We talked to him about eugene debslegacy. Lets listen to what he had to say. A lot of big ideas that he advocated. He talked about what people get old, there should be social insurance for them. That is what we call Social Security today. Amazingly, in 2011 there are those same people that want to destroy Social Security. He believed health care was the right of all people. That battle continues today. I think it is fair to say that many of the huge advances made during the 1930s under president roosevelt, the Great Society under lyndon johnson, those were ideas that people liked eugene debs probably brought to the shaw, hd wells, helen keller, many people were involved in this movement to get the prisoners out. For harding, he had no interest in inheriting this mass. Mess. Debs foundation. Org is there website. Thank you to all of you for helping us put this program together. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 201
Hey, joe joe yeah, sam take a look at todays timetable. Only one of these can get through to washington. 44 is a single track, you know . Yeah, but sam, arent the American People onboard to win the war special . Well, all, but a you see that switch, joe . Youve got to sidetrack. Im just the guy that can do it, sam. Look, joe, you can if you dont fall asleep at the switch like you did in november 1942. Asleep dont worry about me. Hell have to knock me out. Hey oh, my who are you . Not at all. Glad you dropped in, my boy, glad you dropped in. The hands are overworking and high production, and grab his hands and theyre overworking. Have a cigar. Lets talk this over, my boy. According to the papers youre on the wrong track. It says here that the war special isnt going through. All of the waiters are on strike. Thats a lie were out to win the war i tell you this is roosevelts war by and by, in the glorious land way up high the pie in the sky when you die ill be the farmers best friend and w
Welcome to the clifton park halfmoon public library. Were very pleased today have david with us this morning to talk about the book 1948 Harry Trumans improbable victory. He is the author of a number of books. He has been here to talk about his books of the past. 1920, the year of six president s, lbj versus jfk versus nixon. Also ted williams my life in pictures. He also produced a documentary called local heros capital baseball diamond heros. Portraits of candidates and the even handed aprald of truman. It is one of the best at leading. After three straight home runs, i think this is the undisputed champion on chronicling american president ial campaigns. He is the recipient of the excellent of letters and arts award from the university of albany. Information to president ial biographies and elections, he is a member of s. A. B. R. A. , the baseball historian organization. He is a k. C. Winning judge and jury and edgar award finalist. Thank you, it is great to be back here again. Peo
Next step is portland, oregon. He makes another stirring bid for the northwest ballots. Well, it appears he has at least one hardened supporter. Those are some of the regions finest salmon specificitiments. Well know soon. November is just around the corner. President truman continues his swing. The chief executive gets a present which he said will be on the white house lawn for the next four years. He rides to the home of his old friend, cactus jack, for a real texas breakfast and and gets a warm welcome. Later, he visits the alamo. A shrine of texas independence. In austin, a big crowd meets the president as he continues his campaign for the lone star state. 23 electoral votes. Addressing civil rights, saying the republicans dont want public unity. On his tour, the president spoke and visited with sam raburn, former speaker of the house. At the boarder, bringing the southern vote back into line. Dewey defeats truman. From the 1948 president ial campaign. Harry s. Truman, pictured her
Afternoon of the president very simple question would foreignpolicy figure prominently or at all in the election and are three panelists and myself included knew the answer to the question before he began. Not so today. The question we posed will american democracy survive november 3 and beyond is unanswerable. Maybe overly dramatically rendered but they are simply too many unknowns in too many uncertainties and fears about the consequences of this election. F however there also hopes. Rachel kleinfeld is written and i would put myself in agreement on this reflecting the fact that for many its hard to imagine that the u. S. Will find a way to muddle through and argued on sunday that well definitely muddle through and then some. Let me quote what he said. Meanwhile the scenarios that have been spun out in reputable publications where trump induces republican state legislatures te overrule the clear outcome in their states or militia violence intimidate the Supreme Court into vacating a