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. >> when i walked in the rotunda and see the bust of martin luther king jr. ngside some of our finding father's rigid founding fathers and other political leaders to play their role and have shaped this country, i am moved. i believe martin luther king jr. is the only african- american present in the u.s. capitol. when i bring young people, especially young children to the rotunda, i point out martin luther king jr. is here. >> the statute and the rotunda of the women's suffrage leaders. susan b. anthony was lobbying for woman suffrage, not feeling like she was being held back by the forces in congress that did not want to change. >> the suffragette statue is another example of how difficult this progressive is -- how difficult this progress is to represent women. a portion of it is not cars, not sculpted. thinking about what a woman's role would be in the future. it looks like they're being cut out of this piece of white marble, whitestone, and there is this piece that is not formed. it is so well thought through is a piece of art. it was a major political st
. >> when i walked in the rotunda and see the bust of martin luther king jr. ngside some of our finding father's rigid founding fathers and other political leaders to play their role and have shaped this country, i am moved. i believe martin luther king jr. is the only african- american present in the u.s. capitol. when i bring young people, especially young children to the rotunda, i point out martin luther king jr. is here. >> the statute and the rotunda of the women's suffrage...
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i believe martin luther king jr. is the only african-american present in the u.s. capitol. ring young people, especially young children to the rotunda, i point out martin luther king jr. is here. >> the statute and the rotunda of the women's suffrage leaders. susan b. anthony was lobbying for woman suffrage, not feeling like she was being held back by the forces in congress that did not want to change. >> the suffragette statue is another example of how difficult this progressive is -- how difficult this progress is to represent women. a portion of it is not cars, not sculpted. thinking about what a woman's role would be in the future. it looks like they're being cut out of this piece of white marble, whitestone, and there is this piece that is not formed. it is so well thought through is a piece of art. it was a major political struggle to get that moved upstairs. to the main rotunda where people could actually see it. why is it such a struggle? i think there were some hesitancy to put representatives of the movement on the first floor. i actually cannot give you all the re
i believe martin luther king jr. is the only african-american present in the u.s. capitol. ring young people, especially young children to the rotunda, i point out martin luther king jr. is here. >> the statute and the rotunda of the women's suffrage leaders. susan b. anthony was lobbying for woman suffrage, not feeling like she was being held back by the forces in congress that did not want to change. >> the suffragette statue is another example of how difficult this progressive is...
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first he had met martin luther king jr. shortly after king and kennedy had met for three hours at kennedy's home. king was impressed and, quote, unquote, just about sold. graham fully realized what was at stake with king's blessing. i think if you could invite him for a brief conference, it might swing him. he would be a powerful influence. so i'll just stop there, but that give cans you a flavor of how deeply involved billy graham was with other people in enlisting the aid of millions of others in his circle, and he's writing nixon and telling him that. and nixon knew this because these letters were from graham to nixon himself. let me skip over kennedy at houston. you can read that chapter, i call it a lion in a den of daniels because he was surrounded by all of these protestant ministers, and it was universeally seen as the turning point of his campaign where he effectively answered all of the questions from these clergy people and received a standing ovation from the ministers in houston. it was nationally broadcast, re
first he had met martin luther king jr. shortly after king and kennedy had met for three hours at kennedy's home. king was impressed and, quote, unquote, just about sold. graham fully realized what was at stake with king's blessing. i think if you could invite him for a brief conference, it might swing him. he would be a powerful influence. so i'll just stop there, but that give cans you a flavor of how deeply involved billy graham was with other people in enlisting the aid of millions of...
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first he had met martin luther king jr. in rio de janeiro. shortly after kennedy and king had met for three hours in kennedy's home. according to graham, king was impressed in quote unquote just about sold. graham fuller realized what was at stake with king's blessing. i think i at least neutralized him. i think if you could invite him for a brief conference it might swing him. he would be a powerful influence. so i will just up there but that gives you a flavor of how deeply involved billy graham was with these other people in listing the aid of millions of people within his circle, and he is riding richard nixon and telling him that. that gives you a glance of one major player in the evangelical world who was working for nixon. and nixon knew this because these came from letters that graham wrote to nixon himself. let me skip over 20 inches in. you can read that chapter. i call it a lion and. he was surrounded by all these ministers and he was universalizing as a turning point of his campaign when he effectively answered all of questions on
first he had met martin luther king jr. in rio de janeiro. shortly after kennedy and king had met for three hours in kennedy's home. according to graham, king was impressed in quote unquote just about sold. graham fuller realized what was at stake with king's blessing. i think i at least neutralized him. i think if you could invite him for a brief conference it might swing him. he would be a powerful influence. so i will just up there but that gives you a flavor of how deeply involved billy...
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martin luther king jr.. we should advance of these ideas as fundamental rights of all human beings. we have made some progress in moving towards a more representative mechanism to manage global economic and financial issues. the same cannot be said about governance and security. there is a need to reform the united nations and its security council. ladies and gentlemen, i have found shared thinking on the moral imperative of putting the poor at the forefront of the global agenda. in africa, asia and elsewhere, they must have access to education and give them bankable skills and access to health care. this partnership can promote global cooperation in dealing with issues that the world has to face together, whether it is hunter, global security, terrorism, nuclear disarmament, climate change or pandemic. ladies and gentleman, history has taught us that peace, security and prosperity are indivisible. that is why the evolution of afghanistan as a stable and afghanistan as a stable and moderate nation states the road to peace in afghanistan will be long and hard. given the high stakes i
martin luther king jr.. we should advance of these ideas as fundamental rights of all human beings. we have made some progress in moving towards a more representative mechanism to manage global economic and financial issues. the same cannot be said about governance and security. there is a need to reform the united nations and its security council. ladies and gentlemen, i have found shared thinking on the moral imperative of putting the poor at the forefront of the global agenda. in africa,...
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martin luther king jr.. we should advance of these ideas as fundamental rights of all human beings. we have made some progress in moving towards a more representative mechanism to manage global economic and financial issues. the same cannot be said about governance and security. there is a need to reform the united nations and its security council. ladies and gentlemen, i have found shared thinking on the moral imperative of putting the poor at the forefront of the global agenda. in africa, asia and elsewhere, they must have access to education and give them bankable skills and access to health care. this partnership can promote global cooperation in dealing with issues that the world has to face together, whether it is hunter, global security, terrorism, nuclear disarmament, climate change or pandemic. ladies and gentleman, history has taught us that peace, security and prosperity are indivisible. that is why the evolution of afghanistan as a stable and moderate nation states is so vital for the region in the world at large. the road to peace in afghanistan will be long and hard. b
martin luther king jr.. we should advance of these ideas as fundamental rights of all human beings. we have made some progress in moving towards a more representative mechanism to manage global economic and financial issues. the same cannot be said about governance and security. there is a need to reform the united nations and its security council. ladies and gentlemen, i have found shared thinking on the moral imperative of putting the poor at the forefront of the global agenda. in africa,...