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truman. he would write, in his handwritten note at the bottom, i assure you i shall feel free to call upon you, thanks for the offer. truman would say to his staff later on at the end of april he was going to do something they wear not going to like. he was going to invite herbert hoover to the white house. so between handwritten letters and communication between their aides and letters and phone calls, the two presidents would arrange their very first meeting. in my presentation, i will quote a lot from these two because, to me, if you're going to look at a relationship between friends and that, words matter. the words matter. the words that they used with each other were often very carefully chosen and very very well mannered. that would give them a very strong basis for their friendship. on the morning of may 28th, 1945, this would end herbert hoover's 12 year isolation from the white house. a meeting in the oval office that would last 55 minutes but create a friendship that would last unt
truman. he would write, in his handwritten note at the bottom, i assure you i shall feel free to call upon you, thanks for the offer. truman would say to his staff later on at the end of april he was going to do something they wear not going to like. he was going to invite herbert hoover to the white house. so between handwritten letters and communication between their aides and letters and phone calls, the two presidents would arrange their very first meeting. in my presentation, i will quote...
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hoover and truman remained friends even after truman left office in 19534. in fact an argument can be made the friendship deepened when they became equals as the nations two only living former presidents. they formed an informal former president club and saw each other from time to time in new york and florida. the conversation was casual. the add mirgs was genuine. they attended presidential libraries and exchanged books. the wonderful letter from hoover to truman. truman was so impressed with that letter he actually had it framed and displayed on the behind his desk at the library. and the folks will tell you when hoover was in residence he would point to or show that letter to visitors. hoover's relationship with eisenhower was significantly different from that partnership with truman. he was no stranger when they began the correspondent. it is likely that the two men were first introduced by general douglas mcarthur. when he was army chief of staff. during the hoover administration. eisenhower was aid atd the time and often charged with the responsibilit
hoover and truman remained friends even after truman left office in 19534. in fact an argument can be made the friendship deepened when they became equals as the nations two only living former presidents. they formed an informal former president club and saw each other from time to time in new york and florida. the conversation was casual. the add mirgs was genuine. they attended presidential libraries and exchanged books. the wonderful letter from hoover to truman. truman was so impressed with...
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he violated what the truman administration called for. december of 1950, truman reminded, had issued an order, "to make no announcements on policy without government concurrence." truman reminded macarthur of that statement that came out of the department of defense and of coarse, in classic macarthur fashion, he completely ignored it. then joseph martin, the house minority leader, wrote to macarthur and sent him a speech that he had given in which he was -- in which he argued if the united states was not going to be in it for full victory, then the truman administration should be indicted for the murder of thousands of american men. and asked macarthur to comment on that. macarthur wrote back, and this was read in the halls of congress. "my views and recommendations with respect to the situation created by red china's entry into the war against us in korea have been submitted to washington in most complete detail. generally these views are well-known and generally understood as they follow the conventional pattern of meeting force with t
he violated what the truman administration called for. december of 1950, truman reminded, had issued an order, "to make no announcements on policy without government concurrence." truman reminded macarthur of that statement that came out of the department of defense and of coarse, in classic macarthur fashion, he completely ignored it. then joseph martin, the house minority leader, wrote to macarthur and sent him a speech that he had given in which he was -- in which he argued if the...
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truman has to get the country to act. he has republican majorities in congress that are hostile and hungry because the democrats have been running politics for 20 years. he has public dislike of troops and foreign aid, things jacksonians are not interested in. famous meetings with truman, , senator a distaff vandenberg, and others are trying to -- and others are meeting to try to make the case. a state official talks about the importance of european recovery and strategic stuff. it is not moving the republicans. up -- stands up with a statement about the communists are coming and the communist danger will wreck everything. what truman hears from the republicans in congress is if you can sell that message, we will support you. we will not support you on an elaborate, diplomatic, complex thing. if you can scare the hell out of the american people, you can get what you need. the truman administration does. in some ways, this red scare would backfire. you have mccarthyism, all kinds of excesses take place. it becomes a big pr
truman has to get the country to act. he has republican majorities in congress that are hostile and hungry because the democrats have been running politics for 20 years. he has public dislike of troops and foreign aid, things jacksonians are not interested in. famous meetings with truman, , senator a distaff vandenberg, and others are trying to -- and others are meeting to try to make the case. a state official talks about the importance of european recovery and strategic stuff. it is not...
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people attack truman. well, if you're doing everything for europe, why aren't you trying to stop communism in china? why are you just letting them lose. it's a big problem. nevertheless, it gets the job done. the marshall plan, probably the most brilliant american foreign policy stroke since the louisiana purchase, comes about not by convincing the american people of the glories of foreign aid, of hamiltonian and wilsonian wisdom, but by scaring the hell out of people about the very real threat of a communist takeover. i'm afraid today, by the way, we have a lot of intellectuals and foreign policy activists who would let the marshall plan go before they would indulge in those kinds of scare tactics. but the truth is, if you want to do something big in american politi politics, in american foreign policy, you cannot do it without jacksonians. and jacksonians will only act for jacksonian reasons. if your idea is i'll persuade them all not to be jacksonian anymore but i'll turn them into wilsonians or hamilto
people attack truman. well, if you're doing everything for europe, why aren't you trying to stop communism in china? why are you just letting them lose. it's a big problem. nevertheless, it gets the job done. the marshall plan, probably the most brilliant american foreign policy stroke since the louisiana purchase, comes about not by convincing the american people of the glories of foreign aid, of hamiltonian and wilsonian wisdom, but by scaring the hell out of people about the very real threat...
