united states military academy. he served in the frontier with the united states army. he was secretary of war under president pierce. he served in the united states congress, and he also served in the united states senate. and he and his wife were the hosts during james buchanan's administration in washington, d.c. when the south left and formed their own government, they invited jefferson davis to become its first and only president. jefferson davis would accept that invitation and become the president of the confederate states of america. we are standing in the cell where jefferson davis was held at the conclusion of the american civil war. in 1856, jefferson davis received word from general robert e. lee, commander of the army of northern virginia, that they could no longer hold the army back from richmond. with that news, jefferson davis adjourned his cabinet and sent his family on the road for their protection. jefferson davis soon after that would follow. he would finally catch up with his family right above the florida state line. it is here where a federal mount

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army landed in the philippines. less than a week after that on the 1st of april, 1945, the united states tenth army invaded okinawa.11th of the same month, the second armored division of the ninth army reached the elb, 63 miles from berlin. on the 12th of april death took the commander in chief, president franklin delano roosevelt. rehad lived to see the advancement of u.s. arms, but death took way the satisfaction that it would bring. less than a month after president roosevelt's death, germany surrendered. hitler was dead by his own hand. only a few days before mussolini had been killed by italian partisans. to his home shores, general eisenhower returned in triumph. but in the pacific, a war was still going on. a big and bitterly fought war with the end not yet in sight. okinawa was a bloody battleground as our tenth army was finding out. it took us 82 days of continuous fighting to take okinawa. kamikaze attacks on our navy took a heavy toll, but we fought back, never letting up. >> all the military might of the united states would now be concentrated on the japanese homeland. a tough job lay ahead. a job that

army was landing in the philippines. less than a week after that, on the 1st of april 1945, united states 10th army under general simon bucknerkinawa. on the 11th of the same month, the 2nd armored division of the 9th army reached the elbe, only 63 miles from berlin. the 3rd captured coburg. on the 12th of april, death took the commander in chief, president roosevelt. he had lived to see the triumphant advances, but fate had denied him the satisfaction that final victory would britain. less than a month after president roosevelt's death, germany surrendered. hitler was dead by his own hand only a few days before muse lynni hlynn i muse o. general eisenhower returned to his own shores in triumph. but in the pacific a war was still going on. you okinawa was a bloody battleground as our 10th army was finding out. it took is 82 days of continuous fighting to take okinawa. kamikaze attacks on our navy took a heavy toll. but we fought back, never letting up. >>> all the military might of the united states would now be concentrated on the japanese homeland. a tough job lay ahead, a job that would take men and equipment. our entire m

as the germans were meeting disaster in northwestern france, the united states seventh army, combat hardenedn france on the morning of august 15th. during that day, 50,000 men and their equipment were landed. the american sixth army corp. pushed north along the river valley. other troops moved eastern toward the italian border. the drive into the heart of france was deeper now. patton's third army angled towards points east and south of paris. the first army flanking the third. the seventh now was moving up swiftly from the south. ten days after the landings in southern france, paris was liberated after four years of nazi occupation. ♪ ♪ >> the liberation of paris, like the liberation of rome three months before was a cause for rejoicing and its psychological effect was reflected throughout the free world. among our troops who paraded so proudly were sons whose fathers who followed the same flag down that famous avenue a quarter century before, celebrating another victory which they had won in the best traditions of the american fighting man and who had come there not for conquest, but to li

as the germans were meeting disaster in northwestern france the united states seventh army combat armyof the fighting in italy hit the beaches in southern france on the morning of august 15th. during that day 50,000 men and their equipment landed. the american sixth army corp pushed north along the rome river valley. and other troops moved eastward toward the italian border. the drive into the heart of france was deeper now. the third army angled towards points just south and east of paris. the first army flanking the third. thal seventh now was moving up swiftly from the south. ten days after the landings in southern france paris was liberated after four years of na nazi occupation. ♪ the liberation of paris like the liberation of rome less than three months before was cause for rejoicing and the psychological effects was reflected throughout the free world. among our troops who paraded so proudly down the shauchl champs were their fathers who had fought and who had come there not for conquest but to liberate. once the men of our fighting forces knew it was only one more important mil

