Sponsor has been identified, but unlike most television programs, the performer hasnt been provided with a script. As a matter of fact, i have been permitted to choose my own words and discuss my own ideas regarding the choice that we face in the next few weeks. I have spent most of my life as a democrat. I recently have seen fit to follow another course. I believe that the issues confronting us cross party lines. Now, one side in this campaign has been telling us that the issues of this election are the maintenance of peace and prosperity. The line has been used, weve never had it so good. But i have an uncomfortable feeling that this prosperity isnt something on which we can base our hopes for the future. No nation in history has ever survived a tax burden that reached a third of its national income. Today, 37 cents out of every dollar earned in this country is the tax collectors share, and yet our government continues to spend 17 Million Dollars a day more than the government takes
Justice. When poor people marched on washington, the 68 campaign in black and brown. I will introduce the speakers briefly and then they can come up and begin the discussion. So the first person ill introduce is Gordon Mantler, whos an assistant professor at George Washington university specializing in the history and rhetoric of 20th century social Justice Movements and the africanamerican and Latino History of the United States as well as an oral history and history of film. His first book and focus of his Library Presentation is power to the poor and the fight for Economic Justice 1960 to 1974 and it was published in 2013 in the inaugural volume in the politics and power series of the North Carolina press. Were happy to have him here and hes the recipient of many awards. So were very happy to have Gordon Mantler here, how is this going to work . Come on up and have a seat . Yeah. And our second panelist resides andworks in boil heights in eechlt lavm. It was while attempting east l.
A democrat. I recently have seen fit to follow another course. I believe that the issues confronting us cross party lines. Now, one side in this campaign has been telling us that the issues of this election are the maintenance of peace and prosperity. The line has been used, weve never had it so good. No nation in history has ever survived the tax burden that reached a third of its national income. Those 37 cents out of ever dollar earned is the tax collectors share. Yet we continue to spend 17 million every day more than the government takes in. We havent balanced our budget. Weve raised tower debt limit three times in the last 12 months. Now our National Debt is 1. 5 times of all the combined debts of all the nations in the world. We have 15 billion of gold in our treasure. We dont own an ounce. We just had announced that the dollar of 18939 will now 1939 will purchase 45 cents. I wonder who would pliket approach the mother whos lost their son in vietnam. Do they mean peace or do the
Curator at the James Monroe Museum in fredericksburg, virginia. For a presentation which will showcase a selection of original items from the life of Elizabeth Kortright monroe. Elizabeth monroes story is a fascinating one. Through her childhood in new york to her experiences as wife of the minister to france and later the fifth u. S. President. Jarred will illustrate elizabeths life using musuem collections which have been handed down through generations of the monroe family. A bit about our speaker. Jarod kearney began as curator of the James Monroe Museum and library in november of 2011. Previously, he was curator of the Woodrow Wilson president ial library and museum in stanton, virginia. Prior to that, curator of the Rye Historical Society in new york. He has been director of the hallockville museum, farm, and Folk Life Center on long island. Worked at the Greensboro Historical Museum in North Carolina. Jarred received his m. A. In Museum Studies and b. A. In history from the univ
Elizabeth court right monroe. Elizabeth monroes story is a fascinating one through her childhood in new york to her experiences as wives of the minister france and later the fifth u. S. President. Jarred will illustrate elizabeths life using real izium collection which have been handed down through generations of the monroe family. A bit about our speaker. Jarod kearney began as curator of the James Monroe Museum and library in november of 2011. Previously, he was curator of the Woodrow Wilson president ial library and museum in stanton, virginia. Prior to that, curator of the raw Historical Society in new york. He has been director of the holocaust bill museum, farm, and Folk Life Center on long island. Worked at the Greensboro Historical Museum in north carolina. Jarrett received his m. A. In Museum Studies and b. A. In history from the university of carolina at greensboro. He is also a blacksmith, woodworker, raises bonsai trees, is a photographer and has acted in numerous films. It