So if the Victory Book Campaign collected ted million in 1942 a very small portion would be paperback and that was on the publishers they did not want to do print paperbacks that accosted river between 2. 50 and 3. 50 so they to make of better profit with the card books of day did not want to print a hard book even the bookstore could make more of a profit off of hard cover but they realized this is a special circumstance we need to do our part for the men who are fighting. So they decided they poured pretty special book just for the troops just for those overseas so they would sell the books really to read army and navy and they could distribute them around the world. Sova had to look like a book that never existed before so they got rid of the hardcover and also reduced the size of books and the larger size paperback was four and a half by six and half. They could not print them this tiny as most are eight by 10 inches the publishers had to figure out how to print them and turn to a
It doesnt create more jobs for americans. He claimed that he wasnt going to let wall street get away with murder and he said he was going to drain the swamp. Great talk. Then he got to washington. He put together a team of people who had spent deducts as decades at big banks and large corporations, people who are determined to tilt the Playing Field in favor of wall street and against working families. You dont need to look very far to see it. His most senior Economic Advisors, treasury secretary steven mnuchin, National Economic Council Director gary cohn and dean in a powell. Together those three have spent nearly a half a century combined working for Goldman Sachs. When it comes to our economy, this isnt the Trump Administration, this is the Goldman Sachs administration. Now President Trump has lined up another top Economic Advisor, kevin hassett, who has been nominated to serve as the chairman of the president s council of Economic Advisors. Mr. Hassett hasnt worked at Goldman Sach
Evolves. Well have to be careful for how that goes for france. A crude reality for bp investors. Shares sink after earnings hit a tenyear low, as the oil giant misses expectations with profits falling for a second consecutive year. Fiat chrysler says his vehicles are fully emissions compliant. And chinas fx reserves drop below 3 trillion for the first time in three years despite trying to stem the currency outflows. Hi everybody. Good morning. Welcome to the show. We have an hour together. Its good to have you with us. I want to kick off with some flashes. The iranian Supreme Leader is responding to President Trumps recent statements with regards to iran. Hes stating no enemy can paralyze the iranian nation. Hes saying that trumps demands that iran be afraid of him but irans response is no. Hamani also showing iranians will show their response to trumps threats on friday, the anniversary of the 1979 revolution. This on the back of the Ballistic Missile the iranians tested. They say it
Inspiring america. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. We lead off with an nbc news exclusive and what we learned with not what, but who is the intended target of a high stakes u. S. Military raid in yemen that killed a navy s. E. A. L. U. S. Military and sources tell us the Risky Missions Main Objective was to kill or capture the lead of al qaeda in yemen. The raid failed to get him and he is taunting President Trump. Our correspondent has details. Tonight, multiple military and intelligence officials told us the real piece of the u. S. Military operation last week in yemen. The top secret target, the man american intelligence officials designate the third most dangerous terrorist in the world, the head of al qaeda in yemen. The mission is to kill or capture him. I think it is a Successful Operation by all standards. Today we learn the gamble to capture him was not a success. He is alive in y
Hearing on whether to reinstate President Trumps immigration travel ban. It is a move they say could unleash chaos. A threejudge panel will hear oral arguments by phone and live stream it at 6 00 eastern. It comes after lawyers for the Justice Department presented their reasons why a federal Appeals Court should reinstate the travel ban signed into action by an executive order. The president is hammering the court for a fast reinstatement tweeting the threat of radical islamic terrorism is very real. Look at whats happening in europe and the middle east. Courts must act fast. The states say the travel restriction is unconstitutional and is hurting their universities, stranding their professors and students. Meanwhile, 97 hightech Companies Say it hurts their ability to recruit the worlds brightest. And three former secretary of states joined Agency Leaders saying it would Harm National Security and discourage muslims in the u. S. From reporting potential trouble. The legal question tod