the united states army had constructed 163 airfields in england for the allied planes that would sixight. the invasion direct issued by the combined chiefs of staff was concise. general eisenhower had his orders. >> you will enter the continent of europe and in conjunction with the other allied nations, undertake operations aimed at the heart of germany and the destruction of her armed forces. >> another american general was to have a central role in complying with that monumental order. general omar and bradley, field commander of american forces. ♪ ♪ d-day minus one. invasion forces began embarking in england. destination normandy. involved in this massive amphibious invasion with some 3 million soldiers, sailors and airmen. 4000 ships and boats. 20,000 vehicles of all types and an endless list of combat support weapons. ♪ ♪ operation overlord the code name for the invasion was close at hand. now d day and age our approach. the final logistical operation was underway. ♪ ♪ in the darkness before dawn on june 6th, 1944, the great invasion began to unfold. 17,000 men of the eight is s

armies oh of the pacific? what they're looking to have from the united states and from the army specifically? >> what they want is a strong friendship, a strong partnership. they want a free and open indo-pacific. they want to be able to have a stable and secure area. they're very concerned about neighbors and no one wants to have any type of conflict out there. as we all know, there's so much trade going on. it's so important to the global economy. but they do want -- it's in their interest to have a safe and open indo-pacific. that's what they want us to help them with. >> there's obviously a significant concentration of army forces in south korea. i'm wracking my head to think, in other areas are you finding there's more appetite for forces on the ground, or is it more of the -- in the category of exercises and activities and engagements at the senior level with you and your subordinates? >> yeah, i think it's a range of activities. it starts at the international military education and training programs, where they come to our schools. we work very closely. some are interested in foreign m

the united states army was by now very much in the war. with combat experience divisions in north africa, the jungle covered islands of the pacific, the illusions were they wiped out the japanese on can joke. now the bloody veterans of the north african campaign lantern and and the drive for the italian mainland. millions more were training in the united states. we were well on the road to the ultimate victory. ♪ ♪ 1940, our army numbered a little more than a quarter of 1 million men. three years later, and 1943, and numbered almost 7 million and would continue to grow to 8 million. but numbers alone do not make an efficient fighting force, capable of winning the final victory. undisciplined and an equipped rabble, even though the cosby just never won a war against a trained and well disciplined, alarmed and will lead force. thanks to the intensive training program under general leslie mckee air, commander of jack graham army ground forces, american forces and never been as well trained and equipped to fight as were our soldiers in world w

united states capital in the early 19 century. what does is it funds the military. united states army at the beginning of the 19th century explicitly understood as a force that was to be as large as needed to fight indian wars. and so there's that kind of pattern from the very beginning. one of the things is to try to take seriously from the civil war generation the patterns of putative war that are associated particular general sherman are riddled with the civil war are patterns and techniques and the philosophy of war and of punishment that was developed out of the indian wars, particularly out of the genocidal conflict in californi california. to my amusement and joy pulling down and redecorating confederate monuments, but we've had a bit of a conversation about the confederate monuments in our society when we get to talk about union monuments? when we can talk about the monuments to all these indian killers? and so i think again we need to re- frame our category around the history. that is complicated because in one way i really struggle with this. and in a way i have opened up ha

to have that discussion to understand the purpose of the united states army to protect the nation, and leave policing the nation to law enforcement. >> guest: there have been a few diversity initiatives. >> host: these were brought up from secretary s per. can you share, what the army should be doing in this regard. >> guest: a very diverse service not just about -- diverse city is number is. it is very important, 18% of limits, 180,000 women, 180,000 latinos, we put to gather, working quite a while. how we compete for a diverse army and how we make sure it is over-the-top. we see programs in place of that but it comes to some of the programs looking at racism in the country, what are we doing to get after that? they only fly certain flags. on the systemic side, how do we make sure there is a fair chance. we actually took photos out of motion boards, some unconscious bias, the assessment program, and it is as fair as possible, systemic procedures to make sure everyone has a fair chance. >> host: let me get to the audience questions since we have a few here. the army's propensity to tra

