again, going back to the truman home, stuart mentioned the truman balcony. you look at the truman home in independence missouri and you see the beautiful porch around the outside. you look at the back of the truman home, then there's the sitting porch at the back of the house. that short stairway there, the middle of the picture, that's how the family was in and out of the truman home. i did not know that the house had a front door. and never used it because i went into the kitchen. a quick story about the kitchen of this home, a group israeli -- a group of israeli officers learn to use the lamps missile system, they went to go over to see my grandfather and were told, my grandmother said originally they had a head cold. they snuck in. he was mindful that my grandfather might have a head cold i don't know if it was a fib or not, but he didn't take these army officers in but took diane into the house and left to the others in the car. so, that is that kitchen right off of that porch. you could see that the porch is enclosed and that my grandmother let those b

in the truman library. >> the truman library. >> by the way, truman's library is an excellent source. you can read the letters to his future life. and there are a lot of things there about his decisions during that time. >> you said macarthur was against -- >> i think so, yeah. >> do you know why he was against it? >> well, i don't know. i don't know. yeah, i don't know. i will put words in his mouth if i give my opinion. yes? questions? okay, thank you. [ applause ] >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington, d.c., and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >>> up next, on american history tv, richard full fainger in, professor at the u.s. army command and general staff college on trench warfare during world war i. he looks at the different strategies and technological developments used in attempts to drive opponents

those, tonight's speaker is clifton truman daniel, the oldest grandson of president truman and bess truman and the son of margaret truman, who is a personality in her own right. his father was the former managing editor of the "new york times" and clifton had his own career in journalism as well. he's the honorary chairman of the board of the truman institute. the nonprofit partner to the truman library and museum in missouri and he's the board secretary of the harry s. truman scholarship foundation. he's author of growing up with my grandfather, memories of harry s. truman. and "dear harry, love bess." two weeks ago i had the privilege of reporting a podcast with clifton, which you can access on our website, white househistory.org and in that conversation he shared wonderful stories and insight about the white house restoration, which was significant during the truman years, his relationship with his grandparents and wonderful stories and if his talk with you tonight is half as interesting as my wonderful conversation, the privilege i had to talk with him, you're in for a treat tonight. b

marines and harry truman. when i first agreed to come out and talk, i said are you sure you know what you are in for? inviting a marine historian to the macarthur memorial. they most assured me and said yes, come down and say your piece. i would like to begin with this slide. how many people are familiar with this cartoon, the barnaby series? how many are familiar with crockett johnson? this was a world war ii era cartoon. it has to do with everything that i am about to say. i would love to get a reference like this in, because it is kind of cool. part of the barnaby series, he had an imaginary friend, so to speak, like we all do. his name was mr. always got him in trouble. part of this cartoon is the young man's chattering marching society. it doesn't make sense right now, but it will. just remember the chowder society. i'm going to take you on a journey. i will take you to guantanamo bay, china, veracruz, mexico, and other places. basically i am going to start in , 1900 and finish in 1950. i will accomplish

in the truman library. >> the truman library. >> by the way, truman's library is an excellent source. you can read the letters to his future life. and there are a lot of things there about his decisions during that time. >> you said macarthur was against -- >> i think so, yeah. >> do you know why he was against it? >> well, i don't know. i don't know. yeah, i don't know. i will put words in his mouth if i give my opinion. yes? questions? okay, thank you. [ applause ] mpbl coming up, a discussion about how world war i shaped some of the military leaders of world war ii. how george c. marshal's early work on military logistics helped prepare him to be army chief of staff. >>> as part of our 50 capitals all this week, american history tv on c-span3. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >>> president trump will attend the salute to service dinner honoring people serving in the military. it's being held in west virginia. we'll have live coverage on c-span at 6:30 p.m. eastern.