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. >> it is a big story that goes to the truman administration and even before.chucking it up and putting that into perspective to give people chance to reflect on each period that we call in the exhibit. there is a lot of information and a lot of kind of personal reflection on the issue as you go through the exhibit. i am convinced that people cannot do this in a quick 20 minute visit which is the average attention span of folks doing exhibits these days. it is an exhibit that people will have to come back to. >> what do you hope as people wrap up, what they take away? >> a better sense of what happened and that they feel challenged to answer questions themselves about what was the reason, what did we get out of this, what impact did it have on future conflicts, those kinds of questions. >> you told us you are a vietnam vet, what was that experience like? what did you learn from this exhibit that you did not know before? >> i was a corporal assigned to marine division and then aboard a ship. our information during that time, during my year in vietnam was very li
. >> it is a big story that goes to the truman administration and even before.chucking it up and putting that into perspective to give people chance to reflect on each period that we call in the exhibit. there is a lot of information and a lot of kind of personal reflection on the issue as you go through the exhibit. i am convinced that people cannot do this in a quick 20 minute visit which is the average attention span of folks doing exhibits these days. it is an exhibit that people will...
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[laughter] , but harry truman is a great american story. this wonderful gathering is that the american story if there ever was a story that is so american. he is harry true man from a place called independence and he never went to college, he had to go it on his own and he had all kinds of bad luck and defeat but he never gave up. my favorite people are the people who don't give up. george washington in 1776 had every reason in the world to say that's enough, we can win this war but he would not give up. the wright brothers never gave up. the building of the brooklyn bridge had many to say this is more than can be achieved, but they wouldn't give up. >> you gave a speech at ohio university about people who helped build the northwest territories and you now working on a book called the pioneers in 2019. what was so interesting in light of those people never give up? >> i was invited to speak at the ohio university other 200 university commencement i thought i better learn something about ohio university. i found out that the oldest building
[laughter] , but harry truman is a great american story. this wonderful gathering is that the american story if there ever was a story that is so american. he is harry true man from a place called independence and he never went to college, he had to go it on his own and he had all kinds of bad luck and defeat but he never gave up. my favorite people are the people who don't give up. george washington in 1776 had every reason in the world to say that's enough, we can win this war but he would...
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it lasted until the truman renovations than it was replaced with steel. it is imitated down there now. arching to support the heavy house. the brick masons built that with the stonemason's cooperation. it was identifiable when washington made his last trip here from philadelphia after he left office. they parked in front of the north here, his carriage. he and mrs. washington were in it, his granddaughter, step granddaughter, and george washington lafayette, the son of lafayette who was sent to save him from the french revolution. they stopped and hoban had the militia that he forced everyone to join, give a 21 gun salute from the walls of the house. it was finished enough not to have windows yet or anything, but washington could see what it looked like. susan: so george washington was never able to enter the completed white house? mr. seale: not to our knowledge. susan: people should know there were three basic classes of workers. the elite scottish masons who did the stonework and carving, the irish workers, and slaves. what was the role of slaves in th
it lasted until the truman renovations than it was replaced with steel. it is imitated down there now. arching to support the heavy house. the brick masons built that with the stonemason's cooperation. it was identifiable when washington made his last trip here from philadelphia after he left office. they parked in front of the north here, his carriage. he and mrs. washington were in it, his granddaughter, step granddaughter, and george washington lafayette, the son of lafayette who was sent to...
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as much as i was between hoover and truman. it is hard for us to imagine on imagining that any former presidents would have real affection. you do occasionally see it. we saw it as far back as thomas jefferson. it does happen. there were more collaborations. in the back. there is some evidence he reached out about the white house but i was wondering if there but any response at any time she reached out in your knowledge. >> one of the interesting challeng challenges, the fractured relationship and how they reached out was ouls through comments they would make about one another. even when you have a life changing event -- for example when the president's mother who lived with them at the white house passed away, president hoover did not send his condolences to the president but to eleanor roosevelt it is also true that he responded to eleanor roosevelt. he did occasionally use roosevelt as his go between. she became kind of set out on her own kind of campaigns and careers. she wrote a newspaper article called my day. i don't kno
as much as i was between hoover and truman. it is hard for us to imagine on imagining that any former presidents would have real affection. you do occasionally see it. we saw it as far back as thomas jefferson. it does happen. there were more collaborations. in the back. there is some evidence he reached out about the white house but i was wondering if there but any response at any time she reached out in your knowledge. >> one of the interesting challeng challenges, the fractured...
