Museums and historic places. Next, we traveled to new orleans to visit the National World War Ii Museum and learn about their road to berlin exhibit. This is the first of a twopart program. Mr. Huxen hello, my name is keith huxen, and i am senior director of research and history here at the National World War Ii Museum in new orleans. We are standing in the road to berlin exhibit, which opened in december 2014 after years of development. Our mission is to tell the American Experience in world war ii, why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today. The building we are in tells what i call the war part of the series. So here we are in the first gallery of road to berlin and behind me, you will see the large portraits of the political leaders of the axis and allied powers, a lineup, if you will, of the two sides that were going to engage in this great struggle. When our visitors arrive in this gallery, we believe that they will know that pearl harbor has already occurred, due
Behind me you will see the large portraits of the political leaders of the axis and allied powers, a lineup of the two sides engaged in this great struggle. When our visitors arrived in we believe they will know that pearl harbor has already occurred due to exhibits on the other side of the street in our museum. With the country already at war, we have a video that introduces them to the five major strategic that the United States and our allies must master in order to win world war ii. These five key Strategic Elements include arsenal of democracy, building a greater warm a sheen than our enemies, we have make better equipment and weapons. Control of the sea lane, control of the air. And then the last strategic element, mastery of amphibious landings, which was highly debated going into world war ii as a successful military strategy. All of these things combined into the eventual invasion of europe, and the Normandy Landings in june of 1944, at the high point of the allied effort. Roo
The associate director is here with us tonight. He will be speaking in the library october 13, tuesday at the central library. About the significance of the frontier. That is one day before president eisenhowers birthday october 14 where he will be giving his talk at the Eisenhower Library in abilene. There is a party. You are invited to the party on the 14th as well. We are extremely happy to have professor yanek mieczkowsk here tonight to talk about ike and. Net. One of my first memories is of my parents watching the 1956 Republican Convention on tv and my mother arguing with my father that since he was point to vote for eisenhower you should register as republican. Which he was not at that point. Not everybody liked ike at that time. Joe mccarthy. The John Birch Society said he was a communist. Russell kirk said ike is not a communist. He is the golfer. That image of ike on the golf course, not accomplishing very much. Then things likes but the missile gap have affected our view of
Million whoan 12 served as part of the greatest generation, we would love to hear from you or the stories from your parents or grandparents. Our phone lines will be open. We will also be taking your tweets. One of the many exhibits on display at the museum, this titled the, road to berlin. Part of cspan3s American History tv. Hello. My name is keith huxen, i and senior director of research and history. We are standing in the road to berlin permanent gallery exhibit, which opened in december 2014 after several years of development. Our mission here at the National World War Ii Museum is to tell the American Experience and world war ii, white was fought, how it was one, and what it means today was won, and what it means today. He we are in the first gallery of the road to berlin. And behind me, you will see the large portraits of the political leaders of the axis and allied powers, a lineup, if you will, of the two sides who are going to engage in this great struggle. When our visitors a
Leaders of the axis and the ally powers, the lineup, if you will, of the two sides that will engage in this great struggle. When our visitors arrive in this gallery, we believe that they will know that pearl harbor has already occurred due to exhibits on the other side of the street in our museum. So with the country already at war, we have a video that introduces them to the five major Strategic Elements that the United States and our allies must master in order to win world war ii. These five key Strategic Elements include arsenal of democracy, building a greater war machine than our enemies. Technology, its not enough just to outproduce our enemies. We have to make better equipment and weapons. Control of the sea lanes. Control of the air. And then the last strategic element, mastery of amphibious landings, which was highly debated going into world war ii as a successful military strategy. All of these things combined into the eventual invasion of europe and the normandy landings in