Mr. Nichols thanks very much, andrew. It to begin with thanks dont even know if they are in the room but they have been amazing for the work behind the scenes. I have been getting a lot of plaudits for my work. They are doing the work. He is probably in the back room interviewing someone for us. I want to set the state the stage with woodrow wilson. There are some places where maybe this is a little sketchy and we can think about this without me finetuning my own argument. So, on january 8, 1918, woodrow to thewalks purposefully center of the capitol to address a joint session of congress. Much of his cabinet had not been consulted about what was to become the most important foreignpolicy speech of his career. It is among the most important foreignpolicy pronouncement is in u. S. History, nicknamed the 14 points, his enumeration of 14 points he deemed essential to creating a lasting peace. We are all fairly aware of this. Once lofty, idealistic, strategically vague, along with the expe
Christopher thank you, andrew. I want to thank people who havent been fully thanked. Bueno anda natalia amazing in organizing behind the scenes. They really have been integral. If you look at the design and branding, he is really our brand strategist. Back roomhe probably interviewing someone for us now. I want to set the stage for some of their, applications, some places where it feel sketchy. On january 81918, Woodrow Wilson walked purposefully to the podium in the center of the capital to a dress a joint session of congress. Much of this cabinet had not been consulted. It was the most significant in his presidency. Nicknamed the 14 points. To create a lasting peace. New vision of nationalism that we are all fairly aware of. Strategic leave a along with the expectations raised by those efforts to realize them. They were as most powerful and influence on World Politics as the settlements they informed. The world war i crucible moment that gave its shape and the American International
Nations humanitarian awakening from oxford in 2013 and is working on a manuscript with the title of catastrophic diplomacy a history of the United States responses to Global National disasters. Thank you for agreeing to chair. Gen. Neller thank you for julia thank you for introducing me. I will introduce everyone in order. Our contributors was unable to make it, but i will read her comments in the order she appears the program, that is next. Our first speaker is a senior lecturer of American History at light chester. He is author of 2 books. The four freedoms on the eve before 14 published in 2014. The limits of internationalism, the American Association for the United Nations and u. S. Foreign policy 1941 to 1948 in 2009. He is the coeditor of the u. S. Public and american foreignpolicy that came out in 2010. His articles have appeared on diplomatic history, global society, the global of american studies, the global of transatlantic studies. He coedited with andrew priest next year wi
You would be sent to mccarthys committee and blacklisted, deported somewhere. They decided to adhere to nonviolence when they were marching. The people we associate most with nonviolence like dr. King, he often had armed bodyguards surrounding his home. Its a fellowship of reconciliation, went to visit Martin Luther king in the early days of the montgomery bus boycott. He had decided on being gandhian. He wrote back and said, this place is an arsenal. You had so many guns around the house, and they convinced him not to do it great its a mess, i think. It. Its a mess, i think. Questions . Thank you all so much for coming. [applause] coming up next on American History tv, historian and author Douglas Charles discusses his book, hoovers more on days, war on gays. Thanbi accumulated more sex000 pages on socalled deviants. These files were destroyed in 1977 and 1978. Professor charles discusses his research into the history of the program and the public and official perception of gays durin
His files to using get his way, often times, with politicians. Mansecond is of a secretive wearing a feather blower, sashaying around washington,. C. With his lover one of those is verifiable. Based on historical evidence. He other is not nevertheless it has become an irrepressible cultural meme rooted in innuendo, and supposition. It captured the two major hoover era of sessions. Ommunists and gays until now the fbi preoccupation with gays and the means a targeted gays have not been documented and examined only in limited ways. Public discourses over the fbi and gays center around the idea of a gay hoover targeting his own through overcompensation. We cannot know what his sexuality was unless we are willing to use stereotyping as evidence of a persons character or nature. Having no convincing evidence sexuality isovers a causal factor in explaining why is fbi targeted gaze for 40 targeted gays for 40 years is not helpful to understanding what the fbi did. Let me take you on a whirlwin