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your grandfather ran for president and try to defeat franklin delano roosevelt, who was seeking a third term. >> what an exciting time in the country. here we are just entering into the great depression, the end of the hoover administration, eight years of the roosevelt administration. president roosevelt was right at the height of its power. that opened up a tie for a dark horse candidate. >> keep in mind the state of the republican party. it was a party defeated by roosevelt in 1932. what were the republicans looking for and why was your grandfather the person they chose? >> and nobody else had run for a third term before, going back to the time of george washington. when washington stepped down, no one had even dreamed of running for a third term for the presidency. when roosevelt announced that he did, it changed the whole dynamic of what was out there. certainly looking at europe, world war ii, the autopsies were -- the nazis were going over to northern europe. the republican said, "what do we do? >> yet it was a republican party that had herbert hoover was hoping the party would c
your grandfather ran for president and try to defeat franklin delano roosevelt, who was seeking a third term. >> what an exciting time in the country. here we are just entering into the great depression, the end of the hoover administration, eight years of the roosevelt administration. president roosevelt was right at the height of its power. that opened up a tie for a dark horse candidate. >> keep in mind the state of the republican party. it was a party defeated by roosevelt in...
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. -- franklin delano roosevelt was their greatest inheriter in that respect. franklin delano roosevelt became what he called a practical idealist who best combined in my view the realism of t.r. with the idealism of woodrow wilson. as for taft and theodore roosevelt, their splintered friendship was repaired before t.r. died. and the last man to leave roosevelt's grave site after his funeral was william howard taft, weeping. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you very much, james. we have some time for some comments and questions from the floor. after the session, the book will be available for purchase in the foyer. we have a reception as well. but we have some time for comments from the floor. who would like to address and we have a microphone for you? thank you. >> back to the struggle for the republican nomination in 1912, no incumbent republican president who sought renomination was denied it, had been denied it by his party in 28 years. >> right. >> how realistic, knowing especially that you had delegates from southern states which the republican party could
. -- franklin delano roosevelt was their greatest inheriter in that respect. franklin delano roosevelt became what he called a practical idealist who best combined in my view the realism of t.r. with the idealism of woodrow wilson. as for taft and theodore roosevelt, their splintered friendship was repaired before t.r. died. and the last man to leave roosevelt's grave site after his funeral was william howard taft, weeping. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you very much, james. we have...
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as you delved into the personal relationships of the franklin delano roosevelt wing, what's the biggest surprise for you? >> when we did this? >> what's the latest surprise you came upon in the relationships? >> i guess my theory was that theodore roosevelt was terribly important in the lives of both eleanor, who was his niece, and franklin. and that was just strengthened. when i thought about it, the shear number of times you could see the connection. you could see fdr trying to be like t.r., rejecting t.r. he was a huge figure to both of them. she saw herself all her life as a member of that family. when she was very old, she said somebody told her to sit down and relax. she said i don't think i really can. i can't sit and knit in the corner. i'm too much of theodore roosevelt's niece. >> he did love her. he was one of the few, right? am i wrong about that? >> he loved her when he saw her, but he didn't see her very often. his wife actually didn't want her to come to the theodore roosevelt home because they believed that somehow elliott's problems would be visited on her. there's an a
as you delved into the personal relationships of the franklin delano roosevelt wing, what's the biggest surprise for you? >> when we did this? >> what's the latest surprise you came upon in the relationships? >> i guess my theory was that theodore roosevelt was terribly important in the lives of both eleanor, who was his niece, and franklin. and that was just strengthened. when i thought about it, the shear number of times you could see the connection. you could see fdr trying...
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we have a clip of him swearing in franklin delano roosevelt. >> you, franklin delano roosevelt, do solemnly swear you will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states to the best of your ability, preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states, so help you god? >> i franklin delano roosevelt do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states, so help me god. >> charles evans hughes swearing in franklin delano roosevelt. and his legacy as chief justice especially during the court packing era is something we've discussed during this edition of "the contenders." we have a couple of minutes left. i'd like to go back where i started, paul, and that's to talk about the 1916 election. if he had won that and woodrow wilson had not won a second term specifically there, how would the world have been different? >> that's a consequential question in that it's always hard to try to reconstruct -- >> history? >> what woul
we have a clip of him swearing in franklin delano roosevelt. >> you, franklin delano roosevelt, do solemnly swear you will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states to the best of your ability, preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states, so help you god? >> i franklin delano roosevelt do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and...