in the truman library. >> the truman library. >> by the way, truman's library is an excellent source. you can read the letters to his future life. and there are a lot of things there about his decisions during that time. >> you said macarthur was against -- >> i think so, yeah. >> do you know why he was against it? >> well, i don't know. i don't know. yeah, i don't know. i will put words in his mouth if i give my opinion. yes? questions? okay, thank you. [ applause ] >>> as part of our 50 capitals tour and with the help of gci cable, the c-span bus visited alaska with anchorage, the final stop on the tour. >> c-span plays a critical role in making sure america's democracy is functional and provides a common understanding of what's going on and also provides a window into washington, d.c. that those of us who are distant, a far distance away can see what's occurring. >> we really believe that it's important to offer c-span to our customers because we believe in the network's mission, to be an unfiltered and trusted media source. we proudly support their effort to inform and educate the

marine harry truman. when i first agreed to come down and talk, i thought are you sure you are sure what you're getting into. they said yes, come down and say your piece. so, i would like to begin with this slide, how many people are familiar with this cartoon, the barney serious? how many people are familiar with crockett johnson? you know, the moon. this is a world war ii era cartoon, and it has everything to do with what i'm about to say. i would love to be able to get a reference like this in, because it is kind of cool. part of the barney serious, barney baxter, he had an imaginary friends like we all do, and his name was mr. o'malley who always got him in trouble. part of this cartoon was the young man's marching society. so, it does not make sense right now, but it will. just remember, the chowders of society. i am going to take you on a journey. i'm going to take you to guantanamo bay. i'm going to take you to painting china, to veracruz mexico, other places. basically, i'm going to start in 1998,

what, in fact, if any did the deseg rei gages by harry truman have on nurses in the military? >> so one of the interesting things about the desegregation order in 1981 by harry truman is actually -- the army nurse corps. desegregated before 1948 and it did really with that 1945 -- instead of rulings in 1945. and really when -- when we come to the army navy nurse act in 1947. so 1945, the army nurse corps. could argue that they were desegregated because they aany nurse who was qualify withed to be accepted for nurse training so -- ultimately what 9981 does is just reenforce -- what the army nurse corps. was trying to do before hand. now the reality is -- have this situation with for example, major bailey -- who was a nurse in 1951 there was another story of another african-american female officer in a hospital in 1955 and this was well after the 9981 the reality is local -- local places of segregation individual still maintains segregated status quo even with rulings on books to the opposite effect. so when 1955 you have the story and the the case of a black fall nurse who is a

between the early 20th century and war in vietnam, through the presidencies of franklin roosevelt truman eisenhower and kennedy african-american female nurses -- and white male nurses labored simultaneously to reimagine the ideas of nurses as white and female. well not a unified movement. the push by both groups for access to and participation in the u.s. army nurse corps. employed language of right and discrimination. therefore, these campaigns provide a place to exam how gender identities and racial ideology were contested and mid-20th century mid-american society but before i go any further let me talk a little bit about nursing. what is it about nursing as a profession, a job, an art, science, obligation, or responsibility that makes it a fantastic lens to exam the multifaceted nature of american society? i think at the heart of it, is what nursing is understood to be, and that is the practice of intimate care. one that has historically been you allow me to make that grand statement complex, complicated contested and connected to the very essence of his tore call unctions of communit

while marshall was in moscow, president truman was delivering his famous truman doctrine speech. and two things worth highlighting about that speech, of course he famously pledges two countries facing quote-unquote aggressive movements seek to impose upon them to retell turning regimes. but he emphasizes, and this is quite important, that it is economic and financial aid that is quote-unquote essential to economic stabilization and orderly political processes. so now he's beginning to foreshadow what would become the marshall plan, and this new emphasis on economic and financial assistance. the idea behind this was that we needed some way to counter the soviet conventional military force dominance in europe. at the end of world war ii there were over 3 million american troops in europe, and president truman was determined to carry out fdr's pledge to withdraw these troops within two years. so the question that the military was wrestling with is, how do we do this? how can we provide security, make sure that our vital interest in protecting western europe are met without having to

even when it came to truman, truman was not having that. truman did alter the inside considerably, and that where he fell down, winslow in fact wanted to re-use and replace all of the materials that were taken out. this wouldn't allow truman to actually depart from office. from the white house. so "give him hell, harry" approach to it was, forget about all that stuff, just buy it in. so most of it was dumped. it went off to various sort of military dumps around the place and all kinds of news materials were brought in this had the 1940s. of course since then, it's acquired a new association with all the presidents and all that has happened since the truman time, but going back to washington, what hasn't changed is, in fact -- sorry, i shouldn't say washington. i should say the beginning of andrew jackson's presidency when the portico and, i think, the gallery on the portico. the portico is the north side. the gallery is to the south. but when these were completed, that, in fact, nothing really much has changed since then. and that if you as

