Me as a Landmark Book on mutual funds by Oxford University press early in the last decade. He followed it up with this book just last year, the unlikely reformer carter glass and financial regulation. The format today, matt is going to talk for however long, we have a few images to supplement his discourse and then you will take some questions, right . So come on up. applause id like to take chuck and the other people for having me here today. I live in cherry chase, maryland and i did not want to drive and look for parking space so i called a lift and they came within a minute. I was barely putting on a tie in learning how to tie a tie again. When i got in the lift as hes pulling away, i realize i did not put a belt on my trousers. I had visions here being on cspan with my trousers falling down. Luckily chuck and one of his colleagues brought me a belt. You are safe from that at least not for my speech. I will talk for 20, 25 minutes and then take some questions. Carter glass was a ma
Live coverage begins at 3 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. [cheering] we want willkie we want willkie we want willkie i stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your cause and the preservation of american democracy. [applause] as your nominee, i will have an aggressive fighting campaign. [applause] we want willkie the republicans in we want wi llkie. Wendell willkie ran for president in 1940. These are some images of him on the campaign trail. We are here with david willkie, his grandson. I want you to introduce the audience to some of the fervor. As were seeing from these Iconic Images from the 1940s campaign that surrounded your grandfather as he ran for president and tried to defeat Franklin Delano roosevelt, who was seeking a third term. What an exciting time in the country. We are entering the end of the hoover administration, eight years of the Roosevelt Administration. President roosevelt was right at the height of
First is paul sparrow who is director of the franklin d. Roosevelt president ial museum and library in hyde park, new york, following a career as a documentary filmmaker and a Senior Executive at the museum and paul has been directioning the Roosevelt Library museum since 2015 and heel ll be talk about fdr and the Manhattan Project and our second guest is Clifton Daniel who is the eldest grandson of president harry truman. He is also a truman scholar where he spent quite a bit of time study being the life and career of his grandfather and currently serves as honorary chairman of the board of trustees at the harry truman president ial library and museum in independence, missouri. So today will give a great opportunity for question and answer. Please weigh in with lots of questions. Weve already been talking quite a bit offcamera, about our topic today, and i guarantee you theres going to be a lot of interesting ideas and discussion. So i will begin, and introduce all to join us on the p
Have not yet seen. With the fighting skill which they are already aware. Im at langley, im senior director programs at the National World War Ii Museum ignored orleans. Im joined today by two gentlemen. The first is paul sparrow who is director of the franklin de roosevelt president ial museum and library and hyde park, new york. Following a career as a documentary filmmaker and a Senior Executive of the museum,. Paul has been directing the Roosevelt Museum since 2015. He will be talking obviously about fdr and the Manhattan Project. Our second guest is Clifton Truman daniel who is the eldest grandson of president harry truman. He is also a truman scholar. He has spent quite a bit of time studying the life and career of his grandfather and he currently serves as honourary chairman of the board of trustees and at the harry truman president ial library and museum and independence, missouri. So today well give a great opportunity for question and answer. Please weigh in with lots of quest
Already well aware. Im ed langle, im senior director of programs at the National World War Ii Museum in new orleans and im joined today by two gentleman, the first is paul sparrow, who is director of the Franklin D Roosevelt president ial museum and library in hyde park, new york, following a career as a documentary filmmakers and the seni Senior Executive and paul has been directing the Roosevelt Library and museum since 2015 and hell be talking obviously about fdr and the Manhattan Project. And our second guest is Clifton Truman daniel, who is the eldest grandson of president harry truman. He is also a truman scholar. Hes spent quite a bit of time studying the life and career of his grandfather and he currently serves as honorary chairman of the board of trustees at the harry truman president ial library and museum in independence, missouri. So today will give a great opportunity for question and answers. Please weigh in with lots of questions. Weve already been talking quite a bit o