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president truman, he loved history. and he loved symbols in history very much. it may be coming from his masonic background, i don't know. but he had a deep perception of symbols. and when the architects told him they were going to demolish it and rebuild it, he said, no. he worried about it and worried about it. and finally, he went to yale and they had rebuild a building there and leaving the outside was their old 18th century. rebuilding that and the uh in building inside, and he decided, that's what would happened, and he brought george over, the architect of that to hear. and they gutted the house and sent everything to -- not everything, but most of it to trash out of ft. meyer landfill. and the house was reconstructed in steel -- steel frame, within those original walls. there's that much space between them. the steal and the wall. the walls were not conserved until later. but the house was rebuilt and looked about like it did. it was more like a public building, maybe. no wooden floors. it didn't have that saggy feeling in it always had that franklin roo
president truman, he loved history. and he loved symbols in history very much. it may be coming from his masonic background, i don't know. but he had a deep perception of symbols. and when the architects told him they were going to demolish it and rebuild it, he said, no. he worried about it and worried about it. and finally, he went to yale and they had rebuild a building there and leaving the outside was their old 18th century. rebuilding that and the uh in building inside, and he decided,...
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john adams, harry truman, johnstown flood. the wright brothers. that's just a couple of the books that he's written. american in paris. so, are the greater journey is the name of that book. a few of the books. you know what you want to ask him. we're their facilitate that conversation. gentleman net in florida, you're on booktv with historian david mccullough. >> caller: hello, mr. mccullough. >> guest: good morning -- good afternoon, rather. >> caller: i love your work and in fact you are in sarasota a year ago and i wanted you at graph my john adams book, but i couldn't get a ticket. but here's my question. when you were writing about abigail adams -- of course we all know that john adams' wife was just about the most liberal lady in america -- but when she was in england, and she went to see othello, she was -- she said some things she felt brought some prejudice out in her that she didn't know was there. she tajh -- talked about how black othello was, the blackest man she had seen, and was repulsed by the fact that othem low was touching the s
john adams, harry truman, johnstown flood. the wright brothers. that's just a couple of the books that he's written. american in paris. so, are the greater journey is the name of that book. a few of the books. you know what you want to ask him. we're their facilitate that conversation. gentleman net in florida, you're on booktv with historian david mccullough. >> caller: hello, mr. mccullough. >> guest: good morning -- good afternoon, rather. >> caller: i love your work and in...
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it was used by president harry truman and even by president john f. kennedy for a short period, but it is moeds often associated with president dwight d. eisenhower. as originally built, the car was a convertible. it did not have this plexiglas top. that was credited to eisenhower. he thought that might be handy for the presidential vehicle. it is not armored. in fact, no part of the car is armored. the war is over now. there's no thought of security. or at least, it's not thought to be a vital concern. but it does provide protection from weather. so in the event of rain or snow, the president can have some protection in there. otherwise, you see, it is sectioned. it can be taken apart and all of those panels can be neatly stacked into the trunk, so you have it if you need it, but it doesn't have to be used. and that would allow the president to stand up in the car. there are a couple of handrails up along the back of the front seat that would allow eisenhower or truman or kennedy to stand and wave to crowds as they went by. which also explains that o
it was used by president harry truman and even by president john f. kennedy for a short period, but it is moeds often associated with president dwight d. eisenhower. as originally built, the car was a convertible. it did not have this plexiglas top. that was credited to eisenhower. he thought that might be handy for the presidential vehicle. it is not armored. in fact, no part of the car is armored. the war is over now. there's no thought of security. or at least, it's not thought to be a vital...
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it was in harry truman's gift. it was in america's gift. to churchill's dismay, the united states never got remotely close to using its atomic monopoly in the kind of threatening, diplomatic manner that churchill evidently desired. the final phase of churchill's nuclear career begins in early 1950. i say begins. it was the beginning of a transformation. it would see trip -- churchill move from would be atomic warrior to nuclear peacemaker. extraordinary transition. it begins in 1950. let me give you a tiny bit of background. in august 1949, the american atomic monopoly ended when the a soviet union -- when the soviet union tested its first nuclear bomb. here it is. in the west as well, there was alarm and anxiety and fear occasioned by this soviet atomic breakthrough. in january 1950, the united states responded. president truman announced that the united states would forge ahead with developing the hydrogen bomb, the super, it was nicknamed. a thermonuclear weapon. a monstrous device, potentially 1000 times as powerful as the puny things u
it was in harry truman's gift. it was in america's gift. to churchill's dismay, the united states never got remotely close to using its atomic monopoly in the kind of threatening, diplomatic manner that churchill evidently desired. the final phase of churchill's nuclear career begins in early 1950. i say begins. it was the beginning of a transformation. it would see trip -- churchill move from would be atomic warrior to nuclear peacemaker. extraordinary transition. it begins in 1950. let me...
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one or two illustrations when president truman, very courageously and very wisely, went into korea. one of our pollsters went out with a gallup, and that position was approved 81%. six months later, when sacrifices were evident and the problems again appeared, the same pollster, talking to the same people, saw the number go from 81% to 26%. those numbers have happened in all of our crises, economic, domestic, international. the president learns to expect them and learns to live with them. the important thing for every man who occupies this place is to search as best he can to get the right answer. try to find out what is right and then do it without regard to the polls or criticism. guest: a good many americans has said that they stop to the bombing -- that a stop to the bombing would be worth trying just to see if north vietnam would respond. pres. l.b. johnson: north vietnam has responded. their statement this week was in the hanoi newspaper in response to my statements from the enterprise is very clear and compelling, and i think it should answer to any person in this country who
one or two illustrations when president truman, very courageously and very wisely, went into korea. one of our pollsters went out with a gallup, and that position was approved 81%. six months later, when sacrifices were evident and the problems again appeared, the same pollster, talking to the same people, saw the number go from 81% to 26%. those numbers have happened in all of our crises, economic, domestic, international. the president learns to expect them and learns to live with them. the...
