Human progress. As second in command the words expressed the american program. Franklin roosevelt, born into wealth, and harry truman, onetime farm boy were firmly united on that and every other major world aim. As the nation is plunged into mourning by roosevelts death truman becomes president , the seventh Vice President to assume the office under similar circumstances. President truman takes over his duty and announces the Conference Goes on as scheduled and initially receives the military leaders war secretary simpson, army chief of staff marshall, and pleat admiral king. James f. Burns secretary of the state and British Foreign secretary aden and ambassador hallifax also visit the president. Arriving in the joint session of the Congress President truman receives thunderous applause and promises to Carry Forward the work of Franklin Roosevelt. With great humility i call upon all americans to help me keep our nation united in defense of those ideals so elegantly proclaimed by presid
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Joining us this evening to talk about Eleanor Roosevelt is allida black, the editor of the Eleanor Roosevelt papers project at George Washington university and an historian. Another historian, Doug Brinkley who is an author from rice university. Thank you for being here with us. Doug brinkley, its march 1933, inauguration and entered the white house. What are they walking into . Fdr did not get to walk in. He came in a wheelchair. The fact that somebody was crippled in the lower half said theres nothing to fear but fear itself. Thats perhaps the most famous phrase of the inauguration. What people were fearing was unemployment, chaos, hoovervilles, unemployment, agricultural angst. Dust bowls, october 1929 crash of the stock market. Our country was in tatters. And there is Franklin Roosevelt, this man has overcome such odds in his personal life, dealing with polio and now ushering in a new progressive era and offering 100 days of the new deal programs right off the bat where what people
Possibility of revenue we always have been open to the possibility of looking to ways to expand revenue including as bruce said all of the things you can do if you move in a sensible way on energy and the things you can do if youre going to look at some ways to alter the tax Collection System that make it better for companies by giving up some deductions to get some benefit. Look, were wide open to talking about fixing this country. Were just not wide open to continue this deal harry reid said we wont talk to anybody unless we get 1 billion 1 trillion of new income tax. Good luck, harry, aint happening. A quick one. You talked about the studies recently that showed growing inequality of income this access in the country. And i wonder is there a certain point where it might be bad for business if the middle class is so hollowed out and theres increase wealthed all in one end . By the way, i think i was listening to your question very carefully and then you got to the right question. Am
Youre been listening to some of Eleanor Roosevelts address hours after the attack at pearl harbor. She gave that address before her husband even spoke to the nation. For the next two hours, we are going to get to know this transformational first lady. Shes consistently ranked first and first ladys polls. Will look at her life, her relationships and the time in the white house from 1933 to 1945. Welcome to first ladies influence and image series. Joining us tonight is the editor of the Eleanor Roosevelt papers project at George Washington university and an historian. Another historian, Doug Brinkley who is an author from rice university. Thank you for being here with us. 1933, andley, march operated in a entered the white house. What are they walking into . Fdr did not get to walk in. He came in a wheelchair. The fact that somebody was crippled in the lower half said not to fear but fear is sell. Thats perhaps the most famous phrase of the inauguration. What people was fearing was chaos