social justice" woman's study professor patricia bell-scott writes about the friendship between eleanor roosevelt and polly murray. this is just over an hour. [inaudible conversations] >> good evening, everyone. good evening. i am the director of the roosevelt house. it is a pleasure to welcome all of you to what is essentially, i guess, the first of our evening public programs to mark women's history month. march is women's history month. please remember that part of the celebration is the opportunity to either have another look or a first look at the exhibition of women's suffrage material we have on view upstairs. i was going to say it is only until the end of the month but we are announcing we will extend the duration. tonight we welcome two women who will be speaking about two special women. and it is a pleasure to welcome them to the home of eleanor roosevelt who played a big role in polly's activism. it is a particular pleasure to welcome you to murray's alma matter. she graduated january 1933. that was one of the many milestones in the life we will hear about it. murray played a role in r

now this was in 1938, by the time eleanor dies and polly is also very suspicious and unwilling to ever vote for franklin roosevelt, by the time eleanor is in her final years, polly has moved. this tells this tells you a little bit, foreshadowing tells you little about the dramatic impact to their friendship, polly moves from someone who could never vote for franklin roosevelt to who is suspicious of the two party system to becoming a registered voting democrat. and eleanor moves from taking the position of one who says you don't push too fast and you need to work within the system and you must obey laws that require segregated seating and segregated accommodation until those laws are passed, she moved from that position to actively supporting civil rights activist who are disobeying segregation codes in the southern south. so what finally happens is that i cannot ever say that polly moved to the center. she moved toward the center. she is always left of center. eleanor moves from the middle, a little to the left. we see them converging politically, so that was just one example of how the relationship changed over

this is eleanor roosevelt living through this moment. so eleanor roosevelt in terms of universal declaration of human rights, in terms of the united nations, in terms of global consensus about what is right and what is wrong is -- i don't think there's any figure that's comparable. i will note that when hillary clinton began her campaign, she began it at a park that honors eleanor roosevelt. so i think for clinton, eleanor roosevelt is her top role mold. >> i'm going to do something which i know as a fellow author i hate which is to ask you why you didn't include certain people, certain facts or certain things. >> sure. >> to my mind -- now, i know jimmy carter's in here, but he's not prominent. and to my mind, jimmy carter's actually underappreciated because he's the first president who actually injected human rights into the national, international foreign policy debate. before carter it was kind of an academic exercise. borders, military movements, things like that. but he was the first one to really kind of put, you know, who started

she is called the first modern first lady since eleanor roosevelt because of her activism. she was already known as a supporter of women's rights and women's issues. she suffered from breast cancer. she gained a lot of notoriety and appreciation from women because she publicized breast cancer and the importance of getting screened. so when betty ford supported the equal rights amendment, she did so based on the premise that it was important to be a woman, in in the traditional way people understood womanhood, but also, she believed women should be legally and politically equal. and the only way america could go forward and progress is if women gained that legally equality in terms of equal rights in the workplace, equal pay. the social changes that would occur if women got legally equality. >> she joined forces with her successor, rosalynn carter. ms. griffis: absolutely, and i don't think many people expected that one, right? aen you have to first ladies, republican and a democrat joining forces, especially at the tail end of the 1972-1982 ratification period. it was a hug

she retained this very close relationship with eleanor roosevelt's and continue to write her letters from spain aussie and having were there. went and show the film for the first time to the roosevelts in the white house. in mid-1937. the most exclusive audience for a film premiere that one can think of. they hope to that this would stir at least president roosevelt documented people out of their stance of neutrality in the spanish war. it was broken in a very crucial way. of rules having to do the gist ofity which was a neutrality act that .as amended you could not sell arms to any country engaged in war or to either side of the civil war. also some things other than arms. one thing was oil. modern armies run on oil. 60% of the oil going to both sides in spain went directly to the armies. it was needed for trunks -- trucks and tanks and artillery and jeeps. moving soldiers around. this was not classified as armaments but the law said very strictly that he couldn't travel on american ships. all of these foreign correspondents in madrid never asked the questions about this. they would

harriet tubman, eleanor roosevelt, the blonde one from "two broke girls."ry of america is the story of bold, courageous women. and whenever a woman takes a noble, brave stand, "the nightly show" contributes, robin and holly, salute her with their "that's what she said" awards. ♪ >> that's what she said! >> robin: if you think our federal lawmakers are embarrassing, they're nothing compared to crazy state reps. >> holly: take a look at a new amendment proposed by louisiana representative kenny havard last week. >> : a lawmaker offered an amendment to a human trafficking bill that said strippers shouldn't be too old or too heavy. >> harvard: i have put an age limitation on it of no more than 28 years of age and shall be no more than 160 pounds. and i'll take any questions. >> robin: hey, i've got a question. how'd you get to be such a dick? (cheers and applause) >> holly: but this week's "that's what she said" award recipient boldly exclaimed, "i'm not gonna take this lying down!" >> robin: that's what she said. sorry. i couldn't help it. >> holly: that's oka

