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i understand that these were lost for a long time. they were later rediscovered. members of the church, some of them went back to hero shema. they met with some of the kids. there is a very nice documentary about this. >> -- japanese -- >> i thought it would add a nice touch to the exhibit. it would add a human side in a different way. americans that reach out to the people in hero shema. and gratitude on the part of the children who received those. family -- these were famous japanese artist who came into the city of hiroshima three days after the bombing. they saw the horror. they decided to do a series of panels. the first one was called ghosts. shows is the image of hero shema. itple who were experiencing said that they felt that they were walking through hell. there were fires everywhere. people naked. walking with their arms held out in front of them to lessen the pain. often they had skin hanging down. people's close a were blown off by the blast and the fire. naked and burnt. you cannot tell men from women. you can see this image here. the shock and the ho
i understand that these were lost for a long time. they were later rediscovered. members of the church, some of them went back to hero shema. they met with some of the kids. there is a very nice documentary about this. >> -- japanese -- >> i thought it would add a nice touch to the exhibit. it would add a human side in a different way. americans that reach out to the people in hero shema. and gratitude on the part of the children who received those. family -- these were famous...
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passionate abolitionist were passionate for lincoln. and he said once famously that, if i were a young man now, i think i would go to kansas. lincoln andn with we have stayed with him. announcer: the supreme court case brown versus board of resulted in that desegregation of schools across the united states. we visit one row elementary -- we visit munro elementary school, one of four topeka schools for african-americans. ♪ >> we are standing in the kindergarten rule of the mo nroe elementary school in to begin. schoolsone of the four operating in topeka in 1951 when the brown v. board of education case was filed in district court. the brown v. board of education case is a small these of a much larger case that started back in 1930's that0's and was part of the national association for the advancement 's shovel toeople overturn segregation in public education. they were attempting to file cases that would eventually lead to overturning a case called plessy versus ferguson, a supreme court decision in 1896 that allowed the state of louisia
passionate abolitionist were passionate for lincoln. and he said once famously that, if i were a young man now, i think i would go to kansas. lincoln andn with we have stayed with him. announcer: the supreme court case brown versus board of resulted in that desegregation of schools across the united states. we visit one row elementary -- we visit munro elementary school, one of four topeka schools for african-americans. ♪ >> we are standing in the kindergarten rule of the mo nroe...
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shots were fired by demonstrators.hat is what the jury had to rule on, there was a lot of examination of the footage to determine who fired shots and win. the i studied it for over a year -- the fbi studied it for over one year. in that case, self-defense work andrk and -- did they were acquitted. they were also acquitted by an all-white jury. there was a second trial, a federal trial, and in that trial the clansmen were charged with violating the law right -- the civil rights of those people. they were acquitted. then a third trial. plaintiff's where the survivors , they brought trial greensboro,city of .pecifically to policeman the city was implicated in that trial. the city of greensboro ended up paying a summit to the widow of one of the killed men, one of the doctors. $351,000 in damages. but they paid it and never admitted liability. the truth and reconciliation commission was created in 2005 people whor of serves on the commission -- i will say that there was little support for participation from the white leade
shots were fired by demonstrators.hat is what the jury had to rule on, there was a lot of examination of the footage to determine who fired shots and win. the i studied it for over a year -- the fbi studied it for over one year. in that case, self-defense work andrk and -- did they were acquitted. they were also acquitted by an all-white jury. there was a second trial, a federal trial, and in that trial the clansmen were charged with violating the law right -- the civil rights of those people....
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were not. they had a large room upstairs with a window across the top that had no glass but had a grill. so there was air, picture your old high school gym with a high window. one window up there and that was the only way they got fresh air. and the man there who was in detention for seven years and that one for two years. he said that was their recreation period, being sent to that room, and the sun came down in a single ray of light and it shifted during the course of the hour and the men would take turns sitting in that beam of light for a few minutes and that is the only time they got in the sunlight except when they were being brought to court. and there were a lot of other complaints about that prison. they did not allow family visits. my description of yolanda's visit was horrible but at least the families could be together. when i visited marco there it was a junky old video and it was horrible. when the family's travelled long distance to get a visit that is what they got. this little
were not. they had a large room upstairs with a window across the top that had no glass but had a grill. so there was air, picture your old high school gym with a high window. one window up there and that was the only way they got fresh air. and the man there who was in detention for seven years and that one for two years. he said that was their recreation period, being sent to that room, and the sun came down in a single ray of light and it shifted during the course of the hour and the men...
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and they were a little bit lateu but they were not thatne late. and it didn't really solvehat anything. and i talked about this in thece book, they decided to sue the pt end-user or a program that they call project hubcap. there were 16,000 lawsuits against random people on the internet. they won almost every case but made it look completely awful. >> musicians are not necessarily all the best business people. >> no one goes into the music industry. i should rephrase this. it's not a graze in napster business decision in the firstwn place. even at the height of the musice industry. th there are a few people at the top to make a lot of money butma the vast majority make l nothinn i was around a long time before commerce was and music can exist outside of the systems. having said that it does not help the culture if they can't make any money at all and it'sta unfair if they can't get it to work. so it is aor tough balance in yr question was like do you meeta w someone, well, i did meet those who were sound engineers that were like i'm through with i
and they were a little bit lateu but they were not thatne late. and it didn't really solvehat anything. and i talked about this in thece book, they decided to sue the pt end-user or a program that they call project hubcap. there were 16,000 lawsuits against random people on the internet. they won almost every case but made it look completely awful. >> musicians are not necessarily all the best business people. >> no one goes into the music industry. i should rephrase this. it's not...
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there were two reasons. one is that what were wilson brought the u.s. into the war promising no annexation. the second is when they saw a great anti-colonial movement with petitions from korea claiming the right to govern themselves. by 1918, britain made a lot of promises. promising the state taking hussein support for the jewish national home, and even the right to choose the governors to the african cup of nations. by 1918 the british officers were with the design organizations in palestine to assess the possibilities of jewish immigration to britain that britain was also subsidizing the new government in serious with wilson at the sight of it and decided to, quote,, place the self-determination for all it was worth as the secretary put it be annexation slid off the table. instead of the paris peace conference, a compromise was agreed. the german and ottoman territories wouldn't be granted self-government because of the covenants. there were people that were not quite ready to stand in the modern world territories could be annexed. instead, they woul
there were two reasons. one is that what were wilson brought the u.s. into the war promising no annexation. the second is when they saw a great anti-colonial movement with petitions from korea claiming the right to govern themselves. by 1918, britain made a lot of promises. promising the state taking hussein support for the jewish national home, and even the right to choose the governors to the african cup of nations. by 1918 the british officers were with the design organizations in palestine...
