to articulate to the american people what's required in the manner for instance that of franklin delano roosevelt was able to accomplish is lacking here in essence if you cut spending you're going to also impede economic growth because the government is one of the largest employers if you bring troops home and stop the wars you also have a problem with employment as servicemen and women come home these are classic economic problems what's required in the u.s. as a. a drastic program of infrastructure development and public jobs to guarantee wages and non interest loans for average americans like franklin delano roosevelt initiated during the great depression that's something that's been overlooked here and it's a critical element it's missing so what then for the future of the american economy i mean if this cannot be sustained and people are losing their jobs and their homes what predictions do you have and what indeed should the u.s. government be doing to get out of this mess. well certainly there should be a gradated effort to par down the class over ten years and there should be another bret

and killed the visiting mayor of chicago, rather than his presumed target president elect franklin delano roosevelt. that was a matter of a few minutes' delay of his arrival. so that five minutes may have meant that we would have had as president during the great depression john hance corner, the speaker of the house, a crusty texan with little charm, less charisma, and the capacity to move a shaken nation that was minimal. indeed, there was a book by philip k. dick. some of you may know it. man in the high castle, that presents a nazi victory in world war two because there is no roosevelt to mobilize the nation. or you think about 1931 when a visiting british politician in new york but the wrong way are crossing the street into revenue. you know, birds look this way. we look that way. hit by taxi. developed pleurisy and almost died. a slightly different injury, slightly worse alice.

franklin roosevelt's grandchildren. my friend quite understandably said how would you know what one of franklin delano roosevelt grandchildren looks like. i said i have seen this one on c-span. i saw him on c-span two years ago. my colleague was too embarrassed to go up to this man. i of course, showing no embarrassment or shame go up to this man is having dinner it turns out with his daughter and say, are you frightened residents grandson. he says to me as i am. and i he says -- he was on the democratic committee trying to determine whether mrs. clinton or barack obama would get a college of the delegates so they are around. we can still see them today. but they had a number of young children and the white house which is wonderful. usher the american people love seeing it. not quite the same as the first couple. there is still something that is beguiling, especially if there are too young beguiling children as there are now in the white house and as there were in the kennedy years. you also may have heard the story that because mrs. kennedy was so concerned about privacy, she would draw lines about when the children and how

and killed the visiting mayor of chicago rather than his presumed target, president-elect franklin delano roosevelt. i was a matter of a few minutes delayed his arrival. so the five minutes may have meant we would've had his presidentially during the great depression, john nance garner, the speaker of the house, crusty texan with little time, less charisma and capacity to move a nation that was minimal. indeed, there is a book by philip k. and some of you may know a con man in the high castle, the presents a victory because there is no roosevelt to mobilize the nation. we think back in 1931 when a visiting british politician in new york looked the wrong way while crossing the street, fifth avenue. births look this way, we look that way. hit by a taxi, developed pleurisy in a hospital in a mustang. so slightly different injury, slightly worse illness and it would've been no winston churchill to the britain in its hour of need. so those examples are kind of like inspiration. so i decided to do was write histories, each based on the smallest turn of random chance, east leading to hugely consequential