Desk its good to be back here today. Lieutenant governor want to thank you, sender shots, statewide elected officials and the state legislators that are here today. It is an honor to stand before you today as they 57th governor of the great state of missouri. Some point in our lives many of us have probably been reminded of the importance of considering the past when making decisions for the future. It also seems fitting that such a historic milestone, missouris bicentennial celebration, coincides with these challenges. Missouri is seen difficult days in the past 200 years from the civil war and the Great Depression womens suffrage, civil rights, through it all missouri has prevailed . [applause] we had just experienced a chaotic and on precedented series most of ministrations heavily 60 days to prepare the First Six Months of the administration were hectic to say the least we are faced with quick decisions on a 30 billion state budget and nearly 150 of legislation that same summer, an
I stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your costs and that your cause and that of democracy. [applause] i expect the republicans, in we want wilkie, and as we watch on images of him on the campaign trail, we are joined here, in russia indiana, with wilkie. I want to introduce her audience, to some of these iconic images, of the campaign, they really surrounded the ground or thought. He ran for president , and try to defeat roosevelt, who is seeking a third term. The end of the hovered ministration, going for eight years in the result administration, roosevelt was president roosevelt right at the height of his power, and that opened up a time for a dark horse candidate to come outside of the political spectrum. Keep in mind the state of the Republican Party, this was a party that had been defeated by roosevelt in 1932. Off landed in 1836, so, what were the republicans looking for, and why was your grandfather the
France and the u. K. Announced record numbers of new coronavirus cases the fears of persons government isnt reacting fast enough. And israel tightens its 2nd nationwide lockdown further banning protests and ordering all nonessential businesses to close. Their senior republican politicians in the United States have been promising an orderly transition if donald trump loses novembers president ial election this after the president refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power during wednesdays White House Briefing Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell tweeted that there will be a peaceful handover of power as there has been every 4 years since 792 leaving the white house earlier for rallies in North Carolina and florida trump again questioned the fairness of postal voting. We want to make sure the election is honest and im not sure that it cant be i dont i dont know that it can be with this whole situation until is it valid or unsolicited that big said to everybody who will say but
Live coverage begins at 3 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. [cheering] we want willkie we want willkie we want willkie i stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your cause and the preservation of american democracy. [applause] as your nominee, i will have an aggressive fighting campaign. [applause] we want willkie the republicans in we want wi llkie. Wendell willkie ran for president in 1940. These are some images of him on the campaign trail. We are here with david willkie, his grandson. I want you to introduce the audience to some of the fervor. As were seeing from these Iconic Images from the 1940s campaign that surrounded your grandfather as he ran for president and tried to defeat Franklin Delano roosevelt, who was seeking a third term. What an exciting time in the country. We are entering the end of the hoover administration, eight years of the Roosevelt Administration. President roosevelt was right at the height of
Talk over a mediterranean dispute but says it wont accept any preconditions from greece. And a historic day for africa as the continent is declared free of the virus that causes polio. Welcome to the program the mother of a black man shot multiple times in the back by police in the u. S. City is calling for unity car and justice a state of emergency is now in place in can osha have to 2 nights of protests and the burning of many buildings but jacob blakes mother has appealed for the destruction to stop saying its not something he would want to see the 29 year old was shot after walking away from police to his s. U. V. His 3 young sons were inside hes are paralyzed from the waist down and the familys lawyer says it will take a miracle for him to walk again. Accuse the police of attempted murder. They. Find. He didnt matter. But my son murdered. Hes a human being and he batters. Please. Lets begin to pray for healing for our nation. We are the United States have we been united. You under