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they were shot down and were prisoners of war. american government did not know where they were housed. he spent years of his own time and his own money systematically tracking down the american families of the serviceman to tell them what had happened to their loved ones. host: we will meet mr. mori next. this is about five minutes long. >> the names of the p.o.w.'s were published december 2, 1984 in the new york times magazine. >> [inaudible] article and had their names on december 2, 1984. and then their graves are in a national park in st. louis missouri and their eight names are inscribed. there are two things i would like to convey to you mr. daniel. one, the names which have not been disclosed by the u.s. government are going to be disclosed, and the second one is regarding the news story known to some parts of the united states about p.o.w.'s being massacred at the bridge which was the 29th target, but the fact is that was a death by radiation. >> [speaking japanese] [reading the names] host: that is clifton truman daniel
they were shot down and were prisoners of war. american government did not know where they were housed. he spent years of his own time and his own money systematically tracking down the american families of the serviceman to tell them what had happened to their loved ones. host: we will meet mr. mori next. this is about five minutes long. >> the names of the p.o.w.'s were published december 2, 1984 in the new york times magazine. >> [inaudible] article and had their names on...
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there were people who were poor, black, they never had great support. people thought they weren't being treated equally. you had the same with people in the gay community. there was a tactical different and strategic that gay people said, you know what, rossa parks never had to sit in the middle of the bus. you say, separate but equal but it ain't equal. think said they were going to allow black people in separate schools and they proved that they weren't separate. they did get them admitted. fanned you read books about marthur luther king he was constantly -- being realistic about your goals is important for a couple of reasons, one of which is because if you're unreallyic -- unrealistic you will move your followers. i think that finally people in the lgpt movement understood it. >> what do you think moving into june and a decision from the supreme court on gay marriage, another decision, whatever that decision is, what do you think given in congress you were never able to and it seemed unlikely that in many states there's this kind of movement towards
there were people who were poor, black, they never had great support. people thought they weren't being treated equally. you had the same with people in the gay community. there was a tactical different and strategic that gay people said, you know what, rossa parks never had to sit in the middle of the bus. you say, separate but equal but it ain't equal. think said they were going to allow black people in separate schools and they proved that they weren't separate. they did get them admitted....
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criminal courts were flooded. the evidence rooms were flooded.destroying evidence that was necessary to prosecute people. the morgue was flooded. there wasn't a working 9-1-1 system. and on the flipside, you had virtually every business closed. i was down here for "the new york times" for eight months i remember doing a six month point i go to economic development, you know, that the revolving door was blocked by wood. you have to use a side entrance to get to the economic development i thought it was so symbolic of since monthses later how wounded the city was. and economic development director told me that 21,000 out of 22,000 bidses in new orleans, six months after katrina were still closed. where was the sales tax going to come from? property tax. you know who's paying property tax on a drowned out home? , inin fact, they didn't have te ability to send out property tax bills to ask for their money. so it just seemed this -- extraordinary moment in urban history, new orleans after katrina, it is called the worse urban disaster in modern u.s. h
criminal courts were flooded. the evidence rooms were flooded.destroying evidence that was necessary to prosecute people. the morgue was flooded. there wasn't a working 9-1-1 system. and on the flipside, you had virtually every business closed. i was down here for "the new york times" for eight months i remember doing a six month point i go to economic development, you know, that the revolving door was blocked by wood. you have to use a side entrance to get to the economic development...
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a waitress came by with a tray of knifes that were -- she was so nervous that the knifes were rattling. i was so nervous that i didn't know what she might be doing with those knives, but i could tell that she was scared -- she was as scared as i was. we sat there with our textbooks trying to study. i remember her saying, we can't serve y'all or we don't serve colored. i'm going to ask you all to leave. we had this instruction that just don't say anything, just keep sitting. don't say anything. and if they ask you what you would like and you ask for a cup of coffee, but they never asked us what we wanted because they knew they weren't going to serve us. so i sat there for at least an hour and i think we had hour shifts. we had it planned if you went at 9:00, you were back on ampus by 10:30 for your 11 class. we had cars that went back and forth also, people volunteering transportation. i don't know who was driving, to this day i don't remember. i think i was too nervous to remember who was driving us and dropping us off in front of woolworth's and that same person would be there in an h
a waitress came by with a tray of knifes that were -- she was so nervous that the knifes were rattling. i was so nervous that i didn't know what she might be doing with those knives, but i could tell that she was scared -- she was as scared as i was. we sat there with our textbooks trying to study. i remember her saying, we can't serve y'all or we don't serve colored. i'm going to ask you all to leave. we had this instruction that just don't say anything, just keep sitting. don't say anything....
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there were some things that were a given. i would never show fear. i would work as hard as any man, and i would never do anything that would embarrass my profession. i felt that very strongly. did it matter being a woman? was the coverage different? i think one thing for me being -- i was in vietnam from the time i was 22 to 24. i was young and i was always underestimated, so i was always smarted than i appeared. i was not threatening. i think sometimes politicians talked to me. g.i.s would talk to me. vietnamese are not tall people. for a woman, you're the same size as the government official you're interviewing. i think sometimes that was an asset. i think as -- i don't know what my colleagues think. i think as a woman i was someone who was always more comfortable talking about feelings, so it wasn't -- it was a natural far me. so if i'm interviewing a g.i., i'll ask the second and third follow-up question. >> denby? >> my thoughts on it were that i think being a woman was important because it showed that women could do that. everyo even up to the
there were some things that were a given. i would never show fear. i would work as hard as any man, and i would never do anything that would embarrass my profession. i felt that very strongly. did it matter being a woman? was the coverage different? i think one thing for me being -- i was in vietnam from the time i was 22 to 24. i was young and i was always underestimated, so i was always smarted than i appeared. i was not threatening. i think sometimes politicians talked to me. g.i.s would...
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they were hoover men then and they were hoover men until the day they died. bound by this common experience, they are always part of hoover's circle. tom himself was a belgian-american education foundation scholar. spent a year in belgium studying his first doctorate. the baf fellows was created out of the remaining money when the crb disincorporated in 1920. it was hoover's idea at that time to set up an exchange program to bring american scholars to belgium and belgian scholars to america. our final speaker, tammy proctor, who again came to the hoover library sometime ago to do research on civilians in world war i. tammy and my wife's paths kept crossing. my wife and i spoke at her college, whittenburg, on archives and the shaping of history, a grand tour topic we thoroughly enjoyed. we kept running into each other at conferences. since we've met, tammy has written four books. she has written "scouting for girls, a history of girl guides and scouts," and "on my honor." i read her article, a recent article, on the destruction and the rebuilding of the lavon
they were hoover men then and they were hoover men until the day they died. bound by this common experience, they are always part of hoover's circle. tom himself was a belgian-american education foundation scholar. spent a year in belgium studying his first doctorate. the baf fellows was created out of the remaining money when the crb disincorporated in 1920. it was hoover's idea at that time to set up an exchange program to bring american scholars to belgium and belgian scholars to america....
