book that includes the 1950's, working-class americans, and black americans, all tied into sears roebuck. the premise of the book looks set the immigration of the department stores by employees and workers. they have touted consumption as a means of realizing democracy. unlike other places, department stores allow anyone, black, white, regardless of age or gender, to enter and bbuy. these are also jim crow atmospheres. african-americans are hired for menial jobs, anything behind the scenes, but are not permitted to work in sales, clerical, or manufactured -- management positions. if you are african-american, you can buy things that you cannot use the restroom, you cannot try clothing on. shopping today is so different with amazon and in our digital age and shopping malls. what was it like in the 1950's? explain the importance of sears roebuck the 1950's were right after world war ii, so we are in this postwar economic boom. there is a heightened amount of consumption. americans are buying homes, furnishing, clothing, cars, at unprecedented levels. the department stores are still in their

roebuck's and then i'm here today with felix klein germany's federal anti semitism commissioner to talk about rising anti-semitism in germany mr klein you were recently appointed to this newly created post and unlike what many would have expected you're not jewish what's your relationship to judaism. yes i had jewish friends in school people i got along with very well and who have remained my friends to this day. when i was eighteen i visited israel for the first time and i really enjoyed it. afterwards i became a diplomat and often dealt with judaism and israel even though i was never actually stationed there. in twenty fourteen i was asked to be the special representative of the german foreign office for relations with jewish organizations and anti semitism issues. that i was happy to accept and that position brought me where i am today that. you mentioned traveling to israel when you were young as a musician was that a key experience for you. yes it was a very special. i was eighteen and it hit me that it only took four hours in a plane to reach a different continent. we were doing a

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the north side of the white house are quite on the white house-- belong at the entrance of a sears roebuck store. why do they throw off the white house duties so much? why are they there? >> they are descendents from earlier. in the bad weather, it was to keep the weather based on a great cubicle and as security functions from the 50s, right lidia? if they did such a good job on the handicapped ramp like it you would least paint that line? . lidia is going to change that. -- lydia tederick is going to change that. >> i can tell you that security has made a huge difference in how the white net -- white house has welcomed visitors over the ark of 40 years. they've said this is the people's house but after september 11 tourers were called off and there's an elaborate procedure where they get hundreds of people who are allowed to come in and often, when president bush welcomed the pope i believe they brought 10,000 people who had to stand through the whole several our process but at least they got people in their. >> what happened is there has been an evolution-- evolutionary change. it didn't

white house are quite unattractive and look as though they belong at the entrance of a sears and roebuck store. why do they throw off the white house beauty so much? why are they there? >> gosh. bill? >> we are, they are descendants from earlier called storm entrances because in the bad weather, which is always a problem on that north side. and it was to keep the weather, at least from going in. now it has security functions. it's aluminum. it dates from the '50s, right, lydia? it's that modern '50s stuff. i totally agree with you. if they did such a good job on the handicap ramp, why can't they at least paint that white? but you have other people who agree with you. lydia's going to change it. [ laughter ] >> i can tell you that security has made a huge difference in how the white house has welcomed visitors. and the presidents i've covered over the arc of that 40 years, each president said, and first ladies, too, say this is the people's house. they're trying to do more to open it, but right after september 11th tours were called off and now there is an elaborate procedure where they d

she would take sears & roebuck catalogs and go to the outhouse in west virginia and she would just pretend like she was reading. eventually she taught herself how to read and taught herself three languages. they were suited for each other. they had become sweethearts and they became married in 1901, may 15, 1901. then they start construction on this house, 1313 pierce street. i always say anne spencer not only lived in harlem, that harlem came to anne spencer. for example, w.e.b. dubois comes here for a lecture. that's how he gets to know anne spencer. johnson comes as a civil secretary and she just meets people and i think very often, many of the people she's associated with were from the south. most of them were from the south. some had migrated up north so as they're traveling from the south to the north, they would have to stop over somewhere. they couldn't stay in a hotel, so the spencer home was not on the directory but it was open to people that they were associated with. that's how she met herston. she was working on her anthology project, he was working on another project, and he

and she would do that same thing reading before she learned how to read, she would take sears and roebuck catalogs and go out to the outhouse in west virginia and she would just pretend like she was reading and actually she taught herself how to read and herself three languages. they stood for each other and became sweethearts . and after sweethearts they become married in 1921. and then in 1904, in 1903 they start construction on 1313 pierce street. i always say and spencer never lived in harlem and harlem came and spencer. for example, weby here is a lecturer museum at marshall college. how hegets to know and spencer . and then she just needs people and very often i think that many of the people that she's associated with were from the south, and they are now have migrated north and so as they are traveling from the south to the north, they would have to stop over somewhere, they couldn't stay in a hotel so the spencer home was not on the green book directory but it was open to people that they were associated with, that's how she makes zora neale person, langston hughes runs into her i

think about sears roebuck, sears. it was a business. it was mail-order.you didn't have to go to the local store. you had lots of different options. amazon was sears online. could in 50 years be disrupted? problem hi will. nobody can tell you what it is going to be but i think over the next five to 10, to 20 years these companies will get exponentially larger. would you rather own, do you believe in the decade people will buy more on amazon or they're going to buy at target? stuart: i take your point -- >> do you think they're inexpensive. companies like facebook basically trade at market, s&p, 15, 16 times earnings. these things aren't crazy expensive. amazon, people are like, the company never made a dollar of profit. it generates a lot of profits. it is still expensive. companies like google trade 20 times earnings. these are companies that don't trade like the the internet bubble at 200 times revenue. stuart: okay. you're an early investor in big-name technology companies. >> better to be lucky. stuart: well-done. what is the next big thing? can you pu

roebuck's and then i'm here today with felix klein germany's federal anti semitism commissioner to talk about rising anti semitism in germany mr klein you were recently appointed to this newly created post and unlike what many would have expected you're not jewish what's your relationship to judaism. i had jewish friends in school people i got along with very well and to have remained my.