleanor roosevelt, yeah yeah. what about her? >> first ladies of untold and under told stories related to the white house. that's really in part why the white house historical association is focused so much on a lot of our education and research activities on the role of the first lady. the evolving role of the first lady that we talked about a little bit today. so gwendolyn, thank you so much for joining us this evening and really taking us on a virtual tour of the first lady's exhibit at the national portrait gallery. unfortunately, as you said, it remains closed at this time. hopefully it will be able to open in 2021 for visitors both in washington d.c. area and all across the united states. thank you so much for your presentation. >> thank you. we are here today to go through what we call the presidential inaugural tour. we do this every four years and integration time. because this building which was built as a federal office building over 120 years ago turned out to be a wonderful place to go and have been a girl falls. ina

we want eleanor. and they sort of darted off in the other direction. for me i was like edith is amazing too. [ laughter ] and she was so important, you know. the east wing, all of these things came up for me. and i was surprised at how passionate i had become for some of these first ladies who were really impactful and who had a very big influence on how the white house is run, you know, on subsequent first ladies, and how little love some of them get from the public. and it kind of colored my thinking about eleanor roosevelt. but what about edith? [ laughter ] >> it's certainly a great example first ladies of undertold and untold stories related to the white house. and that's really in part why the white house historical association has focused so much in a lot of our research and education activities on the role of the first lady, the evolving role of the first lady that we talked about a little bit today. so, gwendolyn, thank you so much for joining us this evening and really taking us on a virtual tour of the of the first ladiest at the national po

truman visiting with eleanor roosevelt. i like to think about some of the popular entertainers and celebrities of the day. jack benny did an entire episode of the jack benny program at the truman library and visited this home. and both mr. and misses truman had wonderful senses of humor. and i can only imagine the laughter that was in this room. we're standing in the dining room in the grand addition of the gates mansion, later the truman home. and what we see on the table today is a formal setting for six. and the setting was personally placed by margaret truman daniel. and i think when she set this, that she was remembering how dinners were formal in her youth. margaret remembered because it was her grandmother's house she sat at one of the heads of the table and that being that she was a widow, that harry truman acted basically as the male head of the household and he would sit at the other end of the table. and then mrs. truman beside her husband and then when margaret was big enough, that she would sit between her moth

welcome to the franklin presidential museum and happy birthday eleanore roosevelt. [ applause ] >> it is one of the things we are so lucky to have eleanore's papers here and franklin roosevelt and his administration. actually, if you go over and

hi, i'm eleanor and i but british cycle is.f last. which is hard because you have everyone looking at you. but i came out with a bronze and i honestly did not expect that. so i was out mountain biking with my dad and my sister, i was coming down a fairly steep hill but my front wheel just slipped out and i put my right leg down and as i put down i kind of fell onto it and just heard the crack. i knew instantly before the pain had even kicked in that it was broken. that was really hard about not being able to do anything or move. yeah, i had to do anything or move. yeah, i had to sit on my bum for two months, basically before i managed to get the cast down below my knee. i'm very lucky to have a job doing something that i absolutely love doing. it's hard and sometimes you doing. it's hard and sometimes you do wonder why do i do this to myself? when you've done all these injuries and things like that you have to come back all the time. then when you're back at the top and your back training better than you ever have, you then und

to have eleanor's papers here along with papers of franklin roosevelt and

and on the far right, eleanor roosevelt. this victory was so immense fdr felt really confident going into his second term that he would expand the new deal. he had all kinds of ambitious plans for what he wanted to do on the domestic front during that second term. but, as a lot of presidents find out, events can sometimes take surprising turns. his second term turns out to be a lot different than what he thought it might be. very early in the second term fdr gets involved in a big conflict with congress. he becomes concerned of the supreme court is striking down a lot of new deal legislation. he becomes concerned in particular with the court case involving the social security act which might end with the court striking down that act is unconstitutional. he comes up with a plan which has opponents call a court packing plan. it was a plan to put additional members onto the supreme court. presumably he would get a majority that would support his legislation. this becomes a very contentious issue. despite the large democratic ma

