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
Live. And for those of us joining us in person, welcome to the historic Decatur House and the White House Historical association. And my name is dr. Colleen hogan, a Senior Vice President at the White House Historical association, and the director of the David Rubenstein center for white house history tonight, a special episode of white house history live as we launch the book mourning the president s loss and legacy in american culture. This book was published by the University Virginia press in partnership with the center for president ial history, Southern Methodist university, and the Miller Center at uva. Mourning the president s brings together and emerging scholars to examine how different generations and communities of americans have eulogized and remembered. U. S. President s. This evening, were joined by several scholars that contributed the book on stage. And we have others in the audience, including chester and brandon robinson. Thank you for joining us this evening. Dr. Ma
Welcome the nbcc and to welcome to this Years National book. Critics circles awards. The new school and the nbcc have a long standing relationship going back to the very earliest years of the nbcc. Our faculty have been Board Members and awards recipients and our communities have worked together in classrooms and and events since before the memory of anyone here, the annual awards have been hosted at the new school for over 20 years. This few years have been very challenging for all of us with covid, we are finally back on campus for an in real life nbcc simone and of course at the new school we are emerging from last fall when all of us were tested and our ideals and faith in one another and the future working with the nbcc is something to remind us what were here for and were enormously grateful to have a friendship that extends beyond any of us individually. To begin, i have to thank our teams at. T. A. At the new school for bringing us to this evening. Look out for stuart pennebake
Hello, im john reed faculty here in the Creative Writing Program and the director of the creative Creative Writing Program at the new school. The one time i was on this stage, i was a board member of the nbcc chairing a category. Its my great honor tonight to welcome the nbcc and to welcome to this Years National book. Critics circles awards. The new school and the nbcc have a long standing relationship going back to the very earliest years of the nbcc. Our faculty have been Board Members and awards recipients and our communities have worked together in classrooms and and events since before the memory of anyone here, the annual awards have been hosted at the new school for over 20 years. This few years have been very challenging for all of us with covid, we are finally back on campus for an in real life nbcc simone and of course at the new school we are emerging from last fall when all of us were tested and our ideals and faith in one another and the future working with the nbcc is so
And thanks for joining us for congress investigates and American History tv series looking back at significant congressional investigations. This week the topic is waste, fraud and inefficiency in defense production. During World War Two. Well, it was in the 1940s that thensenator harry truman led a committee that traveled the country examining military sites and how the publics money was being spent. It became known as the Truman Committee and was said to have saved many dollars and lives and may even have shortened the war. Joining us is Steve Drummond. Hes with National Public radio and hes the author of this book, the watchdog how the Truman Committee battled corruption and helped win World War Two. Mr. Drummond, thanks for being with us. Whats the genesis of the Truman Committee . Hi, peter. Thanks. Happy to be here. Harry truman in 1940 was a virtually unknown senator in november of that year. He barely scraped by. As for reelection to the second term in the senate from missouri.