And then we invite all of you to join dr. Holden and Committee Members downstairs for a reception and that, my friends, is more than enough for me. So, dr. Holden, the floor is yours. Good evening. Thank you very much. Its nice to see all of you here this evening. Were going to take a journey and time. But not that long ago when i first started with this program for the 75th anniversary, four years ago, we actually had some fellow citizens here from normandy who as children had lived through the bombardment on june 5th and june six. And it was incredible to hear their stories. I will attempt to give you an overview. Please understand i cannot touch on every hero. But what i would like to do is to give you a survey tonight and give you some pointers for a future Reference Research on your own. Its like the old library of Congress Series from the 1980s, and at the end of their hour long special would say and the library of congress recommends the following books, and theyd give you two o
Lecturers, retired u. S. Army historian dr. Speaking on the womens spies of dday. Well have the lecture. Well have time for q a. And then we invite all of you to join dr. Holden and Committee Members downstairs for a reception and that, my friends, is more than enough for me. So, dr. Holden, the floor is yours. Good evening. Thank you very much. Its nice to see all of you here this evening. Were going to take a journey and time. But not that long ago when i first started with this program for the 75th anniversary, four years ago, we actually had some fellow citizens here from normandy who as children had lived through the bombardment on june 5th and june six. And it was incredible to hear their stories. I will attempt to give you an overview. Please understand i cannot touch on every hero. But what i would like to do is to give you a survey tonight and give you some pointers for a future Reference Research on your own. Its like the old library of Congress Series from the 1980s, and at
Lecturers, retired u. S. Army historian dr. Speaking on the womens spies of dday. Well have the lecture. Well have time for q a. And then we invite all of you to join dr. Holden and Committee Members downstairs for a reception and that, my friends, is more than enough for me. So, dr. Holden, the floor is yours. Good evening. Thank you very much. Its nice to see all of you here this evening. Were going to take a journey and time. But not that long ago when i first started with this program for the 75th anniversary, four years ago, we actually had some fellow citizens here from normandy who as children had lived through the bombardment on june 5th and june six. And it was incredible to hear their stories. I will attempt to give you an overview. Please understand i cannot touch on every hero. But what i would like to do is to give you a survey tonight and give you some pointers for a future Reference Research on your own. Its like the old library of Congress Series from the 1980s, and at
Congress and hollywood filmmakers. Tv,ext on American History blacklist survivors, family members read testimonies and statements from those subpoenaed during the testimony. The Writers Guild foundation and hollywood progressives host this event. Onthe record will show that october 27, 1947, the subcommittee of the House Unamerican Activities Committee at with the chairman, dishonorable jail time is providing desperate siding. The House Unamerican Activities Committee is in session. Let yourself go. [laughter] there are not even subpoenas im going to speak anyway. My name is Richard Dreyfuss. [applause] i am a child of the blacklist. My parents were not in show business, but they were the victims of the blacklist nonetheless. I lived on 2 eighteen st in bayside queens and every house on that block was either a communist or socialist. If you had not fought hitlers and had not gone to the Abraham Lincoln brigade, you better have a dam good reason. [applause] when i was a young boy, i irn
The record will show that on october 27th, 1947, a subcommittee of the house on American Activities Committee met with the chairman, dishonorable Parnell Thomas presiding. The house on American Activities Committee is in session. Let yourself go. You, sir, are not even subpoenaed to testify here. Yeah, im going to speak anyway. Very well, mr. Dreyfuss. My name is Richard Dreyfuss. And im a child of the blacklist. I was not my parents were not in show business but they were the victims of the blacklist nonetheless. I lived on 218 street in bay side, queens and every house on that block was lived in by a communist or a socialist. And if you have not fought hitler twice and not gone to the Abraham Lincoln brigade, you better have a dam good reason. When i was a young boy i turned to my mom and i said im the luckiest kid in the world and she said why . I said because im white, jewish and american. And she said its time you came into the meetings. And when i was about 10, i turned to a frie