Better word, politically activist terms. I do not think Eleanor Roosevelt, as much as i admire her, was the most influential first lady in american history. She had an enormous amount of influence wash was there. Not. Not only in terms of articulating president s president roosevelts andiatives from attack expanding the Democratic Party coalition. You know, having a huge role in shaping Social Security. The homestead pottage act. The youth administration. The federal loan oh grams. To antecedent, if you well, be National Endowment for the arts. She helped influence the administration. And were profoundly effective party organizers. Some of those students that i grassrootsk for organizations campus and use Eleanor Roosevelts training manual for canvassing. She was influential in shaping policy. I think that nancy reagan and Hillary Clinton were more acrossial on specific theboard policies. Let me interrupt you for a second, i am fascinated with what you say. Im trying to define influenc
Night trying to do something. But weve got to turn america around to recognizing that when you deal with these issues, you are loving america, you are building america. And we should not take second class citizenship to say our issues should be pushed back and others be pushed forward. I thank you for being here tonight. Im going to come down in the audience. Tereasa v. Smith. Please raise your hand. Please come down to the front. Tereasas question members of congress is and i think this im getting a lot of these questions. You heard some solutions here tonight. How do you intend to work with established groups to have vision for helping young people to have an economic base for money for many years. How do you intend to work with established groups that have a vision for helping young people for having an economic base for many years . The solution this evening from many folks in the stage, how does the Congressional Black Caucus plan to work with the groups. How are you already respo
NORTHBROOK, Ill. France honored a 98-year-old World War II veteran Friday for helping liberate the country. WGN News spoke with PFC. Emil Hirsch to learn more about his Chicago roots, his war story and what he did after that tumultuous period of time. Like most people during the 1930s, Hirsch felt the effects of […]
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