eleanor roosevelt said the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dream. shakespeare said it is not in the stars that our destiny but in ourselves. i say you decide who you want to be, prepare to be that person, focus on it and matter what happens you will do great things. also, i challenge you to not allow the events of the day make you less idealistic, optimistic, or less loving of others. instead, despite these crazy times, be daring and courageous. live your dreams to the fullest and p o to the fullest. change the world for the better. your destiny -- and it is yours if you are willing to take responsibility for it. so congratulations again, graduates, go into the world and be who you were destined to be. [applause] announcer: oracle founder larry ellison delivered the commencement spaced a graduate of the diversity of southern california and los angeles. he spoke about his early struggles to find a job that he loved and how his best friend, steve jobs, taught him that there is more to life and money. he also encouraged graduates to try new things and

new book "breaking ground" and then patricia bell-scott writes about the relationship between eleanor roosevelt and civil rights activist paul polly murray. and we talk about book about general custer. and then finishing with

new book "breaking ground" and then patricia bell-scott writes about the relationship between eleanor roosevelt and civil rights activist paul polly murray. and we talk about book about general custer. and then finishing with "on my own". dr. louis sullivan is the founding dean and former health and secretary -- health and human service secretary. s >> hello, everyone, welcome to books at noon. i am jessica strand. the executive director of public events at the library and i will thrilled to introduce dr. louis sullivan and i will have to read the long list of things. he is a policy leader, minority health advocate, author, served as the secretary of the u.s. department of health and human services under george bush and the dean of the more house school of medicine and today dr. sullivan will be discussing "breaking ground" so welcome we are happy to have you. >> thank you. >> this is a bit different because i often do fiction books and occasionally memoirs but there is a lot to talk about here. it is a hard thing to say to somebody hi, can you sum up your life in two sentences. but in some bri

martha gellhorn had a connection hemingway hoped would be valuable, which was that eleanor roosevelt a close friend of gellhorn's mother and the roosevelts -- who had this extraordinary habit of asking all sorts of interesting people to come and live with them at the white house for a time. they had actually invited martha to come live in the white house while she worked on her writing. but gellhorn found that eleanor really wanted her help to answer got correspondence she every day, thousands of letters every day. so she didn't last long but she remained friends with eleanor. she and hemingway actually went and showed the film for the first time to the roosevelts in the white house. in mid-1937, the most exclusive audience for a film premiere that one can think of. they hoped that this would stir at least president roosevelt, outot the american people, of the stance of neutrality against the spanish civil war, but they did not succeed. brian: and we as a country had an embargo against selling arms to the people in power at the time over there and was that ever close to being broken w

. >> they had to appeal to eleanor roosevelt.e had to go to her hat and hand and say will you forgive me for my brother working for mccarthy and having a father. will you forgive me the fact my father and your husband never liked each other and you're the keeper of the keys. will you please not get in my way. he's the keeper of the keys. >> paul ryan is the ideological leader of the republican party. >> he stepped up to the plate probably during one of the toughest times to be leader in history. his own party is divide and he's against a heavy weight in the white house. this is one more test of his leadership and he's done a good job. he's been tempered with what he reported. i would have expected them both to come out and say we're united, let's go beat hillary and do the photo op. we want jobs. we want to turn the economy around. we want to reduce spending. there's still things we disagree on. i think they have left themselves some wiggle room. >> okay. i have great respect for you. i want to give you some names as a running ma

prime time, a focus on recently released biographies with books about doctor louis sullivan, eleanor roosevelt, and the civil rights movement, general george armstrong custer as well as a radio personality. >> book tv is 48 hours of nonfiction authors on c-span2 every single weekend. it covers a wide array of things: nonfiction, books on history, science topics. >> it is one of the few places, if not the only place where you can see and hear a lot of different voices and perspectives on a lot of different topics. we bring in authors that are well-known but also authors you might not know so well, but they have a story to tell, something to say. we bring that opportunity to our viewers to hear those different voices. .. that's the ability for the audience to interact with the author and answer the questions or share their comments with the authors. >> we know there are so many people around the country that are really leaders and interested in things like history and fee. it's not just about having an author get up on the screen and tell you what to think or telling you the history as they are

