perhaps no single action in the entire administration of the beloved franklin d. roosevelt did more to win him the illustrious place in history that he has as the laing -- laying of that cornerstone. [applause] i am so happy that his oldest son could be here to share with us the joy of his valor's today. it will also be remembered for making an important addition to this structure. and you're making it in this bill. the most important addition it has been made in three decades. history shapes men, but it is the necessary leadership that men can help shape history. there are many who led us to this historic day from gratitude and remembrance. if i may be pardoned for taking a moment, i want to call part of the honor roll. leadership in both houses of the congress. congressman solar -- suller introduced hospital insurance in 1952. amy from rhode island introduced it in the house. senator manderson from new mexico. congressman cecil king of california. the legislative genius of the chairman -- and the chairman of the ways and means committee wilbur mills. senator russell long.

well, perhaps no single act in the entire administration of the beloved franklin d. roosevelt really did more to win him the illustrious place in history that he has as did the laying of that cornerstone. [applause] and i am so happy that his oldest son jimmy could be here to share with us the joy that is ours today. and those who share this day will also be remembered for making the most important addition to that structure, and you are making it in this bill the most important addition that has been made in three decades. history shapes men, but it is a necessary faith of leadership that men can help shape history. there are many who led us to this historic day. not out of courtesy or deference, but from the gratitude and remembrance which is our country's debt, if i may be pardoned for taking a moment, i want to call a part of the honor roll -- it is the able leadership in both houses of the congress. congressman celler, chairman of the judiciary committee, introduced the hospital insurance in 1952. aime forand from rhode island, then congressman, introduced it in the house

. >> 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

which that gallant leader in the second world struggle worked and fought and gave his life, franklin d. rooseveltis new structure of peace is rising up on strong foundations. let us not fail to grasp this supreme chance to establish a worldwide rule of reason to create an enduring peace under the guidance of god. >> on a note of enthusiasm unequalled among nations in all history, the san francisco conference is adjourned. in the united states congress and among free people everywhere the efforts of the chief architect of the united nations are remembered. remembered two other words he spoke shortly before he died on world organization expressing his confidence that -- >> congress and the american people will accept the results of this conference as the beginning of a permanent structure of peace from which we can begin to build under god that better world in which our children and grandchildren yours and mine, children and grandchildren of the whole world must live and can live. ♪ >>> losely hayes was the first first lady to earn a college degree. and during the civil war soldiers called her the

there is someone who agrees with churchill on this, and that is franklin d. roosevelt, who wrote an article in the journal of foreign affairs about what the democrats' foreign policy would be. here is a photograph of roosevelt at the time, when he was running for governor, 1928 running for governor of new york, and wins. in this article, this is one of the passages from it. again, he takes a dig at the coolidge administration. coolidge is building up a navy at a time when there is no real threat to the united states. he uses the word " unparalleledlly secure." that is a lot of letters. that is hard to say. i have been practicing that. [laughter] again, why build up a big navy? all you need is a police force in the world's oceans. maintain good order. there are no great rivals out there. roosevelt goes on to say, only admirals who have an interest in a lot of ships, they are the only ones who consider the possibility seriously of war between japan and the united states, for example. of course, roosevelt is going to be president of the united states in 1941 when we were

he organized a petition in favor of franklin d. roosevelt as president. that was one of his two reasons for thinking that i might become a soviet agent because i favored franklin roosevelt. that gives you an idea how smart david greenglass was. even though he was a a good machinist, but he was not brilliant. the other thing that he mentioned was that he lived in this radical neighborhood and therefore i was probably a good candidate. his handler howard gold, in his efforts and told him to forget about it. he was a lot smarter than david greenglass. there is a book by sam roberts, a writer for "the new york times," it's quite an amazing book. it's called "the brother." it's about david greenglass and his relation with his sister and his wife and rosenberg. ruth was his wife. and e eventually the files came out and howard gold was exposed and greenglass was finally smoked out. he gave the fbi everything they wanted to know. he did not hold back. out of all this developed the tragedy of the rosenbergs. i call it a tragedy because although they did was essenti

