. >> greetings from the national archives. i'm david ferriero, archivist of the united states is my pleasure to welcome you to this booktalk on "the sum of the people: how the census has shaped nations, from the ancient world to the modern age" . with our special guest andrew whitby. before we hear from our guest author i want to tell you about two upcoming online programs you can view on the national archives youtube channel. on friday, october 30 general hr mcmaster will tell us about his recent book battlegrounds: the fight to defend the free world which is addresses current national security threats and provides a clear pathway to provide strategic competence. joining us will be nicholas coddington, director of the national archives office of public programs on tuesday, november 10 3 pm david winkler who is the smithsonian air and space museum charles lindbergh fellow in aerospace history will discuss his recent book tribute to a generation, building of the world war ii memorial. i hope you will join us for these programs.

welcome to the national archives foundations virtual program series. patrick man the executive director of the foundation. through this program and we are pleased to open the doors of the national archives virtually, and share the treasures of the past with all of you through the spirited conversation. i hope you are receiving our me american experience emails and is three snacks emails if not you can go to our website on archives dot or desist oracle treat in there every week for everyone. before we begin to make sure everyone knows our distinguished speaker will be taking questions later in the program and want to make sure you have the chance to ask those questions. and be using the youtube chat function i see we've got some regulars here already know what i tell you to do which is to practice where to put your questions. send us your hometown understate and will give you a shout out later on. i say i see we got a whole bunch of folks around the country that's really exciting. stay tuned you don't have to wait until the end to ask your questions if

welcome, everyone, to the national archives foundations virtual program series. i'm patrick madden, the executive director of the national archives foundation, and we're really glad you've joined us this afternoon for a wonderful program. through the program, we are able to share the treasures. this will afternoon you'll hear a lot about a texas who made quite a bit of difference in our country's history. by now you have been receiving our american experience e-mails on tuesdays or our history snacks e-mails which are crafted with content for our young historians on fridays and enjoying that content. we're delighted to launch the presidential library series today. some of you who have visited presidential libraries know about the archives, presidential library passport where you get stamps as you go around the country to the different presidential libraries. well, we're going to bring that to you virtually. while our museums are closed, we thought it would be fun to share what these museums are like and insights about their legacies and start with the presidentia

welcome, everyone, to the national archives foundations virtual program series. i'm patrick madden, the executive director of the national archives foundation, and we're really glad you've joined us this afternoon for a wonderful program. through the program, we are able to share the treasures. this will afternoon you'll hear a lot about a texas who made quite a bit of difference in our country's history. by now you have been receiving our american experience e-mails on tuesdays or our history snacks e-mails which are crafted with content for our young

the national archives hosted this event in march 2009 and provided the video. vaiv grant quertermous is the curator and director of collections, as the former curator, he spent five years researching the family and used the collection to interpret their two centuries of ownership of historical landmark property in georgetown and their familiall ties to george and martha washington. he was the receive anticonstitutor of collections at james madison's monitor peelar where he worked for nearly nine years on the mansion as interior initiatives. now let's hear from grant quertermous, thank you for joining us today. grant: thank you. it's a pleasure to be here this afternoon and i'm going to focus on how britannia's reminiscences. let me get my power-point going here. when subscribers to the century illustrated monthly magazine received their current issue in may of 1890, they would have been presented with a variety of reading options. a new poem by walt whitman, a treatise on agricultural irrigation for the desert southwest by john wesley powell, then director of t

it temporarily went to the national archives. it was there for about a year. it was then given back to the cemetery and stored. it was not until the 1990's that the box was put back into the building itself. there was other construction going on and they took the opportunity to place the box back into the building. then it wasn't revealed again until this year, 2020, when we were celebrating the anniversary of the memorial amphitheater's construction. we took the box out in april. just before the anniversary. because, with the covid-19 situation, the pandemic, the cemetery wanted to make sure we had the opportunity to let the public see the opening of the box. so, in preparation for the anniversary, we were doing an online exhibit. so we opened the box in april. and, by may, we had the online exhibit available to the general public. my role in opening the box was that i was one of a large team of anc staff. our historian, tim frank, really took the lead. he's the one who did a lot of the research into the memorabilia box, what was in it, what it was constructe

