[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [applause]. Thank you so much. My name is arlo haskell and on the executive director of the key west literary seminar. [applause]. Before i get started let me make one quick housekeeping announcement. We are going to do the question and answer session a bit differently today. There will be stationary microphones any child and if you would like to ask a question you should get up out of your seat and come to the microphone when we get to that point. Okay. It is a pleasure to welcome you all to the San Carlos Institute and to the 35th annual key west literary seminar revealing power, the literature of that politics. This sunday afternoon session is free and open to the public. That is our gift to the community. It wouldnt be possible without the gifts many others have made to us at support our operations throughout the year. I would like to thank pay the peggy hallmark in the homeric t
Its like, gee whiz, this kind of thats real linoleum on the floor, isnt it . I mean, this was not i mean, you go to you go to hyde park or you go to some of these other president ial homes and they are pretty modest. Even like calvin coolidges. You go to his house before hes president and its really modest. Its like you know, some place youd see in amsterdam or something. And afterwards he does have to move into a big place. Harry truman never moves into the big place and his circumstances are sufficiently modest that he is the guy that hes why we have president ial pensions. Up to that point we really dont have that and they may be independently wealthy like a Herbert Hoover or theyre able to have accomplished something more than truman did, very modest on the payroll his whole life, federal or local, county government. So truman is a modest guy. He might have been taking all these walks to save on gasoline, i dont know. Next . The photograph, the photograph that you have on your sign
At cspan. Org you can watch any time from your convenience. Heres how. Go to our home page, cspan. Org, and click on the Video Library search bar. Here you can type in the name of a speaker, sponsor of a bill, or even event topic. Review the list of results and click on the program youd like to watch, or refine your search with our many search tools. If youre looking for the most current programs, youll want to search the Video Library. Our home page has them ready for your immediate viewing, such as todays washington journal or the events weve covered that day. Cspan. Org is a Public Service of your cable provider. Check it out at cspan. Org. And now the contenders, our 14week series of people who ran for president and lost but nevertheless changed political history. We feature thomas dewey, former prosecutor who ran for president in 1944 and 1948. This program was recorded at the Roosevelt Hotel in new york city. Its about two hours. This is American History tv only on cspan 3. Gover
Gov. Thomas e. Dewey which is over california on his Campaign Around the nation. Striking at communist elements in government, the gop leader draws big audiences. The next step is portland, oregon with mrs. Dewey by his side. He makes another stirring bid he has at least one ardent supporter. Those are some of the regions finest specimens. We will know soon. In november is just around the corner. President truman continues his swing around the circuit. The chief executive get a president. He writes to the home of his own his old friend cactus aand its a war record warm welcome on route to. He visits the alamo. The historic shrine of texas independence. In austin, a big crowd to greet the president as he continues his campaign for the lone star states 23 electoral votes. On his tour, the president spoke and visited with sam rayburn, former soup former speaker of the house. In fort worth, to try to bring the southern vote back into line. Dewey defeats truman, the famous headline from the