Coast, in face of equally bitter opposition. [explosions] in the pacific, troops of the First Calvary Division landed on negros andas los another island to wipe out all japanese resistance, and to take hold of the entire group of violence. [explosions and gunfire] we landed in large forces at holandia on the north coast of new guinea. General stillwell and his troops were fighting the japanese in burma. [explosions] this was global warfare on a scale never known before. [explosions] less than three years before, hitlers head addressed the hitler had addressed the nation. Germany will face war on the United States to a positive conclusion. A japanese militarist joins the chorus. Adolf hitler americans have americans have radios, automobiles, big beefsteaks, when a people have those things, they dont want to fight. Americans wont sleep in hammocks, or lie in trenches. They are like a tiger who se stomach is full. They are sleepy. The american is no soldier. [explosions] yet there he was,
For a memorial day ceremony. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the president of the United States, donald j. Trump, and the first lady, melania trump. Pres. Trump thank you. I stand before you at this noble fortress of american liberty to pay tribute to the immortal souls who fought and died to keep us free. Earlier today, the first lady and i laid a wreath in their sacred honor at Arlington National cemetery. Now we come together to salute the flag they gave their lives so boldly and brilliantly defend we pledge and their Cherished Memories that this majestic flag will proudly fly forever. We are joined for todays ceremony by secretary of defense mark esper. Secretary of the interior david bernhardt, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general mark milley, congressman andy harris, and a number of Service Members and veterans of the armed forces. The dignity, daring, and devotion of the American Military is unrivaled anywhere in history and anywhere in the world. In recent mon
Right shoulder. Arms. [band playing] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the president of the United States, donald j. Trump, and the first lady, melania trump. [band playing] order. [band playing] pres. Trump thank you. I stand before you at this noble fortress of american liberty to pay tribute to the immortal souls who fought and died to keep us free. Earlier today, the first lady and i laid a wreath in their sacred honor at Arlington National cemetery. Now we come together to salute the flag they gave their lives to so boldly and brilliantly defend. And we pledge in their Cherished Memories that this majestic flag will proudly fly forever. We are joined for todays ceremony by secretary of defense, mark esper. Secretary of the interior, david bernhardt. The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general mark milley. Congressman, andy harris, and a number of servicemembers and veterans of the armed forces. The dignity and devotion of the American Military is unrivaled anywhere in hi
What was life like for you growing up . Yes, my family moved to larchmont, new york when i was just a baby. I was raised there, went to the town north of larchmont for junior high. After ninthgrade, went down to exeter and had three years there. After that i entered dartmouth in the fall of 1940 and once my freshman year was behind me, it was apparent by that time that we were not yet in the war, we might be drawn into it because the germans were sinking ships in the atlantic including american ships. Britain was in bad shape. Looked like if we did not get in, the nazis would take over europe and south america. So i was unsure whether i wanted to volunteer or wait to be drafted. I decided i would volunteer, which amusingly enough give you a slightly Different Army serial number than if you were drafted. The west point officers, recent graduates from training but they were training us in officer candidate school. They tended to look with favor they didnt say that but it was apparent. I
Thank you. I wouldnt see us surprised to move some bestsellers on the needle today. It is important to keep the book festival a free event that serves the community. The library of congress and the book festivals real purpose is literacy which leads to learning an opportunity, which matches our goal of helping our community succeed. Learning to love books and learning to Love Learning are what the book festival is all about. In this session, ron chernow will discuss his biography of ulysses s. Grant. If we are lucky, certain other popular founding fathers. One thing i learned from this story of president grant was how people can evolve through persistence and hard work. Acknowledge and overcome their imperfections. An incredible story that reminded me a person of good will can learn from their mistakes and reach their potential. I hope you enjoy this session. It is my privilege to introduce the Deputy Director of national, International Outreach and our session moderator, colleen. [app