They are as great supporters of the programs we do at the Roosevelt Library and we appreciate very much. Dictate the format of the session for those of you who havent been to a reading before. Will introduce a speaker and she will talk for slitted minutes or so after which if time permits we will take questions. If not for the season would be happy to speak with the oneonone as she signs books at the new deal store, where after your wonderful discussion you want to flee the room so that you can buy one for her to sign. Susan dunn is the author of 1940 fdr, wilkie, lindbergh, hitler the election amid the storm. She is the parish the country professor of humanities at Williams College where shes been teaching since 1973. She graduated from Smith College and has a phd from harvard university. She is written and edited books that focus on two key periods in american history, the founding. And the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt. Don is also the officer of how fdr fight to change the democ
Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the afternoon session of the 10th annual roosevelt reading festival. Im bob clark, the ark vies here at the franklin d. Roosevelt library, and i cant believe its been ten years, the tenth anniversary of the building that allows us to host the event every year, and this is one of my favorites because it showcases what we do in the arian rives of the library, which is assist great writers and historians like the person youre about to hear on their work. Before we start, a couple housekeeping matters. The first is everyone, please, take out your cell phones, pagers, things that beat, whistle, and moan and turn them off so that our program is not interrupted. Thank you. Second thing, i thank cspan for being here broadcasting the event today. They are always great supporters of the Public Programs here at the roosevelt library, and we appreciate it very much. Let me tell you a little of the format of the session for those of you know been here before. Im
Be again. That is where it doesnt need to be and where it wasnt and where it shouldnt be. Thats it for this special report, fair beings balanced and up afraid. Heres greta. This is a fox news alert. Terror is growing around the world and now even our nation is on edge. Today shots ringing out at the United States capitol. Capitol police opening fire on a suspect when that gunman pulled a gun. Just in, we have new video of the suspects dodge ram truck it is a tennessee license plate. And tonight, we are learning the gunman who drove that truck to the u. S. Capitol was known to police. Fox news chief washington correspondent james rosen is outside the u. S. Capitol. Law enforcement sources have identified the suspect in this case to us unofficially as Larry Russell dawson of tennessee. And the Capitol Police said
that the suspect was known to them from provous context. They wouldnt really elaborate. There is unconfirmed reports that mr. Dawson was the same individual taken into custody i
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To them from provous context. They wouldnt really elaborate. There is unconfirmed reports that mr. Dawson was the same individual taken into custody in october of last year after an outburst on the house side of the capitol. The event today began at 2 40 p. M. Eastern time on the north or senate side of the screening area of the capitols Visitors Center. The capitols Visitors Center is museum and educational fittings it sits on the Capitol Grounds but it is not technically part of the actual capitol building. Trying to go through the screening area, the suspect reached for a weapon, drew that weapon, and Capitol Police say at least one, maybe more Capitol Police officers fired on the suspect, hitting the suspect. He was then taken to a nearby hospital and h last we heard was being operated on, condition unknown. Charges as yet have not been filed against the suspect. There were some early reports that one of the Capitol Police officers otherwise injured. What we are hearing from Police