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>> as you know, truman also in addition to being a machine politician in missouri, certainly came to office unexpectedly and was by all accounts unprepared. fdr didn't even share a lot of information, he didn't know about themanhattan project , that was a surprise to him but in thatrespect , they both came from humble and maybe checkered political pass and landed in office not by accident but certainly as a great surprise to everybody and to themselves. also, there were low expectations for truman as there were low expectations for arthur so yes, there are parallels. anyone else? okay, thank you very much for coming. i really appreciateit . [applause] [inaudible conversation] >> c-span: where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. next, on book tvs "after words", muslim american federal agents tamer elnoury discusses his experience fighting domestic terrorism in america. he's interviewed by michael german, author of thinking like a terrorist,
>> as you know, truman also in addition to being a machine politician in missouri, certainly came to office unexpectedly and was by all accounts unprepared. fdr didn't even share a lot of information, he didn't know about themanhattan project , that was a surprise to him but in thatrespect , they both came from humble and maybe checkered political pass and landed in office not by accident but certainly as a great surprise to everybody and to themselves. also, there were low expectations...
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there is no presidential pension until harry truman. he is writing the memoirs to provide for julia. he finishes them three days before he dies. the doctor said he only stayed alive to finish the memoirs. it even in the last pages he is going to admit his mistakes, willing to admit what he did wrong. this is just remarkable. lincoln is the same. as a young man, lincoln's humor could hurt, his satire could bite. one day he heard a man was debating the predecessor of the republican party, very critical, and he rushes over from his law office in springfield and he sees this man speaking and he has what we might call a physical disability. lincoln gets up there and not only refutes the man rhetorically but mimics the man 's physical disability. the man breaks into tears, he is humiliated, and he rushes out of the room. this is the young lincoln. he learned from this. he sought the man out and offered his apology. i think the marks of leadership is can a person admit their own mistakes, can they learn from those mistakes and go forward? gran
there is no presidential pension until harry truman. he is writing the memoirs to provide for julia. he finishes them three days before he dies. the doctor said he only stayed alive to finish the memoirs. it even in the last pages he is going to admit his mistakes, willing to admit what he did wrong. this is just remarkable. lincoln is the same. as a young man, lincoln's humor could hurt, his satire could bite. one day he heard a man was debating the predecessor of the republican party, very...
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then harry truman, it is eleanor roosevelt who summons harry truman to the white house. it is the former first lady, who has no constitutional role or power who informs the vice president that roosevelt is dead and harry truman is now president. within a few hours, in the white house, harry truman takes the oath of office. what is different about this is this takes place in the full glare of the media. you cannot understand the assassination and understand the impact it has had on an entire generation, i look around and i see people my age and older, you remember where you were when kennedy was shot in a large part because of the media. this was the first event in human history that the entire nation experienced -- an entire nation experienced in real time. the roosevelt assassination -- it played out on radio. people were watching this on television. kennedy used television to build a bond with the public and the public felt a sense of loss when they saw him assassinated. within a few minutes of the shooting, walter cronkite was on cbs announcing that there had been sho
then harry truman, it is eleanor roosevelt who summons harry truman to the white house. it is the former first lady, who has no constitutional role or power who informs the vice president that roosevelt is dead and harry truman is now president. within a few hours, in the white house, harry truman takes the oath of office. what is different about this is this takes place in the full glare of the media. you cannot understand the assassination and understand the impact it has had on an entire...
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ago national turkey federation first presented the national thanksgiving turkey to president harry truman, who, i might add, did not grant a pardon. he was a tough cookie. a muchi am going to be nicer president. over the past 10 months, a lot you and i have had the pleasure aniaelcoming many -- mel and i have had the pleasure of ultimate many special people to the white house. taken in world leaders, politicians, and some strange bird. we have yet to receive any visitors like our guest of honor today, drumstick. hi, drumstick. drumstick is going to be very happy. , thatleased to report unlike billions of other turkeys at this time of year, drumstick has a very bright future ahead of them. on a turkeys raised farm in douglas county, minnesota with the help of five young women from the douglas county 4h chapter who are here with us today. great work. where are they. please stand. great job you have done. h, that is great. drumstick and his friend westbound will live out their days at gobbler's arrest. it is antom built, enclosure on the campus of virginia tech, a tremendous school. they wil
ago national turkey federation first presented the national thanksgiving turkey to president harry truman, who, i might add, did not grant a pardon. he was a tough cookie. a muchi am going to be nicer president. over the past 10 months, a lot you and i have had the pleasure aniaelcoming many -- mel and i have had the pleasure of ultimate many special people to the white house. taken in world leaders, politicians, and some strange bird. we have yet to receive any visitors like our guest of honor...