the miracle of supply achieved by the united states army in world war ii was historic.represented the outpouring of a great nation's energies and resources not for conquest, but to win freedom for men who would be free everywhere. >> mighty america had come fully alive. a revitalized agricultural reached the largest food production goals? the history of mankind. food not only for ourselves and our allies, but for the hungry populations of the countries our armies would liberate and occupy. ♪ ♪ >> industrial output staggered the imagination, brought renewed hope to our hard-pressed allies, dismay and consternation to the aggressors. it amazed even ourselves. ♪ >> at long last, the united states had come of age, had found a vitality, a strength and a will to do that was phenomenal in all the annals of men andop nations. ♪ great convoys of ships stretched out as far as the eye could see, carrying the millions of tons of cargo we kept pouring overseas. ♪ >> all of this in support of g.i. joe. and who was g.i. joe? he was the heart and soul, blood and guts of america. the c

the miracle of supply achieved by the united states army in world war ii was historic.ng of a great nations energies and resources. not for conquest but to win freedom. for man who would be free everywhere. ♪ ♪ mighty america had come fully alive. really a revitalized agriculture reached the largest food production goals in the history of mankind. food not only for ourselves and for our allies, but for the hungry populations of the countries are armies would liberate and occupy. ♪ ♪ industrial output stagger the imagination. brought hope to are largely pressed allies. dismay and the aggressors. it amazed even ourselves. ♪ ♪ a long lost, the united states had come of age. it had fined of a totality, a strength and a will to do that was phenomenal and all the annals of men and nations. ♪ ♪ great convoys of ships stretched out as far as the eye could see carrying the millions of tons tons of cargo we kept pouring overseas. ♪ ♪ all of this in support of gi joe. and who was gi joe? he was the oft times grammy half times not shaven blood and guts of america. the mortal image

upon the united states entering the world war, he joined 250 other enlisted regular army officers andsoldiers, excuse me, at the des moines officer's training camp where he would have the commission at the first lieutenant. he, like other officers was appalled at his treatment and committed to do something about it. he challenged the negro leaders such as robert mowden, president of the tuskegee institute and telling him to his face that the new element would elect his own representatives and he inspired plaque veterans and the african-american public to collective action. appearing in washington, d.c., just before the deadly race riot that erupted that summer, he told the capacity audience that, quote, no negros anywhere in the united states should ever let white mobs take a black man to lynch him without using all of the force possible to prevent it. the only thing with which to meet force is force. despite its meteoric rise, the league for democracy faded from the negro scene by 1922 and tried to accomplish too much and was also under heavy surveillance by the federal government an

mccain began his military career with the 24th division of the regular army, serving in the philippines and mexico. upon the united states entering the world war, he joined 250 other enlisted regular army soldiers at the officers training camp where he received a commission as a first lieutenant. he was appalled it is treatment and committed to do something about it. he challenged needle leaders such as robert mouton, the president of the tuskegee institute, telling him to his face that the new element of the race would now elect its own representatives. he also inspired black veterans and broader african american public to collective action. appearing in washington d.c., just before the race riots that erupted that summer. he told the capacity audience that no need gross anywhere in the united states should ever let white mobs take a black man to lynch him without using all the force possible to prevent it. the only thing with which to meet force is force. despite its meteoric rise, the league for democracy faded from the scene by 1922, try to accomplish too much, was also under heavy surveillance by the federal. govern

people are really nice if you believe in a beautiful for decades back hosted a united states army base that helped to spread the word stateside heidelberg is a nice bit of old germany we love germany because it's like life is stood still and it's we're from the state so this is really something very special. in 2013 some 13000000 visitors pass through the city but given this year's corona crisis things may be changing for hyderabad to. take here a little about these very different times i'm eating my managing director of hyde back marketing. mr schumer walking across the squares here in heidelberg how would you say the numbers of tourists have changed compared to this time last year. in january and february we had 14 percent more overnight stays even though the pandemic was already known to be on the way but the figure struck rapidly in march and april we had cancellations of up to 100 percent and the hotels and restaurants were devoid of life and they closed up as required and it was eerie but what i mean he did and yes how does the visitor figures look right now looking around we can

