Ideological concepts president roosevelt expressed in the state of the Union Address in 19 for th41. The first is freedom of speech and expression anywhere in the world. Is freedom of every person to worship god in his own way anywhere in the world. The third is freedom from , translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure for every nation a healthy peacetime for its inhabitants everywhere in the world. Fourth is freedom from fear, which, translated into world terms, means a worldwide reduction of armaments to such a that and in such a fashion no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor anywhere in the world. [applause] what people forget today is that the concept of four freedoms did not take immediate hold in the national psyche. A few artists made images of freedoms, there was talk of freedoms, but it did not capture the imagination the way people would be excited about until Norman Rockwell. Four paintin
Richard norton smith, why did you call your book that you wrote 35 years ago uncommon man . Well, its taken, actually, from the title of a relatively famous hoover speech about the uncommon man. Remember, Vice President henry wallace, who was the second of fdrs Vice President s, gave a famous speech in 1942, i believe, maybe43, about the century of the common man. And wallace, from a left of center perspective, was projecting, in effect, the goals and ambitions of the generation that was fighting world war ii. And it wasnt enough simply to defeat the nazis, but to create at home a true democracy. A place where the common man would finally come into his own. And hoover approached this from a different place on the political spectrum. He was, in effect, making the case for what we might call a meritocracy. But something to say, that i shouldnt paraphrase it, but, you know, when you get sick, you want an uncommonly skillful doctor. When we go to war, we want an uncommonly able general. Yo
Im john wetenhall. Here on the campus of George Washington university in the heart of washington, d. C. Norman rockwells four freedoms exhibition is a traveling show, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Norman Rockwell museum, the 75th anniversary of dday, and putting on the wall the images Norman Rockwell created that rockwell painted the created the ideological concepts that president roosevelt in the state of the Union Address in 1941. This is freedom of speech and expression. The second is freedom of every person who worships god in his own way everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want, translated in the world terms, means economic understanding procured through every nation a healthy peace time life everywhere in the world. The fourth is freedom of fear. It means a worldwide reduction of armament. That no nation will be in a position to be in a physical act of aggression against any neighbor anywhere in the world. applause what people forget today is that the con
Richard norton smith, why did you call your book that you wrote 35 years ago uncommon man . Well, its taken actually from the title of a relatively famous hoover speech about the uncommon man. If you remember, Vice President henry wallace, who was the second of fdrs Vice President s, gave a famous speech in 1942, i believe, maybe 43, about the censure of the common man. And wallace from a leftofcenter perspective was projecting, in effect, the goals and ambitions of the generation that was fighting world war ii. And it wasnt enough simply to defeat the nazis, but to create at home a true democracy, a place where the common man would finally come into his own. And hoover approached this from a different place in the political spectrum. He was in effect making the case for what we might call meritocracy. But some think i shouldnt paraphrase it. But you know, when you get sick, you want an uncommonly skillful doctor. When we go to war, we want an uncommonly able general. You get the pictu
This week on q a, president ial historian Richard Norton smith discusses his book, an uncommon man the triumph of Herbert Hoover. Richard norton smith, why did you call your book that you wrote 35 years ago uncommon man . Well, its taken actually from the title of a relatively famous hoover speech about the uncommon man. If you remember, Vice President henry wallace, who was the second of fdrs Vice President s, gave a famous speech in 1942, maybe 43, about the century of the common man, and wallace from a left of center perspective, was projecting in effect, the goals and ambitions of the generation that was fighting world war ii. And it wasnt enough simply to defeat the nazis, but to create, at home, a true democracy. A place where the common man would finally come into his own. And hoover approached this from a different place in the political spectrum. He was, in effect, making the case for what we might call a meritocracy. I shouldnt paraphrase it, but when you get sick, you want a