according to the national archives, the office of economic opportunity commissioned a series of documentary and training films to record the implementation of the pilot district project hoping they could be shown and used as a model for other cities. despite investing almost $200,000 in the films, they were never released, but were instead sent to a warehouse in suitland, maryland. up next on american history tv's real america, three short pilot district training films that were recently rediscovered and digitized by the national archives. the pilot district project, the development of community control, is a 15-minute film featuring 32-year-old civil rights activist marion barry who later became mayor of the district of columbia. >> this is a people's movement, young people, old people, all of whom live in the third district. it's not fair for the citizens who are gathered out here today to be deliberately left out of the picture. >> down in our basement, people be hitting people in the head. >> i don't think any other people in america can take this kind of stuff. it will drive anybody in

some of the colonia dignidad files are still kept in the national archives of chile they include a filing cabinet with about $25000.00 index cards. yeah you know fredricka going to know it contains notes taken during interrogations and they're well into this only happened once in chile is history so it proves that political prisoners were held on a german compound similar doors of. the 6 head of information also compiled an index card on the saint is the son luis that means they probably held him prisoner . most likely he was also tortured in the 6 underground passageways. now must say his relatives have set up a memorial plaque here it's the 1st official memorial on these grounds. and the military personnel are allowed to use the cellar for their interrogations more often than not but ended in torture and death. only after many years with families finally committed to put up a plan to remember their vote. scriven thanks. the former 6 members who still live here have already begun preparations for a large memorial site. the torch itself is being cleared out. there making room for a museum

some of the colonia dignidad files are still kept in the national archives are chilling they include a filing cabinet with about $25000.00 index cards. you know future it contains notes taken during interrogations and well into this only happened once in chile is history so it proves that political prisoners were held on a german compound doors at work or. the sites head of information also compiled an index card on the saint is the son luis that means they probably held him prisoner . most likely he was also tortured in the sex underground passageways. now a saint is his relatives have set up a memorial plaque here is the 1st official memorial on those grounds. and the military personnel alike used the cellar for their interrogations more often than not they ended in torture and death. only after many years with families finally permitted to put up a plan to remember their relatives cryptanalyst. of all the former sect members who still live here have already begun preparations for a large memorial site. the torch itself is being cleared out. there making room for a museum or a plac

yang, finding his photograph in the national archives just validated our research. and it was those little nuggets that kept us going, because, trust me, they did not come all at once. we had to continue to search and continue to search. and it was painstaking, but so rewarding. that is why getting this book published, huge. tyler: satisfying at the end of a long journey. and part of this challenge must have been that the chinese-americans, unlike african-americans or japanese-american, they were in every branch of the theater of war. [indistinct conversations] samantha: -- theater of war. samantha: yes, they were. when we first started this project, our advisor out of williams college in massachusetts, dr. wong said to us there were only 12,000 chinese-americans who served. we are scratching your head,, -- scratching our head, going, that is a low number. but we will take your word for it and as we searched more, the numbers kept growing until we got to 22,827, that is the final count. and since we published the book, there have been more. we are getting more servi

we spent weeks upon weeks going to the national archives at the beginning of this project looking for data, and we would go to the college park and park ourselves where the military data as was as well as on the fourth floor where static images where we. couldn't find anything, when we looked under world war ii. when we looked under chinese, it kept giving us china as we the chinese with chinese american participating, but there are no chinese americans, they were all western. after weeks and weeks of research, we finally found to images that just brought us great joy and motivation to go forward. all these little nuggets of information. these treasures that we hold so clear -- dear and close to our heart that kept us motivated. picture behind me. this photograph was taken in 1943 in dayton, ohio. it's the army corps, marching, it's the 13th service group who are in a military base near dayton, ohio who are watching on july 4th. when we found this image we were like yay, we really did participate. we did exist. we found an image of two men, two soldiers, a boy and a wang who were bein

according to the national archives, the office of economic opportunity commissioned a series of documentary

according to the national archives, the office of economic opportunity, commissioned a series of documentaries on trading films, to record the implementation of pilot district project, hoping they can be shown and used as a model for other cities. despite investing almost 200,000 dollars into films, they were never released. but we're in said sent to warehouse, in maryland. up next on american history tv's real america, three short pilot district training films, which were recently deese rediscovered, digitized by the national archives. the pilot district project, the development of community control, is a 15 minute film, featuring 32-year-old civil rights activist, marion barry. leader mccain may, or of the district of columbia. >> peoples movement, all people. young people, poor people all of whom live in a third district. and it's not fair for the citizens, to deliver their -- >> down in a place, people be hidden people in the head. >> i don't think anybody in america can take this kind of stuff, it will drive everyone -- when you think about the police? >> nothing but pigs. . >> i said wha

