Now refer to, institutional as the press. Lectures in history. On American History tv, on cspan 3. Every saturday at 8 pm eastern. Lectures in his three is also available as a podcast. Find it where do listen to podcasts. Hello, welcome to another edition of at home with the notes thoughts. I am paul sparrow, director of the Franklin Roosevelt president ial library and museum in high park new york. Today, we will talk about the relationship between two of the most important families, political families in American History, during the 20th century. The roosevelts, and the kennedys. And to assist me in this conversation, i am joined by the director of the jfk library. Paul, it is good to be with you. Allen price here. Thank you for joining me today, alan. This is one of the most interesting and complicated relationships, multi generational relationships. Two families that are really dynasties, in the way that they impacted american political life. There is a component to this that a lot
Hellesen, and actors david salley and Craig Wallace. All these actors appeared on the ford stage, or great works but appeared on the forwards stage, too many times to count. We are thrilled to have them with us today. I am also, i would like to say that we have been watching demonstrations unfold in our neighborhoods and across the nation. As we prayed to the future of the fords feet are, we know we have work to do. We commit to using our platform to tell stories that speak to the present moment with courage, inspiration, feeling, and of course, Abraham Lincolns legacy. Today we are talking with Richard Hellesen Craig Wallace david selby, in a specific play that they all took part in. Fords theater premiered this in 2012. Ford commissioned to at this play, to celebrate the opening of our leadership in 2011. This play explores the relationship between president Abraham Lincoln, played by david selby, and the abolitionist Frederick Douglass, played by Craig Wallace. It seems particularly
Across the nation. As we plan for the future of fords theater, we know we have work to do. We commit to using our platform to tell stories that speak to the present moment with courage, inspiration, healing, and of course, Abraham Lincoln. Today, were talking with richard, craig, and david about a specific play in which they all took part, necessary sacrifices, which fords theater premiered in 2012. Fords commissioned richard to write the play to celebrate leadership in 2011. This play explores the relationship between president Abraham Lincoln, played by david selby, and the abolitionist Frederick Douglass, played by Craig Wallace. It seems particularly important this week to consider the leadership of these two great americans as they helped our country find its way through one of our greatest crises. So i want to start this afternoon just by, first of all, welcoming you all. Thank you so much for being with us, from across the country, california and d. C. We go coasttocoast here. I
People are here to hear you talk about kauffman stadium. Have you talked to the audience about who you are and what you have done prior to writing about ballparks, which is a long story . Paul i have spent most of my life i have been lucky because i have spent my life about what interests me, but i guess so have you. Whitney i try. What pisses me off. Paul whether it pisses you off or you like it. I have already i have always loved architecture and journalism and i am not very good at making choices. I have found a place where the two of them intersect. Whitney did you study architecture . Paul i studied architectural history. I went to yale, a place where those of you went to princeton do not always acknowledge. Whitney i heard about it. In connecticut . Paul a place called connecticut. I studied architectural history. I then began a career as a journalist. I toyed with going to architecture school. I thought the world had enough second rate architects and did not need another. I did
Home with the roosevelts. Im paul sparrow and today were going to talk about the relationship between two of the most important families, political families in American History during the 20th century, the roosevelts and the kennedys. And to assist me in this conversation im joined by the director of jfk library. Paul, its good to be with you. Allen price here. Thank you for joining me today, allen. This is really one of the most interesting and complicated relationships, multigenerational relationships, two families that are really dynasties in the way they impacted american political life. And theres a component of this that a lot of people dont really understand. Not only is the relationship between Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Kennedy, but there was an incredible relationship between Eleanor Roosevelt and john f. Kennedy. I think well start at the beginning which is the relationship between Franklin Roosevelt and joe kennedy. Joseph kennedy made most of his money in the 20s in the