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were many groups. >> but you were the top leader. >> they were united with the army. us. we were protected by the government. so you can't say that i'm responsible. >> every killer i met, none of them feel responsible. amy: that is a clip of "the look of silence." explain exactly who this man is. joshua: this man was the head of the civilian death squad that was killing on the snake river. he is from the same paramilitary group that is at the center of i first film, "the act of killing ." he would sign off the list of people every night the people who had to be killed. 10,500 people were killed in this one spot. he signed off about 600 people. that is only because it was not normally his job to do that. there were many more killed there. after adi tells him, you saw a glimpse of this in the trailer after he says, you are not taking responsibility, he becomes very angry and starts asking, where do you live? adi won't tell him. he said, what would you have done if i came to you during the dictatorship? he said, you can't imagine it. the real danger is not known communis
were many groups. >> but you were the top leader. >> they were united with the army. us. we were protected by the government. so you can't say that i'm responsible. >> every killer i met, none of them feel responsible. amy: that is a clip of "the look of silence." explain exactly who this man is. joshua: this man was the head of the civilian death squad that was killing on the snake river. he is from the same paramilitary group that is at the center of i first film,...
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the lights were still on.he engine was running, but there was no one inside. >> the purse was inside the car. the inside of the vehicle was a little bit disheveled. it appeared to be a little bit suspicious. >> there was no identification in the purse. the car's license plate number was registered to david swann, a 34-year-old employee of the local newspaper. when police called swann, he said his girlfriend, karyn slover, had borrowed his car that night to pick up her 3-year-old son, christopher, who had spent the day with his grandparents. but the car was nowhere near the grandparents' home. it was 40 miles away, facing in a different direction. >> at that point, she's just missing, you know? at that point, we're not sure if it's a kidnap. you assume it's a kidnapping, a hijacking on the highway. >> investigators asked family and friends if karyn might simply have run away. everyone said it was impossible. friends said karyn had just gotten her first professional modeling job and was excited about it. >> she
the lights were still on.he engine was running, but there was no one inside. >> the purse was inside the car. the inside of the vehicle was a little bit disheveled. it appeared to be a little bit suspicious. >> there was no identification in the purse. the car's license plate number was registered to david swann, a 34-year-old employee of the local newspaper. when police called swann, he said his girlfriend, karyn slover, had borrowed his car that night to pick up her 3-year-old...
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most often victims were men, women and children were too. when emmett was taken from his cousin's bed, his death might have passed unnoticed. instead. it changed history. >> every picture tells a story. this one told the truth. even in her grieve, mammy wanted to share the hardest brutal truth about the torture of her only child. >> i a say that that wi as out and lie -- i saw that this eye was out lying about midway the cheek. gone. i looked at the bridge of his nose, and it looked like someone had taken and shot it >>> imagine mammy's pain, she had sent him to chicago to spend the summer vacation with his cousin down south. a week later he was taken from his great uncle's house in the middle of the night, tortured and killed. the story could have been lost in the death of what locals call black bye u. but mammy till fought to bring her son home. >> we had the grave dug. >> emmett till's cousin recalled the decision, she sniffed that her son be presented in an open casket. >> he wanted to know was i going to have the casket open. i said yes
most often victims were men, women and children were too. when emmett was taken from his cousin's bed, his death might have passed unnoticed. instead. it changed history. >> every picture tells a story. this one told the truth. even in her grieve, mammy wanted to share the hardest brutal truth about the torture of her only child. >> i a say that that wi as out and lie -- i saw that this eye was out lying about midway the cheek. gone. i looked at the bridge of his nose, and it looked...
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as i said, the people were came here were extremely litigious. and one of my favorite examples of this is, again, massachusetts. in 1664, the massachusetts assembly realized how young this colony was. they wrote a letter to their, quote, with sovereign taking issues with the royal commission that accused the new england colonies of passing laws repugnant to the laws of england. they claim their own colony had, quote, an a exemption to the payment of customs imposed by the navigation account a act a, enquote. others were reminded their charter two years earlier granted, quote, undo them their heirs and assigns and associates forever that the use of property and the tract of land and full and absolute power of governing all the people of this place. by men chosen by themselves and according to such laws as they shall, from time to time, see meet and make and establish be not repugnant to the laws of england. then rereminded him -- and i find this aan amazing clause -- that according to their charter, that only the fifth part of gold and silver that
as i said, the people were came here were extremely litigious. and one of my favorite examples of this is, again, massachusetts. in 1664, the massachusetts assembly realized how young this colony was. they wrote a letter to their, quote, with sovereign taking issues with the royal commission that accused the new england colonies of passing laws repugnant to the laws of england. they claim their own colony had, quote, an a exemption to the payment of customs imposed by the navigation account a...
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there were barracks with six women to a bay. living quarters were tight.ere two sinks, two commodes. not very glamorous. of conditions that men pilots were living in and being trained and, so after 560 hours of ground school and 210 hours of flying, the women graduated. they earned their silver wings, which most have said that is what they wanted. they wanted their wings, but the didt class that graduated not have a standard flying uniform, so the women actually had to purchase their own uniform at first, which was a pair of khakis and a white button up blouse, and in the wintertime, they would wear their brown leather bomber jackets, as well, but that is what the first classes war. that was their unofficial dress uniform. sent after we were he listened to a speech by jacqueline colburn, who was the one who had gotten this group there alonge was with the other classmates, and then we were sent down to get our flying gear. we got down to the place where and theur flying gear, ones that were in the picture, they were all large and larger, and they had to rol
there were barracks with six women to a bay. living quarters were tight.ere two sinks, two commodes. not very glamorous. of conditions that men pilots were living in and being trained and, so after 560 hours of ground school and 210 hours of flying, the women graduated. they earned their silver wings, which most have said that is what they wanted. they wanted their wings, but the didt class that graduated not have a standard flying uniform, so the women actually had to purchase their own...
