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do you have any ben franklin insights for us? >> well, ben franklin, i thought of doing a book on him. and one of the reasons i didn't is i think there have been so many excellent books on him. excellent. edmond morgan did one like 15 years ago which is brilliant. gordon wood did one called "the americanization of benjamin franklin" that's kind of about an angle of his life but very smart. and then i think the best big fat book i've ever read about a founding father is carl von dorn on benjamin franklin from the 1930s. won a pulitzer prize. it is a terrific book. i read all those and thought, what am i going to add, really? i'm not. the other thing about franklin, forest mcdonald, great historian who passed away a few years ago, and i was lucky enough to know him, and he said the trouble with franklin is he lies all the time. >> okay. >> that's a little harsh, but i know what he means. because franklin, i mean, forget lincoln and his stories. you know, franklin is always keeping people off, keeping them away. he does it with funn
do you have any ben franklin insights for us? >> well, ben franklin, i thought of doing a book on him. and one of the reasons i didn't is i think there have been so many excellent books on him. excellent. edmond morgan did one like 15 years ago which is brilliant. gordon wood did one called "the americanization of benjamin franklin" that's kind of about an angle of his life but very smart. and then i think the best big fat book i've ever read about a founding father is carl von...
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do you have any ben franklin insights for us? >> well, ben franklin, i thought of doing a book on him, and one of the reasonis didns i didn't e are so many excellent books 15 years ago which is brilliant. gordon did one called the americanization of benjamin franklin that is about an angle of his life which is very smart and then the next big fat book that i've read about the founding father is van doren from the 1930s and it is a terrific book and you know, i read all of those and what am i going to add? really, i'm not. the other thing about franklin force mcdonald who is a great historian and passed away a few years ago, and i was lucky enough to know him, and the trouble with franklin is he lies all of the time. >> okay. that's a little harsh, but i know what he means because franklin, forget lincoln and his stories, you know. franklin is always keeping people off. >> yeah. >> keeping them away. he does it with funny stories and he does it with his interest in science and he does it with, you know, stories of his path in poli
do you have any ben franklin insights for us? >> well, ben franklin, i thought of doing a book on him, and one of the reasonis didns i didn't e are so many excellent books 15 years ago which is brilliant. gordon did one called the americanization of benjamin franklin that is about an angle of his life which is very smart and then the next big fat book that i've read about the founding father is van doren from the 1930s and it is a terrific book and you know, i read all of those and what...
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james farley was associated with franklin roosevelt. farley comes to kansas city and he is serving the water to figure out the support the franklin roosevelt might have. he comes to kansas city and he is trying to figure out thompkins. almpkins, in 1928 supported smith and served as his central division director of the democratic campaign. he's coming to kansas city and tries to work for african-americans for delano roosevelt across the united states. harry truman sees this. the other thing that is critical here -- african-americans come to support roosevelt far earlier than most african-americans across the united states. they will support franklin roosevelt in when most 1932 african-americans usually shifted over to the democratic party by 1936. that shift, african-americans moving to the democratic party, you see it in kansas city very early. harry truman as a county judge, , sees this. james farley is coming for another reason. he is trying to figure out what is the pendergast machine? are they going to support franklin roosevelt's
james farley was associated with franklin roosevelt. farley comes to kansas city and he is serving the water to figure out the support the franklin roosevelt might have. he comes to kansas city and he is trying to figure out thompkins. almpkins, in 1928 supported smith and served as his central division director of the democratic campaign. he's coming to kansas city and tries to work for african-americans for delano roosevelt across the united states. harry truman sees this. the other thing...
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y Él nada. >> franklin david garcÍa velÁsquez.izarse para abajo, porque va protegido uno tambiÉn. se puede ir hasta donde uno es. >> aquÍ estoy. ya, feliz de la vida. sÍ . >> despuÉs de una larga espera, lo logrÓ. una vez mÁs se atreviÓ a soÑar. soÑar con la posibilidad de un asilo polÍtico o quizÁs una visa humanitaria. media cÓmo los autobuses hacia puebla, mÉxico se llenaban a su mÁxima capacidad. ese serÍa su prÓximo destino, donde habrÍa un encuentro con autoridades migratorias de estados unidos. >> laporta estÁ abierta para poder solicitar lo que se llama refugio. >> aunque las dudas lo atrapaba nuevamente, se enterÓ que la posibilidad de abordar uno de esos autobuses ya no existÍa. >> lo que si tormento es que si tÚ caminas y luchas con nosotros, nosotros vamos a luchar. >> entre 100 y 200 paisanos caminarÍan casi 112 km. desde ahÍ hasta veracruz, donde abordarÍan la bestia para llegar a la ciudad de mÉxico. lo seguirÍa? habría olvidado un detalle. >> quede daÑado de unos huesos de la espalda. >> cÓmo entonces estaba consid
y Él nada. >> franklin david garcÍa velÁsquez.izarse para abajo, porque va protegido uno tambiÉn. se puede ir hasta donde uno es. >> aquÍ estoy. ya, feliz de la vida. sÍ . >> despuÉs de una larga espera, lo logrÓ. una vez mÁs se atreviÓ a soÑar. soÑar con la posibilidad de un asilo polÍtico o quizÁs una visa humanitaria. media cÓmo los autobuses hacia puebla, mÉxico se llenaban a su mÁxima capacidad. ese serÍa su prÓximo destino, donde habrÍa un encuentro...