for 2 years is the ideal time elapsed to ensure that he is firmly in office and then we will see eleanor. when he when he gave a speech shut off of this announcement from the president said he hopes for unity from political forces but also from society at large how do every day italians feel about all of this political upheaval. well there they have the situation is that of course italians are quite worried about the river set. and they look at is an aspect a way to live in the sense that no one was just expecting it is going to fall especially because one of crimea's that quality work condo was having. enjoying the legitimacy that in march last year yet around 70 percent on the popular support we just because they are still quite high so of course on the one hand you tell us what's. wrong with it that's cheaper and we expect he's able to leave easily our market prices. but on the other. there is also a part of the open society which saskin for elections because they believe that the ready to put this government was not elected it was as it was for me there in. a new party should really

did she have a relationship with eleanor roosevelt? she was a great friend and fan.how did she thread that needle when she was campaigning against them? there was a speech she gave -- well, the numbers speech, she used the same theme. basically she would say when she gave speeches to groups of black voters, he would say eleanor roosevelt is one of the great women of her time, she's a towering moral and intellectual presence and would go on and on about how wonderful she was, but this election is not about eleanor roosevelt, it's about her husband. and she would tell the stories. and fdr had a lot of virtues, but he refused to allow black reporters at his press conferences, and that's a matter of record. but he wouldn't desegregate the armed forces, but nevertheless lied to the public saying that the naacp went along with his policy, which was not true. everyone has things they did that historically we wish we could get back in a sense, and he was very bad on a lot of race issues, which is why there's that famous poem by langston hughes, waiting on roosevelt. hughes h

some said, what is eleanor doing? if you talk to them now, they will tell you, that we understand what she is doing. but there were mixed feelings in the civil rights movement, even. the failure to make a connection between the neutrality of speech and that in a democratic society is very hard unless the government makes a decision to say who is allowed to speak and who cannot. do you want the government to make the decision? or do you want a free-for-all? i would go for a free-for-all. sometimes i have to defend people who would not defend me. >> i am sure you both have something to say about that. we'll start with you, since she was at the organization you lead for so long. >> i read in an interview that she did at the time of the case, and interestingly enough, she said she was very aware that even though she was defending the free-speech right in the context of a racist, she was convinced the main beneficiary would be black militants and other radicals whose views were seen as dangerous and threatening and subvers

prevent a further increase in violence such as and i thank you very much for talking with us was eleanor's on of the color of our foundation in kabul thank you so much thanks. france says it will stick with a joint fight against islamic extremism in west africa that commitment comes out of a summit with 5 countries in africa's hell region french president amount of well my call has ruled out an immediate reduction of troops stationed in the region he's calling for other european countries to join the anti terror operation but key germany doesn't agree with that strategy. and this roads leading through the sparsely populated sawhill desert this remote part of the world remains chronically underdeveloped and under police. the western side is plagued by a violent islamist insurgency the jihad is threat is particularly acute in the region bordering mali needs and book enough prompting france and other european countries to deploy troops there during a regional summit attorney by man where. the french president committed to keeping over $5000.00 soldiers in the area until at least the summer. i

instead some said what is eleanor doing? now they will tell you we understand what he was doing. but there was mixed feelings in the civil rights movement even. and the failure to make the connection between the neutrality of speech and in a democratic society is very hard unless the governor makes a decision. do you want to govern on - - government to make a decision or do you go for a free-for-all? and those who would not defend me even though i have to defend them. >> absolutely i have read and interview that she did at the time of the case and interestingly enough she said she was verysa aware even though she was defending the free speech rights in the context of a racist, she was convinced the main beneficiaries would be black militants and other radicals whose views were seen as dangerous and threatening and subversive by many government officials all over althe country. and i do think those were majorr beneficiaries. >>>> yes. to echo what nadine said, look at brandenburg the time the decision was applied after the 69 decision was in the case of an antiwar protesterar and

long time bay area dr michael eleanor says. skepticism and health care disparities are part lead to blame. he founded the african american wellness project 20 years ago, a national nonprofit aimed at helping blacks navigate the health care system, he says covid impact on blacks has nothing to do with genetics and more to do with a disproportionately unhealthy population comprised of many essential workers routinely exposed to the virus. as vaccines rolled out, he says he waited for something that never arrived. i was expecting. without question that when this vaccination program was rolled out african american community and community and maybe maybe the latino communities would have special targeting to get them vaccinated, regardless of age. on and i didn't have the wellness project is doing its own targeting using podcasts, social media and radio spots, bringing clinics into diverse areas is one way solano county aims to make it easier for some to get the vaccine. i think the location here in vallejo, california for the centr

our first call from eleanor in bedford, massachusetts on the republican announcer: you can find our washington journal segments online. we take you to a live atlanta discussion with for policy experts including the former ambassadors to ukraine and china on the bided and administration's foreign policy strategy. >> mr. putin said he is not going to put american interests first without pushback.