the question is, the relationship with truman and macarthur. and i know we've got a truman speaker as well. but do the orbits collide any time? >> no. only that time when they first meet at wake island. that's the only time. >> so there's no -- because -- >> the 35th division is in front of the first division. and then the 42nd, they get totally destroyed. but no, you don't really know each other. that's what's the problem. macarthur thinks even though he can't stand roosevelt, he thinks he's a genius and roosevelt is the only person that can make macarthur stand up and salute, he's the guy who can push his buttons all the time. then this guy comes in behind him, failed has beberdasher, can of artillery. he sees him as a flunky. macarthur is in japan, first week after the war over, truman is like, you need to come home, we'll give you a parade. macarthur, "i'm too busy." so it's a bad start. mr. brass hat five star prima donna, that's what he calls him. they meet in wake island, everything is very amiable, because the war is going very well. bu

and i know we've got a truman speaker as well. but do the orbits collide any time -- >> no, only that time when they first meet at wake island and that's the only time. >> there's no -- >> the 35th division is in front of the first division and then the 42nd. area where they can totally destroy. but no, they don't really know each other and that's what's the problem. macarthur. >>> the time stop on the tour. provides a common understanding of what's going on and provides a window into washington, d.c., that those of us who are far distance away, can see what's occurring. >> we really believe it's important to offer these things to our customers, we believe the network's mission to be an trusted and unfiltered media source. to educate the nation on policy, politics, history and current events. >> be sure to join us july 21 and 22 when we feature or visit to alaska. watch alaska weekend on c-span. c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by

and i know we've got a truman speaker as well. but do the orbits collide any time -- >> no, only that time when they first meet at wake island and that's the only time. >> there's no -- >> the 35th division is in front of the first division and then the 42nd. area where they can totally destroy. but no, they don't really know each other and that's what's the problem. macarthur. thi thinks, even though he can't stand roosevelt, he thinks he's a genius, and roeflosevelt is t only guy who can make macarthur stand up and salute. he's the guy who can push his button all the time. then this guy comes in behind him. fail eed haberdasher, he sees h as a flunky. macarthur is in japan the first week after the war is over. rooefl roosevelt's like, you need to come home, we'll give you a parade. macarthur's like, i'm too busy. mr. brass hat, five-star prima donna, is what they called him. so they meet at wake island, everything is very aimable, because the war is going well. but as soon as everything goes south, that's when it's over. >> okay

truman was so excited, being a mason, and believe me, it didn't hurt with washington or truman that these were masons. he ordered a number of the stones withdrawn and replaced and sent one to every masonic lodge in the united states, canada and mexico, for their little museums and they are all available to be seen and they are very proud of them. they know about them, we weren't able to get one. so, he should've sent them to scotland. >> [ laughing ] >> the house was rebuilt and to -- every room was a cage. they worked from 48 to 52. it's strong but not bombproof for our time. in the 19 80s present carter authorize a cleaning of the white house stone. it was being painted every year. that was sort of bad, under the direction of mcdaniel who is still a board member, he's not that old but a board member[ laughing ] at the white house historical association. under his direction, they developed a means of quitting their stone, preserving their stone and it's copied everywhere now. but the stonemasons were mostly italian coming from the washington cathedral. and, the house was taken down, ever

well truman was so excited. being a mason and believe me, it didn't hurt with george washington or truman that these stonemasons were masons. he ordered a number of the stones withdrawn and replaced. and sent one to every masonic lodge in the united states. canada, and mexico. for their little museums and they're all available to be seen. and they're very proud of them. but we weren't able to get one. he should have sent them to scotland. the house something rebuilt, built in steel and concrete. by no means bomb-proof. every room was a cage. they worked hard from '48 to '52. it's strong but bomb-proof for our time. in the 1980s, president jimmy carter authorized the cleaning of the white house stone. it wouldn't hold paint any more. so it was being painted every year and that was sort of bad. under the direction of james mcdaniel who is a board member still here, not that old, board member, at the white house historical association. under his direction and research, they developed a means of cleaning the stone,