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it's as the groundwork for why he was challenging franklin delano roosevelt. delano roosevelt. >> he ran against roosevelt and the new deal and against the tide of policies and politics represented by the new deal. we will have a good opportunity to talk about those in detail. it was a fairly standard political speech, but not a fairly standard political rally. it was a massive rally. 150,000-200,000 people in the small indiana town in august at a time when as hoosiers say, you can hear the corn grow. he spoke with eloquence, yet the atmosphere was such the speech was a bit flat in terms of the audience, in terms of the reception. that was not the best part for >> one note about the speech, it was heard on radio by millions of americans. of americans. >> this was the time for radio. people sat by the radio and listened intently. intently. >> you ever written extensively about the new deal. this is now eight years after franklin roosevelt promised a new deal for the american people, yet unemployment still in the double digits, still a lot of concern about the ec
it's as the groundwork for why he was challenging franklin delano roosevelt. delano roosevelt. >> he ran against roosevelt and the new deal and against the tide of policies and politics represented by the new deal. we will have a good opportunity to talk about those in detail. it was a fairly standard political speech, but not a fairly standard political rally. it was a massive rally. 150,000-200,000 people in the small indiana town in august at a time when as hoosiers say, you can hear...
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and that is as you delved into the personal relationships of the franklin delano roosevelt wing, whatas the biggest surprise for you given what you've learned in your other books and what the general impressions of these people -- >> you mean when we did that? >> whatever, what's the newest, the latest surprise you came upon in the relationships? >> i guess my theory was that theodore roosevelt was terribly important in the lives of both eleanor, who was his niece, and franklin. and that was just strengthened. the more, when i thought about it, just the sheer number of times that you could see the connection, you could see fdr trying to be like t.r., rejecting t.r. you know, he was a huge figure to both of them. >> yeah. and you -- >> and she saw herself all her life as a member of that family. she, you know, when she was very old, she said somebody told her to sit down and relax. she said, you know, i don't think i really can. i can't sit and knit in the corner, i'm too much of theodore roosevelt's niece. >> well, he did love her. he was one of the few, right? am i wrong about that?
and that is as you delved into the personal relationships of the franklin delano roosevelt wing, whatas the biggest surprise for you given what you've learned in your other books and what the general impressions of these people -- >> you mean when we did that? >> whatever, what's the newest, the latest surprise you came upon in the relationships? >> i guess my theory was that theodore roosevelt was terribly important in the lives of both eleanor, who was his niece, and...
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island becky on the transportation authority cac many of you you know becky active in the franklin delano roosevelt democratic club and ever seen is pedestrian safety advisory committee an update in march and the transportation authority community advisory board heard unanimously and endorsed those recommendations in june she serves on the advisory board and provides a link between our two citizen advisory groups and recognize bob the director of tihdi thank you to all the folks for your service and with that, mr. clerk, do we take public comment on this item. >> yes. >> at this time public comment is open on item number 2. >> good morning, commissioners my name is jeff kline and i'm a 17 year resident of the villages on treasure island and want to correct commissioner kim and director chang you keep on calling it a community advisory board that is a citizens advisory a project committee and the redevelopment law but you got a special tida a waiver to allow the establishment of the citizens advisory board and only 2009 before the 4 residents elected to that board out of 19 people on the board so it
island becky on the transportation authority cac many of you you know becky active in the franklin delano roosevelt democratic club and ever seen is pedestrian safety advisory committee an update in march and the transportation authority community advisory board heard unanimously and endorsed those recommendations in june she serves on the advisory board and provides a link between our two citizen advisory groups and recognize bob the director of tihdi thank you to all the folks for your...
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>> franklin delano roosevelt do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states so help me god. >> charles evans hughes, swearing in franklin delano roosevelt. and his legacy as chief justice, especially during the court packing area, something we discussed during this edition of the contenders. we have a couple of minutes left. i'd like to go back where i started, paul, and that's to talk about the 1916 election. if he had won that and woodrow wilson had not won a second term, specifically there, how would the world have been different? >> well, i think, you know, it is -- that's a very consequential question in the sense that it is always hard to try to reconstruct what would have been so different if some critical factor had not taken place. you know, wilson obviously was a president who led us through the entry into world war i, and moved us forward and so i think he's somebody that history regards very well. i have to say personally, th
>> franklin delano roosevelt do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states so help me god. >> charles evans hughes, swearing in franklin delano roosevelt. and his legacy as chief justice, especially during the court packing area, something we discussed during this edition of the contenders. we have a couple of minutes left. i'd like...