. >> previously on american artifacts, smithsonian american art museum curator eleanor harvey introduced us to alexander von humboldt, a german naturalist who earned worldwide fame in the 19th century and visited the united states for six weeks in 1804. next, in the second of a two-part visit to the exhibit, alexander von humboldt and the united states, art, nature, and culture, eleanor harvey shifts from describing alexander von humboldt as a scientist and

united states for the 1st 30 eleanor joins us to discuss the stay tuned to watch of the. british and american governments have often been accused of destroying lives in their own interests while you see these techniques is the state. devising methods to him to essentially destroy personality of an individual. by scientific. this is how one doctor's theories were allegedly used in psychological warfare against prisoners deemed a danger to the state that was the foundation for the method of psychological interrogation psychological courtroom. disseminated within the us intelligence community and worldwide among our allies for the next 30 years then tell the victims say they still live with the consequences today. by the pandemic no certainly no borders to nationalities. has emerged little time with the we don't look back seem world peace to. people. judge a. commentary crisis with the sometimes times we can do better we should be better. everyone is contributing each or own way but we also know that this crisis will not go on forever the challenges created with the response

you know eleanor it's interesting because texas and northern mexico were obviously really mentioned were ravaged by this harsh weather you saw power outages water shortages freezing rain freezing weather and last week causing as you mentioned further issues for the overcrowded and poor conditions migrants have been held and it also we had also saw texans actually jumping the border going into mexico to try to find power and water you know in an interesting apocryphally what is the lasting legacy do you believe of troublous migrant protection protocols and are these asylum seekers and documented immigrants hopeful about the new administration's directions can they be or is this kind of more just talk from the new administration but we'll never really see any real change implemented. i think this is the great oblique of the conversation that happens around every black history month the policy of immigration in general is very much linked to racism and undercurrents of this national sort of broad that we have in this country and what the trumpet ministration did was exacerbate the issue so

absolutely, and i read an interview that eleanor holmes norton did at the time of the case and in it she said she was very aware that even though she was defending the free speech rights in the context of a racist, she was convinced that the main beneficiaries would be black militants and other radicals whose views were seen as dangerous and threatening and subversive by many government officials all over the country. and in fact, i think those were major beneficiaries. >> echoing what nadine said, brandenburg, the time the decision was applied after the 1969 decision was in the case after anti-war protesters in the hesse case and then in the early '80s and the naacp versus clay burn hardware case. and overturned the civil rights demonstrators who threatened violence against people who were not adhering to a boycott of racist stores. so, it has been applied to people on all sides of the spectrum. >> let's go back to calls. in hagerstown, maryland, you're on the air. welcome. >> hi, i wanted to talk about the doctrine of free speech exemplified by shouted fire in a crowded theater, an

november 1945, brides even took to eleanor roosevelt's hotel room in london, and demanding ships and we want to go. so after the marriage was approved, and they got that approval, they really were searching to get home. to get to their new home in the united states. but it did not come easy. there were even further blocks. once you are approved to go to the united states, there was a holding center. look it was called the processing -- and that was in england. many saw it as a country club for war brides, but it was not anything close to a country club for war brides. they slept in large portal or partly heated dormitories. that were once used by american soldiers. they were fed, by this by the german and italian prisoners of war. it was not a happy reception at all. lots and lots of them, or most of the british ladies the had exams they have to undergo. a lot of those exams were humiliating to them. they were personal, in a female nature. and many of them, were raised in a very stoic, and kind of sheltered, 1940s british upbringing. and were astonished, on how they were being treate

