franklin d. roosevelt myth. it's amazing what a big myth this has become, sort of connected to the herbert hoover myth.is that herbert hoover was an advocate of policiesaire and his caused the great depression. franklin d. roosevelt came along in an activist interventionist state and saved us all from the great depression. totally the opposite of the truth. herbert hoover was not an advocate of laissez-faire when he was in politics. after he got out of politics, i've read some of his speeches and rhetorically, he was great as an advocate of laissez-faire in freedom and so forth. wasn't.itician, he what did he do in office? the first thing he did was he pressured businesses to raise wages in a recession. that's awful economics. that bad economics. demand is down, business income is down, a lot of businesses are in a position where the only way we can sustain business is temporary pay cuts. if they go to the workers and say we will show you the books, a temporaryve with pay cut. when things get better, we wi

because you're the one who's in trouble now. >> to fill the place left vacant by the death of franklin d. rooseveltharry s. truman became the 32nd president of the united states. >> franklin delano roosevelt was the great giant who had dominated politics for 12 years, through the depression, the second world war, so truman looks like a pigny compared to fdr. >> especially when he opens his mouth. >> we are depending upon each and every one of you. >> he had a terrible speaking style. >> a cause which claimed roosevelt also claims us. >> he had trouble looking down, focusing, picking up the right spot. and he was just generally not good at reading. >> he never faltered. nor will we. >> and he had a habit of chopping the air with his hands, like this. >> peace, my friends, is the goal of my public life. i'd rather have a lasting peace. >> he looked very robotic and very stiff. >> truman, missouri farmboy turned missouri senator, was a member of roosevelt's administration for just 82 days. the president and the vice president only met twice. >> roosevelt didn't tell my grandfather much of anything. so

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freedom of speech, fear.ant, from the franklin d roosevelt presidential library and museum hosted this hour-long event. you will hear a portion of the original address before congress. good evening, everyone. welcome to the franklin roosevelt presidential library. i am paul sparrow, the director here. i want to thank you for coming out. this is a fantastic turnout. i want to thank one of our trustees. make this evening possible and provided us with extra support to promote the event on facebook and social media. we are live streaming the event , and we have american history here from c-span. we will be recording it for later. we have the whole class from arlington high school here today. can you raise your hands? my daughter goes there tonight. she loves it. franklin and eleanor roosevelt loved spending time with students. they felt it was important. education, particularly during the depression because many schools were closing because they could not pay the teachers. it is important that you study this history. a lot of what franklin and eleannor roosevelt believed in is relevant to

franklin roosevelt's new deal at the beginning of treating native peoples with respect for their being but also their culture. >> host: douglas brinkley's new book comes out on tuesday, rightful heritage, franklin d. roosevelt and the land of america, this is book 15. even you have lost count. bruce in santa cruz, go ahead. >> caller: i am a genealogist and i was wondering if he was related to david brinkley at all. that was my first question and i wanted to -- this second question, four of my great grandfathers were trustees, one was appointed by thomas jefferson in the louisiana territory, rufus east, i wanted to see if the national parks in the louisiana territory, and i wanted to know if he came across the family when he was researching theodore and franklin because they are so intertwined with each other. >> guest: i am not related to david brinkley. i get asked that a lot. the tucson book festival somebody put david brinkley, it happens a lot. no blood relation at all. my father was from western pennsylvania, clarion, pa. from the north, 0 north carolina brinkleys. the louisiana i write about in my book, write full heritage, fdr went to new orleans, they had done a big spill way to prevent

his newest book is rightful heritage, franklin d roosevelt and the land of america. that. that book is actually being released in conjunction this week with the tucson festival of books. it is a follow-up to his a best-selling project, the wilderness lawyer which celebrate teddy roosevelt's spirit of outdoor exploration and bold vision to protect. get this, 234 million acres of wild america. let's hear it for professor douglas brinkley [applause]. let's begin with this being the centennial of the national park service, envision what the national park system would be like without the advocacy of the two president roosevelt's. >> thank you for being here, i am very thrilled to be in tucson. i come here every chance i got. i am launching my book here at your festival because a because a lot of this is a bout arizona. and the beautiful places here, all of the grand canyon state magazine places fdr is really responsible for preserving, the civilian conservation corps for building roads and places to get to. a lot of the wildlife here in wild arizona from sheep and antelope, wer