this memos in the british national archives dates from 1938. the year before in war broke out in europe. it's written by one of the senior crypt analysts would became leslie park's john tilted worse work for the nsa. old spies they don't actually retire. when he retired from the uk, he was hired by the nsa. that's how things work. john tuchman worked here for a while. for about 20 years. and this is where he writes in 1938. he's writing about the enigma machine, we that's better to combat on the right there. that's enigma machine, what he says is 1931, we are provided by the french come back to that in a minute with photographs and directions and enigma cipher machine. photograph showing an attachment on from the machine which does not appear on the model available to the public. the commercially available, but not in the form that the german army was using. this is what till men is asking about. this was not available on the commercial machine. the directions do not fully explain the function which is still not understood here. he says in 1938

i've been at the national archives because i wanted to see files that were put into the national archives 2010. they are still classified. they are still classified files files on enigma code breaking and they're still classified in 2020. that's how obsessive we are about the enigma secret 75 years after the war ended. this stuff was a secret. people were not allowed to know and while kazucek was free to write books in communist poland, people were not afraid to right these half-truths and mistaken accounts, just all that was remembered, on on and it took midway into the 1980s put a counter blast to the official history of what happened to asbury park and he was still in a position to do so, that the record was corrected. >> the brits had been trying to whitewash the pols.éayhw5 @r(t&% it's not true, but we understand how you think that way. [ laughter ] can we have someone else -- we can carry on this conversation later. >> i just have a quick question. whatever happened to schmitt who delivered all the goods? >> i told you -- and his brother. >> i told you about his brother because i wa

next, the 20-minute film titled "the march in washington," restored by the national archives. >> [crowd singing] >> a giant step for dignity and full participation in american life and affairs was taken by the american eager -- the american negor in the capital -- the american negro in the capital of the united states on august 28, 1963. >> [crowd singing] >> the step was taken solemnly and in union with many of their white countrymen. >> [crowd singing] ♪ we shall overcome some day ♪ >> we shall overcome. >> ♪ we shall overcome we shall overcome we shall overcome someday in my heart i do believe that we shall overcome some day ♪ >> the footstep of the march in washington was firm, with a quiet purpose and rhythm, it aroused, even in the centers, a larger awareness of the right of the negro, as americans, to share equally in not only their right of the sun, but their right to share opportunity and privilege as well. america has known this intellectually for a long time. for 100 years, by history's calendar. on august 20 eight, america learned it emotionally with clarity more penetrating

it's a pleasure to join with national archives for this occasion. the emancipation proclamation and the compensated emancipation act of 1862. president lincoln signed that document, although he did not author it, on april 16th. because of that, we have since 2005 claimed april 16th as a holiday here in washington d.c. [applause] in the proper way, as many other holidays, king holiday and others, to celebrate a day like d.c. emancipation day is not with a day off. it is not with spending our time in commerce. but it's to come to events like this to study our history, our culture. to know from once we have come. i must say that i'm also -- i also consider myself a member of the national archives family. as a proud disciple of points to be at morehouse, they first landed in the national archives southeast region. it's with all that that i've understood about history. that will leave you these words. i believe these words of georgetown tiana, that those of us who died do not remember our history or our past, our content to repeat it. i would just attend

some of the colonia dignidad files are still kept in the national archives are chilling they include.a filing cabinet with about 25000 index cards. you know fredricka going to know it contains notes taken during interrogation isn't it well gee this only happened once in chile is history so it proves that political prisoners were held on a german combat tours of. the sets head of information also compiled an index card on a saint is the son luis that means they probably helped him prisoner. the . most likely he was also tortured in the 6 underground passageways. now maceda says relatives have set up a memorial plaque here is the 1st official memorial on those grounds. and the military personnel are like use the cell of their interrogations more often than not they ended in torture and death. only after many years with families finally permitted to put up a plan to remember their relatives crim friends. of all the former 6 members who still live here have already begun preparations for a larger memorial site. the torch this summer has been cleared out. there making room for a museum or