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in fact, the truman presidential library says truman sometimes indicated to reporters that the turkeys he received were destined for the family dinner table. >> he was a tough cookie. >> desjardins: truman was actually the first president to receive a turkey from the national turkey federation several years ago. so who was the first president to pardon a turkey? lincoln, it appears, was the first on record, but you have to a christmas turkey his son had taken a liking to. president john f. kennedy was the first to pardon a thanksgiving turkey in 1963, despite a sign hanging around the turkey's neck that read "good eating, mr. president," kennedy still sent the bird back to the farm. richard nixon sent his turkeys to a nearby petting zoo. ronald reagan was the first to use the word "pardon" when talking turkey in 1987. the turkey pardoning became formalized in 1989 with president george h.w. bush. >> let me assure you that this fine turkey will not end up on yip one's dinner table, not this guy. >> desjardins: exactly, these turkeys are no sitting ducks. they road 1,000 miles for their
in fact, the truman presidential library says truman sometimes indicated to reporters that the turkeys he received were destined for the family dinner table. >> he was a tough cookie. >> desjardins: truman was actually the first president to receive a turkey from the national turkey federation several years ago. so who was the first president to pardon a turkey? lincoln, it appears, was the first on record, but you have to a christmas turkey his son had taken a liking to. president...
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truman and mr. roosevelt. we were allies in that war. we both fought bravely. i think our power includes a very strong -- i don't just mean the military. are you an idealist or a realist? you can't have one without the other. moral agility makes the difference. >> with all of these events and backgrounds from world war i and world war ii, the rise of totalitarianism that you covered here, as we move closer through the cold war and into the nixon period, what was the importance, the significance of these events we have talked about? and how were they so important leading up to the nixon administration? >> the main things that mr. truman and then stalin and their successors worked on as tensions grew very great at the end of the second world war. we had formed a successful alliance. the russians fought very well for their own country. remember stalin's message on socialism and communism was one country first. the country was soviet union. anybody else who adopts this -- which helped the chinese revolutionaries on the left -- as the army moved into eastern europe
truman and mr. roosevelt. we were allies in that war. we both fought bravely. i think our power includes a very strong -- i don't just mean the military. are you an idealist or a realist? you can't have one without the other. moral agility makes the difference. >> with all of these events and backgrounds from world war i and world war ii, the rise of totalitarianism that you covered here, as we move closer through the cold war and into the nixon period, what was the importance, the...
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truman: all things that we hold dear are in great danger. continuity of government plans have been around since president truman and the dawn of the atomic age. each administration has added their own touches. the greenbrier, the secret bunker built beneath a resort that would have housed members of congress, was built on eisenhower's watch. john f. kennedy's press secretary pierre salinger organized what was called a doomsday press corps. along with additions, graff discovered big concerns. garrett: this is a shadow government that we want as a country, but we don't know where they are. we don't know how many there are. we don't know what we're spending on them, and we don't have any real idea on whether it will work. joce: graff's book highlighted a dod report that came to light during jfk's time in office. it called continuity of government plans severely lacking. president carter's team called it a worry to all familiar with it. joce: 9/11 also exposed major flaws in the system. from communications problems on air force one to even the h
truman: all things that we hold dear are in great danger. continuity of government plans have been around since president truman and the dawn of the atomic age. each administration has added their own touches. the greenbrier, the secret bunker built beneath a resort that would have housed members of congress, was built on eisenhower's watch. john f. kennedy's press secretary pierre salinger organized what was called a doomsday press corps. along with additions, graff discovered big concerns....
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the national turkey federation first presented the national thanksgiving turkey to president harry truman, who i might add, did not grant a pardon, he refused. he was a tough cookie. today, i am going to be a much nicer president. over the past 10 months, melania and i have had the edge of welcoming many, many special visitors to the great white house. we have hosted dozens of incredible, world leaders, members of congress and along the way, a few very strange word. .- strange bird now we have yet to receive any visitors quite like our members -- magnificent test of honor today, "drums take." hi drumstick? i think you will be very happy. [laughter] i am pleased to report that unlike millions of many other turkeys at this time of the year, drumstick has a very bright future ahead of him. on theck was raised turkey farm in douglas county, minnesota with the help of five young women from the douglas county 4-h chapter who are here with us today. i would like to say, great work. where are they? please stand. great job you have done! [applause] four h! that is great, thank you. upon being pard
the national turkey federation first presented the national thanksgiving turkey to president harry truman, who i might add, did not grant a pardon, he refused. he was a tough cookie. today, i am going to be a much nicer president. over the past 10 months, melania and i have had the edge of welcoming many, many special visitors to the great white house. we have hosted dozens of incredible, world leaders, members of congress and along the way, a few very strange word. .- strange bird now we have...
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he focuses on jacksonian populist nationalist and explains how presidents roosevelt, truman, and reagan gave their support. he suggests that the trump administration could learn from this presidential history. the center for strategic and international studies hosted this hour-long event. >> today, we have one of the nations most distinguished historians of u.s. foreign-policy, walter russell mead. he is a distinguished fellow at the hudson institute and the james clark professor of foreign humanities at bard college. he's an honors graduate, where he received prizes. -- where he received prizes for history, debate, and translation of new testament greek. he has written many books with
he focuses on jacksonian populist nationalist and explains how presidents roosevelt, truman, and reagan gave their support. he suggests that the trump administration could learn from this presidential history. the center for strategic and international studies hosted this hour-long event. >> today, we have one of the nations most distinguished historians of u.s. foreign-policy, walter russell mead. he is a distinguished fellow at the hudson institute and the james clark professor of...