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gives the go-ahead for them and they eventually support franklin roosevelt. but preconvention, pendergast reed.r read -- for that did not go over quite well. that is funny. after the election, tom pendergast is riding -- writing franklin roosevelt, asking for the patronage and he doesn't get much was of anything -- much of anything. . pendergast-roosevelt is one issue, not endures a him -- not endorsing him sooner. but the other is this. most of us are probably familiar with this, the crime and corruption. of 1933, attorney filed thende venner lawsuit. were not surprising -- failure to file an income tax return. [laughter] tom pendergast immediately writes james farley and asks him to intervene. : he is one of my chief lieutenants and diane am interested for anything you might be able to do for me, now or in the future. he has been in trouble with the income tax department for some time. i wish you would use your utmost endeavor to bring a settlement of this matter. i cannot make it any stronger except to say that my interest is stronger than anything that ai
gives the go-ahead for them and they eventually support franklin roosevelt. but preconvention, pendergast reed.r read -- for that did not go over quite well. that is funny. after the election, tom pendergast is riding -- writing franklin roosevelt, asking for the patronage and he doesn't get much was of anything -- much of anything. . pendergast-roosevelt is one issue, not endures a him -- not endorsing him sooner. but the other is this. most of us are probably familiar with this, the crime and...
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franklin david garcÍa se reuniÓ en la caravana de inmigrantes con una gran ilusiÓn.a su oportunidad de llegar a los estados unidos. >> el pensamiento mÍo era seguir asÍ con todos y llegar hasta tijuana. ilia: sintiÓ que respaldado por un grupo podrÍa llegar a su destino seguroy mÁs importante, con vida. >> tambiÉn me siento motivado yo al ver mucha gente que va y no se desanima. ilia: el sueÑo que habÍa construido en su cabeza era que despuÉs de unirse a la caravana llegarÍan hasta tijuana, el trampolÍn para llegar a su tierra prometida, algo que por aÑos habÍa intentado no sÓlo sin Éxito, sino con desgracia. >> quede traumado, no lleva quÉ hacer. ilia: en una de las veces que franklin david garcÍa se dirigÍa de hondurashacia el norte a bordo de la vista, el tren que lleva a la mayorÍa de centroamericanos en su ruta
franklin david garcÍa se reuniÓ en la caravana de inmigrantes con una gran ilusiÓn.a su oportunidad de llegar a los estados unidos. >> el pensamiento mÍo era seguir asÍ con todos y llegar hasta tijuana. ilia: sintiÓ que respaldado por un grupo podrÍa llegar a su destino seguroy mÁs importante, con vida. >> tambiÉn me siento motivado yo al ver mucha gente que va y no se desanima. ilia: el sueÑo que habÍa construido en su cabeza era que despuÉs de unirse a la caravana...
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franklin, what have you done? he says, we have given you a it.blic, if you can keep >> let's start from the -- um, maybe, can we, i don't know. context, late as 1848, the europeans have and france in italy and germany to try to establish, get rid of monarchy and republics, they all fail. that is the context for lincoln we are the last death code. it looks as if republicans or we would call it, is -- dedicated can long endure, the notion this republic is going to be the wave looks like it is not true. >> tried and faild and in 1848, is context from the standard. we know the future and therefore us to ery hard for recover the kind of moment that lincoln is talking about. the founders, framers divided at the end of the speaks, the at speech professor ellis franklin gives one of these, having lived long. lived long and things i once opposed i now support. i now i supported, oppose. let us doubt our own infal ability. it is bipartisan support and affix our name to this instrument. from him, has to be added bringing peo
franklin, what have you done? he says, we have given you a it.blic, if you can keep >> let's start from the -- um, maybe, can we, i don't know. context, late as 1848, the europeans have and france in italy and germany to try to establish, get rid of monarchy and republics, they all fail. that is the context for lincoln we are the last death code. it looks as if republicans or we would call it, is -- dedicated can long endure, the notion this republic is going to be the wave looks like it...
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a franklin le había llegado el momento de la verdad. en la escalerita. carmen: está latente la posibilidad de algún secuestrador o bajador como le llaman. ¿has considerado también esa posibilidad de cómo defenderte? >> lo he pensado y... y en realidad hasta le pido a dios que en realidad nunca me dé ese tipo de prueba, porque en realidad ya no me siento capaz para poderme defender. carmen: después de varios minutos en silencio, peleando con sus impulsos y sus ilusiones, tomó una decisión. >> no volverme a subir al tren ya. ya no me puedo seguir arriesgando ya. el gobierno del presidente de estados unidos ya no quiere a los inmigrantes tampoco allá. carmen: al fin franklin parecía también haberse definido ante la encrucijada. después de revisitar su pasado y su presente, tomó su decisión. >> prefiero estar en mi pueblito allá, como le dicen, comiendo arrocito y frijolitos con tortillita. pero por lo menos voy a estar en un--en un lugar más tranquilo. carmen: en estados unidos franklin no tiene nada ni a nadie, solo lo movía la ilusión de
a franklin le había llegado el momento de la verdad. en la escalerita. carmen: está latente la posibilidad de algún secuestrador o bajador como le llaman. ¿has considerado también esa posibilidad de cómo defenderte? >> lo he pensado y... y en realidad hasta le pido a dios que en realidad nunca me dé ese tipo de prueba, porque en realidad ya no me siento capaz para poderme defender. carmen: después de varios minutos en silencio, peleando con sus impulsos y sus ilusiones, tomó una...