. >> franklin d. roosevelt was lucky. the depression had gone on for three years. >> right. >> when he became president. but obama ended up getting ownership of that bad economy. >> correct. >> totally not his fault, but he didn't lay the groundwork to -- so that his proposals would carry. >> so it wasn't just about lowering expectations, it was about just being more honest about the challenges that we faced, right? >> oh, i wouldn't say it was a question of honesty versus dishonesty. no, i think it was a political miscalculation. >> on his part. >> on his part to emphasize yes we can, we're all going to do this together side of this personality rather than a realist side. >> now of course you were a speech writer for jimmy carter so you're not just kibitzing about this. you actually know something about writing speeches for politicians and a big stage. >> well, if being a speechwriter for jimmy carter can be characterized in those terms, yes. [laughter]. >> well, i choose to believe that once you've done it they can't ta

. >> reporter: franklin d. rooseveltthe height of the great depression offering hope in lifting the nation's spirits. they launched a new role for the federal government in the u.s. economy. 1952, a world war ii hero dwight eisenhower runs for president as a republican and wins in a land slide. >> largest turn out of voters in the nation's history watched the presidential election with the candicates and their wife withes. nixons in california and across the land, kennedys in massachusetts. >> 1960. >> every degree of mind and spirit i possess will be devoted to the long range interest of the united states. >> the united states selecting the first catholic president. and also the fourth president to be assassinated. >> president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. standard time. 2:00 eastern standard time 38 minutes ago. >> together, we are going to do what has to be done. >> reporter: in 1981, a hollywood leading man steps in the political top spot. ronald reagan and credited with freeing the hostages in iran and ending the cold

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(franklin d. roosevelt) the inherent right to work is one of the elemental privileges of a free people. endowed, as our nation is, with abundant physical resources... ...and inspired as it should be to make those resources and opportunities available for the enjoyment of all... ...we approach reemployment with real hope of finding a better answer than we have now. narrator: donate to goodwill where your donations help fund >>> a team of salvage experts is celebrating historic discovery bottom of the indian ocean. they found the wreckage of a portuguese ship that dates back 500 years. it is believed to be part of a fleet led by the legendary explorer. our report from london. >> reporter: this goes back to europe's golden age of exploration, trade routes between india and the waterways of major european capitals like london. if this is the ship, it will make it the oldest shipwreck to be discovered from that era. they knew where to look. shallow waters off the coast of oman. they didn't know what they would f

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(franklin d. roosevelt) the inherent right to work is one of the elemental privileges of a free people. endowed, as our nation is, with abundant physical resources... ...and inspired as it should be to make those resources and opportunities available for the enjoyment of all... ...we approach reemployment with real hope of finding a better answer than we have now. narrator: donate to goodwill where your donations help fund . >> muzing lovers -- music lovers are marking the death of the record producer, he was 90 years old. paul mccartney said george martin was like a second father he was the most generous intelligent and musical person i ever had the pleasure to know. an ringo star tweeted. thank you for all of your love and kindness, george. peace and love. charlie rose reports. >> reporter: when a little known band named the beatles was struggling to sell british rock 'n' roll. love, love me do you know i love you >> reporter: it was george martin, a jazz and comedy producer who signed the group their fir

(franklin d. roosevelt) the inherent right to work is one of the elemental privileges of a free people. endowed, as our nation is, with abundant physical resources... ...and inspired as it should be to make those resources and opportunities available for the enjoyment of all... of finding a better answer than we have now. narrator: donate to goodwill where your donations help fund job placement and training for people in your community. >>> new yorkers insist the best pizza is made here in the big apple. people in the windy city say nothing compares to chicago's deep dish. now, detroit is joining the pizza challenge. jeff glor reports. >> reporter: a flipped version of the pizza you might know. dough meet cheese and sauce. >> the red top. on top there. >> reporter: a red top with blue-collar roots. >> wow. look at those pies. lives. for you this is just pizza. >> like being home. first a speakeasy. but in 1946, gus guerra made a pie here. he used tomato basil red sauce from sicily baked in square pans used