according to the national archives, the office of economic opportunity commissioned a series of documentary and training films to record the implementation of the pilot district project hoping they could be shown and used as a model for other cities. despite investing in the films they were never released. up next, on reel america, three short pilot training films recently rediscovered and digitized. marianne berry recently became part of the movement. >> we don't need people shooting people in the head. >> i don't think other people in america can take this kind of stuff. >> what do you think about the police? >> they're pigs, man. they picked me up because i wasn't in school and shit like that. i said what are you going to do with me. they said you're going to the pig pen, and i said no, you're taking me to my aunt. he took down my name and shid and i said you're nothing but pigs. >> when you live in a community that is oppressed and people living like we have to live in the black community, how do you get a handle on all of these problems. you try to create an awareness and a need for dr

this compilation of film and audio recordings from many national archives sources was produced by the naval photographic center,

color troops were federalized so all of their records were in the national archives in washington and were digitized so these are easily , available on a website. the other resources i used were the wisconsin historical library for their wisconsin service records their wonderful collection, and the archives. i used information from a number of local libraries and museums including the wisconsin veterans museum archives, milton house museum, cunningham museum in lancaster, and the civil war museum in kenosha, among others. the national archives in washington was a great source too because they have all the pension documents for all all servicemen it. these are not digitized so that required me making multiple multiple trips to to the national archives and they also have regimental histories there which i did make use of. before the war, there was the african-american population wisconsin was scattered over the whole state, predominantly rural and small towns. there were a couple of communities i want to mention . one was pleasant ridge community in in grant county near lancaster. this

broadcasting his thoughts and it has been a unique window into his thoughts even to the extent that the national archive which archives every presidential documents that that he wanted to also have access all his tweets because they're considered you know policy directives and and so forth so you know that i think again really goes to show that trump is being increasingly isolated in this winning ways of the presidency doesn't the president have other options here i mean he could tweet. which is a conservative site or there's even been some discussion he's indicated that he would create his own platform yeah they're framing it in a tweet that's now unavailable he said that he's looking into the possibilities of building his own platform in the near future and saying he will not be silenced and this is a great that a lot of his supporters of hat with social media especially twitter and facebook where they feel like they're conservative voices have really been silenced that they have been the target of what they see as kind of a liberal conspiracy to drown out their voices. i do think though trump can mov

and also unit records are in the national archives in college park.'t tell you exactly where that information might be located in either one of those. the individual service records would be either here in washington, d.c., or if they also survived, in st. louis. the unit records would probably be in college park, but also the 369th armory is still in new york city. they may have some information, and there are a number of books written. just recently one of our scholarly advisers, they wrote the book on the rattlers, and if you go to the footnote, you will see a lot of where they got their information. but i want to talk about when -- we keep talking about the 369th. i also want you and our viewers to know that the 369th was only one of eight african-american regiments that fought. and they get recognition for several different reasons, and because they are known, we do have an interpretation that really focuses on them, but they were just one-eighth of the african-american reg ments thim actually fought in the trenches. so when you say companies, fo

the national archive southeast region. with all of that, i've understood about history they will leave you with these words. i believe the words of george santillana that those who don't remember our history, our past are condemned to repeat it, and i would just append to that statement that the best way to value, to appreciate our democracy is with a knowledge of our history, and so today is a special day. so i come just like you have to view those sacred documents and to hear from these esteemed panelists about the road that we have traveled to pause as we continue along the struggle and the journey for total freedom for everyone. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you, reverend bowen and now on to the panelists and a special musical tribute. our moderator is edna green metric who is professor, current chair and former director of graduate and undergraduate programs at howard university's department of history. our panelists are elizabeth clark lewis and professor of history at howard university and roger davidson, associa

i think that has come to fruition, but you also have affiliations of course with the national archive the library of congress, can you tell us about that? julieanna: sure, our main official affiliation is with the library of congress. that is mainly that is an important affiliation because we are housed at their packer campus, it is the largest facility for material anywhere in the world. i want to say this because archives are expensive business. it is very labor-intensive, it is not just interviews, but how do you guarantee long-term preservation? there was an organization called the association of moving image archives and specifically a man named james linder who became our godfather in terms of the archival world. he one time visited my office and i had these tapes and i was like what am i going to do? and he said that i think this belongs in the library of congress. we are the largest facility for av material anywhere in the world. it was filled by david packer, it means that we do not ever have to digitize the collection again. it is in the government hands and a video collecti