a truman speaker as well, but to the orbits collide? james: only that time that they first meet. >> so there is no -- james: the 35th division is a part of the first division. but no, they don't really know each other. [no audio] >> starting monday night at 8:00 eastern, historians discuss philadelphia in 1968, looking at how protests over the vietnam war and packet the city. tuesday, a symposium on world war i and future u.s. leaders, including a talk on dwight eisenhower's stateside training of world war i troops and his work with takes. wednesday, a discussion on the declaration of independence, and how it is applied in u.s. history. thursday, former white house photographers talk about the reagan, bush, clinton, and obama administrations. and on friday, programs and the life and legacy of robert if kennedy -- robert f kennedy. tv inamerican history prime time on c-span3. lectures and history, that was committee of the u.s. air force academy teaches a class on the vietnam war's operation rolling thunder air which took place from 1965

wallace arguably, through the election to president truman -- threw the election to president truman by attacking him, undercutting republicans' claims that truman was soft on the russians. president eisenhower, and this is a quote from october 21, 1956, president eisenhower today accused soviet premiere nicoli boganon of meddling in the american election campaign, the united press reported. again, october 21, 1956. suggested thaton democrat no, ma'am -- democratic nominee adlai stephenson was more likely to get an agreement halting h-bomb tests. that, he argued, was meddling in our internal affairs in the midst of a national election campaign. historian bruce deer stein reported that the russian ambassador in 1960 invited stephenson, adlai stephenson, to the embassy, plied him with drinks, caviar, and fruit and offered to back him if he'd run for president again. stephenson rejected the offer. that was the russian ambassador in 1960, clearly attempting to interfere. nikita kruschev, the soviet premier in 1960, bragged in his memoirs that, quote, by waiting to release the pilot gary

my question is his relationship with truman. i know we have a truman speaker as well, but to the orbits collide anytime -- >> only when they meet at wake island. -- they don't really know each other. macarthur thinks that even though he can't stand roosevelt, he thinks he is a genius. and he is the only person that can make him stand up and salute. he can push his buttons all the time. -- 26, the president announced that the supreme court chief justice it retire. in making his third and fourth appointments to the high court, the president's new his choices would affected decimate -- the destination after he left office. >> watch real america this weekend. >>> sunday night on q&a master tom dunkel on his washington post article, lost and loaded for the lord, on the sons of the late reverend, and their church in newfoundland, pennsylvania. >> what is going on at the sanctuary church in pennsylvania is a co-mingling of a lot of people in religion, politics, and guns, to a degree -- sean has a worldwide following. my guess will be m

. >>> next on the presidency, clifton truman daniel, harry truman's oldest grandson goes to the white house neighborhood to deliver a historical talk about why the president found it necessary to move his family out of the white house for restoration that lasted between 1948-1952. the white house historical association based adjacent to lafayette park across from the white house hosted this hour- long event. >> good evening everyone. oh, good evening class. it's so good to have you. my name is stuart mcclure and i'm the president of the white house historical ration association -- preservation associn.

marshall's early experience -- memorial to about 45 -- >> most of us know quite a bit about harriet truman. most of us know about this crowd. i think he is one of those people -- >>> we discovered we had on paper what we -- and they were on our papers, but there was no evidence and no unit. >>> and the curse of his works, many men in the division had only received the rifle after they completed their training and were boarding -- more troubling for marshall what's was the fact the division was 20% of the original. the rest of the regiment have been taken to form the regiments. we are calling the situation -- they had no knowledge of how to go, no knowledge of how to handle the rifle, and they were 20% of the strength of the company. the first division in france created the additional challenge for marshall and his colleagues, while convincing the -- allies they were fighting. marshall cannot help but notice the military appearance and their sparging uniforms, and few traces of formal discipline. marshall believed this display created in the minds of the french official that our soldiers un

truman. you can see president truman picking them up at the airport. their brief visit included dinners held in their honor, a trip to mt. vernon, a visit to the tomb of the unknown soldier and general sight seeing around washington. prior to their departure on november 2nd, the princess presented gifts on behalf of her father, king george vi. keep in mind the white house was still in the midst of a major renovation, so the ceremony was held in the rose garden on this makeshift platform. during her remarks the princess mentioned that the renovation of the white house had attracted interest all over the world. and she added, if it had been possible to preserve this beautiful building, many people in britain would have shared your disappointment. as it is, we are glad to join with you in celebrating its restoration. and my father, who has many happy memories of his own stay in the house, has wished to mark the event with a personal gift. it gave the king great pleasure when he found the upper mantel, which is before you now. the work of 18th century arti