. >> he wrote a letter asking permission of franklin d. rooseveltaseball continue during this. we await your orders. >> and roosevelt wrote, i honestly feel it would be best if for country to keep baseball going. >> it meant that the folks in baseball had an official stamp of approval to continue. >> bernie har well was a broadcaster when he enlisted in the marines. he began writing for the marine magazine "leather neck". >> i wrote about people who had been in sports before they enlisted in the marines or maybe stories about marine teams that were playing at that time. ♪ >> on april 18th, 1942, lieutenant colonel jimmy dolittle led a daring campaign that targeted mainland japan. >> astonishing realism. >> following the surprise attack on pearl harbor, the japanese had run ram present in the pacific. this was the first good news for america in world war ii but many never heard of the mayor leaguer who played a role in the mission's success. princeton grad mo burr. >> they said he could speak six different languages but couldn't hit any in any of the

no matter how hopeless or helpless you feel, (franklin d. roosevelt) thprivileges of a free people.nt physical resources... ...and inspired as it should be to make those resources and opportunities available for the enjoyment of all... ...we approach reemployment with real hope of finding a better answer than we have now. narrator: donate to goodwill where your donations help fund job placement and training for people in your community. >>> the sweet 16 of the ncaa championship gets under way thursday in houston. so since you're thinking about basketball, we have an update on one of our most heart warming basketball stories ever. steve hartman found it "on the road." >> hey! >> how are you? >> reporter: not many high school basketball managers got a party on their behalf. especially not, ten years after graduation. >> it seems like just yesterday, a magical night back in 2006. coach pointed his finger at me. i stepped on to the court for the first time in my varsity career. [ applause ] >> jason mcelway is autistic. ten years ago he fetched water and mop up other people's sweat at g

that's carriers sister ship, the franklin d roosevelt was taken out of service. in the good care in hands of the japanese shipyards in tokyo, our naval shipyard there, she was maintained in pristine condition and served in the western pacific for the next two decades. a very important ship and our efforts in the gulf wars and indian ocean. a forward presence. thanks to the work that was done with her japan, she is now in san diego. almost a museum ship. a testimony to the good work the japanese performed for us. also is the importance of japan as part of our strategy in bringing the japanese. of course, the cold war is about containing the soviet union and communism. as far as containing communism and asia, take a look at the scorecard. not too good. besides the soviet union, china, south korea, vietnam, laos, cambodia over the course of the cold war came into falling under the coming his banner. not too good. during the 1950's, communism was monolithic. we have learned subsequently that i been his was not monolithic. dr. kissinger accomplished diplomacy but we f

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franklin d roosevelt presidential library hosted this event. we'll hear portion of this address before congress. >> good evening and welcome to the wallace center. i'm the director here and i want to thank you all for coming out. it's a fantastic turnout. i want to thank one of our make thisho helped evening possible and provided us with the mid stroke support -- mixture of support. we are live stringing the event tonight and we have american history from c-span here who will be recording it for playback later. we have a class from arlington high school. would you raise your hands? my daughter clancy goes there. i'm happy to see you tonight. franklin and eleanor roosevelt loved spending time with students. it's important that you study this history, a lot of what the roosevelt leave dennis what is relevant to what is happening today. gingerinequality, , withlity, minimum wage the same things people were fighting for so i'm really glad we are here. january 1941, 75 years ago tonight, roosevelt gave a speech that was quite extraordinary. it was t

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his newest book is rightful heritage, franklin d roosevelt and the land of america. that. that book is actually being released in conjunction this week with the tucson festival of books. it is a follow-up to his a best-selling project, the wilderness lawyer which celebrate teddy roosevelt's spirit of outdoor exploration and bold vision to protect. get this, 234 million acres of wild america. let's hear it for professor douglas brinkley [applause]. let's begin with this being the centennial of the national park service, envision what the national park system would be like without the advocacy of the two president roosevelt's. >> thank you for being here, i am very thrilled to be in tucson. i come here every chance i got. i am launching my book here at your festival because a because a lot of this is a bout arizona. and the beautiful places here, all of the grand canyon state magazine places fdr is really responsible for preserving, the civilian conservation corps for building roads and places to get to. a lot of the wildlife here in wild arizona from sheep and antelope, wer

franklin d. roosevelt and the land of america, and our newest political analyst, mr. david gregory, author of "how's your faith." also with me, bob beckel, author of "i should be dead" and amy holmes is with us,s as well, anchor of the blaze tv. a smart, talented, handsome group of people. david, welcome to cnn. was your assessment of the night? what's your reaction? >> we've seen the tenor of this race continue to deteriorate. and i think one of the things that stands out is there is no pretense any more. you now basically have all the candidates walking away from the pledge. you know, the pledge to support whoever is the gop nominee. and i think ted cruz is notably the one in the best position to deny trump the nomination saying it would be a disaster if he got the nomination, he would happened tight hillary clinton. >> did anybody come out ahead? >> i thought cruz made a strong conservative pitch, particularly in a state he's in a position to win the most delegates in. and that will be important. sfwh so the new guy stole my news about the pledge, donald trump maki