>> the library of congress, the national archives, and the good folks at the national park se)vice ande white house historical association for the most part. also, online newspapers were actually wonderful source of information. especially for something like the easter egg roll. you know with the easter is in any given year, and you are able to find the news coverage. and will always have plenty of news coverage. >> do you know in the earliest photographs are from? >> the earliest photographs are from about the 18 seventies. they show children of all ages and period attire. it looks much more like sunday finery's than what we would expect current children to be wearing. big gowns, suits and ties, sometimes three piece suits and ties. >> a little children? >> a little children. >> everyone was form going to the white house? >> only in their attire. it was a big deal, but also a time to have fun. like i said, kids are rolling down the hills. in the cleveland administration, in addition to the easter egg roll and races the rules also egg croquet. and baseball, and all manner of miss that

he takes was's from viewers and national -- the national archives foundation hosted this event and providedhe video. >> good afternoon everyone. welcome to the national

the national archives. he good folks at the national park service and the white house historical association for the most part. also, online newspapers are absolutely wonderful sources of information, especially for something like the easter egg roll where you know what they easter is any given year and very easy to find the news coverage. and there was always plenty of news coverage. >> do you know when the earliest photographs are from? >> the earliest photographs would be from i would say about the 18 seventies. and they showed children of all ages in period attire. it looks much more like sunday finery's than what we would expect current children to be wearing. big gowns. suits and ties. sometimes re-piece to entice. >> and everyone was very formal going into the white house? >> yes. but only in the retire. it was a big deal but also it was a time to have fun. there were kids rolling down the hills. in the cleveland administration in addition to the easter egg roll and the races there was also egg croque

some of the colonia dignidad files are still kept in the national archives are chilling they include. a filing cabinet with about 25000 index cards. you know future it contains notes taken during interrogations and this only happened once in chile is history so it proves that political prisoners were held in a german compound doors at work or. the sites head of information also compiled an index card on a saint is the son luis that means they probably held him prisoner. most likely he was also tortured in the sex underground passageways. now a set is relatives have set up a memorial plaque here is the 1st official memorial on these grounds. and the military personnel alike used the cellar for their interrogations more often than not they ended in torture and death. only after many years with families finally permitted to put up a plot to remember their relatives grim friends. of the former sect members who still live here have already begun preparations for a larger memorial site. the torch aside is being cleared out. there making room for a museum or a place of remembrance. a few kil

this compilation of film and audio recordings from many national archives sources was produced by the richard nixon presidential library in 2012. it consists of films by the naval photographic center, informal super eight home movies by nixon's advisors, and the white house communications agency sound recordings. >> president nixon's departure for china. south lawn, 17 february, 1972. [applause] [beep] [applause] >> mr. vice president, mr. speaker, members of congress and members of the cabinet, i want to express my deep appreciation to all of you who have come here to send us off on this historic mission. i particularly want to express appreciation to the bipartisan leadership of the house and senate, who are here. we, of course, are under no illusions that 20 years of hostility between the people's republic of china and the united states of america are going to be swept away by one week of talks that we will have there. we must recognize that the government of the people's republic of china and the government of the united states have had great differences. we will have differences

broadcasting his thoughts and it has been a unique window into his thoughts even to the extent of the national archive which archives every presidential documents at that he wanted to also have access to all his tweets because they're considered you know policy directives and and so forth so you know that i think again really goes to show that trump is being increasingly isolated in this way and weeks of the presidency doesn't the president have other options here. when he could tweet on parlor which is a conservative site or there's even been some discussion he's indicated that he would create a stone platform yeah there for a minute in a tweet that's now unavailable he said that he's looking into the possibilities of building his own platform in the near future and saying he will not be silenced and this is a gripe that a lot of his supporters of hot with social media especially twitter and facebook where they feel like their conservative voices have really been silenced that they have been the target of what they see as kind of a liberal conspiracy to drown out their voices. i do think though trump

