Ii, president roosevelt had a relatively easy victory over thomas dewey, who mainly campaigned against new deal programs and for smaller government. President roosevelt would die in office six months after being reelected and Vice President harry truman became the 33rd president of the United States. Liberty university is in lynchburg, virginia. This class is just under an hour. All right, well, well get started and lets go ahead and open with a word of prayer and then well see what we can get into today. Heavenly father, thank you for today, thank you for this class, thank you for your love and mercy. I pray that you forgive us of our sins, i pray that you would be with the class as they finish up this semester. So much busyness and activity with papers and finals and job interviews and just life. Father, i pray that you would look upon them with favor, that you just help them to finish this semester strong. In jesus name we pray, amen. All right. Well, today i want us to continue our
Called Charles Evans hughes was a governor of new york and a Supreme Court justice, all but won the election in 1916. In fact, when president Woodrow Wilson went to bed the night the Election Night, he thought he was beaten. If he had been elected, how American History goes in several Different Directions on suffrage for women, civil right, what does he do on Foreign Policy, does he really germany sort of baited us into war. Hughes would have avoided that. He is the one you could have wrote novels about. You have Charles Evans hughes who was on the Supreme Court, and then left the Supreme Court when he ran for president. And then went back on the Supreme Court. One of the finest minds on the court. A fellow justice called Charles Evans hughes the greatest in our great line of chief justices. Why hughes . Robert jackson provided part of the answer when he was attorney general. Jackson said that hughes, quote, looks like god and talks like god, end quote. Footage of Charles Evans hughes
It is what we claim we want in the president ial candidates and president. And man named charles evan bayh Charles Evans hughes. Woodrow wilson thought he was beaten. American history goes on in several different directions. What is he doing for Foreign Policy . He is the one you could write novels about. He was on the Supreme Court. He left the Supreme Court. He ran for president. Then he went back to the Supreme Court. When of the finest minds on the courts. Why use . Andrew jackson said that he looks like god and talks like god. Charles evans hughes the republican president ial nominee soon after the national convention. Tonight, we looked at the life and legacy of Charles Evans hughes who was a twoterm governor, secretary of state, and twice a Supreme Court justice. He was p the Senior Partners toa little bit about Charles Evans hughes and his support for women voting. Also very proud and the original edition of the independent weekly magazine that came out the week after justice u
Then well see what we can get into today. Heavenly father, thank you for today, thank you for this class, thank you for your love and mercy. I pray that you forgive us of our sins, i pray that you would be with the class as they finish up this semester. So much busyness and activity with papers and finals and job interviews and just life. Father, i pray that you would look upon them with favor, that you just help them to finish this semester strong. In jesus name we pray, amen. All right. Well, today i want us to continue our look at the world war ii era. Today well be looking at the home front and specifically examining american politics in the early 1940s. And contrary to popular belief, word war ii did not mute politics as usual in the United States. Politicians continued to bicker, issues continued to be debated, and elections continued to be held. Now, the pivotal highlight of world war ii, of course, was the 1944 president ial election. 1944 was the first president ial election s
Professor Michael Davis looks at the 1944 president ial election between democrat franklin roosevelt, seeking an unprecedented fourth term, and his republican challenger, thomas dewey. With the u. S. And its allies approaching victory in world war ii, president roosevelt had a relatively easy victory over thomas dewey, who mainly campaigned against new deal programs and for smaller government. President roosevelt would die in office six months after being reelected, and Vice President harry truman became the 33rd president of the United States. Liberty university is in lynchburg, virginia. This class is just under an hour. All right, well, we will get started. And lets go ahead and open with a word of prayer and then well see what we can get into today. Heavenly father, thank you for today. Thank you for this class. Thank you for your love and mercy. I pray that youd forgive us of our sins. I pray that you would be with the class as they finish up this semester. So much busyness and ac