Q a, sunday night at 8 00 eastern on cspan. Our focus on the american cowboy continues next with timothy reeves, the Deputy Director of the Dwight Eisenhower president ial library. Hell talk about how the 34th president s western upbringing influenced his code of behavior and his actions as a military and political leader. We are pleased to have our own tim reeves here. He is our Deputy Director and our supervisory achivist. He is my goto guy for National Archives and Records Administration related questions. I rely on him greatly. But he is here to speak to you today about the western influences on our beloved president iz president izeisenhower. Tim is the author of many articles. I hope that you enjoy our program today. Please welcome with me tim reeves. [ applause ] thanks, everybody. Great to see such a nice turnout during the middle of the week. Really appreciate it. Again, we know that the food is a large part in the attraction of these events, not just the wonderful speakers th
Veterans, as you exit the theater, National Archives staff and volunteers will treat each of you with a lapel pin. United states of america vietnam war commemoration, the lapel pin is the nations lasting memento of thanks. Tonights program is one in a series of conveyance we are presenting in conjunction with our new exhibit, remembering vietnam, which just opened upstairs. Exhibition of the and him or featuring analysis ,nd of the vietnam war featuring analysis and newly discovered iconic original film footage and artifacts that illuminate 12 critical episodes in the war that divided the peoples of the United States and vietnam. Onembering vietnam draws National Archives records for all parts of our agency. President ial library, still photography, sound recordings, electronic records. The title of the exhibit, remembering vietnam was inspired by a quote, all wars are fought twice, the first on a battlefield, the second time in memory. Artifacts we display help us sort through the les
This 90 minute conversation. Now i ask all Vietnam Veterans or any United States veterans that served anytime between november 1, 1955 and may 15, 1975, the vietnam era, to stand and be recognized. [applause] veterans, as you exit the theater, National Archives staff and volunteers will treat each of you with a lapel pin. On the back of the pan is embossed, a grateful nation thanks you. United states of america vietnam war commemoration is a national initiative, the lapel pin is the nations lasting memento of thanks. Tonights program is one in a series of conventions we are presenting in conjunction with our new exhibit, remembering vietnam, which just opened upstairs. A media rich exhibition of the vietnam war, featuring analysis and interviews with american and and newly veterans discovered iconic original film footage and artifacts that illuminate 12 critical episodes in the war that divided the peoples of the United States and vietnam. Remembering vietnam draws on National Archives
Theater, National Archives staff and volunteers will present each of you with a lapel pin. United states of america vietnam War Corporation is an initiative and the lapel pin is the nations lasting memento of thanks. Tonights program is one in a series of events we are presenting in conjunction with our new exhibit, remembering vietnam, which just opened upstairs. The exhibit is a media rich exhibition of the vietnam war, featuring historic analysis and newly discovered iconic original documents, some footage, and artifacts illuminating 12 critical episodes in the war that divided the peoples of the United States and vietnam. Remembering vietnam draws on remembering vietnam draws on National Archives records for all parts of our agency. President ial library, still photography, sound recordings, electronic records. The title of the exhibit, remembering the non bering yet non vietnam was inspired by a quote, all wars are fought twice, the first on a battlefield, the second time in memor
Features his springwood estate, his president ial library next door and also the final resting places of fdr and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. We visited the grounds and went to the home of david roosevelt, a grandson of president and mrs. Roosevelt, to talk with him about his memories of hyde park and his time spent there with his grandmother. It really was not until my grandmothers funeral that i realized that it really kind of hit me that she was really a special person. And something of a celebrity. And seeing, you know, the president , two expresident s, one future president and all sorts of ambassadors and other diplomatic people there, very important people, that it really dawned on me, my gosh, she really was important. We never thought of her in that way. We never viewed my grandmother. She was only a grandmother to us. And thats all she ever wanted to be to us. I was born in january 3rd, 1942. My father was elliot. And elliot was the second oldest of the sons, the third oldes