, and i was in intensive care for i dont know how long. But it is the first time i can remember i was totally alone. I worried about the wife and the kids and all of these things. I thought, what about this . What happened . She was telling me these things, and i said, why dont you tell me about it . It sounded so exciting. She says, charlie, i knew your commitment before we got married. I knew your passion. I knew you were good at what you do. I just wasnt sure. I love my wife, but i felt so awful. It felt like i was being so selfish. I knew then. I didnt have enough time to recruit a candidate, to take two and a half years, but i can say that the rest of my life is to make my wife happy. Oo is selfish, because that is going to make me happy again. But i did to spend time with the kids in the grandkids. They are doing Different Things and raising money for Different Things. Quite frankly, i was so close to that category, of this kid can never succeed, and that g. I. Bill and my wife o
And then, the grand triumphant march through paris. Beyond paris lay the liberation of belgian and the struggle across the german boarder. Blocking a steady pursuit of victory led the nazi counteroffensive, known as the battle of the bulge. Through several weeks, the enemy, supported by the most devastating of weather conditions, assaulted allied forces. In general eisenhower called upon all troops to rise to new heights of courage and effort. The brave men of the beleaguered forces held, and began pressing the enemy back. From that moment onward, they found weakened nazi resistance. The bridge across the river rhine one of the sturdiest symbols of war. The heart of the enemys defenses was cracked. There remained the substantial task of mopping up the enemy west of the river. And accepting his surrender in the droves that began to appear. Lay in ruin. Ies both commander and g. I. Found the exultation that comes in victories close. Victory came finally with the german surrender in a on
After he witnessed the battle of baltimore in 1814. This program is 35 minutes. You can call me ranger or ranger vince. I do work for the National Park service. Probably wherever you live there is a National Park near you. I had the pleasure of eating here at floridas table home of st. Augustine and the everglades. It is the National Park service that preserves the great natural and cultural legacy of the United States. And its great honor to speak here for youall, those who have served this nation for many years. I was talking to my boss when sue asked me to speak, the email through, and i could have found one of my rangers to do it and decided to do it myself. My boss said, youre late on some of your reports, you might want to use that saturday for Something Like that. Three oss, theres entities that you cannot say no to. The first is my mom. So if my mom want meese to speak for one of her clubs, do i it. Two, the gold star mothers. And three, the american legion. O we are here. And
Life. President coolidge is one of those men who started small on the city council as City Solicitor in massachusetts, and went all the way up the ladder in the state of massachusetts, and then to Vice President. One can never be prepared for a shock like the death of a president , but he was quite prepared professionally. Grace coolidge was at his side all along that way in public life. How ready was she for the white house . She didnt think she was. She wrote to her Sorority Sisters and said pray for me, friends. She had been a politicians wife and she had quite a realistic view of politics and that particular job. She called this kind of marriage a double harness. That is not a phrase we would use now about marriage in a positive way, but she pulled her load along with the president when they were little politicians. Even when they were courting, they would think about sitting in the governors chair. It was clear even when they were courting, that calvin, her future husband, was amb
Here to set the stage for us is amity shlaes, a coolidge biographer, syndicated columnist, and author of other books on that period. Welcome to the program. Tell us about the arrival of Calvin Coolidge into the white house. How prepared was he for the job . Quite prepared, because he had been a politician all his life. President coolidge is one of those men who started small on the city council as City Solicitor in massachusetts, and went all the way up the ladder in the state of massachusetts, and then to Vice President. One can never be prepared for a shock like the death of a president , but he was quite prepared professionally. Grace coolidge was at his side all along that way in public life. How ready was she for the white house . She didnt think she was. She wrote to her Sorority Sisters and said pray for me, friends. She had been a politicians wife and she had quite a realistic view of politics and that particular job. She called this kind of marriage a double harness. That is n