president eisenhower was elected, but i was still crawling. not necessarily that old. so most of my memories actually come from books that have been read about him, which is where many of us learned about the significant contribution of president and general eisenhower. some members of congress today probably served under general eisenhower in world war ii, some served in korea when he was president a half century ago, but whether we come from personal memories or from our studies, he is to all of us a man who led our fathers and grandfathers in the crusade for europe and later a president who halted and contained soviet expansion during the cold war era. i do want to note that many lessons can be learned from his life. i just recently read a biography of president eisenhower which talked about when he was still a lieutenant in the army and had his first child and applied for and was given a housing increase supplement. only to find out through one of the technicalities he di
express differing opinions on the proposed design. i know that all the critics and advocates alike want a memorial, a monument that truly honors president eisenhower and helps future generations of americans understand and appreciate his role in american history. to my staff who started actually drafting notes for me, i want them to know that i was alive when president eisenhower was elected, but i was still crawling, not necessarily that. most of my memories have come from books that have been read about him which is where many of us learned about the significant contribution of president and general eisenhower. some members of congress today probably served under general eisenhower in world war ii and some served in korea when he was president a century ago, but whether we come from personal memories or from our studies he is to all of us a man who led our fathers and grandfathers and the crusade for europe and later a president who hauled and contained soviet expansion dur
the american constitution. our next guest says our country is losing sight of the document s original intention and no longer is following it but we are following you. you re the author of this book george washington s sacred fire. i should say doctor. you are upset in a way today, aren t you? i really am. great pleasure to be with you today and i want people to know across the country that if we don t pay attention to our constitution, we re going to lose our liberties as jefferson said long ago, the price of liberty is eternal vigilance. we need to make sure we re paying attention to this document that s made us historically the freest and most just nation in the face of the earth. do you think it s out of the curriculum or do they feel we can offer an overview today? well, bruce cole who worked with the national endowment for the humanities for several years said we re suffering from american amnesia. we don t know what it means to be an american anymore because we don t tea
cover. trees toppled. cars completely crushed. even tractor-trailers flipped right over. one person was, unfortunately, killed when a tree fell on her car. more on that throughout the show. in the meantime, natalee holloway s mother desperately wanted answers about her daughter s death so she reportedly snuck into the prison in peru where her daughter s accused killer is being held. she confronted joran van der sloot demanding answers before she was hauled back on. she apparently slipped in with a dutch journalist. van der sloot facing murder charges in another young woman. he couldn t handle the bad news. a man who was just told his mother was paralyzed shot the surgeon who delivered the diagnosis and then killed his mother in her hospital bed before turning the gun on himself. authorities say paul partus pulled a systemy automatic from his waistband outside his mother s room at johns hopkins hospital. there it is. totally unexpected. you come to the hospital to get se
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