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that's fine if you can afford whole foods on franklin, which i cannot. whole foods 365 will be much less expensive, more like trader joe's. the second issue for me is quality. i want to be able to buy whole foods quality fruits and vegetables, and the only place to do that right now is whole foods on franklin. my experience of real food is that it is much more expensive than whole foods on franklin, and the quality is not as good. and the last thing i wanted to comment on is accessibility. it's becoming increasingly difficult as i get older to walk a quarter mile or more up a hill to do my shopping. having whole foods 365 would be a real god send for me. for people like myself who live on fixed incomes and who want to age in place, i implore you to approve this project. thank you. >> president hillis: thank you, miss boxer. next speaker, please. >> hi. thank you so much for listening to all of our divergent opinions. my name is claudia bloom. i'm a third generation san franciscan and strongly support -- >> clerk: miss bloom, if i could ask you to speak d
that's fine if you can afford whole foods on franklin, which i cannot. whole foods 365 will be much less expensive, more like trader joe's. the second issue for me is quality. i want to be able to buy whole foods quality fruits and vegetables, and the only place to do that right now is whole foods on franklin. my experience of real food is that it is much more expensive than whole foods on franklin, and the quality is not as good. and the last thing i wanted to comment on is accessibility. it's...
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whole foods already exist as has been said at franklin and california. they offer delivery services, so no real need in the neighborhood for whole foods or whole foods at 365 at jackson and polk will cause intolerable increases to traffic congestion in the neighborhood for neighbors and delivery services coming out of the parking lot at polk. if we see a fraction of the traffic that occurs on franklin and california, it will completely cripple of flow of traffic in the polk area. it doesn't even consider delivery truck, noisy blocking the road. best use for this site is housing, and i'm hopeful that village properties -- >> clerk: thank you sir, your time is up. >> president hillis: thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello. my name is andrew beaker, and i work with a few different owners and developers in the neighborhood, so when they say that this project is unfeasible, i strongly disagree. we're working on a site just down the street, and we've been able to make it pencil, so i think this corner lot should be housing, and we can make it work. so than
whole foods already exist as has been said at franklin and california. they offer delivery services, so no real need in the neighborhood for whole foods or whole foods at 365 at jackson and polk will cause intolerable increases to traffic congestion in the neighborhood for neighbors and delivery services coming out of the parking lot at polk. if we see a fraction of the traffic that occurs on franklin and california, it will completely cripple of flow of traffic in the polk area. it doesn't...
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donisha franklin, mother: 'sheús afraid to go back to the school.e monsters are going to get her. her exact words. i donút want to take the chance on my childús life.' (vicki) that was robert townsend reporting. franklin contacted police, state child care workers and now she plans to reach out to a lawyer. (grant) everyone agrees the traffic in the bay is bad. but how to alleviate it....well that's up for debate. catherine joins us with why one local congressman is adamant that a toll increase should not go into effect. (vicki) plus... a health alert for people in the east bay. which restaurants were closed for rats... and cockroaches. (g scalpel scalpel taco! taco! are you one of the millions of americans whose love for jack in the box tacos has turned into an obsession? no tacos here. hi. i'm jack box and i'm here to help. by giving the taco obsessed what they need most. even more tacos. introducing my $3 taco deal with three of the tacos you love and a refreshing drink for just three bucks. so if you have a taco obsession... clear! taco! taco! ..
donisha franklin, mother: 'sheús afraid to go back to the school.e monsters are going to get her. her exact words. i donút want to take the chance on my childús life.' (vicki) that was robert townsend reporting. franklin contacted police, state child care workers and now she plans to reach out to a lawyer. (grant) everyone agrees the traffic in the bay is bad. but how to alleviate it....well that's up for debate. catherine joins us with why one local congressman is adamant that a toll...
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franklin: there are two problems that exist in parallel.blem is the problem of privacy in data. but the second problem is that journalism has become hugely dependent on facebook. because of that dependence, because journalism needs the traffic that comes through facebook, the values of facebook end up becoming the values of journalism. journalism has ended up pandering in a lot of its decisions, or adapting in a lot of its decisions in order to be maximally successful on facebook. unfortunately, facebook has been terrible for journalism's underlying business because facebook has gobbled up such a huge percentage of the digital advertising market, there is just not a lot of dollars left there for journalism. journalism doesn't have data. journalism can't compete with facebook when it comes to the targeting of ads. so i think we are actually at a place where there is going to be parting of the ways between journalism and facebook. we saw this long before facebook's most recent cambridge analytica crisis where facebook was starting to adapt to
franklin: there are two problems that exist in parallel.blem is the problem of privacy in data. but the second problem is that journalism has become hugely dependent on facebook. because of that dependence, because journalism needs the traffic that comes through facebook, the values of facebook end up becoming the values of journalism. journalism has ended up pandering in a lot of its decisions, or adapting in a lot of its decisions in order to be maximally successful on facebook....
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christopher sour was in germantown, pennsylvania, ben franklin was next door. the story goes that sour was critical of benjamin franklin's german translation because sour was a german himself. so there's kind of a i don't know if you call it war, there was opposition against the two. the story is reported because of that when sour was buying paper, he was told he had to pay for the paper completely. so when he was ready to produce a second bible in 1763, he went to get the paper and the paper maker said you pay in full or you don't get any at all. christopher sour has a paper mil mill and prints the first in 1763. then in 1776, typeset is wearing out. his son has taken over the business. christopher sour jr. they produced new typeset. they produce this german bible, luther bible, 1743, 1763, and then in 1776, important date in american history they would print the first bible printed in america with american made typeset. but the story is really interesting. according to isiah thomas, also a historical printer, the british during the germantown battle commandee
christopher sour was in germantown, pennsylvania, ben franklin was next door. the story goes that sour was critical of benjamin franklin's german translation because sour was a german himself. so there's kind of a i don't know if you call it war, there was opposition against the two. the story is reported because of that when sour was buying paper, he was told he had to pay for the paper completely. so when he was ready to produce a second bible in 1763, he went to get the paper and the paper...