host: eleanor from massachusetts. sean: there is no question when you look at the media coverage of donald trump and how we have seen the first three weeks of the biden administration is different. the press corps is in line and there is a vitriolic feeling among members of the press corps towards donald trump. this is something that on the right we have dealt with forever and it got amplified to a degree i had never witnessed by donald trump. host: from ricky in michigan, on the democrats line. go ahead. caller: how are you doing. mr. spicer, i watched donald trump ever since he was elected. even when the bus thing that happened, i heard the things that he said. just like he incited that crowd to go down to the capital and he told them that he will be bound there and he jumped on his -- jumped on his helicopter and went back to the white house and was watching it. you want to talk about black lives matter, at least nobody got killed in black lives matter. you know something, qanon, white nationalists, i heard trump s

smithsonian american arts museum eleanor harvey introduced us to alexander vaughan humbled, a german naturalist who earned worldwide fame in the 19th century and visited the united states for six weeks in 1904. next, in the second of a two point visit to the exhibit, alexander van -- and the united states are, nature and culture. eleanor harvey shifts around the thriving artist as a scientist and naturalist to his influence as a humanitarian and abolitionist. >> so when humbled arrives, i mentioned that he wrote a lever to thomas jefferson, hoping to secure visit. he also wrote a letter to the secretary of state, james madison in which he said, i intended to enjoy the spectacle of a free people worthy of a great destiny. he is beginning to nudge that he has more at stake here than just will jefferson meet him and will he get information from the lewis and clark expedition? he wants to have an effect on our politics. well, he is in washington, charles wilson peele will take him to mount vernon. and there are two reasons for that, really. george washington has died five years earlier a

her name was eleanor. and she fell in love with one of our pilots. and they had been together for about a week. when he was shot down and taken prisoner of war. he made sure that he was able to write to her through the red cross. and they stayed in constant contact through his term. there in prison, in the p.o.w. camp. in fact, the camp he was in was what "hogan's heroes" television series is based on. they were able to marry as soon as he was released. the war was over and he was able to get her to the united states and they were married. for about 60-something years. there are some great stories in there. some gems that show these ladies simply by falling in love made a great impact on our country in the postwar period. after this q&a here, there's a great book called "g.i. brides" that we'll put in your lesson plans. it will have more information on some wonderful love stories. thanks for taking the time to listen to me. i love world war ii and i appreciate every one of you guys for being interested and wanting to teach your students about the gre

. >> previously on american artifacts, smithsonian american art museum curator eleanor harvey introduced us to alexander von humboldt, a german naturalist who earned worldwide fame in the 19th century and visited the united states for six weeks in 1804. next, in the second of a two-part visit to the exhibit, alexander von humboldt and the united states, art, nature, and culture, eleanor harvey shifts from describing alexander von humboldt as a scientist and naturalist to his influence as a humanitarian and abolitionist. >> so when humboldt arrives, i mentioned that he wrote a letter to thomas jefferson hoping to secure a visit. he also wrote a letter to secretary of state james madison in which he said, i intended to enjoy the spectacle of a free people worthy of a great destiny. he is beginning to nudge that he has more at steak here than just will jefferson meet him, and will he get information from the lewis and clark expedition. he wants to have an effect on our politics. while he is in washington, charles wilson peele will take him to mountain. and there are two reasons for that rea

he's met by eleanor roosevelt who tells him that the president has died. and truman asked if there's anything that he can do for her. and she says no mr. truman. it's we who need to help you. and certainly that speaks to eleanor roosevelt's character but i think it also gives insight into the burden that she knows that truman is about. to assume because he's going to be responsible not just for a war in europe or war in the pacific but a global war. and the united states is supporting 12 million men and uniform five million of those men are deployed. and that's an astounding task just to support the us servicemen, but in addition the united states economy, it's industrial base. is supporting the soviet union? and great britain and the chinese fighting in the pacific and truman again. has not really been introduced. into the war policy, it's not as if he doesn't understand at some level remember he serves as a senator. he has a committee that is investigating wartime contracts. so he understands the scale of the effort, but what he doesn't understand. is th

marshall plan, to help prevent the world from foundering on the wreckage of war and the passions of eleanor roosevelt that declared the audacious idea of universal rights that belong to all. the leadership of diplomats of every stripe doing the daily work of engagement, created the very idea of a free and interconnected world. we are a country that does big things. american diplomacy makes it happen. and our administration is ready to take up the mantel and lead once again. thank you all, my god bless you and protect our troops, our diplomat, and our development experts, and all americans serving in harm's way. going this way. thank you all. >> visit c-span's new online store to check out the new c-span products. and, with congress in session, we are taking preorders for the congressional directory. every purchase helps support c-span's nonprofit operations. shop today at c-spanshop.org. >> next, a forum on former president trump's role and influence in the republican. a recent survey of people who voted for him suggest that they feel under threat. analysts review what it means for the futu

