Jonathan director of roosevelt house who is in albany this evening. So were very excited to have ken whyte here to talk about his biography of hoover. And also to have amity shlaes to interview him. This is not a house in Herbert Hoover historically or in the present day talked about often or usually too kindly. So one thing that i want to say about ken whyte in the introduction to his book says that indictment and advocacy shape and often overwhelm the story of the man, Herbert Hoover. I think there has been more indictment of Herbert Hoover in these halls than anywhere else perhaps because franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt lived here in new york in this house during the 1932 campaign. So i think well hear a different story of the 1932 campaign than you might have heard them interpret it as being. We met earlier in the franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt library on the second floor which is where Franklin Roosevelt met with prospective cabinet members after the 1932 election. I have a feeling
That were appointed position s, that were, you know, at the discretion of people in power, ended up being a power struggle within the party between an ohiobased party, which is James Garfields party also Rutherford Hayes was from the same not only the same part of ohio, but the same kind of thinking and what were called the stalwarts, which were new yorkbased. And, you know, you see certain states really emerge throughout history with holding on to power within a particular party. And then in new york, that was really headed by a man by the name of roscoe conkling, who became a United States senator. So this is the struggle, and you see then, of course, the person who ends up shooting president garfield, deranged, of course, Charles Guiteau, but proudly screaming with the gun in his hand, im a stalwart. Now arthur is president. And that was a reference to the fact that Vice President arthur elected with garfield was of the new york wing of the party. Swain well, garfield himself was a
Audience members, we ask that you silence all electronic devices. And now, to begin our first session, entitled paving the way, will you please join me in welcoming the moderator for the session, the director of education and special events lucinda. [applause] thank you. [applause] thank you, and thank you, everyone, who is involved with the harding symposium. You have absolutely no idea how thrilled my colleagues and i are all to be here. Anytime we get a chance to present first the ladies, we always first ladies, we always present our mission, you can tell im really good today. [laughter] which is to to get the public about the lives and the activities of the first ladies of this country. And believe me, they were all wonderful. And as i was talking to somebody last night at the reception, we think all the president s were quite intelligent. Everyone of them. Because they were smart enough to marry the woman whod who became the lead partner and the first ladies of our country. We wan
Announcer American History tv was live on saturday from marion, ohio, for a modern symposium on first ladies, from Florence Harding to Michelle Obama. That was the theme of the annual warren g. Harding symposium at Ohio State University at mary and it is about four hours. Host and now entitled paving the way, we you please welcome the two rector of special events at the National First lady library, lucinda fraley. Lucinda thank you. And thank you, everyone, who was involved in the symposium. You have absolutely no how thrilled we are to be here. Anytime we get a chance to present first ladies, we always look forward to it. Our mission, really good, which is to educate the public about the lives and the activities of the first ladies of this country, and believe me, they were all wonderful, and as i was talking to somebody at the reception we think all of the president s were quite intelligent. Every one of them, because they were smart enough to marry the woman who became their life pa
Michelle obama. That was the theme of the annual warren g. Harding symposium at Ohio State University at mary marion. It is about four hours. To begin our first session, entitled paving the way, will you please join me in welcoming the moderator for the session, the director of education and special events lucinda. [applause] thank you. [applause] thank you, and thank you, everyone, who is involved with the harding symposium. You have absolutely no idea how thrilled my colleagues and i are all to be here. Anytime we get a chance to present first the ladies, we always first ladies, we always present our mission, you can tell im really good today. [laughter] which is to to get the public about the lives and the activities of the first ladies of this country. And believe me, they were all wonderful. And as i was talking to somebody last night at the reception, we think all the president s were quite intelligent. Everyone of them. Because they were smart enough to marry the woman whod who