president truman: i believe it must be the policy of the united states to support free peoples who are resisting subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures. only czechoslovakia, of the countries behind the iron curtain, had preserved some independence. after the war, the russians had to reckon with the popularity of the president and his secretary. they were liberal minded men who believed it was possible to be friends with the communists without succumbing to them. but, to the communists, gentleness is weakness. the country prepared to compromise is a weak country. taking overy for countries had been prepared and was swifter than before. within a week, all opposition was suppressed. there was another victory to celebrate. another victory over freedom. the president was allowed to retire to his country house. he died there a brokenhearted man. one morning, on the stones under his bedroom window, he was found dead. truth had ceased to come out of czechoslovakia. the nations of western europe or -- europe were forced at last to realize that they must combine to protect liberty.

from then on, from president truman on, he met with every president. president except president trump because at that time, i don't think they hung the one up that was taken at daddy's 90th birthday. he was not president then, but he did attend daddy's 95th birthday and there are pictures. mostne he would have the in common with, spiritual and so forth, was president reagan. daddy was always interested in the person, and then he was interested in the spiritual side. theident obama, that is only one that came to our home, and that was because daddy was not well enough to come and see him. he invited daddy. the president was visiting in asheville, golfing, in fact. he wanted daddy to come to the hotel to meet him and daddy was not well enough, so the president was gracious enough to come up there. i was not in the room at the time, but i was told, there , what i understand, president obama had never met him, and i would not use the word nervous, but he did not know exactly what to expect. he goes down and he sits beside daddy, and the very first thing th

from then on, from president truman on, he met with every president. these are the presidents, and i think there is every president except president trump, because at that time, i did not think one was hung up that was taken at his 95th birthday. he was not president then, but he can to his 95th birthday, and there were pictures. when he enjoyed talking with the dealing with the most, because they had things in common together, because spiritually and so forth, was president reagan. as i said, that he was always interested in the person, and then he was interested in the spiritual side. with president obama, that was the only one that came to our home, and that was because daddy was not well enough to go and see him. he had invited daddy, the president was visiting here in asheville, golfing, in fact, and he wanted daddy to go to the hotel to meet him, and that he was not well enough, so the president was gracious enough to come up there. i was not in the room at the time, but i was told, there again, daddy, you could see his graciousness, but from wha

the truman plan because he wasn't popular.ne the incumbent doing that. >> there's a lot of symbolism going on here, even the way the president entered this nato headquarters. he took a separate entrance. all the other world leaders taking the red carpet. really actually physically separating himself from our allies but also in the room at the meeting that we saw with the head of nato, secretary general, you could see really awkward body language with mike pompeo and john kelly at the end of the table. >> mike pompeo looking down. >> looking like they're enduring a horror show. anybody who has a sense of how difficult, important and valuable these strategic alliances are, it is a pretty staggering, astonishing set of developments in the course of just a few minutes with this president in front of the cameras lord knows what happens when the cameraings were off, join the conversation, former undersecretary of state, host of andrea mitchell reports, andrea mitchell and new york times washington bureau chief elizabeth newmiller. g

george wallace and harry truman, i played harry truman as well in an hbo movie. those movies were focused on that character and i had to carry those films in a way that a supporting character like lieutenant dan or even ransom, does not have to do. ransom was starring mel gibson. he was carrying the movie. both truman and wallace were movies that relied heavily on performance and i had to really step up. mark: and you've pretty much moved on to what is your passion, the troops, the police, the firefighters, the vets. before we get into that, does that mean you're forever abandoning acting? >> no, no, i can't say that. i'm going to do a small part this summer in a film that directored wanted me to do, very small part. but it's in hawaii. mark: do you have another part? i'll come with you. but your real focus now is on the other, correct? >> yes. yeah. mark: and you -- is that a determination you made or this just came about or some point of your life you said i really want to focus on my foundational activity and so forth and so on and can do a little bit of actin