coming up the panel returns trying to imagine sitting on an airplane awkwardly facing (franklin d. roosevelts of a free people. endowed, as our nation is, with abundant physical resources... ...and inspired as it should be with the high purpose to make those resources and opportunities available for the enjoyment of all... ...we approach this problem of reemployment with the real hope of finding a better answer than we have now. ♪ kennedy: hello there and welcome back. earlier in the show i asked you which one of these quotes was actually not said by donald trump? a, i'm not a shmuck. b, i have a great relationship with the blacks. c, i built several mexican restaurants or d, i don't like the crime. referring to house speaker john boehner. all are a bit outrageous, only one donald didn't say, c, i have built several mexican restaurants. that is actually surprises me. oh, white people. white people is actually a new mtv documentary from pulitzer prize-winning journalist jose antonio vargas that explores racial identity among young people. filmmaker stated goal was to make people uncomfortable

which that gallant leader in this second world struggle worked and fought and gave his life, franklin d. roosevelt. [applause] president truman: this new structure of peace is rising upon strong foundation. let us not fail to grasp this supreme chance to establish a world wide rule of reason, to create an enduring peace under the guidance of god. [applause] >> on a note of enthusiasm unequaled among nations in all history, the san francisco conference is adjourned. in the united states congress and among free people everywhere, the efforts of the chief architect of the united nations are remembered. remembered too are the words he spoke shortly before he died on world organization expressing his congress. -- expressing his confidence that -- president roosevelt: congress and the american people will accept the results of this conference and from the beginning of our structure of peace. from which we begin to build on -- billed under god -- build under god that better world and grand children, yours and mine children and grand children of the whole world must live and can live. ♪ >> three men and t

would stage these dramatic reenactment news stories instead of having the reporting of franklin d-delta roosevelt or instead of the announcer they would high gear and actor to pretend to be roosevelt and savings roosevelt never actually said that sort of hit the fact of the news story, and they often -- the impersonation orders were good and well produced that people didn't really often times no they were not listening to the real hitler or every newsmaker of the day. it's where he got his big break into radio so as he is trying to salvage in the last minutes and hours before airtime he starts drawing on these things and there was a speech in the broadcast and they give a speech about how the combined forces of the government government are protecting the american people and all that. he couldn't say it was the president because that was against that word policy that they had an actor that have also been on the march to add to this realistic flavor to the show which had the unintended consequences of convincing some people that they were listening. so he had done all these things in various produ

milestone to forecast a president's legacy has been the tradition ever since 1933 when president franklin d. roosevelt assumed command of a country still in the midst of the darkest hours of the great depression. fdr made the most of his first 100 days in office by getting to work immediately to deliver on campaign promises to give americans a new deal. during that time fdr's administration oversaw the passage of a whopping 15 bills, congress' most productive period of law making ever up to that point. and now the early days of fdr's term didn't define his legacy some of his greatest achievements wouldn't come until later, but they did set into motion momentum for all his policy accomplishments that followed. and then fairly or unfairly set the milestone by which all of those who followed him have been measured. fdr was a tough act to follow. the president, who came closest, was ronald reagan who used his first 100 days to push congress to pass tax cuts new spending initiatives and a massive increase in u.s. defense capabilities. other presidents have chased against the idea of a 100-day deadline. pre

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this charter, you have achieved a goal for which he worked and fought and gave his life -- franklin d. roosevelt. this is rising on strong foundations. let us not ever forget the supreme chance to establish a worldwide rule of reason, to create an enduring peace under the guidance of god. >> on a note of enthusiasm on he quarreled among nations of history, the san francisco conference has adjourned. among the united states congress and free people everywhere, the chief architects of the united nations are remembered. remember too, the words shortly before he died expressing his confidence that -- president roosevelt: i believe the american people will accept the results of this conference is the beginning of a permanent structure of peace from which we can begin to build under god that better world in which our children and grandchildren yours and mine, children and grandchildren of the whole world must live with families. ♪ >> in june 1949, world war ii was still being fought in the pacific, although the allied powers had declared victory in europe. 50 countries including the united states, fra