the following regulations come from the regulations from the army of the confederate states of america. and except for united states and confederate states, they are word for word for what's in the united states army regulations. article 7, for example, will state, any officer or soldiers who shall begin, excite, cause or join any mutiny in any troop of company in the service of the confederate states shall suffer death or such other punishment by court-martial shall be inflicted. if any commander of any fortress or post shall be compelled by the officers and soldiers on his command to give up, the commissioned officers, noncommissioned officers or soldiers who shall be convicted shall suffer death or other punishment as shall be inflicted on them from a court-martial. article 83 is conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman. and back in the civil war they did have a nice general article. article 99 to the prejudice of good order and military discipline. after everything else, you throw this for good measure. and today's uniform code of military justice, he could have been charged with five offenses, i

united states troops although outnumbered our rush to railhead on the front lines. yanks and korean republican troops shake hands. fighters both in the united nations armyinst aggression. united states guns and trucks are given a piecemeal. the aim of these units is to delay the communist advance in a desperate fight for time, time for more men than guns to arrive . [explosion] in tokyo, general macarthur accepts the first night nations out of flag to signify to all men the unity of free and independent nations doing battle for the freedom of the republic of korea for the freedom of peaceloving people everywhere. >> this is american history tv on c-span3 where each weekend we programs exploring our nation's past. announcer: next on the presidency, we hear from michael neiberg, war studies chair at the u.s. army war college, about the personalities and stakes involved at the 1945 potsdam conference convened near the end of world war ii. president truman had just assumed office after the death of franklin d. roosevelt when he met with britain's winston churchill and the soviet union's joseph stalin. it was during these meetings from july 17 until august 2

following regulations the regulations come from the army of the confederate states of america. except for the united states, the word for word what's in the united states army regulations. article seven for example states and a officer soldier who shall begin excite cause or join in any mutiny or sedition and any trooper company in the service of the confederate states horn any party post, shall suffer death or such other placement by court-martial shelby inflicted. article 59. if any commander of any garrison fortress or post will be compelled by the officers and soldiers under his command to give up to the enemy, or to abandon, it the commissioned officers, not convicted officers or soldiers who shall be convicted, of having so offended, shall suffer death or of any such punishment, that shall be afflicted upon them by send into the court-martial. article 83 his conduct unbecoming an officer in the gentleman. back in the civil war they did have a nice general article. article 99 the prices of good order and military discipline. after he throw this in for good measure. and this today's corner. it b

the regulations come from the regulations for the army of the confederate states of america, and except for the united states and the confederate states, they're word for word for what's in the united states army of regulations. article 7, for example, will state any officer or shoeoldiero shall excite, cause or join in any mutiny and any troop in service of the confederate states or any party opposed to the attachment guard shall suffer death or such other punishment by court-martial shall be inflicted. >> if any commander of any post shall be compelled by officers in her command to give up to the comaem or to abandon it, the commissioned officers, noncommissioned officers or shoe soldiers shall suffer death or such other punishment that shale be inflicted upon them upon the sentence of the court-martial. in article 83, conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, and back in the civil war that did have a nice general article, article 99 to the good order and military discipline. after everything else, you throw this in for good measure. and in today's uniform code of military justice, pendleton co

before his white hair and bearded look he was considered the handsomest man in the united states army. he was a terrific looking guy as he neared age 60. in this photograph taken and the, back was richmond a few days after the surrender. he stripped all of the military insignia from his uniform. he did not want to project a defined image. it's a little less than the rip -- resplendent say he had at the. grant arrived in a mud spluttered uniform. they did present a tremendous contrast. >> it's interesting, the day before the surrender, the dignified le was apparently in a savage mood pacing back and forth. documents tell us like a caged lion. he'd rather die 1000 deaths than surrender. the scene is quite different a next day. it's memorialized an engravings of the time. in any case, grant's words rose above the optics. in a preliminary message, grant advised lee that he hoped by laying down arms that might save thousands of human lives and hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed. it's curious -- >> his best line is, and prevent a needless effusion of blood. i think that is w