the from from eleanor. from the tomb of the unknown soldier in the kremlin's walls the lamplit from the attorney was delivered to belgrade particular importance was attached to this ceremony and anything to do with world war 2 in both serbia and russia. because it was with the russian delegation for several years now she has headed the national civic movement victory volunteers their website suffers regular d.o.'s attacks and their you tube videos are often blocked to access can't only be restricted by you tube administrators the by ordinary users as well all you have to do is complain if enough complaints are filed the video is banned that's what happened in november when the victory volunteers held an international historical online event commemorating the nuremberg trials star signs here stamped i sat separate out of it i snatched there he's a cock now up on top of me you talk about how after much time should be the hollis but the most down how much it has its effectiveness just what i want to get out ju

marshall plan, to help prevent the world from foundering on the wreckage of war and the passions of eleanor roosevelt that declared the audacious idea of universal rights that belong to all. the leadership of diplomats of every stripe doing the daily work of engagement, created the very idea of a free and interconnected world. we are a country that does big things. american diplomacy makes it happen. and our administration is ready to take up the mantel and lead once again. thank you all, my god bless you and protect our troops, our diplomat, and our development experts, and all americans serving in harm's way. ghg going this way. thank you all. >> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. the national history center hosts events for congressional members and staff to learn the historical background behind contemporary issues. to kick off tonight's programs from the national history center, lawyer and historian julia rose kraut talks about "threat of descent" which examines immigration law, the first amendme

eleanor murray says it's a phased approach but about two weeks after a second dose it's okay to socialize with others who are fully vaccinated >> you can get together you can take fewer precautions. you know, you don't necessarily need masks on >> reporter: visits with grandchildren and returning to a favorite place also okay while being mindful that you may still be able to spread the virus. >> people are eager to get back to some activity, routine they might have had >> you're probably safer to go back to doing those things i think that the concern would, again, be making sure that the staff at the gym, other patrons at the gym are also protected. >> reporter: the next phase, herd immunity estimated when 60% to 80% of the population are fully vaccinated and finally, international immunity, not likely before 2022. while shots go out, masks still a must in public but doctors say vaccines are finally giving us hope katie beck, nbc news >>> we're going to turn now to our week-long series "kids under pressure." and more on our groundbreaking study on the weight teens have been carrying over

and just colleague eleanor and sort of are modulating the plant's metabolism to make it easier for their leaves to buy c o 2. they're working with bacteria and synthetic enzymes which are introduced into the plant cells the goal is to slow down for the response process in which c o 2 is released instead of stored a synthetic metabolic cycle will also give the process a boost. in. building 2 things into the plants the synthetic cycle enables them to fix too much better and it's quicker and the largest quantity is stored. the other has to do with photo respiration c o 2 is lost in this process and i can block this undesirable cycle by changing the mix of enzymes so that c o 2 is either not released or is immediately recycled. so far these climate friendly plants only exist in the laboratory but the car and his doctoral student. have developed a computer model that shows what their super charged plants might one day be able to do. by passing photo respiration and modulating the metabolic network will keep carbon dioxide inside the plants instead of releasing it into the atmosphere plant's m

the diplomacy of been franklin helped create the marshall plan, and eleanor roosevelt declared the audacious universal rights that belong to all. leadership of diplomats every -- of every stripe, doing the daily work of engagement, create the very idea of a free and interconnected world. we are a country that does big things. american diplomacy makes it happen, and our administration is ready to take up the mantle and lead once again. thank you, all. and may god bless you, protect our troops and diplomats and our experts, and all americans serving in harm's way. ros: that is president biden finishing his first major speech on foreign policy, looking like he could do with a glass of water. vice president kamala harris is following him out. during the speech, he talked about reclaiming american credibility and moral authority. he said we need to earn back our leadership in the world and he also said can't be absent on the world stage, clearly a rerence to how he sees the trump administration approach four years previously. watching was anthony cordesman of the center for strategic studies in w