This is a newspaper clipping from the 1948 election. Somebody added comments to it. He expresses interest in their families as well as the people were writing back to him also house margaret, i hope they are doing well. This is a letter that talks about something with close pictures which is the clipping that they are referring to. They had to have before joked. All good wishes and congratulations to your your family. If you ever need anybody for entertainment purposes, let me know. President truman did not seek out entertainers or one the people. He cultivated some relationships, especially jack benny. He had a good friendship with him. Here is jack benny and president truman. This is at the truman library. They are at the library again. This is the clip. You can watch this and other American History programs on our website where all of our video is archived. That is cspan. Org history. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts visits museums and historic places. Up next, a v
It is still open today. In this hour long program, curator sarah levit shows us what architecture can reveal about how the mentally ill were cared for over time. Sarah we decided to do this exhibition for many reasons, one of which i think its a real important moment to be talking about the role of the federal government in providing Public Health and providing healthcare for the mentally ill. And what that role has been over. Ime it is an interesting time to talk about right now. Also right now, at st. Elizabeths in d. C its really a time where theyre looking to develop the land, its now split into two halves, the federal government owns half of it and it will become the department of Homeland Security, which is something thats happening right now and also development is really starting on the east campus, which is owned by the city of washington, d. C. Its a really interesting time to Start Talking about that since theyre really moving forward and starting that development process. T
How important he was to our country, for africanamericans, for those who wanted to go to law school africanamericans who wanted to go to law school, i was a part of that generation who looked up to him, believed in him, who was inspired by him. That i too someday could go to law school and i could someday become a lawyer. There is a whole generation of people just like me who have gone on to do that because of the bravery and the courage of Thurgood Marshall. So tonight, we are here gathered here this evening and i have view this really has the intersection of history and the future. What to i mean by that . The intersection of history and the future . Well, we are in Lincoln Theater. In this theater, this was the only place where black folks could come and get entertained in a theater because they couldnt go downtown. They would come right here. And this theater was nearly demolished. Almost tore it down. And we saved it, renovated it and it is now one of the jewels of the city of col
Shortly. The city of San Francisco sfgov tv meeting of the Police Commission occurring wednesday, february 8, 2017 will begin shortly. Ladies and gentlemen the chairman has called the meeting to order. Please turn off your Electronic Devices as they tend to interfere with the equipment in the room and please rise for the pledge of allegiance. [pleage of allegiance] commissioner turman i like to call roll call president turman here, vp mazzucco present, marshall present, dejesus present, melara present hing, here. Just the members of the audience thethis is live on tv. However the screens in the room are not working. Theyre sending someone up. Thank you secretary kill shot. I want to welcome the members of the public to the wednesday, february 8, 2017 San Francisco Police Commission meeting. Lets start off first with wishing joyce hicks the executive director of the department of Police Accountability a happy birthday. Happy birthday. [applause] thank you so much so, Gail Marshall will
Commissioner turman i like to call roll call president turman here, vp mazzucco present, marshall present, dejesus present, melara present hing, here. Just the members of the audience thethis is live on tv. However the screens in the room are not working. Theyre sending someone up. Thank you secretary kill shot. I want to welcome the members of the public to the wednesday, february 8, 2017 San Francisco Police Commission meeting. Lets start off first with wishing joyce hicks the executive director of the department of Police Accountability a happy birthday. Happy birthday. [applause] thank you so much so, Gail Marshall will be eating cupcakes while we arenow you understand why. Secretary kill shot these call the first item item 1 reports of the commission shes report. Report on recent Police Department activity is including major events weekly crime trends and announcements at present patient regarding a Safe Place Initiative good evening commissioner turman. Good evening vp mazzucco a