Let me just tell you that its a great pleasure to be invited here and part of this event. It is a distinct pleasure to be surrounded by so many hoovers. Ive never seen so many hoover s in one place. It looks like we are complete. We start this segment in the summer of 1921 and in that summer, soviet russia is the scene of a catastrophic famine, as george nash mentioned earlier, and millions are threatened with starvation and disease, most of them, as you will see any moment ill have a map up, situated in and beyond the vulgar river valley. The soviet government is unable to cope with the disaster on its own, so it is forced to allow an appeal to go out for and assistance and in that day, there is only one man on the planet in a position to answer that call, and that is the man that you see year, Herbert Hoover. As chairman of the American Relief administration, the ara. As george nash told us, the ara is a private relief organization, Relief Agency but i would say for this part of the
This week on q a, president ial historian Richard Norton smith. He discusses his book an uncommon man the triumph of Herbert Hoover. Richard norton smith, why did you call your book that you wrote 35 years ago uncommon man . Its taken actually from the title of a relatively famous hoover speech about the uncommon man. If you remember Vice President Henry Wallace who was the second of the fdrs game a speech about the common man and wallace from the leftist Center Perspective was projecting in effect the goals and ambitions of the generation that was fighting world war ii, and it wasnt simply to defeat the nazis but to create at home a true democracy a place where the common man would finally come into his own, and hoover approached this from a different place in the political spectrum, and he was in effect making the case for what we might call amerit ameritaucracy. When you get sick you want a doctor, when you go to war you want an able general. You get the picture. The advances in soc
Prohibition and organized crime, as well as popular music and sports of the era. Morning,koe good everybody. Today we will discuss the jazz age. Or at least i will discuss it, and youre part of the discussion will be at the end, so please write down any thoughts you have, questions, responses. That would be good. Fromazz age is the period 1919 to 1929. It reminds me of the opening lines of the tale of two cities by charles dickens. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It wasnt exactly the best of times. But for many people, it was certainly good times. It was the great age of literature, the golden age of sports, music, jazz. The 19th amendment to the constitution, which allowed women to vote in National Elections for the first time. Radio was becoming popular. It was the early days of the aged, and certainly of the automobile, the model t. Almostiles were for every budget. Times, which good we will discuss. And it wasnt exactly the worst of times, although there were s
It looks like we are complete. We start this segment in the summer of 1921, and in that summer, soviet russia is the scene of a catastrophic famine, as george nash mentioned earlier. Millions are threatened with starvation and disease. Most of them, as you will see in a moment, i will have a map up, were situated in the volga river valley. The soviet government led by Vladimir Lenin is unable to cope with the disaster on its own, so it is forced to allow an appeal to go out for foreign assistance and at that time, on that day, in the summer of 1921, there is only one man on the planet in a position to answer that call, and that of course is the man you see here. That is Herbert Hoover, as chairman of the American Relief administration, the a. R. A. As george nash told us, since 1919 the a. R. A. Is a private relief organization, relief agency. But i would say really, at least for this part of the hoover humanitarian story, we should say it is quasiprivate. Hoover is the secretary of co
Overseas. We are, looks like we are, completely start this segment in the summer of 1921 and in that summer, soviet russia is the scene of a catastrophic famine, as george nash mentioned. Millions are threatened with starvation and disease most of them as you will see are situated end and coming on the oval g. A. R. River valley. The soviet government is unable to cope with the disaster on its own, so its forced to allow an appeal to go out for foreign assistance and, at that time, and that day, in the summer of 1921, theres only one man on the planet in position to answer the call and that is the man you see here, herbert over, as chairman of the American Relief organization. As george nash told us, the era is a private Relief Organization, relief agency, but i would say, early, at least for this part of the hoover humanitarian story, we should say its quasiprivate, whoever is, after all the secretary of commerce and that will play a role and the story as it spins out in the next few