Elmoeanor roosevelt had a lo trip home. Then down to the beat of muffled drums. It was 12 years his official home. The passing of fdr from the american scene came as a personal shock to the nation. People wept openly unashamed of their grief. The draped flag was brought to the east room. The body of Abraham Lincoln also laid in state. The guns of west point cadets rang down the final curtain on a man of destiny known around the world at fdr. We turn back to Franklin Roosevelt. He broke the powerful republican machine that rules duchess county for 28 years. Emerging as a national figure, president wilson and the asis ta assistant secretary of the navy. Fdr at the age of 38 was the youngest Vice President candidate in history. Married on st. Patricks day to anna eleanor roosevelt, he founded a dynasty typical of his fo forebeare forebears. It was at a vacation cottage that fdr sailed with his friends and family after the strenuous campaign. And it was in the bay of bundy where he was stricken with the polio germ that struck his legs, but not his life. Franklin roosevelt was elected governor of new york. He became a champion of the common man, and he was widely talked of as next democratic candidate for the presidency of the united states. And the die was cast. This is the beginning of an era unparalleled in American History. Fdrs appearance was the series of spectacular personal triumphs. His first words for fearless and prophetic. Im prepared under my constitutional duty to recommend the measures that are stricken in a stricken world and they may require more measures or such other measures that congress may build from its experience and wisd wisdom. Ly salespeople to my constitutional authority. But in the event that the congress shal fail for these forces, in the event that the National Emergency is still critical,ly not evade the clear course of beauty that will then confront me. Shall ask the congress for the one remains instrument broad executive pour, wer, as great ae power that would have been given to me if we were invaded by a foreign faux. Fdrs first term, men of many nations giving up. Fdr brought relief and flood control. Waterpower and giant public works. Old age insurance became a new responsibility of government. The price of gold was fixed. The american dollar became the soundest in the world. Watching national security. The fire side chat became an american institution. The president s talks were masterpieces of simplicity and directness. Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. My friends, the American Public and with that now familiar salutation, he brought his message to the fire sides of the people. He talked to them in their homes about the vital issues of the day. He never gave up home against n inf infentile p infentile paralyzation. Arnold the country, little children sing on his birthday. Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear president , happy birthday to you this study of the president is one of the rare personal portraits in a busy life. No man in our time or any time has been called on to make the mo m momentous decisions that has been his. The royal king and queen of england have been guests in his home. With international affairs, in 1 1 1926, he gave the nation wofrd thats have been given again and again. Peace in the western world is not all wee seek. I have seen war. I have seen war on land. I have seen blood running from the wounded. I have seen children starving. I have seen the agony of mothers and wives. I hate war. Voters took to the polls for the magic power of fdr, would it shatter all precedence . The results are now conclusive, roosevelt wins. The nation was jubilant, fdr had done it again. Again the president addressed the nation, and the diplomats and leaders from south of the border, he asked for broader powers than had ever been given to any american president. First, what started as a european war, into a war for world domination, there have with profound consciousness of my responsibilities to my countrymen, and to my countrys cause, i have tonight, issued a prok proclamation that a National Emergency exists and requires the strengthening of our defense to the extreme limb of our National Power and authority. With the rights of all free people in danger, the rights of all people to choose their form of government. History records this meeting as the birth of the atlantic trucker. It was burned into the pages of American History. The president faced a nation united. I ask that the congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by japan on sunday, december 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between thenitis and the japanese empire. In 1942, fdr startled the world in casa blanca and gave the two words unconditional surrender. With a future of civilization in the balance, what they played is written in history. Fdr wrote a new chapter and gave assurance to the people of ch a china. They were giving together the conflicting forces of east and west. The man that met stalin for the first time in tehran which gave the world the first promise of complete accord between the three great powers. Franklin roosevelt was the biggest of them all. Teaming into pearl harbor for the first time, he took an active part in planning the war and this is now apparent. And emerged with the liberation of the philippines. Fdr began his fourth term in office believing that men are capable of their owntyrant, or can run them as well as themselves. They made plans to bring together the nations and the peoples of the world in a just and lasting peace. History recorded that first step as the San Francisco conference. In this last report to congress, it was found to be the last of his life. A heritage for all men everywhere. The congress of the American People to kep the results of this ckoconference as the beging of a permanent structure of peace. Upon which we can begin to build that better world in which our children and grandchildren, yours and mine, children and grandchildren of the whole wo d world. Youre watching American History tv while people are in their districts for the coronavirus pandemic. Starting at 8 00 p. M. Eastern with a 2003 program from cspans book note series. Enjoy American History tv now and over the weekend on cspan 3. This weekend on American History tv saturday at 2 30 p. M. On oral histories. At about 5 00 on dday afternoon, they find a huge explosion occurred and at that point i lifted my head out of the fox hole to see what was going on and suddenly i heard a huge noise. And a shock, and i realized that i had been hit. Then at 6 00 p. M. On the civil war, the important of the Cumberland Valley railroad. He doesnt need the ammunition. He doesnt even though these railroaders risked their lives and set a new speed record for the fastest route they have ever run, not a single one of these ammunition rounds are fired. It was desperation, it was suicide, it would be the pattern from now on to the very finish. A struggle between men who want to die and men who regret. A look at the Council House in oklahoma. Were certainly proud to have the building back. It has been humbling. You talk about a building, but i think for a lot of people, i think it represents more than just the building. This is the foundation of our president day government. This weekend on American History tv on cspan 3. American history tv raise your hand if you have heard of the gene harris murder trial before this class. The deepest cause of the true meaning of the revolution was in this transformation that took place in the the tools, the techniques of slave owner power. Well also talk about the tools and techniques of power that were practiced by enslaved people. Watch history professors lead discussions with their students on topics ranging from the American Revolution to september 11th. Lectures in history cspan3 every saturday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. And its available as a podcast. Listen to it where you find podcasts. When Franklin Roosevelt died, president harry