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so, saur was a contemporary to benjamin franklin. they actually competed against each other. christopher saur was in germantown, pennsylvania, benjamin franklin right next door in philadelphia pennsylvania. the story goes saur was critical of benjamin franklin's german translations because saur was german himself. kind of a war, but there was opposition against the two. the story is reported that because of that when saur was buying paper, he was told that i had to buy the paper or pay for the paper completely. so, when he was ready to produce his second bible in 1763, he went to get the paper and the paper maker said you pay in full or you don't get any at all. so, christopher saur has a paper mill and prints the very first bible printed with american-made paper in 1763. and then in 1776, his type-set is wearing out. his son has taken over the business. christopher saur, jr., and they produce new type set. and they would produce this european bible, this german bible or luther bible, 1743-1763. and 1776, very important date in american history, they would print the first bib
so, saur was a contemporary to benjamin franklin. they actually competed against each other. christopher saur was in germantown, pennsylvania, benjamin franklin right next door in philadelphia pennsylvania. the story goes saur was critical of benjamin franklin's german translations because saur was german himself. kind of a war, but there was opposition against the two. the story is reported that because of that when saur was buying paper, he was told that i had to buy the paper or pay for the...
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relations with the soviet union was franklin roosevelt, and that franklin roosevelt did it in a very personalistic way. many things, nixon recognized himself, if eisenhower was his first model, roosevelt was his model. from the beginning nixon places emphasis upon doing what presidents in the cold war had not done before, seeking to meet with the soviets when there isn't an agreed upon agenda. the most extreme example is china. the only presidential trip i know of when there isn't an agenda when you get on the ground. he doesn't know if or when he's going to meet with mau. doesn't know what's going to happen. he doesn't go quite to that extent with the soviets. but there is a similar desire in what he thinks of rooseveltian terms to meet with the other side, to sit down, as he said, and talk things through man to man and that phrase turns up time and again, the perception that the elites are the effete, femme recognized individuals and these are the -- nixon meets with the soviet counterpart more times in his relatively short presidency than throughout the interdecade before. kennedy
relations with the soviet union was franklin roosevelt, and that franklin roosevelt did it in a very personalistic way. many things, nixon recognized himself, if eisenhower was his first model, roosevelt was his model. from the beginning nixon places emphasis upon doing what presidents in the cold war had not done before, seeking to meet with the soviets when there isn't an agreed upon agenda. the most extreme example is china. the only presidential trip i know of when there isn't an agenda...
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trump does not want to let people like franklin stay in the u.s. he's still keen on building a wall along america's southern border and he's made a show of inspecting prototype segments but congress has not provided the funds to actually build the entire barrier. so for now trump wants to send national guard troops instead or till we can have a wall of proper security we're going to be guarding our border with the military it's a big step we really haven't done that before. but in the slums of guatemala people are still setting off every day for the united states. we visit trunk brother his wife and their baby. like frankly they see no future in guatemala. fortunately we live in a world full of crime extortion threats even murder. that's why my brother fled. the people never go outside the homes on the children alone but you can't spend your whole life hiding. sometimes they talk to their family in los angeles by phone but they say that just makes the separation more painful. and his wife are trying to get by in guatemala for now. but they might so
trump does not want to let people like franklin stay in the u.s. he's still keen on building a wall along america's southern border and he's made a show of inspecting prototype segments but congress has not provided the funds to actually build the entire barrier. so for now trump wants to send national guard troops instead or till we can have a wall of proper security we're going to be guarding our border with the military it's a big step we really haven't done that before. but in the slums of...
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franklin delano roosevelt was a drug runner yes sir franklin delano roosevelt never made much money in his life he had public service jobs that were very lowly paid but he had yachts see it summer homes he had mansions in new york city the kids went to private schools he inherited a fortune from warren delano his father who is the american opium king of china if you scratch anyone with the name forbes in their name john forbes kerry secretary of state john forbes kerry you'll find opium money his great grandfather was an opium dealer how big was opium money opium money built the first industrial city in the united states lol massachusetts it built the first five railroads in the united states opium money all over the east coast but it wasn't talked about it was called the china trade and if you go to various museums you can see teas and silks. exhibited and they keep quiet about all that big opium money. in the scramble to get opium money china was invaded and colonized by britain and the other imperial power as. far a nominee has grabbed hold sway or sort of china. this is the america
franklin delano roosevelt was a drug runner yes sir franklin delano roosevelt never made much money in his life he had public service jobs that were very lowly paid but he had yachts see it summer homes he had mansions in new york city the kids went to private schools he inherited a fortune from warren delano his father who is the american opium king of china if you scratch anyone with the name forbes in their name john forbes kerry secretary of state john forbes kerry you'll find opium money...