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nationals aviation day, a day established to honor it was established in 1939 by president franklin delano roosevelt. orville and wilbur wright are credited with inventing and building the first successful airplane and making the first controlled power and sustained heavier than air human flight on december 13th, 1903 in kitty hawk, north carolina. orville wright was born on august 19th in 1871. >> a london-based think tank top of its happy planet index for the third time. this doesn't moon that costa ricans are the happiest people on the planet but it does mean that they live relatively long and satisfied lives without an outsized impact on the planet. the new economics foundation which published the index puts a premium on sustainability. >> i think i should test out their theory and adcosta rica and just live there for a while. >> do a story. >> investigative journalism. >> we'll pay your way. tomatoes an cucumbers right now. >> brian shrader and lisa prince have a couple of ways to use those fresh vegetables in salads. >> we'll do a sweet tomato cucumber sal salad and a savory salad. week nights
nationals aviation day, a day established to honor it was established in 1939 by president franklin delano roosevelt. orville and wilbur wright are credited with inventing and building the first successful airplane and making the first controlled power and sustained heavier than air human flight on december 13th, 1903 in kitty hawk, north carolina. orville wright was born on august 19th in 1871. >> a london-based think tank top of its happy planet index for the third time. this doesn't...
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national aviation day was established in 1939 by president franklin delano roosevelt. or villain wilbur wright are credit with inventing and build the world's first successful controlled power and sustained heavier than air human flight on december 17th, 1903. >>> high school football kicks off tonight that. means it is the debut of our new show, high school ot live. it will feature a live look in on eight to 10 games a week. they will air on high school ot.com for about three hours each friday night. the 36th soap begins on our sister station wral. it will be abbreviated tonight becausof it will air during our late news. next week t returns to our normal time and duration, 11:35 on wral. >>> the nba all-star game headed to new orleans. the decision from the officials in the nba. it is a stand against north carolina's house bill 2. we'll tell you how state officials are reacting to this. >> donald trump stopped in louisiana today to offer support for flood victims there. the reception from people hit >> new i absolutely love my new york apartment, but the rent is outra
national aviation day was established in 1939 by president franklin delano roosevelt. or villain wilbur wright are credit with inventing and build the world's first successful controlled power and sustained heavier than air human flight on december 17th, 1903. >>> high school football kicks off tonight that. means it is the debut of our new show, high school ot live. it will feature a live look in on eight to 10 games a week. they will air on high school ot.com for about three hours...
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island becky on the transportation authority cac many of you you know becky active in the franklin delano roosevelt democratic club and ever seen is pedestrian safety advisory committee an update in march and the transportation authority community advisory board heard unanimously and endorsed those recommendations in june she serves on the advisory board and provides a link between our two citizen advisory groups and recognize bob the director of tihdi thank you to all the folks for your service and with that, mr. clerk, do we take public comment on this item. >> yes. >> at this time public comment is open on item number 2. >> good morning, commissioners my name is jeff kline and i'm a 17 year resident of the villages on treasure island and want to correct commissioner kim and director chang you keep on calling it a community advisory board that is a citizens advisory a project committee and the redevelopment law but you got a special tida a waiver to allow the establishment of the citizens advisory board and only 2009 before the 4 residents elected to that board out of 19 people on the board so it
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designated pullman national monument. 75 years ago, next year, on the outside of world war ii, franklin delano rooseveltssued an executive order 9066 ordering all residents of the western united states who were of japanese ethnicity to be rounded up by the military and prisons in confinement camps hastily constructed. . over 120,000 people were forced to buses, leaving behind homes and most of their possessions. they were transported to remote locations like the owens valley california, a plain of idaho, and above invested goals in hawaii. recognizing that tragedy of racial profiling and injustice during wartime and its relevance to today, president obama designated a national monument as part of the national park system in hawaii. from the upheaval of the 1960's, another figure arose, cesar chavez. persistent racism and unsafe working conditions. in october 2012, to immortalize this man's sacrifice, president obama designated cesar chavez national monument. in washington a group of women determined the liberty and opportunity granted to citizens of this nation should be applied to the other 50% of the
designated pullman national monument. 75 years ago, next year, on the outside of world war ii, franklin delano rooseveltssued an executive order 9066 ordering all residents of the western united states who were of japanese ethnicity to be rounded up by the military and prisons in confinement camps hastily constructed. . over 120,000 people were forced to buses, leaving behind homes and most of their possessions. they were transported to remote locations like the owens valley california, a plain...