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the national turkey federation first presented the national thanksgiving turkey to president add, trumanwho, i might did not grant the pardon. he refused. he was a tough cookie. today, i am going to be a much nicer president great over the past 10 months, melania and i have had the pleasure of welcoming many special visitors to the great white house. we've posted dozens of incredible world leaders, members of congress, and along the way a few very strange birds. anywe have yet to receive visitors quite like our magnificent guest of honor today, drumstick. hi, drumstick. oh, drumstick i think is going to be very happy. i am pleased to report that unlike millions of other turkeys at this time of the year, drumstick has a very, very bright future ahead of him. raised on carl and charlene's turkey farm with the help of five young women from the douglas county chapter who are your with us today. i want to say great work. where are they? please stand. great job you have done. [applause] that is great. thank you. upon being pardoned, drumstick and his friend, wishbone, will live out their days
the national turkey federation first presented the national thanksgiving turkey to president add, trumanwho, i might did not grant the pardon. he refused. he was a tough cookie. today, i am going to be a much nicer president great over the past 10 months, melania and i have had the pleasure of welcoming many special visitors to the great white house. we've posted dozens of incredible world leaders, members of congress, and along the way a few very strange birds. anywe have yet to receive...
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when the war ended, he was a huge supporter of the fdr and then of course when fdr died and truman became president, huge supporter mostly because of the dropping of the bombs. he and adlai stevenson supporter, i know a lot of people think there's a lot more to his story. he actively campaigned for adlai stevenson in 1952. stevenson was running against eisenhower so that is part of the individual thought, where even though eisenhower was a war hero and celebrated, he believed that stevenson was more on the same level as roosevelt as the real roosevelt liberal, and eisenhower might have been a touch too militaristic for his taste. in 1956 he supported adlai stevenson again a losing proposition that between 1956 and 1960, charlton heston became a major hollywood star come in fact the biggest star of the 50s and hollywood. he supported john kennedy in the convention he supported jfk. jfk of course won the nomination, and he went out and actively campaigned for kennedy. there was no ambivalence about who he supported and who he wanted in office. in 1964, something changed and he felt first of
when the war ended, he was a huge supporter of the fdr and then of course when fdr died and truman became president, huge supporter mostly because of the dropping of the bombs. he and adlai stevenson supporter, i know a lot of people think there's a lot more to his story. he actively campaigned for adlai stevenson in 1952. stevenson was running against eisenhower so that is part of the individual thought, where even though eisenhower was a war hero and celebrated, he believed that stevenson was...
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the child went to the emergency truman get he checked out but no one else was hurt. >> reporter: dozens of tell player homes will be available to fire victims. fire destroyed an estimated 5,000 houses there. today board of supervisors approved ao lease 80 spaces at the fairgrounds and create another 120. fema will provide the housing. anyone affected by the fire can apply for disaster relief at the e crlol asstais in the press democrat building. >> reporter: expect and snowy roads as you drive through the . you can see snow there. and truckers must carry chains between placer county and the nevada state line. snow has been falling all day and more is expected all night. more than a foot is expected at donner summit. >> the little ice rink in alameda opened the skaters today. the ice rinks open at walnut creek next week. >> we are expecting a one on our storm impact scale. >> sandy has a closer look at what that means. >> that level one means it is a light storm on our impact scale ranking from one to five. so let's check out doppler 7. we have some light rain falling you will notice fro
the child went to the emergency truman get he checked out but no one else was hurt. >> reporter: dozens of tell player homes will be available to fire victims. fire destroyed an estimated 5,000 houses there. today board of supervisors approved ao lease 80 spaces at the fairgrounds and create another 120. fema will provide the housing. anyone affected by the fire can apply for disaster relief at the e crlol asstais in the press democrat building. >> reporter: expect and snowy roads...
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basically similar to the same people.even truman i believe was captain in world war i. he came from nowhere, everyone thought he was that worthy ended up being a great president. finally in modern times i want to do one of my standups for a special. in front of the statue of jackson at the white house. and a presidential historian came down and did a recent book on the bushes.he said you know where we are standing? and i said that this would be a good backdrop. he needs another square ronald reagan demanded to have his photo done for "time magazine". he wanted in front of jackson's statue. so you may not like jackson, you may think i'm overstating the book but some pretty great men thought that he was the exact prototype they should build off of. that is pretty much where he ended up on the 20 and i am thrilled to talk about the battle that no one thought we could win and we did win. lastly, the one thing i did discover is not only did we have to fight the battle, jackson is port it is and we had to fight the battle. he said the british were budgetary of the treaty and
basically similar to the same people.even truman i believe was captain in world war i. he came from nowhere, everyone thought he was that worthy ended up being a great president. finally in modern times i want to do one of my standups for a special. in front of the statue of jackson at the white house. and a presidential historian came down and did a recent book on the bushes.he said you know where we are standing? and i said that this would be a good backdrop. he needs another square ronald...
