Twilights last gleaming . Brightraod stripes and thro the perilous fight, ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming . And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Starspangledat banner yet wave, oer the land of the free and the home of the brave . [applause] tonight continues a wonderful weekend and yearlong of programming and activities as the Eisenhower Institute celebrates the 125th birth date of dwight d. Eisenhower. We have had film makers, members ofterans, the shape organization, and members of the eisenhower administration. We still like ike. Programlike to turn the over to steve scully, who will be moderating our town hall forum. Recognize someo of the brave men who served under general Dwight Eisenhower. We are pleased and honored and thrilled to have you here tonight. I think you all deserve a round of applause. [applause] thank you very very much. Thank all of you for being with us tonight. A rare a
, one fory tonight the fourth time in four years, we are hosting president ial historian extraordinaire, john robert greene. Professor in new york where he has taught for 36 years. He also serves as the college archivist. Greene has been making annual appearances at the kansas city public library. In 2012, he spoke about president george h. W. Bush. In 2013, he spoke about betty ford. Last year, on the 40th anniversary of Richard Nixons resignation, bob was here to give a presentation about the administration of gerald ford. Held three programs were in conjunction with our good libraryat the institute. We have another president ial library in the neighborhood in abilene, kansas. This year, which happens to be the 125th anniversary of eisenhowers birth, we have launched a series to examine the eisenhower era. Thanks to the tremendous support from the foundation and Commerce Bank trustee. Tonight, which marks the midpoint of that series there is a brochure in the corridor. Bob greene, an
Chaos, hoovervilles, agricultural angst, top soil had blown all over, dust bowls, the october 1929 crash of the stock market. So our country was really in tatters. And there is Franklin Roosevelt, this man whos overcome such odds in his personal life, overcoming polio and being sidelined from politics, now ushering in a new progressive era and offering 100 days of the new deal programs right off the bat, what people call the alphabet soup of the new deal, trying to get banks to run properly, starting a civilian conservation corps that would plant 2 billion trees, starting to create, you know, in a wpa and the like, workers progress, get employment back up, jobs, jobs, jobs. Mr. Slen allida black, in that first 100 days, what was Eleanor Roosevelt doing . And how she define her role . Ms. Black well, eleanor struggled to define here role because she was exceedingly active before she went into the white house. She was a party operative. He edited basically all of the National Democratic
The class is about an hour and 15 minutes. Professor waugh good morning ucla students. Good to see you for my lecture baseball becomes professional. It wasnt too long ago that these subjects were controversial, if you can can imagine. Sports and consumerism, they werent important enough. It would have raised eyebrows. Like i am raising my eyebrows now. Sports, Department Stores buying stuff, will not anymore. Sports and consumer culture our research and written about, made boring like every other topic by historians. Now theyre even professors of sports history. Why . Because professors have found that we cannot ignore sports. Why . Because it represents money and big power, big business. We cant ignore sports for another reason. Its also cultural and emotional. There is this tension between professionalism, big business, and the emotional tie that is exemplified by this letter, written by a baseball fan and published in a newspaper sports section. Let me read a quote. These modern bal
(FOX40.COM) — As the capital city of one of the largest states in the country (California is 1st by population and 3rd by area), Sacramento is no stranger to presidential or even vice-presidential visits. In fact, the city’s first presidential visit was around 150 years ago in 1879 when President Ulysses S. Grant visited Sacramento […]