Thank you all for joining us today for what is going to be a great conversation about a really engaging and a book that maybe should have been written before john got to it in the last 75 years since the war, dogfight over tokyo the final air battle of the pacific, and the last four men to die in world war ii. Its a great book. Hes the author of many books, john wukovits. He came to us about 10 years ago and gave a presentation on his pappy boynton book and we have not managed to get him back here. We tried and he was going to come in april of this year but of course, things got a little out of hand and we had to postpone that event indefinitely to talk on one of his other books. But im sure most of our viewers today know many of johns books. Four crew and country and then tin can tightens, which won the samuel l morrison naval award when it came out. Probably the most prestigious award regarding naval history. So congratulations on that. John was supposed to come in april and we were
Complicated and controversial building of a memorial to president James Garfield on the u. S. Capitol grounds. Well hear from Matthew Gilmore who edits a washington, d. C. History blog. Those of you probably know matt by name, if not in person. He runs a blog, the matthew b. Gilmore press blog and also hes an author of the column of the intowner. If you follow d. C. History, hes been integrally involved. Anything history in d. C. Oh, you also run the d. C. History list. Thank you for that on behalf of the city. Today hes going to talk about James Garfield, his death and efforts to commemorate his life and death here in washington, d. C. I wont say too much more about it. I dont want to steal his steam. Please join me in welcoming matt. [ applause ] thank you very much. The story im going to tell might be ripped from todays or recent headlines. There was a president ial memorial delayed for years caught up in congressional infighting. Legislation pending. A powerful lobby behind the mem
After Small Business getting money out the door the war effort to create a vaccine in the partnerships our government has done with the private sector with the pharmaceutical firms a very impressive but at the country has not done well with 4 percent of the population and 20 percent of the deaths in the world 210000 people a 1000000 have died in the the in the world were not doing well and then it goes back to the answer to question President Trump has not done well as commander in chief his sole purpose should be at this juncture the safety and security of the American People and hes let us now he has come forward even just in the last week has said this mary she should not be afraid and as a heart transplant surgeon as a cardiac surgeon never tell a patient dont be afraid of this virus it is deadly people need to respond in the response you told people to do the wrong thing that mask are not important and that social distancing really doesnt have the impact. What did you make go when
Tokyo. It is a great book. Bookshe author of many and came to us about 10 years ago. He came and visited the museum, gave a presentation on his book, and we have not managed to get him back here. We tried, he was going to come in april of this year, but of course things got out of hand, and we had to postpone that event indefinitely to talk on one of his other books. Im sure most of our viewers today know many of johns books. Help from the heroes hell from the heavens, for crew and country, and tin can tightens, which one the Elliott Morrison naval litter chief naval literacy award. It was awarded regarded naval history. So congratulations on that. Many years belated. As i mentioned, john was supposed to come in april, and we were able to work in the Distance Learning team to bring these programs to you all. This one specifically has to do with our theme of the end of the war, the 75th in a verse or he of the end of the war. We will get right do it so we many of theet as audience quest
Former Senate Majority leader and dr bill frist is our guest dumbass of public taking. The politicking and im larry king the white house what comes up then demick hotspots while the infected president tells americans not to let the 19 dominate them a candid one on one about the Deadly Health crisis and the president ial race how his it up ended with former Senate Majority leader bill frist like hes a heart and Lung Transplant surgeon and a host of the podcast a 2nd opinion he joins me from nashville stop right there how has this affected bill frist like. Well larry its affected me like every everybody else has changed my ways of communicating you know still been able to be very active ive had a son and a daughter in law with coded and thankfully they came through it well and their children had an infection as well nashville itself being a Big Hospitality town Service Industry town has been devastated things are slowly coming back but it will be probably 2nd quarter of next year before