Watch American History tv this weekend. Now, a United Auto Workers Campaign Film for president roosevelts 1984 reelection campai campaign. Hey, joe joe yes, sam . Look at todays time table. Only one of these trains can get through to washington. 44 is a single track, you know. Yeah, but sam, arent the American People on board to win the war special . All but a few wreckers. Do you see that switch, joe . Thats for the side track. Im just the guy that can do it. You can if you dont fall asleep at the switch like you did in november of 1942. Dont worry about me. Hell have to knock me out. What happened . Who are you. Not at all, not at all, boy. High production. Youve been over working, you need to relax. Here, relax. Smoke a cigar. Lets talk this over, my boy. According to the papers youre on the wrong track. The win the war special is not going through. All of the workers are on strike. Thats a lie, were out to win the war. Ill tell you. It is perfectly clear for everybody. Sacrifices.
Rehabilitated his image and set , precedents for what presidency life could involve. This evening, we are pleased to introduce an author on the postpresident ial years of Richard Nixon. This very important and often overlooked part of nixons life is worthy of a book of its own probably a series of books. ,not one to be written off, Richard Nixon rose from defeat to become americas elder statement. Andhis period between 1974 he reinvented what it means to 1994, be a former president , serving as advisor to everyone of his successors. He made 29 foreign trips and worked with World Leaders across the globe. To tell this remarkable story, were joined by kasey pipes. He is a historian whose previous book on president eisenhower is well acclaimed. He served in the administration of president george w. Bush and was later a senior fellow at gettysburg college. Would you please join me in afterng the author of the fall, kasey pipes . [applause] kasey thank you all very much. Thanks for being he
You like ike, you like ike, everybody likes i we dont want jobs. Then do not pick john. [singing] we all go with ike. You like ike. I like ike. Everybody likes ike. Now is the time for all good americans to come to the aid of their country. Like for president. Ike for president. Ike for president. Ike. Bob. Ike. Bob. I am so glad we are friends again, bob. Yes, ike. We agree on everything. Lets never subverted again, bob. Bob. Ike. Bob. Ike, bob will ike and bob live happily ever after . Is the white house made enough for both of them . Stay tuned for a musical interlude. Ive been thinking, bob and ike now think alike. Will the. With a general in the white house, who will give the orders . It is a joint production of American History tv on cspan3 and cspans washington journal. We are pleased to be joined by Professor Robert mann, professor of Mass Communications at Louisiana State university, and author of mushroom clouds. To take a look at the history of tv political advertising. Prof
Coming up on American History tv, a discussion with the author of the book 1948, Harry Trumans improbable victory and the year that transformed america. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the clifton park half moon public library. We are very pleased to have david patrusia to talk about his latest book 1948. Harry trumans improbable victory and the year that france formed america kwoo. Hes been here in the past about his book about Arnold Rothstein and the book of 1920, the year of six president s and 1960, lbj versus jfk versus nixon, the silent cowls almanac and the homespun wit and wisdom of vermont, Calvin Coolidge and ted williams, my life in pictures. He produced a wmht documentary, local heroes, baseball and Capital District diamonds. Reviews for his harry truman book talk about how lively it is and illuminating portraits and the evenhanded appraisal for truman is especially compelling. What it takes to get us to election day is one thats definitively become the best at leading
P. M. Eastern, 1 00 p. M. Pacific, here on American History tv. Next, historians put the president ial debates in perspective in this online forum hosted by the american historical association. We will hear from Yale University is joe freeman, and newton minnow, who currently serves as a member of the commission on president ial debates. It is an honor to introduce todays panel chair. Joanne freeman with a particular focus on clinical violence. Froman has one fellowships the, centers for scholars and writers, the american historical association, and the library of congress. Best book award. Her most recent book explores violence in the u. S. Congress between 1830 and the civil war, and what it suggests about the nation will american professionalism exceptionalism, and longstanding groups of the civil war. Welcome. Anne it is my pleasure to be introduce the three people who will join us on the panel today. First, Kathryn Brownell is an associate professor and editor at the washington po