History doesnt work on the cable news cycle, it works on the cycle of generations. In her new book author Phyllis Lee Levin recounts the formative years of americas sixth president John Quincy Adams. Its next on booktv. Tonight its a great pleasure to welcome and mhs fellow, friend of institutions Phyllis Lee Levin. Shes a graduate of mt. Julio college. Shes been a reporter or editor and columnist for the New York Times as well as a writer and editor at vogue were among her many stories was inside the white house interview with a reclusive pat nixon. I would love to take a look at that at some point. Shes also the author of several books including Abigail Adams and edith and woodrow. She lives in manhattan and has also braved the post blizzards to join us here this evening. Lets welcome fellas. [applause] thank you. I am really very honored to be here and im also worried. All of you know a great deal more about this family than i do or at least have a view to work here. I feel like a c
And his talk today entitled Josephus Daniels in world war it will share the research from his most recent book. Please join me in welcoming dr. Lee craig. Well, as as dr. Orr informs you during the introduction, i am a college professor, and we are scheduledd to do q and a at the end of my presentation, and so i always b, know, as a professor, what the first question will be, and what the answer to that is. And the answer is, yes, and the question is, will this materiale be on the final exam. Thing so, yes, it will be on the final exam. In fact, anything i say is potentially material for the final exam, so i expect to see a lot of note taking. During the my talk today is about Josephus Daniels and his role as secretary of the navy during the First World War. While you were enjoying lunch, o was being interviewed on cspan. The first question that i got was, why would Josephus Daniels a small town newspaper editor, be secretary of the navy duringa the First World War. The short answer to
And his talk today entitled Josephus Daniels in world war i will share the research from his most recent book. Please join me in welcoming dr. Lee craig. Well, as as dr. Orr informs you during the introduction, i am a college professor, and we are scheduled to do q and a at the end of my presentation, and so i always know, as a professor, what the first question will be, and what the answer to that is. And the answer is, yes, and the question is, will this material be on the final exam. So, yes, it will be on the final exam. In fact, anything i say is potentially material for the final exam, so i expect to see a lot of note taking. So my talk today is about Josephus Daniels and his role during the First World War. While you were enjoying lunch i was being interviewed on cspan. First world war. And while you are enjoying lunch i was being interviews on cspan and the first question that i got was, why why would Josephus Daniels, a small town newspaper editor, be secretary of the navy dur
Thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to be here. A century since world war i, there continues to be a debate about which nation was responsible for the start of the First World War. Take us back to america in 1914. 1915, 1916. Was that debate about who was responsible taking place in the United States at that time . It was not necessarily the most important question in u. S. Politics. I think probably for the Woodrow Wilson administration, the key thing was to keep the United States out of the war. I think certainly if there had been a different president in the white house, possibly theodore roosevelt, might have taken a different line. He was quite clear about the fact in 1914 that i think he saw the germans as, if not necessarily to blame for the war, then certainly a greater threat for the United States than the entente powers, france, britain and russia. As far as 1916, again once again Woodrow Wilson was running for office, in part on the pledge of keeping the United States ou
World war i centennial symposiu is on its lunch break. F until they return were joined by Sean Mcmeekin, author of july 1914 countdown to war. Mr. Mcmeekin appreciate you orlw joining us on American History tv. Sponsibl thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to be here. A century since world war i, there continues to be a debate about which nation was responsible for the start of tha First World War. Hat time take us back to america in 1914. 1915, 1916. It wa was that debate about who was responsible taking place in thee United States at that time . It was not necessarily the most important question in u. S. E politics. The wh i think probably for the Woodro Wilson administration, the key thing was to keep the United States out of the war. I think certainly if there had been a different president in the white house, possibly theodore roosevelt, might have n taken a different line. He was quite clear about the fact in 1914 that i think he saw the germans as, if not necessarily to blame