broadcasting his thoughts and it has been a unique window into his thoughts even to the extent that the national archive which archives every presidential documents that that he wanted to also have access all his tweets because they're considered you know policy directives and and so forth so you know that i think again really goes to show that trump is being increasingly isolated in this week's of the presidency doesn't the president have other options here i mean he could tweet. arlie which is a conservative site or there's even been some discussion he's indicated that he would create a stone platform yeah there's right in it in a tweet that's now unavailable he said that he's looking into the possibilities of building his own platform in the near future and saying he will not be silence and this is a great that a lot of his supporters of hat with social media especially twitter and facebook where they feel like they're conservative voices have really been silenced that they have been the target of what they see as kind of a liberal conspiracy to drown out their voices. i do think though trump can mov

one goes to the president of the copy goes to the national archives. a copy goes to the local secretary of state, the local federal district court. about lostncern copies in the mail, make sure there was no forgery. office --dent pence's there are two parts to the documentation. the electors themselves send in their own votes. officials.vernment certify their own votes. the document called a certificate of ascertainment. provided by the government of state. are electors of the state. the certificate of ascertainment. arependently, governors obligated to send another copy of the certificate of ascertainment to the federal government. --re are multiple transition there are multiple transmissions so everyone is clear what is going on. a number of those vote counts were counted live. our listeners and viewers can see that, including the signing of those votes and documents people ned foley mention. i am not sure if you had the chance to hear the comments on trump's expectations for mike pence. [video clip] presidentour vice comes through. he is a great guy

the national archives hosted this event in march 2009 and provided the video. vaiv grant quertermous is the curator and director of collections, as the former curator, he spent five years researching the family and used the collection to interpret their two centuries of ownership of historical landmark property in georgetown and their familiall ties to george and martha washington. he was the receive anticonstitutor of collections

i ran into a document in the national archives in college park, maryland, in which eisenhower mused in 1955 that, quote, you never can tell about these fanatical easterners. they seem to be willing to sacrifice millions of lives to obtain their objectives. life comes cheap in the east, i guess, end quote. this is a standard theme of american orientalism. it's a species of racism. there's a real fear in the united states about possible nuclear war, especially with the communist chinese as the election of 1964 drew closer. johnson had a political dilemma here because obviously he had to appear tough on communism. no one could get elected president in 1964 if he was perceived as an appeaser. but johnson had to sooth americans to make them believe he won't lead them to nuclear holocaust. the republicans made things easier for johnson by nominating barry goldwater, a hawkish cold warrior whose free market small government philosophy could not have been more at odds with lyndon johnson's great society. barry goldwater was without question the most conservative candidate for president of a ma

in a document in the national archives in college park, maryland which eisenhower used the matsui crisis that said that quote you can never can tell about these fanatical east dinners. they seem to be willing to sacrifice millions alive to attend their objectives, life comes chief in the east i guess and quote. there was if there was a real fear in the united states about possible nuclear war especially with the communist chinese as the election of 1964 closer. and johnson had a political dilemma here, because obviously he had to appear tough on communism. no one could get elected in 1964 if he was perceived as an appeaser. but johnson also had to assure americans that he would not take any rash measures that would lead to a nuclear holocaust. it is a very difficult balancing act. and on a ladder score the republicans made easier for johnson by nominating arizona senator by barry goldwater, hawkish cold warrior whose free market small government philosophy could not have been more at odds with the great society of lyndon johnson. mary goldwater was without question the most conservative

. >> this is actually a document that is in the national archives. and again, what do you see?see the trim. we see the mourning paper. we see executive mansion in black. but it says, my dear sir, i was directed by the president to bring your attention the desire to change the headings or datelines of all official papers and documents requiring his signature from executive mansion to white house. in view of the approaching session of congress, it will become necessary in preparing nominations for the senate as well as messages for either house of congress to observe the above change. very truly yours, george bruce, secretary to the president. the letter is dated october 17th, 1901. so we have the president's secretary telling the secretary of state, for future reference, any documents you sent to the president for him to sign, official documents, the heading should the white house. >> you can still go out and buy mourning paper today? >> of course you can. >> 20 dollars on amazon. >> so october 17th, 1901, that is when that directive is sent. but there's really no executive orde