eleanor roosevelt had invited women into tea at her house and i asked her if they still served tea at the white house. and they do. [laughter] [applause} and they did. we had 150 people there and it was wonderful. thank you again. so, we have always also had help i never saw and i did not know her name was leader pelosi until today. amazing what you can learn. [laughter] leader nancy pelosi. every time i think i ever saw her, she acknowledged my presence and wanted to know what she could do to help. i do not think i ever answered that question. [laughter] i should have. i will think about that. but in closing, until 1948 through world war i, or starting with the american revolution, world war ii, women answered the they wanted to do what they could to serve their country. and when they served in the military, world war i, they were not military like men were. they were reservists, everyone of them. and world war ii, they were in the reserve for the duration plus six months. they couldn't be thinking about a career in the military until 1948 when women finally became official members o

michelle obama hosted us at a tea party after i reminded her something that she didn't know that eleanor roosevelt had invited women to tea at her house and i asked her if they still served tea at the white house. and they do. and they did. and it was a great event. we had about a hundred 50 people there. it was wonderful. thank you again. so, we have always also had help i never saw and i did not know her name was leader pelosi until today. it is amazing what you can learn. .eader nancy pelosi every time i think i ever saw her, she acknowledged my presence and wanted to know what she could do to help. i do not think i ever answered that question. i should have. i will think about that. closing, until 1948, through world war i, starting with the american revolution, ii, womenrld war answered the call because they wanted to do with the could to serve their country and when he served in the military in world military, theyd were reserves. and world war ii, they were in for the duration, and they could not be thing about her career in the military until 1948 when women finally became official members

martha gellhorn had a connection hemingway hoped would be valuable, which was that eleanor roosevelt was a close friend of gellhorn's mother and the roosevelts -- who had this extraordinary habit of asking all sorts of interesting people to come and live with them at the white house for a time. they had actually invited martha to come live in the white house while she worked on her writing. but gellhorn found that eleanor really wanted her help to answer vast correspondence she got every day, thousands of letters every day. so she didn't last long but she remained friends with eleanor. she continued to write her letters from spain when she and hemingway were there and when they returned. she and hemingway actually went and showed the film for the first time to the roosevelts in the white house. in mid-1937, the most exclusive audience for a film premiere that one can think of. they hoped that this would stir at least president roosevelt, if not the american people, out of the stance of neutrality against the spanish civil war, but they did not succeed. brian: and we as a country had a

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caller: i want to give a shout out to my teacher at eleanor roosevelt high school.y question is what is the war powers act and how does it relate to judicial review? guest: i love the war powers act. every test.n it was an attempt by congress, in and around the vietnam war, on theg rater limits president's warmaking power. we know that congress historically has deferred to the president when it comes to foreign policy. we know that the president is commander in chief. wait a minute, doesn't the congress have the right to declare war? guess, but they have not declared war since world war ii. we have been in a lot of for his sins. congress passed the law to ratchet up the checks and balances on the president. the types of provisions you might see on this test is the .0-90 day limit after 60-90 days, the president has to ask for approval on funding. that thehours president has to inform commerce. it was an attempt to check and executivee branch. guest: one of the most recent bayes was guantanamo and whether or not the detainees had the full due process right. host: her

the second thing i want to know 1930's,back in the eleanor roosevelt tried to do everything she possiblyld to work with the government of west virginia to work on alternatives to mining, and the mine owners were able to drive her out and continue people on those low-paying jobs. i remember acid rain and what it did to forests, to streams, and the rivers of this country. that was all driven by coal. the last thing is, i do not need the coal miners today -- these miners were driven out of business because they were the same thing is evident today. to the contributing -- innment in terms of terms of what it put into the environment and we have to come to grips with that issue. iss not that the government trying to destroy coal, it's that and out of things are doing it. , oil, gasof twitter and coal can be replaced by the hydrogen economy powered by the electrodynamic earth tether. you can fire -- find out more that by googling it. if you want to comment on twitter or facebook, these

possible for her to have intimate friendships with other young, black people. >> to polly challenge eleanor roosevelt to confront franklin roosevelt on any other issues that were important to the african-american population? do you have documents or letters that show that there is a direct connection between eleanor's activism in her confrontation of franklin on these african-american issues? >> probably did challenge him on silence on the issue of lynching. eleanor eventually made a statement of how she was against lynching when polly graduated from howard at the top of her class like her male peers had expected, all her male peers had all those decorated as she. but she she was not allowed to go because she was female. she asked, should it really directly ask eleanor she just told her of how unfair this was eleanor leaned on franklin which was a graduate to inquire. and he did and he wrote it's not clear that franklin cared about this in fact his letter is facetious. i think you said something like i don't think that you have to build a new dorm for this young color lady for that but when you get a