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you think about franklin delano roosevelt which rang class and all this kind of messaging.s trump is different in the way romney was portrayed by democrats in 2012 as this corporate businessman? he is an isolated figure, doesn't have many friends on wall street. his friends are people like tom barrick. it is his own company and family. charlie: who was the first two introduced him to the idea of populist as a winning political message? bob: his father. one thing i always take away from my interviews with donald trump, he has picture frames, hundreds of them of him on magazine covers. but the biggest picture frame is an old frame, a thick frame of his father and his parents. he always thinks about his father the way his father talked to him about trade and the economy in the 1970's. when people say trump has been saying this for years, it is true. he is really heavily influenced by the way his father thought of the country as a businessman navigating the upper realm in the late 60's and early 70's. charlie: tell me about how you found out about this piece. a tenor of the cam
you think about franklin delano roosevelt which rang class and all this kind of messaging.s trump is different in the way romney was portrayed by democrats in 2012 as this corporate businessman? he is an isolated figure, doesn't have many friends on wall street. his friends are people like tom barrick. it is his own company and family. charlie: who was the first two introduced him to the idea of populist as a winning political message? bob: his father. one thing i always take away from my...
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. >> well, paul, it sounds a lot to me like franklin delano roosevelt's work projects administrationuring the days of the depression. she's talking about saying, we're going to make the biggest investment in jobs since world war ii. we're going to build tunnels, bridges, ports, water systems. this is the sort of economic program you would propose if you were in the middle of a depression or a recession. now, having said that, a lot of americans still think they are in a recession. they don't think the economy's working for them. and if donald trump does not start making an alternative argument to what hillary clinton is proposing, i'm afraid, paul, that a lot of those blue collar workers and unionists sitting out there listening to hillary clinton are going to say, i'm going to vote for the devil i know for these public spending projects rather than an alternative that i don't recognize at the moment. >> and we do need some public works. >> yeah, sure. but, you know, in the 1980s, there was a famous song called "turning japanese," and i feel like this is when in effect we are doing.
. >> well, paul, it sounds a lot to me like franklin delano roosevelt's work projects administrationuring the days of the depression. she's talking about saying, we're going to make the biggest investment in jobs since world war ii. we're going to build tunnels, bridges, ports, water systems. this is the sort of economic program you would propose if you were in the middle of a depression or a recession. now, having said that, a lot of americans still think they are in a recession. they...
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as you delved into the personal relationships of the franklin delano roosevelt wing, what's the biggest surprise for you? >> when we did this? >> what's the latest surprise you came upon in the relationships? >> i guess my theory was that theodore roosevelt was terribly important in the lives of both eleanor, who was his niece, and franklin. and that was just strengthened. when i thought about it, the shear number of times you could see the connection. you could see fdr trying to be like t.r., rejecting t.r. he was a huge figure to both of them. she saw herself all her life as a member of that family. when she was very old, she said somebody told her to sit down and relax. she said i don't think i really can. i can't sit and knit in the corner. i'm too much of theodore roosevelt's niece. >> he did love her. he was one of the few, right? am i wrong about that? >> he loved her when he saw her, but he didn't see her very often. his wife actually didn't want her to come to the theodore roosevelt home because they believed that somehow elliott's problems would be visited on her. there's an a
as you delved into the personal relationships of the franklin delano roosevelt wing, what's the biggest surprise for you? >> when we did this? >> what's the latest surprise you came upon in the relationships? >> i guess my theory was that theodore roosevelt was terribly important in the lives of both eleanor, who was his niece, and franklin. and that was just strengthened. when i thought about it, the shear number of times you could see the connection. you could see fdr trying...
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the kind of looked at, but i could've easily for instead during the great depression when franklin delano roosevelt is creating a whole series of programs, one of the things that you see happening there are that southern democrats are saying yes, we really do need relief. we need relief. many agricultural funding and support. we need social security, but black people can't have that. you can create this whole new deal compendium of programs, but you have to exclude african-americans. crunchy piece that time. thank you. >> i really just want to thank you so much for this work. it is incredibly profound. that being said here that you cited is completely unaware of that they didn't identify the 13th amendment until 2018. >> yes, the state of mississippi finally got around to ratifying the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery and 23rd team. they said it was an oversight. >> you know, there's really difficult pieces in here. i want to thank you for telling the story which i had only recently learned about, but i think being a witness to her story is so important and so powerful. so i read the book fo
the kind of looked at, but i could've easily for instead during the great depression when franklin delano roosevelt is creating a whole series of programs, one of the things that you see happening there are that southern democrats are saying yes, we really do need relief. we need relief. many agricultural funding and support. we need social security, but black people can't have that. you can create this whole new deal compendium of programs, but you have to exclude african-americans. crunchy...
