Parties asked him to run for president. General eisenhower was not aligned with any party at the time and declined, but a few are years later, he decided to accept the republican president ial nomination in chicago. Hebut four years later, decided to accept the republican president ial nomination in chicago. The next president of the United States. General eisenhower mr. Chairman, my fellow republicans [applause] may i first thank you on behalf of mrs. Eisenhower and myself for the warmth of your welcome . For us both, this is our first entry into a political convention, and it is a most heartwarming one. Thank you very much. [applause] and and before i proceed with the thoughts that i should like to address briefly to you, may i have the temerity to congratulate this convention on the selection of their nominee for vicepresident . [cheers and applause] a man who has shown statesmanlike qualities in many ways, but has a special talent, an ability to ferret out any kind of subversive in
President. General eisenhower was not aligned with any party at the time and declined, but four years later, he decided to accept the republican president ial nomination in chicago. The next president of the United States. [applause] general eisenhower mr. Chairman, my fellow republicans [applause] may i first thank you on behalf of mrs. Eisenhower and myself for the warmth of your welcome . For us both, this is our first entry into a Political Convention, and it is a most heartwarming one. Thank you very much. [applause] and before i proceed with the thoughts that i should like to address briefly to you, may i have the temerity to congratulate this convention on the selection of their nominee for vicepresident . [cheers and applause] a man who has shown statesmanlike qualities in many ways, but has a special talent, an ability to ferret out any kind of subversive influence wherever it may be found and the strength and persistence to get rid of it. [cheers and applause] ladies and gent
When eisenhower decided to run for president , he was already a fivestar general and a war hero. Eisenhower planned and supervised the invasion of normandy. After the war, in 1948, both parties asked him to run for president. General eisenhower was not aligned with any party at the time. Four years later, he decided to accept the president ial nomination in chicago. May i first thank you on behalf of misses eisenhower and myself. For the warmth of your welcome. First entry into a Political Convention. It is a most heartwarming one. Thank you very much. , i want tooceed congratulate this convention. A man who has shown qualities and is a special talent. Ladies and gentlemen, you have summoned me on behalf of millions of your fellow americans to lead a great crusade for freedom in america and freedom in the world. I know something of the solemn responsibility of leading a crusade. I have led one. [cheers and applause] i take up this task, therefore, in a spirit of deep obligation, mindfu
Today we are on the campus of the university of North Carolina at chapel hill. Unc chapel hill is the First State University in the country. This is a contested claim we argue with the university of georgia about. Both have a claim. Uncs charter came a few years later. It had already graduated a couple of classes. The university and city were founded at the same time. So, when this area was selected, there was no town or village here. There were a few neighboring farms. There was an anglican chapel on inn. Ite of the carolina an auction of town lots. They understood that if the university was going to succeed, there needed to be a business around it to support businesses, places for people to live. They were in essence born on the same day. The university was chartered in 1789. The ground broke in 1793 and it was about a year and a half when the university opened. They had events on campus here. No students showed up. It took another few weeks before the student arrived. Firsthe came o
Fishpond, to welcome the balloon of the snowfall. There, the beautiful purple iris and of course the pansies, and the digitalis, the foxglove about to bloom. So, what a pleasant occasion, and particularly to welcome our friend, mr. Steve light, to be with us again, to welcome your questions forward. So, without any further comment, as i have a few moments before i continue my walk through the garden, and i think gardens is the most pleasant subject to attend to today, i ask for the first question, mr. Light, if you will. Yes, thank you, president jefferson. We do have a number of questions for you today related to the theme of gardening. The first question is, have you always loved gardening . Thomas jefferson oh, you asked me if i have always loved gardening . Well, i assure you that you cannot be born out here in the wilderness and the forest primeval without an early, early love of all of natures wonders, the great abundance, and to realize to cut out what pleases us and plant accor