before his white hair and perioded state he was considered the handsomest man in the united states army. he was still a terrific looking guy as he neared age 60. and in this photograph interestingly taken on the back porch of his richmond home a few days after his surrender he stripped all the military insignia from his uniform. he did not want to project a defiant image. so it's a little less than the resplendency he had at apomatics. grant arrived in a muddy mud slatered uniform in these muddy boots you see here, so they did present a tremendous contrast. >> it's interesting the day before the surrender, the dignified lee was apparently savage -- pacing back and forth the documents tell us like a caged lion and saying he'd rather die a thousand deaths than surrender. and yet the scene is quite different the next day. we have that image that's memorialized in engravings of the time. in any case grant's words rose above the optics of these physical contrasts which is described, and in a preliminary message grant advised lee in very freight forward prose much like grant himself in the wa

was -- before his white hair and bearded stage, he was considered the hand somest man in the united states army. he was still a terrific looking guy as he neared age 60. and in this photograph, interestingly, taken on the back porch of his richmond home a few days after the surrender, he stripped off all the military insignia from his uniform. he did not want to project a defiant image. it's a little less than the resplendancy where he looked fancy with the sword and sash. grant arrived in a mud-splattered uniform with muddy boots that you see here. so they did present a tremendous contrast. >> it's interesting, the day before the surrender, the dignified lee was apparently in a savage mood. he was pacing back and forth, sort of documents tell us, like a caged lion and stating that he'd rather die 1,000 deaths than surrender. and yet the scene is quite different the next day. we have that image that's memorialized in engavings at the time. in any case, grant's words rose above the optics of these physical contrasts that we just described. and in a preliminary message, grant advised lee in very

. >>> on this date 75 years ago, a united states army air force b-29 dropped a 10,000 pound plutoniumity of nagasaki, japan, three days after hiroshima. japan surrendered less than a week later. the decision by president truman to use the atomic bomb has been debated ever since. how does it look three-quarters of a century later, especially from the vantage point of someone who was there on the ground? harry smith has our sunday spotlight. >> reporter: july 16, 1945. the first successful detonation of a nuclear weapon in new mexico, the head of the laboratory, reacted this way. >> i have become death, the destroyer of worlds. we all thought that. >> reporter: less than a month later, an a bomb is dropped bomb hiroshima. it explodes 2,000 feet above the earth. tens of thousands die instantly. >> we shall completely destroy japan's power to make war. >> reporter: three days later, nagasaki is the target, with a similar result. an american then 7 years old had been on the roof at his grandparents' home many hiroshima. his grandmother insist he had come down. >> if we stayed on the roof w

they served in the united states army, now serving jointly as the poet laureates in the state of delaware. and as a state representative hicks and his family and everyone else at the center embodies the defining story of america. for generations black and brown and native american and immigrants have all pushed out and not fully included from the democracy and economy and by pure cure courage and great they never gave up his they pursued the full promise of america. that is the story of the people of this community and country. that's i want to talk about my economic agenda. bold plan to help build a stronger and more just and sustainable economy for everybody. everybody this time included. as a story of two civil rights era we lost last week. one who shows the way forward reach their separate ways. the reverend who faced drownings and beatings and his comment was you cannot turn your back on the idea of justice. and congressman john lewis who crossed the edmund pettis bridge one last time on sunday who once said freedom is not a state it's an act i went across the bridge twice once with

one of the elements of the proclamation that black men were accepted into the united states army for the first time. douglas became a passionate recruiter for that. his sons were the first two to sign up for the 54th massachusetts. he felt this was our moment. once we get that goal but not our jacket and we get that must get in our hands and fight for the nation, they will never be able to denies our equality and our rights. even though they were getting half the pay of white soldiers and they were not allowed to become officers, at least we have this chance. who is a very he was a very successful recruiter. and they went off the fight and as soon as they went off to fight and in battles, the south issued orders than any black troops were captured or other be shot or sent into slavery. i was absolutely brutal. they were not to be treated like regular prisoners. the word from lincoln was silence. that did it for douglas. everything else is problematic, i'm not gonna sign up another man to go fight for this unless i get some support, some backup from the white house. so he went to wash