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when you think of franklin delano roosevelt and the messaging. trump is portrayed as a corporate businessman. as much as trump comes from the business world, he's an isolated figure, not many friends on wreath, his friends are people in a real estate elite and it's his company and family. >> rose: who in the world introduced him to the idea, do you think, bob, of populism as a winning political message? >> i know exactly who did. i've spoken to trump about this. his father. one thing i always take away from my interviews with donald trump is he has all these pictures frames in his office, hundreds of him on magazine covers, but the biggest picture in the room of trump tower is an old, thick frame of his phat around his parents, and he always thinks about his phat interest way his father talked to him about trade and the economy in the late 1970s. when people say trump's been saying this for years, that's true, but it's heavily influenced by the way his father thought about the country as a businessman operating at the upper realm of real estate i
when you think of franklin delano roosevelt and the messaging. trump is portrayed as a corporate businessman. as much as trump comes from the business world, he's an isolated figure, not many friends on wreath, his friends are people in a real estate elite and it's his company and family. >> rose: who in the world introduced him to the idea, do you think, bob, of populism as a winning political message? >> i know exactly who did. i've spoken to trump about this. his father. one...
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harold ickes, franklin delano roosevelt, secretary of the interior issued a secretary order in 1945 saying that all facilities in the national parks, whether you're in the deep south or not, will be open and available to all. can you just imagine with the surrounding community, you mean you're going to let those black folks go in there, eat beside of me, sleep beside of me in the park and they can't do that outside of the park? so if in 1945 i was exiting at that time, my parents wouldn't dare take me to that kind of circumstance. why would they? we have inflicted some wounds on ourselves. they began to heal. so to the extent we can make our young people aware of the richness and say that you will be accepted in the neighboring communities and in the parks that would go a long way because they cannot get experiences from their grandparents. they don't have a frame of reference. they did not express themselves. these are facts, ladies and gentlemen. we don't talk about it a lot, but these are facts. we still have quite a bit to overcome. >> all right. it's your turn. please, we have microph
harold ickes, franklin delano roosevelt, secretary of the interior issued a secretary order in 1945 saying that all facilities in the national parks, whether you're in the deep south or not, will be open and available to all. can you just imagine with the surrounding community, you mean you're going to let those black folks go in there, eat beside of me, sleep beside of me in the park and they can't do that outside of the park? so if in 1945 i was exiting at that time, my parents wouldn't dare...
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he was, as you would expect, deeply opposed to franklin delano roosevelt, did not like the new deal for a variety of reasons. editorializes against it in the arizona republic, so on and so forth. and getting ahead of myself. let's go back to this one. this would be appropriate. round about this time, 1939, 1940, he got a chance to go on a trip through the grand canyon. now, the grand canyon and the colorado river was a different place in 1940. there was only one dam on it, and that was hoover dam. the rest of the river ran wild. and not many people in the 1940s had gone down it. goldwater would be a member of the 13th, only the 13th expedition to go down the colorado river and the 73rd person. he joined what was called the neville's expedition. there were a couple, but he joined one in the summer of 1940, and darn if he didn't make it all the way through the grand canyon. it was an incredible experience for him. he kept a journal, and he took a lot of photographs. which i'll get to in a second. i want to read, though, an entry from his journal on that trip. and i quote, the tall spires
he was, as you would expect, deeply opposed to franklin delano roosevelt, did not like the new deal for a variety of reasons. editorializes against it in the arizona republic, so on and so forth. and getting ahead of myself. let's go back to this one. this would be appropriate. round about this time, 1939, 1940, he got a chance to go on a trip through the grand canyon. now, the grand canyon and the colorado river was a different place in 1940. there was only one dam on it, and that was hoover...
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so that's a good segue to franklin delano roosevelt as a grandfather because i was so intrigued, i couldn'ttop writing about this in here. >> he didn't have much time to be a grandfather. he read a christmas -- you know the dickens thing at christmas every year to his children. they all sat around him. the saddest thing is it was recorded and they lost the recording. one of the kids lost it. can you imagine, fdr reading dickens? it's too good. >> i have to tell you what i found out and why this is so devastating. i was only looking for him as a grandfather, so i concentrated like a laser beam. i discovered that he had two grandchildren who lived in the white house. i was looking for grandchildren who lived in the white house. that was my first line of attack. i found out that when anna got divorced, his daughter, she moved into the white house with her two little kids. >> curtis is one of them. >> curtis. sisty and buzzy and the whole country was in love with these little children who were running around the white house for a while. franklin had his morning staff meeting in his bedroom. he
so that's a good segue to franklin delano roosevelt as a grandfather because i was so intrigued, i couldn'ttop writing about this in here. >> he didn't have much time to be a grandfather. he read a christmas -- you know the dickens thing at christmas every year to his children. they all sat around him. the saddest thing is it was recorded and they lost the recording. one of the kids lost it. can you imagine, fdr reading dickens? it's too good. >> i have to tell you what i found out...