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there were all kinds of people who were advising against this. on the military side you have like zukoff, on the political side you have people like molotov, saying this is not what we agreed to. then you have people like truman. there were so many people on both sides of the pacific who were against this. it is amazing when i come across these broad things that people say, who obviously have not read dave's book, and also have apparently not look at things and terrain maps -- things like terrain maps. this idea that the soviet union -- soviet forces are going to be sleeping down honshu is absolutely amazing. i'm sure you have been reading this kind of stuff for years. www.c-span.org -- [indiscernible] >> was there other support available? : no. giangreco the soviets were making the best use of what they had, which was almost nothing. they were using it as effectively as they could, but they just did not have it. when i say that they were going to be using trawlers as amphibious vehicles, that is not just something that i am kidding . he is shaki
there were all kinds of people who were advising against this. on the military side you have like zukoff, on the political side you have people like molotov, saying this is not what we agreed to. then you have people like truman. there were so many people on both sides of the pacific who were against this. it is amazing when i come across these broad things that people say, who obviously have not read dave's book, and also have apparently not look at things and terrain maps -- things like...
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the conspirators were betrayed. some of them were arrested. some of the others decided to go for the army and rebel. the man that they were ousted take charge of their rebellion and lead the rebellion he was so scared that he disguised himself as a scholar. most of these things earlier all of these things had fizzled out. this one kept going. from wilhelm it's spread and mao was present in the capital of conan when that city fell to the rebels again in a very disorganized fashion. he left a wonderful account of seeing the battle outside of the city walls, the troops storming the gates, the rebel storming the gates and bursting in and eventually hoisting a flag over the governor's palace. actually all of that was later imagination. it didn't happen that way. it was a muddled mess but he did see the flag lifted when the city fell. c-span: who is -- >> guest: he was an old old revolutionary born i think in 1866. he was the leader of the nationalist and he was the man who became president of china's first president of the republic in china in 1912
the conspirators were betrayed. some of them were arrested. some of the others decided to go for the army and rebel. the man that they were ousted take charge of their rebellion and lead the rebellion he was so scared that he disguised himself as a scholar. most of these things earlier all of these things had fizzled out. this one kept going. from wilhelm it's spread and mao was present in the capital of conan when that city fell to the rebels again in a very disorganized fashion. he left a...
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were not protesters? >> no, they were criminals. they were not protesters. protesters are out there talking about a way to affect change, whatever that may be. that's not what's happening here with folks that are doing that. >> and on the smoke thing, why was smoke deployed tonight? >> oh, well, i guess it -- i could get into a long dissertation, i won't, but sometimes you can't tell the difference between smoke and tear gas, and it's a nice way to -- we try to use it also as a warning, you know, and, hey, you know -- >> i understand what happened -- did a lot of people gather? >> oh, yes. again, i guess it's dynamic down there right now or has been. i have not been down there since about midnight, so i don't really know -- i kind of know what's going on, i know it's a problem, and i know that my deputy chief called me and said that they had their hands full, and i don't know much beyond that. again, i would ask for patience because we really -- this community where this is happening are folks that have invested a lot of money in their businesses. everything
were not protesters? >> no, they were criminals. they were not protesters. protesters are out there talking about a way to affect change, whatever that may be. that's not what's happening here with folks that are doing that. >> and on the smoke thing, why was smoke deployed tonight? >> oh, well, i guess it -- i could get into a long dissertation, i won't, but sometimes you can't tell the difference between smoke and tear gas, and it's a nice way to -- we try to use it also as...
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they grew up as skyscrapers were rising. they were not something they were interested in. and also, most skyscrapers were not designed by the most prestigious architects. the people that they were interested in -- when vernon was interested in skyscrapers, it was buildings like the daily news buildings and the mcgraw-hill building. which actually were not designated at the time. i stopped at 1970, and it would be interesting to go on and see. although how many did they designate before grand central and the huge push, a new generation comes in, and lots more skyscrapers get designated. >> i might add to that from my own experience, and i believe it's generational because i'm of the generation that in the art history and architectural history field advocated for skyscrapers, that became interested in skyscrapers, and my professor was the one who did the first book on art deco. that was the graduate symposium at columbia, was the first time anyone ever took do commercial architecture, and skyscrapers were really not considered a legitimate area for study at columbia art hist
they grew up as skyscrapers were rising. they were not something they were interested in. and also, most skyscrapers were not designed by the most prestigious architects. the people that they were interested in -- when vernon was interested in skyscrapers, it was buildings like the daily news buildings and the mcgraw-hill building. which actually were not designated at the time. i stopped at 1970, and it would be interesting to go on and see. although how many did they designate before grand...
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they were already stoned from the joint they smoked on the way to dinner were now responsible for one of the central elements of the bush administration's foreign policy. packhouse's cell phone rang. a massage client wanted to make an appointmentment packhouse told her he retired as a mass sure. as they ate they passed the plastic cocaine bullet, back and forth under the table, using their linen napkins to pretend to blow their nose while they wiped away the residual powder. you and me, bowedy, diveroli said. we're going to take over this industry. the company cad walls aey, i site being a so billion company. to the fat cats in boardrooms running for 500 companies are worried about their stock price they have no idea what about to hit them. general dynamics won't be too happy right now, packhouse agreed. arraigning a line of coke in the parking lot after the dinner, diveroli remind i his colleague of their precarious position. they won he bid but weren't convinced the won the contract. they were still afraid it would be taken from them. so excuse my language. efraim said you have the
they were already stoned from the joint they smoked on the way to dinner were now responsible for one of the central elements of the bush administration's foreign policy. packhouse's cell phone rang. a massage client wanted to make an appointmentment packhouse told her he retired as a mass sure. as they ate they passed the plastic cocaine bullet, back and forth under the table, using their linen napkins to pretend to blow their nose while they wiped away the residual powder. you and me, bowedy,...
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were sent down to cuba for the spanish-american war and they were called indians. they were considered immune because of course you're going to be immune to all tropical diseases just because they were from africa. >> that's right and that was actually a belief. these were the famous buffalo soldiers that i described in their transition from the u.s. troops the uscto the civil war and they are featured in the second chapter the book which is about the siege of petersburg in which the u.s. troops performed valiantly and after the war many of those troops were sent to the southwest to fight the indians and it was there that the native americans partly out of respect for their ferocity of the african-american soldier cavalrymen in the southwest called them buffalo soldiers certainly because of their hair appearing like buffalo skin but also the fact that the buffalo was sacred to them and they felt a kinship of sorts with these african soldiers because of their bravery. they have enormous respect for them but when the spanish-american war begins at the turn-of-the-cen
were sent down to cuba for the spanish-american war and they were called indians. they were considered immune because of course you're going to be immune to all tropical diseases just because they were from africa. >> that's right and that was actually a belief. these were the famous buffalo soldiers that i described in their transition from the u.s. troops the uscto the civil war and they are featured in the second chapter the book which is about the siege of petersburg in which the u.s....