i ran into a document in the national archives in college park, maryland, in which eisenhower moved duke the crisis of 1965 that, quote, you never can tell about these fanatical easterners. they seem to be willing to sacrifice millions of lives to obtain their objectives. life comes cheap in the east i guess, end quote. this is a standard theme of american orientalism, a species of racism, so there was a real fear in the united states about possible nuclear war, especially with the communist chinese as the election of 1964 drew closer. and johnson had a political dilemma here because obviously he to appear tough on communism. no one could get elected president in america in 1964 if he was perceived as an apeairs, but johnson also had to soothe americans to assure them that he would not take any rash measures that might lead to a nuclear holocaust. it's a difficult balancing act. and on the latter score, republicans made it easy for johnson by nominating arizona senator barry goldwater, a hawkish cold warrior whose free market and small government philosophy could not have been more at od

missing in action agency and the senior historian to the joint pow accounting command at the national archives in the offices of the personal office to join u.s. army starting as a historical research fellow with an analysis field and laboratory analysis. in addition to research conducting field investigations the screen is yours. >> having an opportunity to deeply go into your volume and that perspective that you can bring both within the laboratory for the science and one of the things that struck me as a great contribution from the book among the different places that matter to the story and individuals involved. with the geography of the conflict and more meaningful how the places and those who lived with these people to the connection back to their home. what resonates for me is and then that shared collective experience. one of the things that has always struck me about the mission and then to recognize that individual and to be expended by the state but the state still owes something and who they are do? just back to the nation or do they owe something to the people who knew this person

washington's papers are accessible they will put dan and his team a great many are online the national archives has this wonderful program called founders online. they have everybody documents, monroe may have has less than the others up to date and everything else. you can find a wealth of material there. the collections, dance team has done we are to volumes six or seven now. right now getting into the first years of his presidency. they are just wonderful and they really are fascinating. and also he destroyed his correspondence with elizabeth. which is a total loss. the friends and people who knew them and they love and care for each other. one last comment, his handwriting is terrible. as always during the book on barry, that's his doctor line is abysmal being a left-hander palmer method did not when everest got a secretary writing or there's a couple of letters were elizabeth wrote thank god my eyes are saved. i think that has a lot to do with it. >> what are your thoughts about that? >> i would definitely agree that the lack of complete publication of monroe's letters, starting with and b

a lot of that history would be number one in the national archives downtown -- account tell you exactlyere that information might be located and either one of those, the individual service records would be either here in washington d.c., or if they also survived in st. louis. the unit records will probably be in college park. but also the 369th armory is in new york city. they may have some information, and there are a number of books written just recently. one of our scholarly advisers, they wrote the book on the rattler's. and if you go to the footnote, you will see where the got the information. but i want to talk about, we keep talking about the 369th. i also want you and our viewers to know that the 369 was only one of eight african american regiment that fought. and they fought -- they have recognition for several reasons because they are known, we have an interpretation that really focuses on them. they were just one eighth of the african american regiments that actually fought in the trenches. so when you say companies you know for me, as a historian, i can't tell you the storie

broadcasting his thoughts and it has been a unique window into his thoughts even to the extent that the national archive which archives every presidential documents at that it wanted to also have access to all his tweets because they're considered you. policy directives and and so forth so you know that i think again really goes to show that trump is being increasingly isolated in this window weeks of the presidency doesn't the president have other options here i mean he could tweet on parlor which is a conservative site or there's even been some discussion he's indicated that he would create a stone platform yeah there 5 minutes in a tweet that's now unavailable he said that he's looking into the possibilities of building his own platform in the near future and saying he will not be silenced and this is a gripe that a lot of his supporters of hot with social media especially twitter and facebook where they feel like their conservative voices have really been silenced that they have been the target of what they see as kind of a liberal conspiracy to drown out their voices. i do think though trump can mo

the national archives has more than any one of us could read in lifetime and yet when you are contactedby the family to say would you like to look at this thing no one else has seen you have that extra special experience of looking at an important historical source that you know has not been used by someone else. >> fascinating. there's a question about pelalu. a. let me ask you directly wag it's mistake. >> i believe -- to say it was a mistake is a bit bold because of decision to go into pelalu is made without the hypedsight we have today. i would -- the hindsight we have today. looking bam from the perspective we have now we should have bypassed pelalu. lalu laid between the scene of macarthur and nimitz two command everywhered and had been ordered initially as a way to protect macarthur's northern flank as he returned to fill finds. at evend developed it became clear we could neutralize the airfield of pelalu and other islands up and down the chain and went be necessary to take thelands, make sure the air fields were essentially visited routinely by our bombers, airs force bombers an