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who knows how much money they will get i am concerned from what i heard fr from franklin.otential bidder to take a hike? he may be low balling them but it is a bird in the hand franklin knows this business better than anybody. i can't tell you to buy the stock in confidence. i think this is a situation with very little near term upside and a total battleground i think starboard is the better set of directors but for the moment this stock is not worth owning maybe later. not yet, not now jeff in indiana. >> caller: hey, i got a question for you. i heard kroger is planning on hiring thousands of new employees. i bought their stock a couple of years ago for $38 and when amazon purchased whole food, kroger took a nose dive. should i hang on it or bail on it. >> i think kroger is troubled but you have two german operators coming in and i have been to whole foods a bunch of time and they are doing a lot of great changes. my instinct is that i don't see a lot of upside into it. and i think i am being very ambassador like. ron in illinois. >> caller: booyah. i am calling because b
who knows how much money they will get i am concerned from what i heard fr from franklin.otential bidder to take a hike? he may be low balling them but it is a bird in the hand franklin knows this business better than anybody. i can't tell you to buy the stock in confidence. i think this is a situation with very little near term upside and a total battleground i think starboard is the better set of directors but for the moment this stock is not worth owning maybe later. not yet, not now jeff in...
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so congress appointed a committee of five including franklin and jefferson to write a more grandiose document. four of the five like franklin were old and very tired after weeks of debate, and they told young jefferson to stay up late and extend lee's document. he opened the new document with a magnificent preamble, then filled the heart of the document with dozens of grievances written in pretty boring prose, the king did that come he did this come he did that, he's a bad boy. however, , he ended by repeating the story words of richard henry lee that i just read to you. he gave lee no credit, and that's pretty typical of jefferson throughout his life. i year later when british troops seize the capital at philadelphia it was richard henry lee, not jefferson, who rallied a band of 20 courageous congressman, and while jefferson and all the rest fled to their homes, jefferson to his mountain home in far-off charlottesville, virginia, lee led the remnants, 20 members of congress, westward to lancaster and then to york, pennsylvania, before they crossed the river, a safer place. washingto
so congress appointed a committee of five including franklin and jefferson to write a more grandiose document. four of the five like franklin were old and very tired after weeks of debate, and they told young jefferson to stay up late and extend lee's document. he opened the new document with a magnificent preamble, then filled the heart of the document with dozens of grievances written in pretty boring prose, the king did that come he did this come he did that, he's a bad boy. however, , he...
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in this book he comes to the conclusion that he is alongside washington, lincoln, franklin and roosevelt are the criteria being that they saved many people, and i think that is the best valuation is what do they do to free or safe people. obviously, there are afforded opportunities, but do you want those opportunities and do you want to take on the approach path hand or do you want to take on gorbachev and soviet union at the end of the cold war, do you want to take on the greatest army of george washington or take on the south and confront slavery head on, they are great challenges but they also rose to the occasion. ronald reagan to me is a reagan to meet is this compelling figure of history but so is washington, so as franklin roosevelt. i wrote a book december 1941 about the month of december from the civilian viewpoint, not the minister, from theit sibling viewpoint. i went through diaries and henry stimson and cordell hull and all this and it really came to appreciate how great a president franklin roosevelt was. without him, and winston churchill, nazi germany at the empire of jap
in this book he comes to the conclusion that he is alongside washington, lincoln, franklin and roosevelt are the criteria being that they saved many people, and i think that is the best valuation is what do they do to free or safe people. obviously, there are afforded opportunities, but do you want those opportunities and do you want to take on the approach path hand or do you want to take on gorbachev and soviet union at the end of the cold war, do you want to take on the greatest army of...
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the six volumes begin with the new year and franklin and went to -- began with benjamin franklin, and went to ulysses grant, and abraham lincoln. they linked together to form a history of the united states from the 18th century to the 21st century. i thought this was going to be a great idea. i recommend it to all of you. every house should have the set. concluded byings i the time i got to the end was there are certain stories that are hard to tell if you confine yourself to biography and it has to do with the fact that if you are writing about presidents -- i did not intend to write about presidents -- the president is a convenient character -- there is a lot going on that you cannot get at. some of it has to do with the give and take of what goes on at the other end of pennsylvania avenue. the other thing was, when you write about a president, a biography of any kind, you cannot help but give the impression that the world revolves around one person. the world does not revolve around any one person. i thought, let's run things out. when i was here last year, some where heard me spea
the six volumes begin with the new year and franklin and went to -- began with benjamin franklin, and went to ulysses grant, and abraham lincoln. they linked together to form a history of the united states from the 18th century to the 21st century. i thought this was going to be a great idea. i recommend it to all of you. every house should have the set. concluded byings i the time i got to the end was there are certain stories that are hard to tell if you confine yourself to biography and it...
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there was a dust devil, i struggled to find a picture of ben franklin on a horse. i couldn't find the image. to me the idea of the nuggets as opposed to -- there is a narrative spread which is that knowledge is provisional and it's always a learning journey. it's not a thesis. there's so many thesis out there and i spent decades writing them where i create narrative for the reader to argue with or absorb and in this case what i'm trying to do is build a template where you can have own exploration and come out on the other end, and change in global warming is embedded in the narrative and that felt to me, i'm tired of trying to convince people, there's actually an item in the book on science that emerged about ten years ago showing that it's normal for us to disagree about global warming. >> right. >> absolutely normal. actually rational. >> there's also research suggesting that's very difficult to change people's mind. >> right. why would i want to write another book that says you should be worried about global warming when i know it isn't going to change people? >
there was a dust devil, i struggled to find a picture of ben franklin on a horse. i couldn't find the image. to me the idea of the nuggets as opposed to -- there is a narrative spread which is that knowledge is provisional and it's always a learning journey. it's not a thesis. there's so many thesis out there and i spent decades writing them where i create narrative for the reader to argue with or absorb and in this case what i'm trying to do is build a template where you can have own...