my dream team, douglas brinkley, "rightful heritage, franklin d. roosevelt and the land of america," political commentator kayleigh leigh, bob beckel, and political commentator buck sexton and amy holmes. a very lovely team. what's your reaction? >> we've seen the tenor of this race continue to deteriorate. there's no pretense anymore. you now basically have all the candidates walking away from the pledge, the pledge to support whoever is the gop nominee. i think ted cruz notably has the one who was in the best decision to deny trump the nomination is saying he'd be a disaster if he got the nomination, he would hand it to hillary clinton. >> did anybody come out ahead? >> i think cruz made a pretty strong conservative pitch, particularly in a state he's in a good position to win, or at least to win the most delegates in. that will be important if he's going to put an important stumbling block in front of trump. >> so the new guy stole my news about trump. the new guy making news today. >> do you continue to pledge whoever the republican nominee is? >> no, i

>> this year marks the 75th anniversary of president franklin d roosevelt's four freedoms speech. it is important that you study this history. a lot of what the roosevelts believed in his relevant to what is happening today. the refugee crisis in syria. income inequality. minimum wage. of the things that are relevant today are the same things they were fighting for them. 1941 franco roosevelt gave a speech that was quite extraordinary. address thatunion had followed a speech in which he essentially said that america had to be the arsenal of democracy. had to help the allies. had to help the chinese fight the japanese. the americans as a people were fairly isolationist at this point. they didn't want to get involved in the war. roosevelt understood that if we didn't support these countries democracy and freedom itself would perish. out why it was important for americans to be involved internationally to support their allies. screening ofmier the brand-new transfer of the film stock. we send it to the archives in washington. we did in hd video file of it. the original or your record

his latest book is called "rightful heritage: franklin d. roosevelt and the land of america."you here. thank you very much. a huge night, as they say for donald trump last night, i've heard that so much in the past 24 hours. >> how do you spell that? y-u-g-e.

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president franklin d. roosevelt nominated justice douglas on march 20, 1939, to serve the u.s. supreme court in a seat vacated by justice brandeis and justice douglas was confirmed by the united states senate on april 4, 1939. he went on to serve on the supreme court for 36 years. so, madam president, it can be done, and while i'm not saying it has to be done in the short amount of time that that took, 16 days, i do believe that we can get this nominee done in efficient time. if you look at the record of most of the supreme court nominees, it's been on average of 70 days. so we have plenty of time to make this consideration and make this decision, and yet senate republicans have manufactured their own artificial barrier to this debate on the supreme court nominee, basically saying that they don't believe that we have to take up consideration of this issue. i'm asking them please take justice garland's -- please take judge garland's phone calls. please make your schedule available to meet with him. and when we return, please schedule hearings to consider his nomination. and then

his new book is "rightful heritage: franklin d. roosevelt and the land of america."ing here. >> thanks, reverend, for having me. >> let me ask you this, where does trump fit in the historical context of demagogues in american politics? >> well, somebody did a good job putting up that footage, because when you look at hughy long, and in that story in the fdr era, he was very much like donald trump in the sense that he is trying to be funny with his demagoguery. try to, you know, not just a chicken in every pot, promising everybody everything, and lambasting fdr like it's nobody's business. but he did it with a kind of humor. then he went to joe mccarthy and he was darker, and more introverted. and then george wallace playing the race card. trump is a combo of all three of those. you could not have three better clips than those. i would add to it, however, now that trump may get the republican nomination, richard nixon. that idea of enemies listed. want to know who slights me. the way that trump has gone out after the press. you didn't really see those three just lamba

his latest book is called "rightful heritage: franklin d. roosevelt and the land of america." i am really happy to have all of you here. thank you very much. a huge night, as they say for donald trump last night, i've heard that so much in the past 24 hours. >> how do you spell that? y-u-g-e. >> y-u-u-u-g-e. he has a total of 662 delegates. he still needs about 57% of the remaining delegates to get that magic number for the nomination, which is 1,237. is he likely to get them or is this going to be a contested convention, gloria? >> well, that's sort of hard to answer. if i had to bet right now i'd say it goes to a contested convention. i think he does need to win, you know, 50%, 60%. cruz needs to win 80%. and john kasich needs to win 104% to get to that number. >> is that possible? >> a little difficult for him. so what you see now is sort of a cruz-kasich tag team in the establishment, they'd like them to tag team trump to take away delegates from him. but who knows whether they would or whether that would benefit trump in the long term. all it means is that the votes get s