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what were the things they were complaining about? 's so i set up a tripartite image of what the culture stood for, what the police were the central belief in the rational thought that would carry the day for us. we could trust in the bureaucrats to cures from the great depression or when the second world war for developing interstate highway system dig to get us places. there was this belief in rational thought congress. it's a fundamentally fundamentally american believe that in the 1950s it was at its peak. another part of this trip that i develop in the book is belief in a really friendly corporate capitalism or the government is going to take care of the corporations and corporations are not going to necessarily push back too hard on paying high taxes rate nobody likes to pay too high taxes but this was a time when the president of general motors when his secretary of defense as i can imagine a time when i would have to make a decision or something would be bad for general motors and also be bad for america and vice versa. >> int
what were the things they were complaining about? 's so i set up a tripartite image of what the culture stood for, what the police were the central belief in the rational thought that would carry the day for us. we could trust in the bureaucrats to cures from the great depression or when the second world war for developing interstate highway system dig to get us places. there was this belief in rational thought congress. it's a fundamentally fundamentally american believe that in the 1950s it...
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they were talented. they were intelligent. they were cheerful.were just great young people, and they loved doing what they were doing in television and in covering our part of virginia. >> mayor david bauers, i am so sorry. thank you so much for hopping on the phone with me for a couple of minutes. i really appreciate it, and add am ward was the cameraman. he attended virginia tech, 27 years of age. alison parker just 24 years young. she went to jmu, james madison university, both grew up in the area, worked together and were a team each and every morning waking up very, very early to get the news on. wdbj reflects on the friendship these two had and the stunning talent of both alison and add am. >> alison was smart and ambitious. adam was a capable photographer who would go the extra mile to get the job done and they had a lot in common. >> they worked together every morning. >> i wanted to go through a sleep study to see if my job impacts how i snooze. adam and i work the same early morning shift but have completely different sleep schedules. >
they were talented. they were intelligent. they were cheerful.were just great young people, and they loved doing what they were doing in television and in covering our part of virginia. >> mayor david bauers, i am so sorry. thank you so much for hopping on the phone with me for a couple of minutes. i really appreciate it, and add am ward was the cameraman. he attended virginia tech, 27 years of age. alison parker just 24 years young. she went to jmu, james madison university, both grew up...
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and then there were bombs after that. we were lucky. that,er had to go beyond beyond the two that were drawn up. it's just a piece of luck that would get in the war when we did. >> it was indeed. let me see. remember being on killian island? what it was like when the enola tinian? returned to and the feeling of the people, when did you learn that the bomb had been successful? mr. furman: the enola gay took off from tinian. it was the first bomb. and returned. they went into a debriefing session, which many people attended. and we were all quite pleased, that point, that so far, so good. bomb to end the war. there was no -- we didn't have any, i don't think there was any real expectation that the second bomb alone would do it. need, we all didn't know how long we would be in tinian, or in japan. plans were being -- movedeen developed, which to tremendous numbers of troops into japan. almost immediately. so the end of the war was greatly appreciated. i really don't know whether i would be here if you hadn't and then. >> were you scheduled
and then there were bombs after that. we were lucky. that,er had to go beyond beyond the two that were drawn up. it's just a piece of luck that would get in the war when we did. >> it was indeed. let me see. remember being on killian island? what it was like when the enola tinian? returned to and the feeling of the people, when did you learn that the bomb had been successful? mr. furman: the enola gay took off from tinian. it was the first bomb. and returned. they went into a debriefing...
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these were prisoners, and they were interrogated by various means, many were innocent, they were not captured by u.s. soldiers, but by pakistanis, afghans and others that turned them over to u.s. soldiers, that didn't have the time or numbers on the battlefields to shift them away. they were able to do so and rub their hands. >> it was a unique situation, one never encountered by the government. and my buildings handled it well. and it came on badly. >> was the fact that to a degree guantanamo was opaque, unable to be seen by the american public, and unable to have any regular order forced on it, part of the problem over time? i think it was, when you say opaque, what you mean there are other aspects to it, the media couldn't get in there or the international red cross couldn't get in there or others, given the rule of law. media was a problem we got rid of. we didn't have a problem, there was no potential, we thought at the time, an abu ghraib, where the media could ferry it around, find things. guantanamo was hard to get into. if you did get into it, you would be subject to the sec
these were prisoners, and they were interrogated by various means, many were innocent, they were not captured by u.s. soldiers, but by pakistanis, afghans and others that turned them over to u.s. soldiers, that didn't have the time or numbers on the battlefields to shift them away. they were able to do so and rub their hands. >> it was a unique situation, one never encountered by the government. and my buildings handled it well. and it came on badly. >> was the fact that to a degree...
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there were several films that were taken of immigrants arriving at ellis island. it's just shots of people getting off the boat at ellis island, which is a wonderful film. we have a whole series of films that were shot before and after the san francisco earthquake. we got some that were made literally in the weeks before the san francisco earthquake. one of them is particularly popular called "a trip down market street," which a camera was mounted on the front of a streetcar and follows the path all the way down market street in san francisco. that was taken a few weeks before the san francisco earthquake in april 1906. then of course, cameramen rushed out to chronicle the fire and destruction that happened in san francisco in the wake of the earthquake. we have other little interesting oddities in the collection, like, for example we have advertisements. the very earliest ad we have in our collection comes as an -- in 1898, an ad called admiral cigarettes. another that is interesting, this is from 1903. this is for gold dust scouring powder. ok, now, you will not
there were several films that were taken of immigrants arriving at ellis island. it's just shots of people getting off the boat at ellis island, which is a wonderful film. we have a whole series of films that were shot before and after the san francisco earthquake. we got some that were made literally in the weeks before the san francisco earthquake. one of them is particularly popular called "a trip down market street," which a camera was mounted on the front of a streetcar and...
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the children were confused and frightened and terrified and they were not, i mean excuse me, they wereerrified and they were not placing their hands in the air correctly. my five-year-old granddaughter cried and asked her mama if she was doing it right. i know the police were scared, but they had no right to treat everyone like criminals. being from new orleans i know the police are quick to kill, because they have done it so knee times, nothing is never done about it. you know, we live this on a daily basis, okay? they can and have gotten away with criminal acts. i live across the street from a police substation, a lot of crimes blamed on citizens were actually committed i police and other city officials. i watch the police go in to the substation with all kind of stolen goods, i watch the police and theesque laids, i watch the police do a lot that we got blamed for. i was living at the time in a three bedroom apartment and thank god for that because even though i have six children and 11 grandchildren, the amount of people that was in my house during the storm was 22 because i could
the children were confused and frightened and terrified and they were not, i mean excuse me, they wereerrified and they were not placing their hands in the air correctly. my five-year-old granddaughter cried and asked her mama if she was doing it right. i know the police were scared, but they had no right to treat everyone like criminals. being from new orleans i know the police are quick to kill, because they have done it so knee times, nothing is never done about it. you know, we live this on...
