Four years later, dewey was appointed special prosecutor for the governor. Been. Dooley, you have given the most difficult task. The opportunity of helping the people of the city. What can we do to help you . There is a detective in new york who i think is one of the best detectives in the United States. I would like to have him head my squad of effectives. From the beginning, dewey face and almost hopeless job, clearing out gangsters whose hold had been tightening over years. You have been looking for mason again. Are you going to keep out of our territory . I am not. I do not need any protection. s staff began the attack by getting the frightened victims of the racket to talk. Months of hard, patient, dangerous work, dewey had collected enough evidence to move in on the leading racketeers. Out of the 73 indictments he secured, dewey convicted all but one. Brackets, which had florist with impunity, began breaking up urishedad florist wit began breaking up. On the streak of this record
Now refer to, institutional as the press. Lectures in history. On American History tv, on cspan 3. Every saturday at 8 pm eastern. Lectures in his three is also available as a podcast. Find it where do listen to podcasts. Hello, welcome to another edition of at home with the notes thoughts. I am paul sparrow, director of the Franklin Roosevelt president ial library and museum in high park new york. Today, we will talk about the relationship between two of the most important families, political families in American History, during the 20th century. The roosevelts, and the kennedys. And to assist me in this conversation, i am joined by the director of the jfk library. Paul, it is good to be with you. Allen price here. Thank you for joining me today, alan. This is one of the most interesting and complicated relationships, multi generational relationships. Two families that are really dynasties, in the way that they impacted american political life. There is a component to this that a lot
Today november 4, 1913. The United States was preparing to muster 500,000 troops in europe against a major power. President wilson had given an ultimatum to the nations head of state, but we didnt go to war, at least not now. And that power was on this side of the atlantic. It was mexico. The menace posed was the great menace of the moment. I found this on the front page of where else but the new york times. The next 17 pages there wasnt a single mention of europe where s the two featured authors today chronicle the entries abroad. The second balkan war had just concluded and now europe had a broader concentration so it is my pleasure to welcome margaret into the lead up to the conflict in her new billboard that ended the peace. Robert i wont actually lift it, but thats the buck. If of course showed how it paved the way to understanding what we are already building in europe and of course a passion of mine especially much of my life in Texas College and in my last book was coming out i
We will and with a brief rebuttal from mr. Flynns counsel and the council of United States. Please proceed. Thank you chief judge, may it please the court, general flynn is a defendant without a prosecutor, and litigation without controversy between the parties to the case. Instead of granting dismissal as required as a matter of law, John Sullivan denied defense motions, appointed mr. Gleason to usurp the job of the prosecutor, raised perjury but as iter his head, was noted, the job of United States attorney is occupied. Adding the unconstitutional burdens of process to punish michael flynn, John Sullivan discarded any semblance of the adjudicator. As a cornerstone of any system of justice worth the label. Required. Gs are judge sullivans position for rehearing must be flatly denied with language that a judge has no injury or standing to seek relief in this court. Sullivan has invested himself in the prosecution of general flynn, it is mandated disqualification for the glaring appeara
Joins us now via zoo for zoom. Senior economist at the nonprofit Upjohn Institute for Employment Research in kalamazoo, michigan. Christopher oleary, lets work away backwards. Can you explain what president trumps executive action when it came to unappointed insurance he signed this weekend, what it did in how it compares to what was offered under the cares act . Guest good morning, john. Thank you for having me on. Pleasure to be on washington journal. Certainly i can address the executive order. I read it. Theink i understand objective. Up and talke back about this whole idea of supplementing unemployment. It is interesting. There have been eight recessions since the eisenhower administration. Every one the federal government has extended the duration of regular state on employment insurance benefits. There was a modest additional compensation added during the Great Recession in 2009. 25 added. Check. D to every benefit it went largely unnoticed. Recognized the existing unappointed i