Next, we see Richard Nixon except his parties nomination at the 1968 Republican Convention in miami beach, florida. He defeated Hubert Humphreys in close general election. Independent candidate George Wallace came in third. [applause] mr. Nixon thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. [applause] mr. Nixon thank you. Mr. Chairman, delegates of this convention, my fellow americans, 16 years ago, i stood before this convention to accept your nomination as the running mate of one of the greatest americans of our time or of any time, dwight d. Eisenhower. [applause] mr. Nixon eight years ago, i had the highest honor of accepting your nomination for president of the United States. [applause] mr. Nixon tonight, i again proudly accept the nomination for president of the United States. [applause] mr. Nixon i have news for you. This time, there is a difference. This time, we are going to win. [applause] mr. Nixon were going to win for a numbe
By having a homosexual couple. Say something to the press. How do you feel about being here today . I feel it is beautiful. Its fantastic. How many years have you been a homosexual . I was born homosexual. It is beautiful. Has the new movement given you added pride or incentive . Yes. I was sorry not to see though there was not some politician or something here with us today. I think he should have made it a point to be here today as well as possibly some of the gay Movement Organizers themselves. At least they might have been here but they didnt speak out to us and they should have. Also i think this should have been the United States flag at the beginning of the flag which i didnt see but i think people were very well behaved, very well mannered. I think the police respected us. And i think it was a showing that we are really making it. Because if two homosexuals can live together and thrive and be constructive rather than destructive to each other and themselves without legal bonds,
I want to take a few brief opening remarks and then ill turn it over. Then ill turn it over to Ranking Member sanders. We are here today to consider, to serve as the nest director of budget. To serve as the director since there were 20. Teen President Trump nominated him in march as the nations facing a unprecedented crisis, both health and economic from the covid crisis. The office of management and budget paint played a key part, in addition to building the president s annual budget we also to do financial, management grants management, information technology, program assessment, and Property Management just to name a few. Given the vast responsibility over the organization its important to have a senate director in place. Before we hear from the Deputy Director of want to discuss our response to the coronavirus pandemic. Congress working with the president to provide needed relief for individuals and businesses and state and local government on a series of bills resulting in spendin
He manages the department lesbian gay transsexual and bisexual department. And mr. Trust thought. Were looking forward to learning a lot, and looking back through your eyes and perspectives on where we were 50 years ago. It is kind of hard to believe. I would like to start with you if we can. What was new york like what was america like, for gays and lesbian and transgender citizens before the stonewall riots. What was it like for the Lgbtq Community. It is really counter intuitive, because there is a common tendency in this country, to assume you dont for the we go back in history the worst things are going to be. But in the whole history of the entirety of the u. S. History, the sixties and fifties were probably the very worst time for lgbt people. That is because, there have been a period of liberalization in the 1920s, and you know it was generally a liberal period in the 1920s. With the Great Depression coming along, that seem to begin a clamp down on and i will use the term gay p
Board of education. The National Museum of African American history and culture hosted this event. Good evening. My name is dear tree kraus, director of the programs that the National Museum of american african history and culture. It is my pleasure to welcome you to this Wonderful Program and shoot introduced this evenings speakers and our discussion entitled, historically speaking, martial. Allow that American History spencer crew and paul think women. Before we begin, let me also welcome our audience who are streaming the discussion through the museums you stream channel. Hashtag historically speaking. We are also thrilled that this program will be broadcast via cspan tv and will be aired at a later date. Doctor cruz compelling biography introduces us to the constant battles for equality faced by African Americans through a study of Thurgood Marshalls extraordinary courage. Thurgood marshall allowed American History, follows his career from his youth and baltimore to maryland to his