Next to last session of the United Nations conference. Hayes tribute to secretary of state utilities, help of americas litigation, and organizer of the successful nineweek meeting. You will know we name the United States representative to the new organization. He is presented with as role and recognition of his efforts. applause then a history making moment. As it calls for his tending policy approval of the international organization. And ahead of the 50 United Nations delegation rise to be called, the vote is unanimous. As the session adjourns, delegates rushed into applause. Its a new world that is born. Arriving in San Francisco, for the final conference session, is president truman, met by the u. S. Delegates, and the chiefs of the other 49 delegations. Among them, marshall, young premier south africa, and the Prime Minister of canada, mr. Mckenzie king. President truman leads in San Francisco. His is the first visit to San Francisco by a chief executive in seven years. Half 1 mil
The next last session of the United States conference. It pays you tribute to secretary of state. Organizer of the successful meeting. He has now been named United States representative to the new International Organization. Is present with this role and recognition of his efforts and a history making moment as lord halifax calls for a standing quote on International Organization and the heads of the 50 United Nations delegations rise to be common. The vote is unanimous. As the session adjourns, a charger of the new world is born. Arriving in San Francisco is president harry s. Trueman. Hes met with the u. S. Delegates and the chiefs of the 49 other delegations. Among them, premier of south africa and the Prime Minister of canada, mr. Mckenzie king. Trueman leaves for a brief tour through San Francisco. Citizens turn out the street to hail the king. Are climaxed by the siting of the nations charter. First to sign is china, the first nation that suffered aggression. Delegation of the so
World war ii mess yes, maam. Every 2 weeks, i appreciate. Im also the Senior Historian at the museum which is my proudest boast. Welcome to another installment of meet the author series here at the museum where we bring the best world war ii literature and the men and women who write and create it. Before i introduce tonights author a man who truly needs no introduction, which means he will go ahead a real solid one. Let me carry out the tradition of the National World War Ii Museum and public programming. Are there any chance world war ii veterans or home front workers in the audience tonight . Not. There we go. [cheers and applause] i knew there were two right up front. [applause] to say we thank for your service is understatement of the century. Thanks to all of you for your support and service. We have incredible good of friends. The good folks of cspan are here filling tonight. I want you all to be on your best behavior because c pan is forever. I would like to acknowledge those w
Australias Prime Minister apologises for holidaying in hawaii as wildfires continue to sweep across three states. If the queen attends a Church Service in sandringham while the duke of edinburgh spent a second night in hospital receiving treatment for a pre exisiting condition. And coming up, rhe bbcs media editor meets the editor of private eye magazine at 17 30. A walk through the year in media with ian hislop. Hello, good afternoon. A six Year Old Girl has opened a pack of Tesco Christmas cards to find a message saying they were packed by prisoners in china being forced to work against their will. Tesco says its stopped production at the factory while it investigates. Greg mackenzie reports. Ready . Uhhuh. It was six year old schoolgirl florence widdecombe whod sat down at home to write out her Christmas Cards to her friends and family when she discovered one of the cards had already been written out. We were writing in them and about on my sixth or eighth card, there was. Somebody
How Political Parties have used the memory of lincoln. Let me introduce our next speaker. Michael kauffman is one of the leading historians of the lincoln assassination. He is author of american brutus John Wilkes Booth and lincoln conspiracies, which was named by the New York Times and the Washington Post as one of the best nonfiction books of 2004. There are copies of the paperback version on the Registration Table that you can purchase after our program is concluded. His other works include in the footsteps of an assassin and a modern edition of memoirs of a lincoln conspirator. His bus tours of the John Wilkes Booth escape route have been popular for many years. He has lectured throughout the country, appeared on Many Television documentaries. Civil war historian william c. Davis, jack davis, once wrote no one has studied booth longer or in more depth than michael w. Kauffman, a wellknown voice of reason in the field of assassination studies. Today, Michael Kauffman will talk to us