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we have two, which is one at neil halverd, and then we have one at 55 franklin. those are the two, but we are interested in the recommendation, and our wanting to think about how we can do -- be more flexible and do more hours and that sort of thing. >> thank you. and then third question is if we have groups or organizations that, like, want to give tickets to the ballet or want to do things like that, would that be something that the parent p.a.c.c. would be interested in to having available for parents involved in the p.a.c.c. and their young people or would you rather it go a different way? 'cause if so, then i will connect somebody to you. >> yes, i think that the p.a.c.c. would like that. >> okay. great. thank you. >> commissioner norton? >> thank you. thank you for the report. i think it -- i support the recommendations. i think it's great that the p.a.c.c. is looking at this and bringing up this issue, because it's been sort of a -- a prap attic part of our -- problematic part of our issues, they're both complex in different ways. but i wanted to ask staff
we have two, which is one at neil halverd, and then we have one at 55 franklin. those are the two, but we are interested in the recommendation, and our wanting to think about how we can do -- be more flexible and do more hours and that sort of thing. >> thank you. and then third question is if we have groups or organizations that, like, want to give tickets to the ballet or want to do things like that, would that be something that the parent p.a.c.c. would be interested in to having...
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this is a piece called " hell-bent for election," put out for franklin ardell -- roosevelt. -- franklin eleanor roosevelt. this is a 13 minute animated feature and roosevelt is depicted as a new streamlined fast train against the old chugging locomotive. ♪ he is portrayed as the signee -- shiny new deal who is modern and andall of the materials implies modern, technical know-how as he surpasses the old steam engine in this sleek new modern train. what i find interesting, 1944, you have a full-color animation with some good effects. they weren't really seen a lot at this time. black and white televisions in our homes in the 50's, well, they were black and white. and this is full-color that was done in 1944. that's the one thing i found need about it. war, thee vietnam images that we were exposed to became a lot more violent. cycle, it was showing us things that we had not seen before. the horrors of war, and that kind of thing. fears andto people's you have police violence and writing in the streets, in your country, then it is easy to make that leap in people's minds. that this is happe
this is a piece called " hell-bent for election," put out for franklin ardell -- roosevelt. -- franklin eleanor roosevelt. this is a 13 minute animated feature and roosevelt is depicted as a new streamlined fast train against the old chugging locomotive. ♪ he is portrayed as the signee -- shiny new deal who is modern and andall of the materials implies modern, technical know-how as he surpasses the old steam engine in this sleek new modern train. what i find interesting, 1944, you...
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political spying ends from roughly in the early 20s until 1936 when franklin roosevelt requests that it will be resumed and what we'll see clearly here and the ride that government surveillance does not necessarily target any one particular group and its targets lean left and not always, nor is it simply the purr have aance of any particular party or ideology. franklin roosevelt, the great liberal democrat requests that political spying be reinitiated in 1936 and it will be led by our man up here, j. edgar hoofer and appointed by the bureau of investigation and at the age of 29, younger than i am. hoover has helped put together the list of the first red scare and rounded up a vast swath of people and nevertheless, he may escape the political fallout of that and it came down the heads of a few people higher up than him and the bureau had rebounded within that decade. hoover had tried to emphasize the bureau's role as the crime fighting organization and particularly in the 1930s when during the depression we had the famous criminals that arise and the fbi put a lot of work into capturi
political spying ends from roughly in the early 20s until 1936 when franklin roosevelt requests that it will be resumed and what we'll see clearly here and the ride that government surveillance does not necessarily target any one particular group and its targets lean left and not always, nor is it simply the purr have aance of any particular party or ideology. franklin roosevelt, the great liberal democrat requests that political spying be reinitiated in 1936 and it will be led by our man up...
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steve: she was the mother of the president franklin pierce.as the 14th president of the united states? steve: there is so much to this family. and there is so much to this woman who always say i got through marriage and president bush 41 would give credit for everything he achieved through this marriage. i was reading back on his back on reflection. and she just talked about how tough it was transitioning from being a two term vice president spouse and then a first lady and then going home. and then eight years later she would be back there for the inauguration of her son. and she talked about her remarkable life and her vision. and actually going from where everything is done for you in the white house, to going home and all of a sudden you realize i haven't driven in 12 years. i haven't cooked in forever. and she says i was a terrible cook. one time bush 43, her son, comes over before a marathon and says eat dinner after the marathon tomorrow. she made pasta. she said it wasn't even edible. he finally said i'm sorry, mom, i like my pasta rar
steve: she was the mother of the president franklin pierce.as the 14th president of the united states? steve: there is so much to this family. and there is so much to this woman who always say i got through marriage and president bush 41 would give credit for everything he achieved through this marriage. i was reading back on his back on reflection. and she just talked about how tough it was transitioning from being a two term vice president spouse and then a first lady and then going home. and...