(franklin d. roosevelt) the inherent right to work is one of the elemental privileges of a free people. endowed, as our nation is, with abundant physical resources... ...and inspired as it should be to make those resources and opportunities available for the enjoyment of all... ...we approach reemployment with real hope of finding a better answer than we have now. job placement and training for people in your community. >>> what goes around comes around. steve hartman found evidence of that on the road. >> reporter: a few months ago here at the hospital in milwaukee, nurse lynn bartos took a long hard look back on her career. after 44 years of sacrifice and devotion she wondered was it worth it? into being a really good nurse. and did it really make a difference? >> reporter: she got her answer when she became the patient. >> lynn. >> lynn has rheumatoid arthritis. last summer during one of her doctor's visits she was treated by a new nurse named nicole cran who seemed strangely familiar. >> just something

>> franklin d. roosevelt the height of the great depression, offering hope and lifting the nation's spirits. president roosevelt's new deal launch ad whole new role for the u.s. government in the u.s. economy. ♪ >> 1952, world war ii hero, general dwight d. eisenhower returns for president as republican, winning in a landslide and ending decades long democratic hold on the white house. >> largest turnout of voters in the nation's history, marks the 1960 presidential election with a multitude led by candidates and their wives. the nixons in california. and across the breath of the land, the kennedys in massachusetts. >> flash forward to 1960. >> every degree of mind and spirit i possess will be devoted to the long-range interests of the united states. >> the united states electing first catholic president, john fitzgerald kennedy. the fourth president to be assassinated 1000 days after he took office. >> president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. certain trillion standard time, 2:00 eastern standard time. some 38 min

(franklin d. roosevelt) the inherent right to work is one of the elemental privileges of a free people. endowed, as our nation is, with abundant physical resources... ...and inspired as it should be to make those resources and opportunities available for the enjoyment of all... ...we approach reemployment with real hope of finding a better answer than we have now. narrator: donate to goodwill where your donations help fund >>> spring break for millions of college students. that means beaches, beer and sometimes trouble. mark strassmann is in miami where the police claim they're overwhelmed. i'm standing in the heart of south beach. 100 yards that way. 7 miles of beautiful beaches. over here on the street this is where the party really happens. as, outnumbered police try to corral and contain tens of thousand of partiers. >> this is ocean drive on south beach. think of it as a mosh pit that stretches at least eight blocks. how many kids? couple hundred thousand is a frequent guess. like drinking that ninth b

(franklin d. roosevelt) the inherent right to work is one of the elemental privileges of a free people. endowed, as our nation is, with abundant physical resources... and opportunities available for the enjoyment of all... ...we approach reemployment with real hope of finding a better answer than we have now. narrator: donate to goodwill where your donations help fund job placement and training for people in your community. >>> the smog in london is so bad it's blamed for thousands of deaths each year. now some londoners are fighting monitor strapped to the back of pigeons. charlie d'agata has the story on britain's pigeon air patrol. >> reporter: these pigeons are nothing special. if anything, they're underachievers. they're raising pigeons currently flying at about 120 feet and the little backpacks weigh less than an ounce. or light as a feather. that is princess, the bird, not the guy. princess and a small flock of friends took flight this morning on a mission to save the world. or mostly to raise awaren

(franklin d. roosevelt) the inherent right to work is one of the elemental privileges of a free people. endowed, as our nation is, with abundant physical resources... ...and inspired as it should be to make those resources and opportunities available for the enjoyment of all... ...we approach reemployment with real hope of finding a better answer than we have now. narrator: donate to goodwill where your donations help fund >>> parts of the south are still under water after the latest round of devastating floods. but it could have been worse. the national weather service says a pair of new supercomputers gave people a lot more advance warning of what was headed their way. demarco morgan reports. >> my god, the truck is sinking. >> last fall's flooding from hurricane joaquin in the south and the winter's monster blizzard in the northeast were predicted early and accurately by the computers. chance to prepare. >> we know forecasts save lives. >> and he is the director of the national weather service. >> as we

