Historic place toss learn about american history. General Douglas Mcauthur was a fivestar general who committed allied forces at world war ii. At memorial in norfolk, virginia we learn about his early life, service in world war i and career during interwar years. This is part one of a twopart program. Welcome to the mcarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia. Its my honor and privilege to be the director here. This is a museum and Research Center dead indicated to life and times of general of the army Douglas Mcauthur who lived from 1880 until his death at 64. We want to show you pressures from our exhibits. Lets go take a look. Were located in old Norfolk City Hall built in 1850. Given over to the memorial in 1964. City hall contains nine galleries which follow chronologically life and times of general of the army Douglas Macarthur. We begin with his family which answers the 64 dollar question, why in norfolk. The answer is mom. Let me show you a photograph of general macarthurs mother an
Wrote this month we are showing book tv programs during the week in primetime. If you are not the mayor with our weekend features, but tv on cspan ten to takes are signature programs are indepth, like three or look at one others look, with questions from viewers, via phone, email via phone, email and social media. In depth errors the first into afterwards as a oneonone conversation of an author of a newly released Nonfiction Book and the interviewer who is either a journalist, Public Public policymaker, or legislative family with the topic. Often with an opposing viewpoints. That airs every saturday at 10 00 p. M. Easter. We will take you across the country visiting book festivals come other events, and book parties or others talk but their latest work. But tv is the only National Network devoted exclusively to Nonfiction Books. Book to be on cspan2. Television for serious readers. This week on q a, author and Hudson Institute sr. Feller author herman discusses his book Douglas Macarth
This week on q a, author and Hudson Institute sr. Fellow, author herman, mr. Herman discusses his book, Douglas Macarthur, american warrior. Author herman, what made Douglas Mcarthur so controversial. A number of things. I think theyre aspect there aspect of his personality, the aspect of his politics and then there is also simply the what can i say the business of a man, here is someone who is a major american figure 41 and a halfcentury someone who commanded american troops in action and helped us shape american war policy and not one, not to, but three world wars, world war i, world war i, world war ii and the cold war. Here is somebody who really with the possible exception of franklin roosevelt, was presided at more events and made more decisions that shape the history of 20th century United States. And i cant think of anyone else with the exception of fdr. Host business as politics question. Guest he was a conservative republican which did not rub rail with the democratic preside
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We will finish up our primetime programming at 11 00. That all happens tonight on cspan2s booktv. Welcome to montgomery, alabama on booktv located on the alabama river, population of 200,000 making it the second largest city in the state. We explore the history of the city and state by local authors including a look at alabamas most powerful governors. Go around the entire south, louisiana had the laws, georgia had the challenges, South Carolina had pitchfork intel and strom thurmond. I would say we can say and put ourselves up against theirs. Later we will go inside the home of F Scott Fitzgerald to learn about the importance of montgomery. We show you a house that was the turning point for scott and zelda. You will find out F Scott Fitzgerald is more than just a writer. He is not a genius who can come up with everything on his own. He needed a partner, someone to give him a life full of ideas that he could write the Great American novel. That was elza. We speak with fred gray about t