Letters and spent a good part of her white house years home in missouri. She was first lady on her own terms. Good evening and welcome to our continuing series. Tonight the story of the wife of the 33rd first lady, bess truman. Coming out on november 12th, a little fun for you there, nicole is a history professor called the coming of the cold war. Releft off on the death, where is he, he gets the message that he is needed. She havi he was having a dri. He thought a lot of politics was accomplished by relaxes and having a more kcorgile atmosphere. Mr. Truman was out, and it wasnt a surprise to anyone in the white house as all. They knew roosevelt was going. But no one expected so quickly. I think it was an issue of when. He looked horl. It was the last campaign and he spoke to the Congress Sitting down and he was ashen. And his inaugural address for the fourth term had to be coming from the white house. He was stood up on the north porch. And the audience was out front and it was not re
Susan swain president harry truman liked to refer to his wife, bess as the boss. Family was her number one priority. She had little to say to the media and she spent a good time of her white house years home in missouri. She served as first lady on her own terms. Good evening and welcome. Tonight, the story of the life of the 33rd president of the bess truman. , we are happy to welcome back our guest and his latest book is called the imperial season. Nicole is a history professor and the author of the biography of harry truman. Thank you for being here. Nice to meet you. Where we left off last week was the death of franklin roosevelt. April 12, 1945 the call comes , into harry truman that he is needed. Nicole he is having a drink with his cronies. A lot of politics were accomplished by relaxing and having a more cordial atmosphere. He received a phone call and he said he just knew. The story goes that he ran to get to his car and the white house. He was sworn in two hours later. They w
We tell the stories of americas 45 first ladies. Now, bess truman. This is about 90 minutes. President harry truman like to refer to his wife best as the boss. Family was her number one priority she had little to say to the media. She spent a good part of her white house years at home. She served as first lady on her own terms. Good evening and welcome to cspans continuing series is ladies. Tonight, the story of the wife of the 33rd president of the united take bess truman. Here to tell us more about her are two guests, welcome back bill seal a white house story and his latest book is called the imperial season. Nickel silver is a history professor and the author of the biography of harry truman called the coming of the cold war. Week withf last franklin roosevelt. The coffins of the harry truman where is he when he gets the message . He is having a drink with his cronies. He thought a lot of politics was a more cordial atmosphere. He received a phone call and he just knew. The story s
Many aspects that someone could look at and judge whether that was a good reform or battery form. People grabbed onto that particular conclusion and try to use it to their best and. We are talking with professor philip here at the university of maryland about his book on the congressional Budget Office. The cbo was used in two ways or in one way it should have been used in two ways. One way is to help a Super Committee to set the parameters. So director elmendorf went and testified on the nature of the problem that was facing the country and what kind of thing was what needed to happen and what would be a reasonable trajectory for trying to get the deficit down for example, and clearly cbo stepped behind the scenes and worked with the committee answering questions. Theres an awful lot of work that they do that isnt visible in the sense that they are providing advice when asked to congressionally staff the committees. Now, what would have happened if the Super Committee had been success
Know, one last time as, you know, Adolf Eichmann faked his death and his wife reported him as dead . So he sits atop the most wanted list with an asterisk as presumed dead but not absolutely sure, and thats where the case remains from his perspective to this day. So thank you again for joining us. Thank you [inaudible conversations] booktv is on facebook. Like us tonight with booktv guests and viewers. Watch abuse and get uptodate information on events. Facebook. Com booktv. You are watching booktv on cspan2. On cspan2. Heres our primetime lineup for tonight. Battle happens tonight on cspan2s booktv. And the on booktv robert klara becomes the physical improvements made to the white house in 1948. The author reports on the decampment of president harry truman and his family to blair house during the reconstruction which consisted of a gutting of the entire interior of the building and the addition of a steel frame and an underground shelter. Thank you very much, and thank you for inviti