(franklin d. roosevelt) the inherent right to work is one of the elemental privileges of a free people. endowed, as our nation is, with abundant physical resources... and opportunities available for the enjoyment of all... ...we approach reemployment with real hope of finding a better answer than we have now. narrator: donate to goodwill where your donations help fund job placement and training for people in your community. >>> at ground zero in new york city, a new multibillion transportation hub is open for business. some call it the most beautiful others insist it's a horrible waste of money. it's called occulace. 15,000 tons of steel reaching 25 stories tall. the famed architect designed it to resemble a bird rising, the archways will house 11 subway lines and officials estimate 250,000 commuters every day. what first struck you about this design? >> i really like the interior space the best actually. >> reporter: paul goldberger is a contributing architect critic for "vanity fair." >> a democracy shoul

(franklin d. roosevelt) the inherent right to work is one of the elemental privileges of a free people. endowed, as our nation is, with abundant physical resources... ...and inspired as it should be to make those resources and opportunities available for the enjoyment of all... ...we approach reemployment with real hope of finding a better answer than we have now. narrator: donate to goodwill where your donations help fund >>> on this 100th anniversary of the national park service we have been taking you to national treasures you may not get a chance to see. this morning, connor knighten visits the everglade national park. >> reporter: they call it the river of grass. and to truly get your feet wet exploring the everglades, you need to actually get your feet wet. you can't really understand it just by driving by. like you can if you are standing in it. exploring the over 1.5 million acres of south florida's everglade national park for 20-plus years. >> the trees have lost their leaves. but i am noticing the

(franklin d. roosevelt))the inherent righthto work is one of the elemental privileges of a free people. endowed, as our nation is, with abundant physical resources... and opportunities available for the enjoyment of all... ...we approach reemployment with real hope of finding a better answer than we have now. narrator: donate to goodwill where your donations help fund job placement and training for people in your community. of its driverless cars. maneuver sandbags and side swipeded bus when it reentered its lane. no one was hurt. damage was minimal. peter greenberg got a look at the state of the technology. >> reporter: to see where driver's cars are heading. we went for a ride with professor raj kumara at carnegie melon university. where the technology was created over 30 years age for all the people telling us we are going to be driving, driverless car tomorrow, you say? >> just wait. the magic all happens inere. >> reporter: right. keepepaiting. because despite all the technology and decades of research

(franklin d. roosevelt) the inherent right to work is one of the elemental privileges of a free people. endowed, as our nation is, with abundant physical resources... ...and inspired as it should be to make those resources and opportunities available for the enjoyment of all... ...we approach reemployment with real hope of finding a better answer than we have now. narrator: donate to goodwill where your donations help fund >>> hollywood films are big business in china. so far chinese-made movies have barely made a dent at the american box office. that could be about to change. seth doan reports from beijing. >> reporter: china is predicted to overtake america and become the world's biggest movie market by as early as next year. in this high stakes battle for the box office. chinese movie makers want to bring a blockbuster, american audiences can't resist. spoiler alert. one of the main reasons matt damon's character in the martian successfully returned to earth thanks to help from the chinese government. >>

(franklin d. roosevelt) the inherent right to work is one of the elemental privileges of a free people. endowed, as our nation is, with abundant physical resources... ...and inspired as it should be to make those resources and opportunities available for the enjoyment of all... ...we approach reemployment with real hope of finding a better answer than we have now. narrator: donate to goodwill where your donations help fund >>> the vietnam war may be fading from memory for most americans. for those who fought in vietnam and though who were there to document the war, the conflict lives on. dean reynolds sat down with some of the soldier photographers whose work is now on display at a museum in chicago. >> this is a wounded -- >> soldier. he got hitten the leg real bad. was being evacuated. >> this is how soldiers saw the war, through the lens of his camera. i took the shot. >> reporter: enlisted member of the department of the army's special photographic office. their mission to provide unvarnished look at th

(franklin d. roosevelt) the inherent right to work is one of the elemental privileges of a free people. endowed, as our nation is, with abundant physical resources... ...and inspired as it should be to make those resources and opportunities available for the enjoyment of all... ...we approach reemployment with real hope of finding a better answer than we have now. narrator: donate to goodwill where your donations help fund >>> the west coast continues to be soaked with record rainfall, all part of the el nino weather system. rain has fallen in california's death valley. john blackstone got a look at what the water left behind. >> reporter: it is one of the hottest, driest, most unforgiving places on earth. but water has made death valley come alive. >> huge number of plants here. rock daisy, pin cushion, brown eyed evening primrose in there. amy wines has been a ranger at 11 years. it's been that long since wild flowers bloomed like this. >> amazing to me that anything lives here. and then to have this disp