We will post the program on our web site within 24 hours for our future reference and, of course, our internet viewers are always welcome to email us with questions or comments, simply writing those to speaker heritage. Org. Our guest today, dr. Larry schweikart, is a native of arizona. He earned his bachelor and masters degree at Arizona State university and received his doctorate from the university of california santa barbara. Throughout his high school and college, however, he spent most of his time playing drums in a vary of variety of rock bands. He was part of several groups, one of which opened for steppen wolf among other performers for those old enough to remember them. His first film, rocking the wall, began airing on pbs this week and will continue throughout this year. Dr. Schweikart serves on the faculty at the university of dayton where he has taught business, economic history as well as military history. He is the author of more than a dozen books including, first, a pa
Questions or comments, simply writing those to speaker heritage. Org. Our guest today, doctor Larry Schweikart is a native arizonan turkey on this bachelor and masters degree at Arizona State university and received his doctorate from university of california, santa barbara. Throughout his high school and college, however, he spent most of his time playing drums in a variety of dance. As a rock, he was part of several groups, one of which opened for steppenwolf, among other performers for those old enough to remember them. His first film, rocking the wall, about rock musics art in bringing down communism begin airing on pbs this week and will continue throughout this year. Doctor schweiker serves on the faculty at the university of dayton where he has taught business, economic history as well as military history. Is the author of more than a dozen books, including his first, a patriots history of the United States which he coauthored. Other topics include national defense, history and
What does he tell the president . He says, ill do whatever you say, whatever you think good for the country. At that point the president indicates that their meeting is over. Marshall rises and heads toward the door, and just at that moment roosevelt says to him, i wouldnt be at ease without you in washington. George marshall knows that he is not to get the supreme command, and it goes to eisenhower. Eisenhower after the war is viewed as the liberator of europe. Hes elected president once, hes elected president again. George marshall, a truly great man, his image in the public consciousness has dimmed seriously since that period. Lets talk a little bit about, perhaps, the most flamboyant pirg in the u. S. Army figure in the u. S. Army and maybe all the armies engaged in world war ii, general george s. Patton. George pattons a brilliant battlefield commander, but he can be a terrible, terrible human being. Nevertheless, fdr holds him in very high esteem because hes impressed by the bold
When churchill became Prime Minister in may 1940, uh, he was informed by the chiefs of staff. That any kind of victory that they could hook to gain would only come about through support from the United States. And this became one of churchills primary war aims and that was that was to woo america in general and its president Franklin Roosevelt in particular. After you are really couldnt do much to help the british even though he wanted to until after he won a third term in november 1940 that was because the United States had a large isolationist movement that believed that this country could stay out of the war anymore with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other which i think is perfectly encapsulated by this cartoon uncle sam. Add to that there was an organization in the United States called America First headed by a certified American Hero Charles Lindbergh the first man who flown across the atlantic in 1927 nonstop and America First was extraordinarily inf
When churchill became Prime Minister in may 1940, uh, he was informed by the chiefs of staff. That any kind of victory that they could hook to gain would only come about through support from the United States. And this became one of churchills primary war aims and that was that was to woo america in general and its president Franklin Roosevelt in particular. After you are really couldnt do much to help the british even though he wanted to until after he won a third term in november 1940 that was because the United States had a large isolationist movement that believed that this country could stay out of the war anymore with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other which i think is perfectly encapsulated by this cartoon uncle sam. Add to that there was an organization in the United States called America First headed by a certified American Hero Charles Lindbergh the first man who flown across the atlantic in 1927 nonstop and America First was extraordinarily inf