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biden, because mum's the word, the democrats have decided that franklin delano roosevelt, one of his cardinal achievements--the 1938 federaral minimum wage law--was never to be discussed in this campaign. elizabeth warren is not allowed to discuss it. joe biden is not allowed to discussed it. george miller doesn't discuss it publicly. he put in a bill under our stress just for pro forma. never had a press conferenence. nancy pelosi doesn't discuss it. richard trrumka of the afl doesn't discuss it. and the m minimum wage today adjusted for inflation, as i mentioned, would put tens of billiions of dollars at ten bucks an hour--tens of billions s of dollars in peopl's hands to jump-start for the recessionary economy. biden could have skewered ryan, and he was muzzled because obama doesn't want to discuss this because he might be accused of being against small business, who he's given 18 tax breaks by his own admission on the first debate. 18 tax breaks, and 2/3 of all low-income workers are employed by 50 large corporations, like wal-mart and mcdonald's, whose ceos get an average of $10
biden, because mum's the word, the democrats have decided that franklin delano roosevelt, one of his cardinal achievements--the 1938 federaral minimum wage law--was never to be discussed in this campaign. elizabeth warren is not allowed to discuss it. joe biden is not allowed to discussed it. george miller doesn't discuss it publicly. he put in a bill under our stress just for pro forma. never had a press conferenence. nancy pelosi doesn't discuss it. richard trrumka of the afl doesn't discuss...
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to know, i've been trying other times and i really admire the parks and the project that franklin delano rooseveltut people to work in because of this, we had a depression -- were coming out of the depression but everything but slowly entered slowly got de and us out but the parks are beneficial to this country. and really enjoyed it going across route 66. host: thank you for the call. we appreciate it. victor sending this fweeth, my best visits are yellowstone and the grand canyon. we'll be back. send us a photograph and we'll show your photos as we continue to look at the 100th anniversary of the national park service and we welcome our listeners on c-span radio. join in on the conversation, the eastern 000 on half of the country and 202- 748-8001. before his death, kennedy toured parks and here are some of the highlights. president kennedy: this country has become rich because nature was good to us and because the people who came from europe predominantly are also among the most vigorous. the basic resources were used skillfully and economically and because of the wise work done by theodore roo
to know, i've been trying other times and i really admire the parks and the project that franklin delano rooseveltut people to work in because of this, we had a depression -- were coming out of the depression but everything but slowly entered slowly got de and us out but the parks are beneficial to this country. and really enjoyed it going across route 66. host: thank you for the call. we appreciate it. victor sending this fweeth, my best visits are yellowstone and the grand canyon. we'll be...
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when our second director was able to convince the secretary of the interior and president franklin delano roosevelt to transfer the historical and cultural areas to the jurisdiction of the park services. president roosevelt did in fact approve, with the blessing of congress, the reorganization of these sites. roughly 60 areas were immediately transferred to the jurisdiction of the park service, loading the -- including the civil war sites, the statue of liberty, and the parks in the nations capital, plus this estate in 1933. >> this is also the time of the civilian conservation corps. did people go to work helping to establish these parks? >> i'm not sure there's a particular project here, my colleague might be able to, but particularly if you go to parks in virginia, clay smokies, yellowstone, you can see excellent work that was ccc in theiby the late 1930's and early 1940's. >> what would be the most critical part in the park service history from the late 1930's? >> that is really tough. we went through significant changes since the 1960's, the 50th anniversary, what we call the mission 66 time.
when our second director was able to convince the secretary of the interior and president franklin delano roosevelt to transfer the historical and cultural areas to the jurisdiction of the park services. president roosevelt did in fact approve, with the blessing of congress, the reorganization of these sites. roughly 60 areas were immediately transferred to the jurisdiction of the park service, loading the -- including the civil war sites, the statue of liberty, and the parks in the nations...
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we learned a lot from the strength of franklin delano roosevelt in the '40s.we have to be a strong leader and protect our friends. and donald trump is breaking with that tradition. that's why i think -- and for reasons of temperament and judgment and the lack of wisdom in his comments, his continuous comments been, he's not fit to serve this country as president of the united states. he has no experience 40s job. i think mike's piece and other pieces that you've seen, republicans coming out to both denounce donald trump or support secretary clinton, as i do, i think you will see more of this in the next couple of days and weeks. >> we'll see. we'll watch and see. ambassador burns, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >>> up next, third party candidates gaining some steam. voters looking for an alternative to trump and clinton. what a ratings win for cnn's libertarian town hall could mean in the general election. you pay your car insurance premium like clockwork. month after month. year after year. then one night, you hydroplane into a ditch. yeah... surprise..
we learned a lot from the strength of franklin delano roosevelt in the '40s.we have to be a strong leader and protect our friends. and donald trump is breaking with that tradition. that's why i think -- and for reasons of temperament and judgment and the lack of wisdom in his comments, his continuous comments been, he's not fit to serve this country as president of the united states. he has no experience 40s job. i think mike's piece and other pieces that you've seen, republicans coming out to...