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and they were firing at you and you were firing at them. >> they were always hidden. them were dug in some place. it was only out of the block house that we were able to get pictures of actual japanese in a fighting mode. >> these motion pictures were made by staff sergeant norman hatch, a marine chorps photographer, pictures that give a close-up view. >> on the eastern end of the island, henry kneehoff had the mission of taking out a bunker. you are watching the actual footage of harry and the 8th marines assault on the bunker. >> we tried to get up there a couple of times. he carried so much weight with the flame thrower, he would slip and fall and then we'd use up all the fuel trying to get to the top. >> after three days of watching harry's valiant attempts, a shore water officer and kneehoff didn't know took charge of operation forewarned hope. >> they came up with a plan and they made it work. had a signal to the marines for covering fire and they charged and they went up like a hope in the revolutionary war. >> norman hatch joined tte fight. >> once we got arou
and they were firing at you and you were firing at them. >> they were always hidden. them were dug in some place. it was only out of the block house that we were able to get pictures of actual japanese in a fighting mode. >> these motion pictures were made by staff sergeant norman hatch, a marine chorps photographer, pictures that give a close-up view. >> on the eastern end of the island, henry kneehoff had the mission of taking out a bunker. you are watching the actual...
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all of those people that were fleeing, where were they go? augusta, georgia. all of the prisoners were still coming through, all of the wounded were still coming in. the shortage of supplies was huge. people were starving. hospitals were full about churches started to fill with the wounded. there was a lot of things going on in a guster that had a major impact on without even coming here. when i knew the 150th can ration coming, and i was trying to think -- i was looking at other museums and looking at what they were doing. everyone was concentrating on the battles and the skirmishes and we do not have those here. how was augustine affected, is how i was acting asking myself. what are the stories we can tell the people of what was going on here? i found them over and over again. i intentionally did not do battles and skirmishes and i left for the military people. i wanted to go it a different direction. one of the things that i tried to do in letting the stories being told, there are some amazing stories that have come out of this research. my preference was t
all of those people that were fleeing, where were they go? augusta, georgia. all of the prisoners were still coming through, all of the wounded were still coming in. the shortage of supplies was huge. people were starving. hospitals were full about churches started to fill with the wounded. there was a lot of things going on in a guster that had a major impact on without even coming here. when i knew the 150th can ration coming, and i was trying to think -- i was looking at other museums and...
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his school friends, who were all his age, were there at the send-off. my brother to give the enemy hell. but my family wasn't happy. they didn't want to see him go. >> two years later, his family received word that he'd been killed in action. >> translator: mother took it really hard. she fainted. >> translator: the americans had left, so i couldn't take revenge. there was nothing i could do. >> translator: taking revenge now won't help. >> translator: i can't feel that way. >> translator: my anger is gone. >> translator: no, it hasn't. >> 42 years after the devastating news, the brothers still struggle to accept their loss. >> minh returned home alive from the battlefield of southern vietnam, but he too lost an older brother in the war. vu van sung was five years older than minh. in march 1968, he was killed in southern vietnam. minh only learned of his brother's death four years later while fighting in the mekong delta. >> translator: i was saddened, but i had my duty to fulfill. i come from a family of patriots, so i didn't have the luxury of grievin
his school friends, who were all his age, were there at the send-off. my brother to give the enemy hell. but my family wasn't happy. they didn't want to see him go. >> two years later, his family received word that he'd been killed in action. >> translator: mother took it really hard. she fainted. >> translator: the americans had left, so i couldn't take revenge. there was nothing i could do. >> translator: taking revenge now won't help. >> translator: i can't feel...
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the children were confused and frightened and terrified and they were not, i mean excuse me, they wereerrified and they were not placing their hands in the air correctly. my five-year-old granddaughter cried and asked her mama if she was doing it right. i know the police were scared, but they had no right to treat everyone like criminals. being from new orleans i know the police are quick to kill, because they have done it so knee times, nothing is never done about it. you know, we live this on a daily basis, okay? they can and have gotten away with criminal acts. i live across the street from a police substation, a lot of crimes blamed on citizens were actually committed i police and other city officials. i watch the police go in to the substation with all kind of stolen goods, i watch the police and theesque laids, i watch the police do
the children were confused and frightened and terrified and they were not, i mean excuse me, they wereerrified and they were not placing their hands in the air correctly. my five-year-old granddaughter cried and asked her mama if she was doing it right. i know the police were scared, but they had no right to treat everyone like criminals. being from new orleans i know the police are quick to kill, because they have done it so knee times, nothing is never done about it. you know, we live this on...
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they were kept far from combat but 67 were captured by the japanese in the philippines in 1942 and were held as prisoners of war for over two and a half years. one army fly nurse procured an aircraft that was shut down behind enemy lines -- shot down behind enemy lines. she was held for months. the army established the women auxiliary corps in 1942. wac's served in africa but never completed the goal of making available to the national defense the knowledge, skill and training the women of the nation. the wac was converted to the women's army corps in 1943 and recognized as an official part of the regular army. more than 150,000 women served as wac's during the war, and thousands were sent to the european and pacific theaters in 1944. wac's landed in normandy after d-day and served in australia, new guinea, and the lapine's in the pacific. -- the philippines in the pacific. more than 14,000 navy nurses served stateside, overseas, and hospital ships, and as a fly nurse during the war. five navy nurses were captured by the japanese on the island of guam and held as prisoners of war for fi
they were kept far from combat but 67 were captured by the japanese in the philippines in 1942 and were held as prisoners of war for over two and a half years. one army fly nurse procured an aircraft that was shut down behind enemy lines -- shot down behind enemy lines. she was held for months. the army established the women auxiliary corps in 1942. wac's served in africa but never completed the goal of making available to the national defense the knowledge, skill and training the women of the...