summer after the emancipation proclamation and one of the elements, black men accepted into the united states army for the first time and douglass became a passionate recruiter for that. his sons were the first two to sign up in the 54th massachusetts, because he felt this is our moment. once we get that gold button on our jacket and get that muss t kitt in our hands, fight for the nation they will never be able to deny equality and even though getting half the pay of whites and never become officers, at least we have a chance and was a very successful recruiter and then they went off to fight. soon as went off to fight and the in battles south issued orders any black troops captured either shot or sent into slavery. absolutely brutal. not to be treated like regular prisoners. the word from lincoln was silence. that did it for douglass. he was now, everything else is problematic. i am not signing up another man to go fight for this unless i get support, backup from the white house. he went to washington. and he got into see secretary stanton. pumped it to him. stanton, didn't exactly blow him off,

he's writing to the commander general of the united states army strategic air force. you can see the date on this one is the 25th of july. things are moving quickly as you can see. you can see this. it's not super sharp, but it basically has four points on a single page memo. it talks about the 5:09 composite group. the 20th air force will deliver its first special bomb as soon as weather will permit. so they refer to it as the special bomb without saying or using the word atomic. it then talks about the various targets. the first one there is hiroshima and the fourth one is nagasaki. the second point says that the additional bombs will be delivered as soon as they are made ready by project step. we found out later that in the early part of august, only two bombs were ready and they used both of them. a third bomb wasn't going to be ready until around the 16th or 17th of august. the third point is that the dissemination of any information about this is reserved for the secretary of war and the president. so the military are not going to make any comment about this. an

[cheering] >> and we stand against putting and daughters and theers into combat units of united states army stand, my friends, we stand with president bush in favor of the right of small communities to control pornographyge of that still terribly pollutes our popular culture. with president bush in favor of federal judges who andrpret the law as written against would-be supreme court justices like mario cuomo who think they have a mandate to constitution! [cheering] [chanting] >> friends, this election is what.more than who gets it is about who we are. we believe andt what we stand for as americans. there is a religious war going on in this country. is a cultural war as critical to the kind of nation we shall as the cold war itself. but this war is for the soul of america. in that struggle for the soul of america, clinton and clinton are other side and george bush is on our side. [cheering] >> and so to the buchanan brigades out there, we have to and stand beside george bush! [cheering] >> in these six months of campaigning from concord, california, i to came to know our country better than

schools, and we stand against putting our wives and daughter and sisters into combat units of the united states armywe stand with president bush in favor of the right of small towns and communities to control the raw sewage of pornography that so terribly pollutes our popular culture. we stand with president bush in favor of federal judges who interpret the law as written, and against would-be supreme court justices like mario cuomo who think they have a mandate to rewrite the constitution. my friends, this election is about more than who gets what. it is about who we are. it is about what we believe, and what we stand for as americans. there is a religious war going on in this country. it is a cultural war, as critical to the kind of nation we shall be as was the cold war itself, for this war is for the soul of america. and in that struggle for the soul of america, clinton & clinton are on the other side, and george bush is on our side. and so, to the buchanan brigades out there, we have to come home and stand beside george bush. in these six months, campaigning from concord, new hampshire to calif

united states. this is charlottesville. in 1948 there was violence against african-americans, this particular picture you are looking at, this is a man named isaac, four hours after he was honorably discharged from the united states armyserved in world war ii had an altercation with a white police officer and is blinded and being escorted by joe lewis, the heavyweight fighter, orson wells got fired from his radio show for speaking out for isaac whitaker and the whole story of what happened to him became politicized and part of the conversation in a way that we are feeling the same way with george floyd. the alger his story breaks in the 1948 election. suddenly there is so much talk in washington, people trying to figure out is there a communist conspiracy infiltrating washington? what is the fact, the conspiracy theory, in washington all over the country among the electorate in 1948, that is as relevant today. >> too relevant. >> guest: the fbi on the trail of a major presidential candidate with regard to a possible russian conspiracy. henry wallace a fascinating picture. there is so much to see but was wallace a stooge for the kremlin? we know he wasn't but this was the conversation in 1948 and is relevant today. thi

