mr. martelle, that history has treated herbert hoover fairly and think over the arc of time? it has. initially, i think he took more of a pummeling than he really deserved. but there have been more recent biographies that look at him in a less jaundiced from less viewpoint. i think he was the wrong guy for the job at that time, primarily because he was so doctrinaire. i mean, that that crisis called for somebody that was quick on his feet, creative, willing to try new things. and he was just, you know, steady as it goes kind of thing. so. so clearly, the nation just needed a different personality, a different worldview to climb of that crisis. people have biographies by someone named white, i believe, did a really good job of going back in sort of putt more subtlety and more nuance into the steps that hoover was trying to take and what sort of going on behind the scenes of the white house and how he was acting? well, from the archives, here is history. and george nash, who is also a hoover biographer,

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mr. martelle, what do you think the legacy of the election of 1932 is? most of how we view the federal government today? i mean, before 1932, the nation seemed to want a small l relatively uninvolved federal government. after the depression made it clear that it needed a more washington with more robust response than was possible under the way things have been, the american people sort of began turning more and more to the federal government in the thirties came social security, the wagner act, which established union organization rights. so a lot of the things that that sort of founded modern america began back then. we saw a beginning of a rollback of a lot of those things under the reagan administration. and left and right have been fighting over that ever since. but but it was it was a it sort of set the stage for the modern america that we know now. and thanks for joining us for historic president elections on american history tv. our guest has been scott martelle. mr. martelle, thhello. welcome. it's wonderful to see you all here tonight. it's part

mr. martelle, that history has treated herbert hoover fairly and think over the arc of time? it has. initially, i think he took more of a pummeling than he really deserved. but there have been more recent biographies that look at him in a less jaundiced from less viewpoint. i think he was the wrong guy for the job at that time, primarily because he was so doctrinaire. i mean, that that crisis called for somebody that was quick on his feet, creative, willing to try new things. and he was just, you know, steady as it goes kind of thing. so. so clearly, the nation just needed a different personality, a different worldview to climb of that crisis. people have biographies by someone named white, i believe, did a really gd b of going back in sort of putting more subtlety and more nuance into the steps that hoover was trying to take and what sort of going on behind the scenes of the white house and how he was acting? well, from the archives, here is history. and george nash, who is also a hoover biographer,

mr martel. what do you think the legacy of the election of 1932 wanted a small, relatively uninvolved pro-government. more robust response. the american people began sort of turning more and more to the federal government. in the '30s came the social security. the wagner act establishing and socialization rights. the sort of thing that sound of modern america began back then. we saw the beginning of a rollback of a lot of those things under the reagan administration and the left and right have been fighting over that ever since, but it sort of set the stage for the modern america that we know now. >> and thanks for joining us for american history tv. our guest has been scott martel. mr. martel, thank you. >> thank you. >> as the 2024 potential campaign continues, american history tv presents its series, historic presidential elections. learn about the pivotal issues of different eras, uncover what made these elections historic, and explore their lasting impact on the nation. this saturday, the e

our guest, has been scott martelle. mr. scott martelle, thank you as well. >> thank you. >>> as the 2024 presidential campaign continues, american history tv, presenting historic presidential elections. learning about the issues of different eras, uncover what made these elections historic, and explore their lasting impact on the nation. this saturday, the election of 1968. >> i'm going to be talking about america's future, my vision of the future, and what i think i can do with the years of experience i have had behind me. >> they want to make sure that the fellow that is going to be there president, isn't going to let the house be burned down. isn't going to let the mortgage market go to pieces. isn't going to let the stock market go to pieces. >> people are concerned over this nation, as a threat to the entire security market industry, by a breakdown of law and order. it is a sad commentary when you cannot walk on the streets, or in the parks, in the large cities of our country. >> former vice president, vice president ri

mr. martelle, thhello. welcome. it's wonderful to see you all here tonight. it's particularly wonderful to see so many friends and neighbors coming out tonight on this beautiful evening. my name is scott stroh. i'm very proud to serve as the executive director of george mason gunston hall. and we are thrilled that you are joining us tonight for, this very special program. in just a minute, we'll learn a little bit about our speaker. but i also want to take this opportunity just to share with a little bit about why tonight's program is so particularly important. important for us, as all of you know, gunston hall and the commonweal of virginia as well as fairfax county and our entire country are in the planning stages for what will be the commemoration of 250 years of independence coming up in 2026. and in many ways, tonight's program marks the kickoff event for celebration of 26 and america's independence tomorrow. as i'm sure all already know, is the 250th anniversary of the fairfax resolves an extremely important document that was coauthored by george mason

mr. martelle, thwe think we have mix of important themes that are going to be outlined by some of the best speakers. we could possibly find. and so what i'm going to do right now, rather than any talk myself, is give you brief, brief introductions of all three of our speakers and then susan eisenhower will lead off for us, followed by doug dowds and then general metz. okay, so let me start with with susan and please understand each of these individuals has had such careers. i could spend quite a long time talking about each of them. i'm going to be as as succinct as i can be as susan eisenhower has had a versatile and impactful career as an educator, author, soviet expert and administrator, her resume is far too extensive to do more than highlight a few of the main aspects of her professional life. i'll just mention her work on arms control during and after the cold war. american russian partnership in space leadership of the original eisenhower institute. her bestselling books about her grandmother, mamie and her grandfather ike respect in her mentorship gettysburg college students throug