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i could have easily, for instance, during the great depression, when franklin delano roost -- roosevelt is creating programs the southern democrats say we need relief, we need agriculture funding and support, we need social security. but black people can't have that. so, you can create this whole new deal compendium of programs and you have to exclude african-americans. i could have talked about that but crunch time. thank you. >> thank you. >> hi. i really just wanted to thank you so much for this work. it's incredibly profound, and the things in here that yao cited i -- that you cited i was unaware of. the state of mississippi didn't ratify the 13th amendment until 2013? >> yes. the date -- state of mississippi finally got around to ratifying the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in 2013. they said it was an oversight. >> well, so, the other -- really difficult pieces in here. i want to thank you for telling the story of mary turner, which i had only recently learned about, but i think being a witness to her story is so important and so powerful. so, i read the book for the ferg
i could have easily, for instance, during the great depression, when franklin delano roost -- roosevelt is creating programs the southern democrats say we need relief, we need agriculture funding and support, we need social security. but black people can't have that. so, you can create this whole new deal compendium of programs and you have to exclude african-americans. i could have talked about that but crunch time. thank you. >> thank you. >> hi. i really just wanted to thank you...
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then our second director was able to convince the secretary of the interior and president franklin delano roosevelttransfer it to the jurisdiction of the park service. president roosevelt bought into that and did in fact approve with the blessings of congress as it were with, the reorganization of the executive branch. through that act roughly 60 areas were immediately transferred to the jurisdiction of the parks service, including the civil war sites, revolutionary war sites, war of 1812, statue of liberty and the parks and the nation's capital plus the lee estate was transferred in 1933. >> this is the time of the civilian conservation corps. did people in society go to work to establish the parks and build them in. >> i'm not particularly sure. my colleague might be able to respond to that. but if you were to visit william park in virginia or go to the home of camp david or to great smokeys or yellowstone, you can see the extra work performed bait in the late '30s and eshl '40s. >> after the reorganization, what would be the most critical park in the park service's history from that point and fo
then our second director was able to convince the secretary of the interior and president franklin delano roosevelttransfer it to the jurisdiction of the park service. president roosevelt bought into that and did in fact approve with the blessings of congress as it were with, the reorganization of the executive branch. through that act roughly 60 areas were immediately transferred to the jurisdiction of the parks service, including the civil war sites, revolutionary war sites, war of 1812,...
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to know, i've been trying other times and i really admire the parks and the project that franklin delano roosevelt put people to work in because of this, we had a depression -- were coming out of the depression but everything but slowly entered slowly got de and us out but the parks are beneficial to this country. and really enjoyed it going across route 66. host: thank you for the call. we appreciate it. victor sending this fweeth, my best visits are yellowstone and the grand canyon. we'll be back. send us a photograph and we'll show your photos as we continue to look at the 100th anniversary of the national park service and we welcome our listeners on c-span radio. join in on the conversation, the eastern 000 on half of the country and 202- 748-8001. before his death, kennedy toured parks and here are some of the highlights. president kennedy: this country has become rich because nature was good to us and because the people who came from europe predominantly are also among the most vigorous. the basic resources were used skillfully and economically and because of the wise work done by theodore r
to know, i've been trying other times and i really admire the parks and the project that franklin delano roosevelt put people to work in because of this, we had a depression -- were coming out of the depression but everything but slowly entered slowly got de and us out but the parks are beneficial to this country. and really enjoyed it going across route 66. host: thank you for the call. we appreciate it. victor sending this fweeth, my best visits are yellowstone and the grand canyon. we'll be...
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. >> well, i can see that we could go on and on and on asking fabulous questions about franklin delano roosevelt. but i see someone with a hook. >> yes. and i have tons of questions myself. but some day we'll continue this. leslie stahl and jeffrey ward, thank you so much. this was a different morning. >> we're going to do it again. >> they will both be at the book signing table, so stay. pick up a book or two or three or four. and you can continue the conversation outside. thank you all so much for coming this morning. >>> while congress is on break this month we're showing american history tv programs. normally seen only on the weekend here on c-span3. today, programs from our presidency series which looks at the politics, policies and legacies of america's presidents and first ladies. up next, two historians discuss the process of writing presidential biographies. that's followed by a look at the books collected and read by george washington throughout his life. and later, a discussion about franklin roosevelt's mother, sara, and her relationship with members of her family. >>> american histo
. >> well, i can see that we could go on and on and on asking fabulous questions about franklin delano roosevelt. but i see someone with a hook. >> yes. and i have tons of questions myself. but some day we'll continue this. leslie stahl and jeffrey ward, thank you so much. this was a different morning. >> we're going to do it again. >> they will both be at the book signing table, so stay. pick up a book or two or three or four. and you can continue the conversation...