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but the tell so you make truman fashionable fantasy they started learning german to understand the lyrics. to ask. france was the first foreign market for us that worked it was all a bit surprising for us it was astonishing i'm always surprised when people really want to hear german songs it's quite special that's for sure but it's on the. lam in two thousand and seven tech tells album was the first with german lyrics to make it strays into the french top twenty. all the german classes a jump packed like the english class is going to be that long because of tokio hotel look i'm taking down a seems like. i was in two thousand and seven talking tell one of european m.t.v. music awards for the interaction with fans across the world. to see. the most exciting thing was the first singer who's in germany. and now we are here. on this stage to see these big international artists and. to get tell started releasing two versions of the albums one in german one in english. but come to change their mind. gotten these songs of english between we wrote the songs in english and translated them into germ
but the tell so you make truman fashionable fantasy they started learning german to understand the lyrics. to ask. france was the first foreign market for us that worked it was all a bit surprising for us it was astonishing i'm always surprised when people really want to hear german songs it's quite special that's for sure but it's on the. lam in two thousand and seven tech tells album was the first with german lyrics to make it strays into the french top twenty. all the german classes a jump...
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also heard that truman show drawings are among. the two without yourself. there's a portion of the. ballot so yes this email is yeah there should. be a ham call. susan good. to should also hi this is bobby brown that's a sure. thing. before the song. physically couldn't take. us off. our back drama and those she may have fallen through to fool all the others are going on top of both found the band so it's a little fish fish hang on to a fish on the shelf. some additionally i would like to go without a bone marrow and. tell you miss it. was somebody or something about. our. example or no woman down here in common w. our. children you have the. power so you'll prove that. the whole. of us home and you know what a borrowed you were phrase hong kong. how to say this our poor young salad from baba she has the whole how and pull the thing from being a woman she was a bit whoa whoa whoa so the truth will out is also all. so the one losses are google it's all from can have a the high can only a side the. force is or how young one of the ha ha done to. i look out for you all what curriculum
also heard that truman show drawings are among. the two without yourself. there's a portion of the. ballot so yes this email is yeah there should. be a ham call. susan good. to should also hi this is bobby brown that's a sure. thing. before the song. physically couldn't take. us off. our back drama and those she may have fallen through to fool all the others are going on top of both found the band so it's a little fish fish hang on to a fish on the shelf. some additionally i would like to go...
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. >> president truman is bright and cheery. >> harry truman left office with dismal approval ratings, but ending with the 1992 biography, heroes in public estimation. >> [cheers and applause] >> disclosures by jfk's mistresses tarnished his legacy. >> i think is an inflection point for bill clinton's legacy. i think more and more what we are seeing in historians will see he diminished this office. his legacy will be very different from the one that we had thought when he left office. >> bill clinton did not respond to our request for comment. he has long denied that rape allegation. george bush faces new scrutiny. several women accused him of groping them including one during his presidency. >> bret: we are hearing more from hillary clinton as to why she did not get the office that her husband once held. >> he said that russian interference was one of the major contributors to the outcome of the 2016 campaign. >> i think there are a lot of questions about it legitimacy. we don't have a method for contesting that. in our system. >> bret: she cited reggistitration issues in her loss of
. >> president truman is bright and cheery. >> harry truman left office with dismal approval ratings, but ending with the 1992 biography, heroes in public estimation. >> [cheers and applause] >> disclosures by jfk's mistresses tarnished his legacy. >> i think is an inflection point for bill clinton's legacy. i think more and more what we are seeing in historians will see he diminished this office. his legacy will be very different from the one that we had thought...
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truman. "that's the face of courage.f the plane, you can't hear a thing, only hand signals to communicate. we headed inside this city at sea. i >> taste like a normal starbucks drink? >> it does. >> with its own coffee shop, no surprise, the carrier also has its own fire station. commander wheaton from maryland is in charge of damage control. >> this is where repair one bravo is. >> he and his team put me through a test of what they train for. >> i've heard an alarm or call. >> bells are going off, ding, ding, ding. >> all right. >> i have to move quicker, right? >> little bit. >> do you normally turn on the heat when you're doing this? >> no. >> it's a little warm. >> by the time you're dressed, you'll already have a nice sweat going. >> after several more minutes and what feels like a hundred pounds of gear -- >> you look sweet. >> where vigilant eyes focus on what's ahead, to the flight deck, where young sailors maneuver the multi-million dollar aircraft. >> i wanted to do something that wasn't just for me. i wanted t
truman. "that's the face of courage.f the plane, you can't hear a thing, only hand signals to communicate. we headed inside this city at sea. i >> taste like a normal starbucks drink? >> it does. >> with its own coffee shop, no surprise, the carrier also has its own fire station. commander wheaton from maryland is in charge of damage control. >> this is where repair one bravo is. >> he and his team put me through a test of what they train for. >> i've...
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in korea, when president truman asked for a task increased -- a tax increase, the people supported him. this request has been before the congress since last january. i finished most of the appropriation bills. it looks like out of a hundred $45 billion, they roughly cut $1 billion. but they have cut several billion dollars from revenue, because of in action. because people don't like to stand up and do the unpopular thing of assuming responsibility that the men in public life are required to do sometimes. i know it doesn't have to be your poll or your popularity. we have to have traditional taxes to fight this war abroad and fight the problems in our cities at home, but i think we can do it with the gross national product we have. i think we should do it, and i think that when the american people and congress get the full story, they will do it. we have failed up until now to convince them, but we will continue to try in every way that is proper. senator mccarthy says he is considering opposing you in the presidential primaries because he believes it would be a healthy thing to debate
in korea, when president truman asked for a task increased -- a tax increase, the people supported him. this request has been before the congress since last january. i finished most of the appropriation bills. it looks like out of a hundred $45 billion, they roughly cut $1 billion. but they have cut several billion dollars from revenue, because of in action. because people don't like to stand up and do the unpopular thing of assuming responsibility that the men in public life are required to do...
