Richard norton smith, why did you call your book that you wrote 35 years ago uncommon man . Well, its taken actually from the title of a relatively famous hoover speech about the uncommon man. If you remember, Vice President henry wallace, who was the second of fdrs Vice President s, gave a famous speech in 1942, i believe, maybe 43, about the censure of the common man. And wallace from a leftofcenter perspective was projecting, in effect, the goals and ambitions of the generation that was fighting world war ii. And it wasnt enough simply to defeat the nazis, but to create at home a true democracy, a place where the common man would finally come into his own. And hoover approached this from a different place in the political spectrum. He was in effect making the case for what we might call meritocracy. But some think i shouldnt paraphrase it. But you know, when you get sick, you want an uncommonly skillful doctor. When we go to war, we want an uncommonly able general. You get the pictu
People of the city. What can we do to help you . There is a detective in new york, mr. Mayor, who i think is one of the best detectives in the United States. I would like to have him head my squad of detectives. Announcer from the beginning, dewey faced a hopeless job, clearing out gangsters and racketeers. There hold upon the city had been tightening three years of tammy rule. Tammany rule. Now for the last time, are you going to keep out of our territory or not . Im not. But i dont need any protection. Announcer deweys handpicked staff began its attack on the underworld by singling out people and getting them to talk. After long months of hard, patient, dangerous work, dewey had collected enough evidence to move in on the cities tour leading citys leading racketeers. Out of the 73 indictments he secured, dewey convicted all but one. Rackets begin breaking up and the gang overlords went off to jail. On the strength of this record, tom dewey was nominated for district attorney. Defeati
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Apollo program from some of the women who worked behind the scenes sunday at 7 00 p. M. Eastern. You are watching American History tv only on cspan3. Is a Republican National Committee Film nominee byhe 1948 telling his life story. The stillness part of the library of congresss online screening room. Thomas do his public career was launched in 1931 when crime was a national scandal. Later, dewey was appointed special prosecutor by the governor to war on organized crime in new york. You have been given the most difficult task of the opportunity of the helping the people of the city. What can we do to help you . As a detective in new york mr. Mayor, i think one of the best detectives in the United States, i would like to have him head my squad of detectives. From the beginning, do we ofed an almost hopeless job clearing out gangsters and racketeers. For the last time are you going to keep out of our territory or not . I am not. I dont need any protection. Staff small head big began singl
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