Notion that it couldnt happen, that they could not elect a catholic president of the United States. If you know our political history for the decades preceding that with al smith and others there was evidence that , you cannot elect a catholic, and that was all transcended and exploded one night in november 1960. And so the world we were looking at in 1968 when i could really finally Pay Attention was a world coming apart in the United States. The vietnam war is raging, we had an incumbent president Lyndon Johnson who had been elected four years ago in a landslide who was on the way to an easy reelection again. He was very likely to be facing some of very good at losing president ial elections. Richard nixon, who had the distinction in history at the beginning of 1968, of being the very first Vice President in history to lose a president ial campaign. He then made Hubert Humphrey the second 1968. As the year began, it was back in that ancient america where if someone said, i democrat o
So let me remind you of how the festival works. We are going to happen author speak now for 30 minutes, followed by a ten minute q a, and then i walk the author out to the front of the Visitors Center to sign books, and you can purchase her book and a new deal bookstore and then meet the author and discuss the book even more. So our next author today is sandra bolzenius. She is a teacher and a story. For two decades she lived abroad first as a soldier in the United States army serving in germany and later as a teacher in International Schools in europe, africa and asia. She earned her doctorate in history at Ohio State University where our focus on gender, africanamerican history, gender and African American history link to the publication of a book glory in their spirit how four black women took on the army during world war ii. She is active in the National Grassroots movement moved to amend. For occupation, travels state of the net is reflector interest in the dynamics of gender, rac
Okay. Welcome again to the 16th 16th annual roosevelt reading festival. My name is Kirstin Carter and im the head of the Archives Department here at the library. We are so pleased to host such a Wonderful Group of authors this year and one of our very, very favorite events. And if you enjoy the event and would like to support the library we encourage you to become a member and you can do that online anytime or by signing up at the table in the hallway today. So, let me remind you of how the festival works. Were going to have an author speak now for 30 minutes, followed by a tenminute question and answer period, and then i will walk the author out to the front of the Visitor Center to sign books and you can visit you can purchasemer book in our new deal back store and then meet the author and discuss the book even more. So, our next author today is sandra bolzenius. She worked abroads as a soldier in the United States army serving in germany and later as a teacher at International Schoo
Nationalgi anthem. All of you who are able to, please rise. [inaudible] [inaudible] present arms. Oh, say, can you see, by the dawns early light what so proudly we haild at the twilights last gleaming . Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro the perilous fight oer the ramparts we watchd, were so gallantly streaming . And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof thro the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that starspangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brave . [applause] [applause] please join me in thanking the air force tc honor guard for that very special presentation in tribute to our nation. Please be seated. Ladies and gentlemen, i am the events director for the Richard Nixon foundation and its a pleasure to have you all here tonight. Thursday of last week marked the 75th anniversary of operation overlord, the largest sea, land invasion in history and the turning point of world war ii. A day remembered as dday. At
You can be a member online any time or by signing up at the table in the hallway today. So let me remind you of how the festival works. Were going to have an author speak now for 30 minutes followed by a 10 minute question answer period, and then i will walk the author out to the front of the visitor . E to sign bookses an you can purchase her book in new deal bookstore and then meet the author and discuss the book even more. So our next author today is sandra bultins a veteran teacher and historian. For two decades she lived abroad for a soldier in the United States army serving in germany and leader as a teacher in International Schools in europe, africa, and asia. She earned her doctorate in history at ohio state university. Wherer her focus on gender africanamerican history, gender and africanamerican history led to publication of her book glory in the spirit. How four black women took on army during world war ii doctor is act uv in National Grassroots movement move to amend and in