American polls and the way that poll results are reported by the news media. Waterss recorded at street bookstore in exeter, New Hampshire in 2008 and is about one hour and 10 minutes. Dr. Moore i want to turn to essentially the theme of the book. The subtitle says, an insider reveals the truth about the polls. What is the truth behind the polls . A major objection to the way that polls operate is that they dont tell the truth about the electric and they dont tell the truth about the public. That doesnt mean they dont tell the truth all the time. I think we find a lot of very interesting information from polls. Particularly when the polls address what people know about their own experiences and what people genuinely know. For example, we know, based upon early gallup polls that a majority of people in the 1930s approved of topless bathing suits for men. We know that a majority of women and a majority of men opposed having women go to work in business and industry if their husbands coul
In that era, original hunters were pursuing big game into oblivion, and taking birds for their meat and feathers. Conservationists are to stand at floridas pelican island. In 1903, president Theodore Roosevelt established this tiny 5. 5 acre island as americas First National wildlife refuge. And soon, the refuges followed. The Wichita Mountains refuge was created in oklahoma in 1905. To provide a haven for the american bison. Although these great shaggy beasts had once numbered in the millions, by the earliest 20th century, so few bison remained that the government had to ship 50 survivors from the new york zoo to form a starter heard for the new refuge. Other sanctuaries were decreed for from one and the open bighorn sheep. And after 10,000 elk starved to death by striking wintering grounds in wyoming, the government established the National Elk Refuge in 1912 and launched a winter feeding program. In the 1930s, the devastating droughts of the dustbowl years dealt another blow to wild
The nations wildlife bounty. In that era, commerical hunters were pursuing big game into oblivion, and taking birds for their meat and feathers. Conservationists took a stand at floridas pelican island. A critical breeding ground for pelicans and white egrets. In 1903, president Theodore Roosevelt established this tiny 5. 5 acre island as americas First National wildlife refuge. And soon, other refuges followed. The Wichita Mountains refuge was created in oklahoma in 1905, to provide a haven for the american bison. Although these great shaggy beasts had once numbered in the millions, by the earliest 20th century, so few bison remained that the government had to ship 15 survivors from the new york zoo to form a starter heard for the new refuge. Other sanctuaries were decreed for pronghorn and bighorned sheep. And after 10,000 elk starved to shrinkingdeath by wintering grounds in wyoming, the government established the National Elk Refuge in 1912 and launched a winter feeding program. In
Ndezvous with eagles he describes the soldiers daytoday activity during wartime. The george bush residential library hosted this event are it it is about an hour. 1991, general. Told troops as they went into battle, they must be aware of desert storm. Among those this ploy deployed was gday rendezvous. Ith eagle Stephen Wiehe he was placed on the front lines. His memoir gday rendezvous with eagles, describes the day to day activities of a desert storm soldier. It has been called one of the best firstperson narratives of the gulf war. Awards earned many including for Army Accommodation metals medals. Wherees in austin, texas he is active in veterans affairs. He is joined tonight by his wife sue and his two children, kristin and cody. He has a deep love for country and family is an proud and is proud to serve. We are going to show a video to begin the program, and then stephen will come up to the podium. They will be a reception after willrogram and stephen leave enough time at the end f
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