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this is a piece called hell-bent for election that was put out for franklin delano roosevelt in 1944. news were shown prior to before we had televisions in our homes later in the 1950's. minute little over 13 animated feature. roosevelt is depicted as the streamlined, fast train against the old, chugging locomotive. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> he's portrayed as the shiny, hasdeal who is modern and and sort ofrials implies a modern technical know-how as he surpasses the old slick,ngine in this modern train that is roosevelt. 1944, you've got full-color animation with some very good that weren't seen a lot at the time. when we had black-and-white televisions in our homes in the 1950's, they were black-and-white. that was full-color done in 1944. that's one of the things i find needy need about it -- about it -- neat about it. theng the vietnam war, images we were exposed to became a lot more violent. the news cycle itself was showing us things that we hadn't seen before. vietnamese executed in the streets. the horrors of war. that kind of thing. when you play to people's ands and you have police violence
this is a piece called hell-bent for election that was put out for franklin delano roosevelt in 1944. news were shown prior to before we had televisions in our homes later in the 1950's. minute little over 13 animated feature. roosevelt is depicted as the streamlined, fast train against the old, chugging locomotive. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> he's portrayed as the shiny, hasdeal who is modern and and sort ofrials implies a modern technical know-how as he surpasses the old slick,ngine in this modern...
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benjamin franklin said a republic if you can keep it.nd ultimately, it's up to the to, you know, es be able to vote with a conscious educated in civics as well. that's how many of these issues can be solved. populous that's engaged and a populous that is knowledgeable politics. host: thank you all very much. i'll go back to the back of the to talk to the lady of and get as i promised background on what's happened fortunately i think it was in january. yeah, your name is and where are you from? school?our high >> my name is clare harmon and i'm from marshall county high school in benton, kentucky. host: what happened in marshall county? >> on january 23rd of this year at 7:57 a.m. a fellow student opened fire in the common area of my high school. host: how many people were killed? two. host: what happened to the school after that? what -- did they change anything? yes. we currently have certain entry points we are allowed to enter the building through. bag checks. we have the metal detector wands general increase in police presence on the
benjamin franklin said a republic if you can keep it.nd ultimately, it's up to the to, you know, es be able to vote with a conscious educated in civics as well. that's how many of these issues can be solved. populous that's engaged and a populous that is knowledgeable politics. host: thank you all very much. i'll go back to the back of the to talk to the lady of and get as i promised background on what's happened fortunately i think it was in january. yeah, your name is and where are you from?...
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. >> in 1778, the french philosopher voltaire and benjamin franklin met in paris.tells the story that after they had shaken hands they embraced each other by hugging one another in the arms and kissing each other's cheeks. it can remind you of something. [ laughter ] >> seth: i like how they're -- the joke is like, "your president, yes, molest me, yes. [ laughter ] this the joke i am making. he was grabbing me? yes?" [ laughter ] that is definitely the first time trump has ever been compared to benjamin franklin. i bet trump has no idea who benjamin franklin even is. [ laughter ] "that's the one where brad pitt starts as an old man and turns into a baby, right? [ laughter ] and then the baby discovers electricity." [ laughter ] trump's attitude toward france have been based almost entirely on his personal relationship with macron rather than actual policy and that at times has left french officials confused about where things stand. "the washington post" reported that the last time they met face to face at the united nations in september, macron was puzzled when tr
. >> in 1778, the french philosopher voltaire and benjamin franklin met in paris.tells the story that after they had shaken hands they embraced each other by hugging one another in the arms and kissing each other's cheeks. it can remind you of something. [ laughter ] >> seth: i like how they're -- the joke is like, "your president, yes, molest me, yes. [ laughter ] this the joke i am making. he was grabbing me? yes?" [ laughter ] that is definitely the first time trump has...
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change some of the members of restrictor crisis as it does no no to the franklin usually meat. via voice on strike right. the station. standing even the best lesson sold a strike on layaway was in the. it's some company monday bee the last time folks try since a. i faced a strategy in april hotel reservations agent down by the present sense indeed is not on the long before the on the at the base of this is the season. as for. this is now. resistors family on the christmas and his great great hey get youd after theieir departure from from the faith in this santana the. run around assistance. yeah that iççoccccgcgca] 04/23/18 04/23/18 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> recall on all students, falty, staff, and workers of university to support our strike. >> t black sdents o univsity joid by a
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and franklin said, a republic, if you can keep it. it is important for people to be educated in civics and so many issues to resolve by a populace that is knowledgeable about politics. >> i am going to the back of the room to talk to the lady from kentucky and's getting the background on what is happening namenuary and what is your and your high school? >> i am from kentucky. but what happened there? fire in the opened common area of my high school. >> how many were killed? wo.t >> did the school change anything? >> they change the entry points and there is a general increase in the police presence on the campus. dealat else was done to with this fear? griefhave trauma and cancers and we had therapy dogs come for a while and they are absolutely amazing. coming together as a school in trying to rebuild and coming together as a family. host: tell us why you got and who in the program might have led you this way? >> him from nashville and i want that the moment i decided i wanted to post when chris murphy had his filibuster. i was not ou
and franklin said, a republic, if you can keep it. it is important for people to be educated in civics and so many issues to resolve by a populace that is knowledgeable about politics. >> i am going to the back of the room to talk to the lady from kentucky and's getting the background on what is happening namenuary and what is your and your high school? >> i am from kentucky. but what happened there? fire in the opened common area of my high school. >> how many were killed?...