powerful social norm so they had have equally powerful messages so we will view the slide from the truman initiative which is the anti- smoking initiative. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thank you. what do you notice about that ad? it's funny. what else? it doesn't tell you not to smoke nobody is telling you smoking is bad for you when i first saw this ad i came across it not because of any serious research but driving with my kids over the summer of 2016 and they said what's it about about how change happens and movements like smoking but now nobody does that my 11-year-old said to me smoking is really bad it is like the cat video. i said what cap video? [laughter] like i'm the only person on earth who had never seen the video of course it had millions of views and it works. now my son will never smoke not because i told him not to but kids care about their pet. if you smoke your cat could get cancer and more importantly then notes the pet videos. it sounds silly that there are millions of dollars of research behind this campaign to get into the psychological profile of how do kids think and make decisions? w

steve: president truman desegregated the military. the rise of martin luther king, so what was happening parallel to society and the civil rights movement? traci: this moment where ordinary people feel optimistic. they feel angry. they are willing to their life on the line to advance the black economic condition, the black social condition. we are at a moment in the 1950's where black purchasing power is that unprecedented rates. and advertisers are paying attention to african-american consumers with the understanding that this is a community where they can make millions. steve: in terms of discrimination, did sears welcome aboard emanate against --ican-american employees welcome or discriminate against african-american employees? traci: these are women who had high school diplomas, college degrees, vocational training. compared to their white counterparts, they are being hired in, what we call dirty jobs. discriminated against and not allowed to hold jobs is hills, clerical work or supervisors -- sales, clerical work or supervisors.

. >>> most of us know quite a bit about eisenhower and most of us know quite a bit about harry truman, give 'em hell, the buck stops here and most of us, certainly this crowd, know quite a bit about general macarthur. george c. marshall, perhaps a little bit less. some might say we're a country blessed or lucky to have the right person at the right time to do the right job and he certainly was one of those. i got to talk to this gentleman, jeffrey in the break, i enjoyed that very much. jeffrey kozak as served as director of archives of george c. marshall foundation since 2015. led the effort to digitize the collection. he's also continued the library's mission of serving assistance to patrons. while managing the manuscript archives and george c. marshall's legacy. let's welcome jeffrey kozak. >> all right. before i get started this afternoon i would like to thank dr. chris kolakowski and jim zoebl for the invitation to speak and running the symposium today.bel for the invitation to speak and running the symposium today. >> in a letter to then brigadier general lesscy mcnair dated 193

i've always thought the truman administration gets a bad rap for using reproductions and also you go back to the 1902 renovation of the white house under theodore roosevelt. the same thing existed. the blue room furniture was a conjured up version of what they thought might have been there and that existed in many of the rooms. so i'd like your comment on -- actually, i'd like to never hear again about how badly the trumans -- i think they did a good job with it. >> let's pass the microphone down here. there were two other hands. there we go. gayle berry west? >> my question is a little different but we're looking at historical perspectives and the beauty of the white house and the stone mason's cutting and, bill, i want -- maybe bill, or anyone, but i think bill is the most likely to answer my question. we know slaves were very much involved in building the white house. were they at all assisting the stone masons, for example, in carrying these very, very heavy stones? >> i'm glad you asked because it's a matter of fact that scots we're so interested in, like the slave labor. a slav

most of us knew quite a bit about harry truman. the buck stops here. certainly this crowd, know quite a bit about general macarthur. george c. marshall, perhaps a little bit less. some might say we're a country blessed or lucky to have the right person at the right time to do the right job and he certainly was one of those. i got to talk to this gentleman, jeffrey in the break, i enjoyed that very much. jeffrey kozak as served as director of archives of george c. marshall foundation since august of 2015. he's led the effort to digitize the library's vast collection of records relating to george c. marshall. and he's also continued the library's condition of providing exceptional research assistance to library patients. while overseeing the over 300 collections in the archives, he also manages the marshall legacy series, which is a multi-year celebration of george c. marshall's legacy. let's welcome jeffrey kozak. [ applause ] >> all right. before i get started this afternoon i would like to thank dr. chris kolakowski and jim zobel for the invitation to

started a book, the general versus the president about general list macarthur and president harry truman and when they were during world war ii and the possibility of a nuclear war so i just started it just this past week so i'm excited to read it as well. >> are there any books you recommend to your fellow members of congress or any books you turned to over the years? >> my favorite book of all time is great expectations. i think i've read it six times. i will miss havisham and all about. it's one of my personal favorites but as i mentioned before, double in the wake city was afascinating read and i enjoyed it quite a bit . >> we want to know what you're reading, send us your reading list at the tv on twitter or on facebook. book tv on c-span2: television for serious readers. >> you're probably wondering how this all started. i mean, writing a bunny book about the life of the vice president. charlotte is going to take it from there. >> thank you everyone for coming. this is really cool and really special. it's been a dream of mine since i was very, very small to have a book out, especia

