Programs. In 1982 he appeared on book notes to talk about his biography of president truman it won the Pulitzer Prize for biography and to help change the view of the truman presidency. Here he is from 1992. Cspan you start off by saying as far back as he could remember truman held onto the mythical roman heroes. What is that all about . The mythical hero who left in time of war with the great general and was victorious and renounced all of his power and returned to the farm. Thats a theme the country was founded on. If you are at the capital with the great painting of George Washington turning over his powers as commanderinchief of the Continental Army to congress the symbols earth all throughout that painting because they believe this is what democracy entailed that any citizen should be called upon at any time to serve b ultheir country in any capacity and the power belong to the people and would bepo returned to those who held it. He like to say i never forget who i was, where i ca
Humanity can overcome the most accurate of weather predictions. [laughter] thank you to our new sponsor wells fargo specifically sponsoring the new history and biography on pavilion was 1h annual National Book festival all of us at the library of Congress Hope you enjoy it as much as we have planning and bringing it to you with so many great sponsors and partners but its also an important because building a key reading is essential not just to enriching our own lives but extending horizons of society to sustain that democracy and we are grateful to those 115 riders bringing us the creative spirit and collective in a national way here at the mall. At the 11th National Book festival not only a success but the unprecedented number of people participating with the work of over 100 volunteers giving of their time with more than 1000 it is a record in that respect as well as people like you who have been here. Also special recognition to the wonderful librarian the executive director Jennife
Hitandrun driver. The victim h. Necenter 5s john atwater is live at the scene, with a witness who rushed to help. John the vtim has severe leg injuries. Police wrapped up their investigation here the scene. Us t man w draggedostd and tel two blocks tonight. Neighbors tell us he was screing for help and could not move because othe extent of his injuries. Some of his clothingas ripped off as he was the quiet residential street. Investigators went uand down th stree following the trail of blood, searching for evidence. Police are looking for a pickup truck that hit this man right around 8 45 p. M. Tonight. The victim was able to give police some informatn about the driver. We spoke with the neighborhood did all she cod to come for the man. I went out and he was in the middle of the road. Almost his whole lower body was exposed. Help me. He was doing a lot of talking so people were trying to get him to keep talking. Jo police are looking for the the man who was hit has severe leg injuries
Know, that is my life and how exciting it is, dry to start but early sunshine. We have rain for later in the day. That is why number is no higher then six for today. The bus stop buddy is smiling because christmas is getting closer, and, he is, also, carrying the umbrella because rain arrives sometime a after lunchtime. Maybe on the way home from school. Is there your satellite radar picture showing us the rain well to the south, not here in the area just yet. It is 30 degrees in philadelphia with 7mile an hour wind. It feels like 23. Now that winter is officially here the days might start getting longer. Not noticeably but they will. Sunrise at 7 19. Forty is our high. Mostly cloudy skies and rain arriving this afternoon. So that takes care of your monday, we will talk about the holiday forecast, counting it down coming up, hi there bob kelly. If you are sues ups driver all she wants for christmas is for to you wear your shorts today. Live look at 42 freeway coming from south jersey,
Cuba from 1843 to 48, but he was a spanish man of irish origin and irish ancestry, a descendant of the chieftan of the ticanelles. He is spanish and irish together. If we look at the history of the irish in cuba, most of the irish to went to cuba in the 18th and 19th centuries arrived from spain, some of them with the Spanish Royal armies; other irish influx arrived from the u. S. For the construction of railroads used to transport sugar cane to the sugar plantations. That was at the end of the 19th century. And then at the beginning of the 20th century, were talking 1902, 1910, before odono that i mentioned before, this man who gave his name to he was very proud of this lighthouse. The cubans offer hospitality to general Alexander Alejandro oreilly. He rose through the ranks of the spanish army. The spanish sent Alexander Oreilly to cuba to form a militia. He was appointed governor of louisiana and head of the army later on. He arrived in august, 1769, and took formal possession of lo