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i guess franklin has already been working all day as a city police officer. but at night he chooses to extend his work day in the unit that uses sydney's application. my regular shift was two twenty five to eleven o'clock pm and then i go from sort of twelve am to six in a walk long day but it's worth it in the end. that is overtime is paid for by the millionaire before leading police officers of the task force collect their equipment. those tablets with the app. and the small electric cars. once the app is turned on they head to the french quarter. sidney torres is having dinner there with his son. but he's always connected to his from. drug dealing decatur and that's been a right here. to do his that people have reported the presence of a drug dealer in front of this bar. it's a drug deal that they said was happening and that's you know i'm looking on the g.p.s. right now to see what the machine is because the machine should be on its way right now. less than three minutes after the warning car isn't already on site. but the drug dealers just left. back at
i guess franklin has already been working all day as a city police officer. but at night he chooses to extend his work day in the unit that uses sydney's application. my regular shift was two twenty five to eleven o'clock pm and then i go from sort of twelve am to six in a walk long day but it's worth it in the end. that is overtime is paid for by the millionaire before leading police officers of the task force collect their equipment. those tablets with the app. and the small electric cars....
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new primary source collections online includes the papers of alexander hamilt hamilton, benjamin franklin and susan b. anthony. i visited libraries and communities this past year in many congressional districts. i have been interneuroscienener interest and enthusiasm and expressed need for greater connection of resources and researches for the library. we have to take care of fundamentals first. i would like to express my gratitude for your support in the two previous physical year for mission critical work. that has helped with our modernization of information technology and congress service that we are very proud of. special thanks for your support for initiative to revitalize and enhance the visitor experience in the thomas jefferson building through a public private partnership and also deeply appreciative and the acting deputy library mark sweeney joins me in this for the story module that are apart of the architect of the capital's budget. i am happy to report as we look at the report of the committee of i.t. modernization, and storage program, the library has closed and is awaiting
new primary source collections online includes the papers of alexander hamilt hamilton, benjamin franklin and susan b. anthony. i visited libraries and communities this past year in many congressional districts. i have been interneuroscienener interest and enthusiasm and expressed need for greater connection of resources and researches for the library. we have to take care of fundamentals first. i would like to express my gratitude for your support in the two previous physical year for mission...
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. >> you cite benjamin franklin and lafayette and the young soldier who died in world war i.was powerful stuff. at the same time, he talked about climate, which is divisive including in congress. he was very direct and said sooner or later, the united states will rejoin the paris accord. if it is thegree deal as it currently stands. one issue the trump administration and others have in the united states is in regards to other countries contributing to adverse impacts on our client -- climate but not having the level of responsibility they need to have stepping up and making a positive change in their own country. if you look at it as it was agreed upon, it is not anywhere close to a level playing field and nations were signing up two very different commitments. i think the paris deal as is, nothing changes and none of the other large countries changing behavior and improving commitment, i would not agree at all that we would be rejoining the paris climate deal as is. >> thank you. i hope emergency vehicles are not coming for you. a lot of sirens there. >> there are a lot of m
. >> you cite benjamin franklin and lafayette and the young soldier who died in world war i.was powerful stuff. at the same time, he talked about climate, which is divisive including in congress. he was very direct and said sooner or later, the united states will rejoin the paris accord. if it is thegree deal as it currently stands. one issue the trump administration and others have in the united states is in regards to other countries contributing to adverse impacts on our client --...
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in 1778, the french philosopher volta i re in 1778, the french philosopher voltaire and benjamin franklinams tells the story that, after they had shaken hands, they embraced each other by hugging one another with their arms, and kissing each other‘s cheeks. it can remind you of something. but then, something unexpected. full on assault of virtually every policy that donald trump holds dear. forget bromance, this was bromide. first, mr trump's isolationist america first policies. we can choose isolationism, withdrawal and nationalism. this is an option. but closing the door to the world will not stop the abolition of the world. it will not douse, but inflame, the fears of our citizens. and on free trade, support for multinational institutions, inequality, science, the iran nuclear deal, they were an atla ntic the iran nuclear deal, they were an atlantic ocean apart. then the threat to lack french president rounded on donald trump over climate change. forget make america great again, it was time to make the earth again, it was time to make the earth a great again. high polluting the oceans,
in 1778, the french philosopher volta i re in 1778, the french philosopher voltaire and benjamin franklinams tells the story that, after they had shaken hands, they embraced each other by hugging one another with their arms, and kissing each other‘s cheeks. it can remind you of something. but then, something unexpected. full on assault of virtually every policy that donald trump holds dear. forget bromance, this was bromide. first, mr trump's isolationist america first policies. we can choose...
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whole foods on california and franklin, which i walk to,.9 miles from my house, two ways, 1.8 miles, which i love to do just because it is easier to get there by foot than circling around the block to get in the garage started as a very different store. it started in a very subtle way, not that i disapprove of same brand items appearing on the shelves, all of a sudden from the yogurt to the this and that, it more and more became 365. i tried 365. it is not my way to shop. i don't like it. however what happened is the choices whole foods provided slowly disappeared, and so did the spirit in the store. at this moment, it is almost impossible to not stand in waiting lines that go over the entire lengths of the depths of the store because the number of checkers who used to attend on all check out stands, half of them are filling orders that come in -- that come in on the computer and the customer that's basically disappeared to be important. that's the same thing with ordering specialty items, which they were always glad to do, were able to achieve in a few days. they don't do that anymo
whole foods on california and franklin, which i walk to,.9 miles from my house, two ways, 1.8 miles, which i love to do just because it is easier to get there by foot than circling around the block to get in the garage started as a very different store. it started in a very subtle way, not that i disapprove of same brand items appearing on the shelves, all of a sudden from the yogurt to the this and that, it more and more became 365. i tried 365. it is not my way to shop. i don't like it....