jimmy carter's political idol was harry truman. he placed truman's famous slogan on his oval office desk, the buck stops here. both presidents left office highly unpopular. now, truman is remembered more for his achievements them for his faults. i hope my book will lead to a similar reassessment of jimmy carter as president, not simply as a widely admired former president. my thesis is that he was one of the most successful one term presidents in american history. in t, he accomplished more than many into terms. to objective surveys indicate that more than nearly 70% of all of his legislative proposals were passed by congress, just under lyndon johnson. his vice president, watcher montel summed up his president by saying he told the truth, he obeyed the law, and we kept the peace. the rap on the carter presidency is summed up by several eyes. inflation, iran, and experience by he and his georgia mafia and interparty warfare with the kennedy wing of the democratic party. i do not gloss over in my book any of these problems. i addres

[laughter] >> we knew this word happen when harry truman came into office then there was a new librarian of congress to put that where it belongs so as carla describes it that military ceremony with tank and military people lining the sets he claims as a grab for the decorations. [laughter] been in and we have photographs of the tanks right there waiting and you can imagine the curators thinking maybe it is time left who was in the library of congress then? do you remember? >> but that was the start of the verification of the role. >> the archives was created to collect and protect and make available anything from the united states government so what about the stuff that was created before 1934 and there was no legislation? a lot of it is in our custody some is that the library of congress since they were stored all over town in attics and basements a lot of it was lost to fire and flood and with a dividing line that they create is me or what they don't create which is you. >> there are times i am you. [laughter] >> sometimes i wish i were you. [laughter] and i described that in another

truman, boarded the uss augusta for a nine day voyage to belgium. his destination was germany, where he, winston churchill, and joseph would meet to decide the post world war ii fate of germany. truman addressed a crowd at the flag raising ceremony in berlin, on what is now known as clay compound. in that speech, truman said quote, we are not fighting for conquest. we want peace and prosperity for the world as a whole. if we can put this tremendous machine of ours, which made this victory possible, to work for peace, we could look forward to the greatest stage in the history of mankind. the soviet union interrupted that piece with a blockade around western berlin in 1948 and 49, which proved futile. then came the infamous berlin wall in august of 1961. it was with desperate hope and overwelming warmth and that berliners greeted president john f. kennedy in 1963, five fateful months before the president was assassinated. kennedy not only returned the warmth, he delivered the hope for which berlin craved. as he stood before tens and thousands of peopl

magic bus but i took college students on the road and would we read, visit the reagan library and the truman library, all purpose american studies class on wheels and i did a booknote to brian lamb,broken liked the -- we had a similar vision of getting out of washington and new york. there's a great wild america out there, a lot of historic sites to see as you do in covering book festivals and the idea at c-span, let's get some buses move around and have public policy from across americans instead of just a keep of owes coast cities and it's been a great discuss because it's again c-span an opportunity to cover events like thicks. >> you're living since katrina in austin, or since you left new orleans, what is your day job. >> i'm a prefer of history at rice university. i'm teaching three classes right now, history of the cold war -- in houston and i have nine months off to work and i have been working on a buying aography of walter cronkite who went to school here at n austin at ut, and i've been particular going through this papers and coming out with their harper collins in may of -- simp

also to digital services and so forth and so forth we have a different trading flow flow between truman in china so only partly so at looking at this this forum that is taking place today and also looking at germany's industry for when beijing is made in china twenty twenty five where do you see synergies that would benefit both. now first of all to develop china twenty five first of all china and the chinese companies needs modern machinery right high tech technology and of course it is a less overseas machinery it can be largely provided by chairman a company is the first one the second of all news that can be also challenge when chess cooperation in dust for corporations of a tree chairman e and a chinese company and last but not least of course we have also foreign direct investments from china in chile many so far we know that this is very good for for for the chairman development and there is no transfer of technology from chairman eat to china so far but these trends in e determine the economy overall so does a lot of us in a cheese between germany and china with regards to indus