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they were mostly the ones who were applying. again, i'm not trying in any way to justify the poor treatment received by conservative groups, but the report found no evidence that the typical conservative application was any more likely to be mistreated than the typical progressive application and without such evidence, it's inappropriate to infer that there was bias. a third argument that the republican views asserts which also falls short is that there was a double standard. on the one hand, the treatment of the conservative groups caught up in the 501-c-4 dysfunction and on the other hand the treatment of some nonprofit groups supported by democratic senators. republican views cite three cases in which democratic senators asked that the review of application for tax-exempt status be expedited and where that apparently was done. they contrast a relatively quick resolution of these cases to the delay experienced by tea party and other conservative applicants for 501-c-4 status. on the face of it the facts of the three cases reli
they were mostly the ones who were applying. again, i'm not trying in any way to justify the poor treatment received by conservative groups, but the report found no evidence that the typical conservative application was any more likely to be mistreated than the typical progressive application and without such evidence, it's inappropriate to infer that there was bias. a third argument that the republican views asserts which also falls short is that there was a double standard. on the one hand,...
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whereives us evidence they were and these were pieces that were not used. the very in size and scale depending on location. some were very large, others not large. levelould have had skill to work with the iron and craft these, eventually producing weapons. stood,es where they archaeological digs have taken place and the pieces that were found, many of them put in museums today, they are further evidence of the work that was done. maybe when they abandoned the site they were buried beneath and now they have turned up 150 years later. state works,t this this case is devoted to a carbine. this is a long arm, shorter than a rifle, but is preferred by men on horse. six examples. this is very advanced technology for that time in the war. we have a prototype piece that was made. this is the second piece made in this production. nowhere else can you see pieces like this. and if is a serial number of 1013, very little changes, but significant that took place during this time. thecan see the influence of piece and how useful it was to the soldiers during battle. and
whereives us evidence they were and these were pieces that were not used. the very in size and scale depending on location. some were very large, others not large. levelould have had skill to work with the iron and craft these, eventually producing weapons. stood,es where they archaeological digs have taken place and the pieces that were found, many of them put in museums today, they are further evidence of the work that was done. maybe when they abandoned the site they were buried beneath and...
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work weeds were six days. 12-13 hour days were normal. saturday nights there were parties. they were big and small and interval parts on the mesa. >> we would tend to go to a dinner with six people. several affairs were usually scheduled every saturday night. single men and women scheduled door and parties -- dorm parties and the furniture was pushed back for dancing and parties often lasted well into the night. >> at the lodge, they had a wente dance, and we certainly once a month or twice a month. we went to the mountains, we went to the indian pueblas, we pueblos, weruins -- went to the ruins, it was an intense time. we all worked. by thework, governed urgency from events waged on the battlefields in europe and the pacific, never got easier. what those working on the bomb the science, it was the engineering created the problem. partly regarding the circumstances, we thought about how difficult it was, what an intellectual feat it was. some of it was self-serving. the scientist like to say it, and it looked difficult, but it wasn't very difficult. i entirely agree with ph
work weeds were six days. 12-13 hour days were normal. saturday nights there were parties. they were big and small and interval parts on the mesa. >> we would tend to go to a dinner with six people. several affairs were usually scheduled every saturday night. single men and women scheduled door and parties -- dorm parties and the furniture was pushed back for dancing and parties often lasted well into the night. >> at the lodge, they had a wente dance, and we certainly once a month...
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then they were ready. then they made all the noise. >> the theme song itself was controversial, it talked about god being a woman, right? >> was that controversial? who knows, god to be a woman. you know, no -- i mean it's very interesting that nobody's come back to tell us. we just don't know. >> what do we know about god? >> ha ha. i think what people know about god is, comes from the way they've been raised. and i think they should honor it the way they do. but it should live within the family. within the church. within the pew, within the individual's compact and they are all different with their creator, god, the designer whatever anybody cares to call, the entity responsible for all of this. and i don't know that there is or isn't. so i'm perfectly willing to go along with anybody who thinks there is. but i think -- i'm not -- i've not better than here before, by the way. you've taken me to a place in this interview that i haven't been before. >> i told you it would be the best interview you have eve
then they were ready. then they made all the noise. >> the theme song itself was controversial, it talked about god being a woman, right? >> was that controversial? who knows, god to be a woman. you know, no -- i mean it's very interesting that nobody's come back to tell us. we just don't know. >> what do we know about god? >> ha ha. i think what people know about god is, comes from the way they've been raised. and i think they should honor it the way they do. but it...
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no abnormal levels were found.othing in the building could produce a dose of lead large enough to kill. >> and i walked back to the office and said, i don't think it's the house. there's something else going on. hey, tom. small job? no, doing the whole living room. hey you guys should come over later. the exclusive one-coat color collection from behr® marquee interior. every color covers in one coat, guaranteed. turning a two-coat job into an easy marquee® afternoon. sfx: phone chime they're still at it. ♪ behr® marquee. behr's most advanced interior paint and primer. exclusively at the home depot. after a dvt blood clot.mind when i got out of the hospital what about my family? my li'l buddy? and what if this happened again? i was given warfarin in the hospital but i wondered if this was the right treatment for me. then my doctor told me about eliquis. eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots and reduces the risk of them happening again. not only does eliquis treat dvt and pe blood clots, but eliquis also had signific
no abnormal levels were found.othing in the building could produce a dose of lead large enough to kill. >> and i walked back to the office and said, i don't think it's the house. there's something else going on. hey, tom. small job? no, doing the whole living room. hey you guys should come over later. the exclusive one-coat color collection from behr® marquee interior. every color covers in one coat, guaranteed. turning a two-coat job into an easy marquee® afternoon. sfx: phone chime...
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and you were not getting out.nd essentially you had to ride it out. >> there was a 27-foot wall of water that came ashore and knocked almost everything down in its path. some of the towns like waveland you total your brand new car. nobody's hurt,but there will still be pain. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three-quarters of what it takes to replace it. what are you supposed to do, drive three-quarters of a car? now if you had liberty mutual new car replacement, you'd get your whole car back. i guess they don't want you driving around on three wheels. smart. with liberty mutual new car replacement, we'll replace the full value of your car. see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance. ♪ >>> it's about five minutes after 5:00 a.m. and new orleans is standing, the lights are on though the water and sewer are still working. right now we're doing okay here, brian. >> this has to be a scary time for anybody in mississippi because it's dark, because lightning's crashing over
and you were not getting out.nd essentially you had to ride it out. >> there was a 27-foot wall of water that came ashore and knocked almost everything down in its path. some of the towns like waveland you total your brand new car. nobody's hurt,but there will still be pain. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three-quarters of what it takes to replace it. what are you supposed to do, drive three-quarters of a car? now if you had liberty mutual new car replacement,...