man named isaac woodard four hours after he was released and honorably discharged from the united states army. he had served in world war ii. in an altercation with a white lace officer and he was blinded. here you see him being escorted by joe lewis the heavyweight fighter and orson wells got fired from his radio show for speaking out about whether it. the whole story of what happened to him became politicized and became part of the political conversation in a way that we are feeling the same way now with george floyd. the alger hiss story breaks during the 1948 election and suddenly there's so much talk in washington and people all over the country trying to figure out is there a communist conspiracy infiltrating washington? what is the fact and what is the conspiracy theory? these were the conversations conversation they were having in washington and all over the country certainly that is relevant today. >> to relevant. >> then we have the fbi on the trail of the major presidential political candidates with regards to possible russian conspiracy. here's henry wallace the chip fastening pic

united states. this is charlottesville. now 1948 there was a massive violence against african-americans. this particular picture looking at this is a manning isaac watered. four hours after he was honorably discharged in the united states armyved in world war ii, had an altercation with aye police officer and was blinded. here you see him being escorted by joe louis the heavyweight fighter. orson welles got fired from his radio show for speaking out. the whole story of what happened to him became politicized and became part of the political conversation in a way that's feeling exactly the way we are with george floyd. okay the story breaks 1940 election. suddenly there so much talk in washington and people all over the country trying to figure out is there a communist conspiracy infiltrating washington? what is the fact what is a conspiracy theory. this is conversations they're having in washington all over the country and the electric, that certainly seems relevant today. >> host: to relevant. >> guest: i know. here we have the fbi on the trail of the major presidential political candidate regards to a possible russian conspiracy. here's henry walster here's a fascinating picture by the way i could look at this picture for

during the impeachment proceedings, the united states army had to protect him and his family after theomments. it is hard to know what to say to that. >> jop a than swan, your reaction to lt. col. vindman? >> it's all at peace with a series of denunciations that have come from retired and very prominent pentagon officials, including james mattis, who had been very, very reluctant to speak out publicly. very much saw it as his duty to remain his silence, but after the episode at lafayette park with the tear gas and clearing out the crowd, mattis came out and described trump as a unique threat to this country in his lifetime. so i would place that in the context of mattis of wanting to move john kelly, you go down the list, there is a whole series of formers that are coming out publicly to denounce donald trump. >> we're going to have to leave it there. jonathan swann, thank you very much for being on. rosa brooks, thank you for being on all this morning. >>> up next, donald trump's suburban strategy. but these are not his father's suburbs. but these are not his father's suburbs. ♪ ♪ ♪ n

i'm united states army veterans and veteran advocate . and a member of coalition of dozens of women. seeking justice right seeking justice for vanessa guillen training i served from 1990 to 98 an active and as a reservist. my veteran advocacy work focuses on survivors military sexual crimes. predominantly women who experience sexual harassment and assault during their military time. >> given puerto weekend parents, after my father away in 1989, my mother could not afford to daughters in college. i followed my brother's footsteps pretty i was one of many minority veterans in the community to follow this path. we seek to create legacy, to create equity . and served our country as a patriots that we are. if i had to describe, use one word to describe a military service, it is tarnished. in 1980, i experienced firsthand how racial slurs and sexual innuendos were fundamental training tools used by both male and female drill sergeants. even trusted mentors would say that is just part of military culture. i was assaulted overseas 1992 by senior

i'm a united states army veteran and advocate and member of a coalition of gender diverse veterans seeking justice for specialist guillen and survivors. i've served as a reservist. my advocacy work is sexual crimes predominantly women who experienced harassment affecting their military service. i was born in new jersey to cuban-puerto rican parents. after my father passed an away in 1989 my mother could not afford two daughters in college and i followed in my brother's footsteps. i'm one of minorities who follow this path and we seek to create equity and serve as patriots that we are. if i use one word for my military service, it's tarnished. in 1990, i experienced racial slurs and-- and even trusted members would affirm to me it's just part of military culture. i was sexually assaulted overseas in 1992 by a senior nco, reporting through my chain of command was my only option and nothing was done. i was told that any pursuit for justice and accountability would ruin his career, despite being a highly motivated soldier who was good at her job, retaliation still impacted my career. i did not