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who remained loyal to him for eight years became the 32nd president of the united states, franklin delano rooseveltecond old e oldest occupation in the world and bears a resemblance. maria: more from our all star panel after the break. stay with us. can a toothpaste do everything well? this clean was like - pow. it felt like i had just gone to the dentist. it just kind of like, wiped everything clean. my teeth are glowing. they are so white. crest [hd]. 6x cleaning, 6x whitening. and at two weeks superior sensitivity relief to the leading sensitivity toothpaste. i actually really like the two steps! crest [hd]. step 1 cleans, step 2 whitens. it's the whole package. no one's done this. crest - healthy, beautiful smiles for life. >> ♪ >> welcome back. final thoughts from our all-star panel. kevin kelly found something on the internet and it's hillary clinton talking at a teleprompter. >> the queen of teleprompter seems miffed that donald trump is starting to read off of them and one of the famous clips came out. i think it was recently she's reading off a teleprompter and in brackets it says, she mak
who remained loyal to him for eight years became the 32nd president of the united states, franklin delano rooseveltecond old e oldest occupation in the world and bears a resemblance. maria: more from our all star panel after the break. stay with us. can a toothpaste do everything well? this clean was like - pow. it felt like i had just gone to the dentist. it just kind of like, wiped everything clean. my teeth are glowing. they are so white. crest [hd]. 6x cleaning, 6x whitening. and at two...
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he was very disappointed that a group owe have a clip of him swg in franklin delano roosevelt. >> do you solemnly swear to faithfully execute the office of president of the united states to the best of your ability to serve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states so help you god? >> i franklin delano roosevelt do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. i will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and s restarted with some archival footage from the 1916 campaign.
he was very disappointed that a group owe have a clip of him swg in franklin delano roosevelt. >> do you solemnly swear to faithfully execute the office of president of the united states to the best of your ability to serve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states so help you god? >> i franklin delano roosevelt do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. i will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and s...
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he was very disappointed that a group owe have a clip of him swg in franklin delano roosevelt. >> do you solemnly swear to faithfully execute the office of president of the united states to the best of your ability to serve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states so help you god? >> i franklin delano roosevelt do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. i will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and s restarted with some archival footage from the 1916 campaign. ce to put those pictures. >> for a complete american history tv schedule go to c-s n c-span.org. >>> and now journalist and tufts university professor edward shoe maker m shoe maker issue maker. this was cohothsed by university of southern california communication on leadership and policy. it's just over an hour. >> hello everyone. welcome. by the president of the public diplomacy council. i'm both usc and the pdc combine each month for these monthly lunch forums. we welcome a number of newcomers. we hope you return often and we see a number of peop
he was very disappointed that a group owe have a clip of him swg in franklin delano roosevelt. >> do you solemnly swear to faithfully execute the office of president of the united states to the best of your ability to serve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states so help you god? >> i franklin delano roosevelt do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. i will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and s...
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well, i can see that we could go on and on and on asking fabulous questions about franklin delano roosevelt, but i see someone with a hook. >> yes. and i have tons of questions, myself, but someday we'll continue this. lesley stahl and geoffrey ward, thank you so much. this was a different morning. >> it truly was fun. >> really good. >> let's do it again. >> yeah, we're going to do it again. >> they will both be at the book signing table, so stay, pick up a book or two or three or four and you can continue the conversation outside. thank you, all, so much for coming this morning. >>> thursday marks the 100th anniversary of the national park service. tomorrow night we bring you a number of national park service tours from our american artifacts and real america programs. some of the sites include congress hall in philadelphia. the minakasy battlefield in frederick, maryland. that starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3's american history tv. >>> while congress is on break this month, we're showing american history tv programs. normally seen only on the weekend here on c-span3. coming up, pro
well, i can see that we could go on and on and on asking fabulous questions about franklin delano roosevelt, but i see someone with a hook. >> yes. and i have tons of questions, myself, but someday we'll continue this. lesley stahl and geoffrey ward, thank you so much. this was a different morning. >> it truly was fun. >> really good. >> let's do it again. >> yeah, we're going to do it again. >> they will both be at the book signing table, so stay, pick up a...