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there were so many people who were heroes. there were so many people we owe enormous gratitude toward. 954,000 volunteers came to mississippi over the first five years and registered with a church or charity. these are not guessing. these are names of people who registered and worked in cleanup or in disaster assistance. 44 states. 44 of our sister states sent resources to mississippi. and 26,000 state employees or contractors from the other states came to mississippi. more than 10,000 national guard. i think about the volunteers, i think about our sister states. i think about the local first responders, who were magnificent. i had no idea when i became governor but i learned, we prepare for major disasters year-round, and almost any state agency or department has got a disaster preparation. the problem is we prepared for camille. we thought that was the gold standard for a hurricane. 200-miles-an-hour winds. but we got katrina. despite those 5-miles-an-hour winds it was so much worse, yet these first responders adapted. they
there were so many people who were heroes. there were so many people we owe enormous gratitude toward. 954,000 volunteers came to mississippi over the first five years and registered with a church or charity. these are not guessing. these are names of people who registered and worked in cleanup or in disaster assistance. 44 states. 44 of our sister states sent resources to mississippi. and 26,000 state employees or contractors from the other states came to mississippi. more than 10,000 national...
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some were dangerous that were y was allowed to take those books.d not think that was the besti policy. he thought americans could combat that by reading as many books as they can. he thought was a again use idea. and so he gave a speech one day about the power of books, and he talked about the book burnings a little bit and you can see the poster ended up being made that had an excerpt of the speech. he concluded that we know books arhee weapons. after the speech he had a press conference and one reporter asked, mr. president, what types of books should we ask to donate anything but algebra. [laughs] >> on the more serious note, you should donate any book that you read and enjoyed. the campaign actually met its goal to collecting 10 million books in 1942 which was a huge accomplishment. what do you notice about the books that were being collect snd they're all hardbacks. this was fine for people in stationary training camps. they weren't so ideal for people that were sent out to the front seat. this is actually north africa. you can see these peopl
some were dangerous that were y was allowed to take those books.d not think that was the besti policy. he thought americans could combat that by reading as many books as they can. he thought was a again use idea. and so he gave a speech one day about the power of books, and he talked about the book burnings a little bit and you can see the poster ended up being made that had an excerpt of the speech. he concluded that we know books arhee weapons. after the speech he had a press conference and...
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there were members on the panel, there were family members and people that were workers and cabinet secretary. and it was this diverse -- and i believe someone from the business community who works in the world of care giving. or had a national company. so it was really this kind of cross-the-board examination of care giving and what were the important elements you would want to discuss. cabinet secretaries participated throughout the day. and there was someone i believe on each one of the panels. either a secretary or a cabinet member and an assistant secretary. there was a lot of high-level participation. as there had been in the regional forums and the other discussions. the president spoke right after that panel. and of course to a lot of applause throughout his speech, he talked about and i would just say, although he was relaxed and used humor, he was very focused, and very intentional in his comments about continued support in social security and medicare, issues around workers. issues around understanding that people want to be at home. they want to live their lives in the least restr
there were members on the panel, there were family members and people that were workers and cabinet secretary. and it was this diverse -- and i believe someone from the business community who works in the world of care giving. or had a national company. so it was really this kind of cross-the-board examination of care giving and what were the important elements you would want to discuss. cabinet secretaries participated throughout the day. and there was someone i believe on each one of the...
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family members were there. we were on the bridge.ot of family members were devastated also with these catastrophes. there were many people that were in the water -- actually i have a younger brother. he just got his life back after all this time about three years ago. he was here when they were recovered people. i am kind of tough -- touched, because sometimes people do all of this they look at the food, the tradition, but they forget about the struggle that we have to go to to get back. the united states government stepped in, they did a great job, but there are so many things that we need to do to get back where we have to go. host: what do you think is the number one thing you have to do to get back, as you say? caller: the infrastructure part. in new orleans east after 10 years, just one year ago we just got a walmart. downtown new orleans after 10 years we just got a t.j. maxx. some of these major companies are on the outskirts in other cities, they look like they ran. they went out of slidell. but they did not come downtown to
family members were there. we were on the bridge.ot of family members were devastated also with these catastrophes. there were many people that were in the water -- actually i have a younger brother. he just got his life back after all this time about three years ago. he was here when they were recovered people. i am kind of tough -- touched, because sometimes people do all of this they look at the food, the tradition, but they forget about the struggle that we have to go to to get back. the...
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lenses were created. explosive lenses that would focus the shockwaves inward to compress the sub critical mass to critical. near los alamos, high explosives were mixed to form a cocoon of fisionable-- of material. the explosives had been cooled just right to prevent air bubbles. the lenses required precision casting with machine finishing. tolerances for the 100 or so pieces had to fit together within a few thousands of an inch. thanks still fell behind schedule. the test date was moved back. in order to accurately calibrate the instrumentation for the test, another test, or using only high explosives, was needed. a dress rehearsal of 100 tons of tnt was planned for. hundreds of crates of high explosives were stacked on a platform of a 20 foot tower. tubes of low-level nuclear material with scattered throughout the explosives to simulate the radioactive products of a nuclear blast. torything was set to a scale match the expected effects of the nuclear test shot. wasmay 7, the highest -- detonated. the poi
lenses were created. explosive lenses that would focus the shockwaves inward to compress the sub critical mass to critical. near los alamos, high explosives were mixed to form a cocoon of fisionable-- of material. the explosives had been cooled just right to prevent air bubbles. the lenses required precision casting with machine finishing. tolerances for the 100 or so pieces had to fit together within a few thousands of an inch. thanks still fell behind schedule. the test date was moved back....
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there were 20 who were left at the curb the only place they could go was overseas. altman the heat took a job with the afghan airline and to decide he was very excited because they were rebuilding to international standards and he had flown in vietnam as the perfect and to his career he could teach rocket avoidance again and went to visit him this summer after all the children were launched summer 2009 we were taken on a to work -- tour at that point more of my children's friends were deployed and it was not a good time but while i was there, i felt drawn to the country because the afghan people are some of the most hospitable people on the planet. we were driving in the countryside where they had that terrible attack last year end there was small children on the side of the road begging and i looked at a little guy in his eyes and there was nothing i could give him. but maybe if i could be a teacher because what will change is going to ube education that is the key for change. is the mislay a crazy idea but more and more it grabbed me and i discovered there was a s
there were 20 who were left at the curb the only place they could go was overseas. altman the heat took a job with the afghan airline and to decide he was very excited because they were rebuilding to international standards and he had flown in vietnam as the perfect and to his career he could teach rocket avoidance again and went to visit him this summer after all the children were launched summer 2009 we were taken on a to work -- tour at that point more of my children's friends were deployed...