It will go away like things go away announcer its a late show, live with Stephen Colbert. Tonight, trumpsters. Steve welcomes governor Chris Christie and musical guest gregory porter, featuring live jon batiste and stay homin, and now live from the ed sullivan Theater Office building in new york city, its Stephen Colbert stephen welcome one and all. Monsieur and madame, mr. And mrs. America, and all the ships at sea to a late show. Im still your host Stephen Colbert, and im coming to you live after the final night of the Republican National convention. And i dont know whats going on, but ive got chills, ive got nausea. Its either the onset of covid or seeing 1,500 people with no social distancing, no masks or testing packed on to the south lawn of the white house. I knew republicans like voter suppression, i didnt know they kicked it up to voter extinction. Now, on the plus side, that was a bigger crowd than he got for the inauguration. Lets get to the predictable conclusion of dramati
[music] you very much. Thank you very much. You. Thank you very much. Friends, delegates and distinguished guests, please. I stand before you tonight honored by your support, proud of the extraordinary progress we have made together over the last four incredible years. Brimming with confidence in a Bright Future we will build for america over the next 4 years. [applause] we begin this evening, our thoughts are with the wonderful people who have just come through the wrath of hurricane laura. We are working closely with state and local officials in texas, louisiana, arkansas, mississippi, sparing no effort to save lives while the hurricane was fierce, one of the strongest in a landfall in 150 years. The casualties and damage were far less than thought possible. Only 24 hours ago. [applause] and this is due to the great work of fema, Law Enforcement and the individual states. I will be going this weekend and congratulations, thank you for that greatjob out there. We really appreciate it.
Stuff. And it wasnt just americans who were in the situation but so too were our trading partners around the world. They didnt have enough income to buy all the commodities we were producing in our fields and all the wonderful things our factories were making. So by the end of the 1920s the American Economy went bust. You all know the stock market crashed in 1929 and the World Economy went bust as well, a worldwide economic depression set in that lasted between 1929 and wasnt officially over until 1942. What was called the Great Depression could be considered a crisis of abundance. It brought attention to purchasing power and in doing so it ended up politicizing consumption. We talked a lot about how consumer culture rose to be at the very center of american culture. And i keep telling you we need to consider politics, and today is the day we will think about how consumption became plit politicized. So heres a graphic that typifies the usual story that historians tell about the Great D
I just wanted to explain in advance that this advance that this history course looks at responses to disasters in American History, with an emphasis on research and writing. Over the semester, weve examined various disasters from different perspectives. First of all, the psychological and physical problems at jamestown. Disaster sermons and responses to fires, hurricanes, and epidemics in colonial america. Famine suffered by the donner party en route to california. Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine and the ability to create new lives in this country. Disaster tourism at the johnstown flood of 1889. The impact of the triangle shirt waist factory fire in new york city and disaster art that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. So, today we are discussing David Oshinskys Pulitzer Prizewinning book polio an american story. You all received questions i posted. And im really interested in this topic because i also teach a seminar on the 1950s, and thats when so much of this book takes p
Live coverage begins at 3 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. [cheering] we want willkie we want willkie we want willkie i stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your cause and the preservation of american democracy. [applause] as your nominee, i will have an aggressive fighting campaign. [applause] we want willkie the republicans in we want wi llkie. Wendell willkie ran for president in 1940. These are some images of him on the campaign trail. We are here with david willkie, his grandson. I want you to introduce the audience to some of the fervor. As were seeing from these Iconic Images from the 1940s campaign that surrounded your grandfather as he ran for president and tried to defeat Franklin Delano roosevelt, who was seeking a third term. What an exciting time in the country. We are entering the end of the hoover administration, eight years of the Roosevelt Administration. President roosevelt was right at the height of