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also that truman show dr. how do without yourself. there's a question of the. knowledge so you're so she may owners out there should. they can call you. to say good. bye just as well be the one that's a sure. thing. peaceful peaceful. things are going to continue to. eat us off. shit shower without drama and those she may have. a business or who all send us all boiled down to a bowl found signs so it's a little sick. on one surface on the shelf. the magician yelled to go without a bone marrow. or somebody with some data. to measure the. example or no woman down the incoming w. or. children you have the. power to go through. the whole. of this home and you know what to a barcode you afraid. i'll just say this out walk. shallum by bashir it's a whole hall and pull the thing from being a woman who was a bit. of truth will all. so the losses are google it's all from can have a the high can only aside about. position or how how can one of the ha ha done of the look out for you all with her if you know how little time tar paul was a hot under the sun kind of imo she
also that truman show dr. how do without yourself. there's a question of the. knowledge so you're so she may owners out there should. they can call you. to say good. bye just as well be the one that's a sure. thing. peaceful peaceful. things are going to continue to. eat us off. shit shower without drama and those she may have. a business or who all send us all boiled down to a bowl found signs so it's a little sick. on one surface on the shelf. the magician yelled to go without a bone marrow....
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in syria but also important for iran is the nuclear deal it's very not just last month president truman washington he said defied iran's compliance with the deal making it difficult for iran but the other side of this agreement russia included china germany france and england now the u.k. all of them are saying that they want to preserve the deal and continue so for iran you know in the face of trams opposition is important to maintain a good relationship with russia it's helping get financially and also regionally with politics including syria so so it ron is looking to go to russia debt to help it against the u.s. when it comes to their own nuclear deal. remember russia has said it very walkable it did they are opposed to any attempts to renegotiate the nuclear issue for example or just scrap it now frankly iran has been abiding by the agreement as testified by the i.a.e.a. the international atomic energy agency latest report so u.s. undecided is isolated but has a huge influence for example european banks are still reluctant to do business with iran because of punishments by the u.s.
in syria but also important for iran is the nuclear deal it's very not just last month president truman washington he said defied iran's compliance with the deal making it difficult for iran but the other side of this agreement russia included china germany france and england now the u.k. all of them are saying that they want to preserve the deal and continue so for iran you know in the face of trams opposition is important to maintain a good relationship with russia it's helping get...
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out of that truman show drawings or come up. i'll do it i'll sure shot. through the portion of the. ballot so yours is female as yeah there should. be a town hall. so she could. push the ball high the ball be on that's a sure. thing. before the song. physical to take. us off. our back drama and those she may have fallen through to fool all such as hell going on top of those found signs so it's a little sick on her face on the shelf. coming to show me i would like to go without a bum without. a. good telly missive. for somebody or something about. our. example i know i'm gonna get incoming w. want. to show you how about. how to go through the. whole. of us home and you know what to a barcode you were free of hong kong. i'll just say this our poor. salad from baba should the whole holland pull them from being a woman who was a bit why why why so the truth logicians will sell all. so the hand motions are google it's all from can have a the high can only a side the. position of how young one of the law ha ha it's one of the look out for y'all what kind of you know how little time car wa
out of that truman show drawings or come up. i'll do it i'll sure shot. through the portion of the. ballot so yours is female as yeah there should. be a town hall. so she could. push the ball high the ball be on that's a sure. thing. before the song. physical to take. us off. our back drama and those she may have fallen through to fool all such as hell going on top of those found signs so it's a little sick on her face on the shelf. coming to show me i would like to go without a bum without. a....
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truman brought it back. his approval ratings were so low.e needed lincoln magic dust to fall on him. so he's the guy that kind of brought it back to modern times. >> neil: the idea of an official pardon where you save a turkey's life instead of being on the white house menu, that was something that formally started with george bush sr. the action you pardon is with bush. is that right? >> that's right. i remember that thanksgiving. i flew back with george w. bush. i was on staff. secret service brought us in through the suit lawn. george w. got me on the phone. he said put me on manifest to camp david. so the bushes celebrated at camp david. that was the first formal pardoning. >> neil: i think a lot of presidents can "the early sho show" -- can show their wittier more humorous side. i thought george bush was the same way. do they do that by design? i get a sense that it's like a favorite moment? >> yes, they do. every word is calculated in the white house. sometimes some things happen that are not calculated. sometimes the bird do what they
truman brought it back. his approval ratings were so low.e needed lincoln magic dust to fall on him. so he's the guy that kind of brought it back to modern times. >> neil: the idea of an official pardon where you save a turkey's life instead of being on the white house menu, that was something that formally started with george bush sr. the action you pardon is with bush. is that right? >> that's right. i remember that thanksgiving. i flew back with george w. bush. i was on staff....