We talks about his experience as one of the few African American soldiers in his company while serving as a machine gunner in the u. S. Marines. The interview project was underwritten by south koreas ministry of patriots and veterans affairs. James my name is james sharp. When i was in korea i was marine pfg. And im very pleased to be doing this interview with you, on may 29, 2014. That is a long time after the end of the war. So you will have to forgive any memory lapses i may encounter. Thank you, sir. Thank you very much again. Would you please share your birthday and birthplace. James my birthday is may 28, 1933, and that was in new york city. I was born in York Hospital in new york city. Yesterday was your birthday. How was it . James it was wonderful. My daughter was here. One of my grandchildren was here. He came early, and we went out to play golf, which was my first time playing golf, and over three years, because of the entry to my leg. Oh. James the cancer in my leg. It was
To take a cold shower in the morning or have accidently turned on the cold water then you know it feels like minus 10 degrees but of course its a bit warm hearty wouldnt sweat most go into the water so when its just above freezing we thought that would be a nice challenge for feel if youre a max reporter max mera in our series quirky customs he travels to north and finland to where and i see swim is very popular in winter. This town in northern finland is playing host to a frosty race in the icy water its minus 12 degrees celsius outside but the locals take to the water as if it was summer. By putting forward a customs has led me to go in a suit over in finland and today im taking out ice winning championships in the frames trust me they are absolutely bonkers. Arrived the day before the race in order to get ready for this challenge. To see how to or one of the races organizers has brought me to the local Swimming Club is. The. First of all i really want to know why do people in finlan
Language that he has used before, said the fed is not forecasting recession, which they would never do, so the fact that he stayed away from that was a good thing. And the act as appropriate line he has used many times. You have to think there is a drinking game on wall street every time he says that. If there was anything newsworthy , to an extent, it was hearing from him directly that politics does not play any role in their decisionmaking. When the question was put to him about bill dudleys oped last week, the fed distance itself as an institution from those remarks but jay powell made it clear that neither he or says colleagues Pay Attention to politics. He says people of both parties, they know their decisions are important to the lives of americans, and they will do the best job they can. He is very firm on that point. And come he at the was asked how you managed to tune out a president s tweets, and he says we are focused on our jobs, we dont get involved in other things. Let me
Sitting alone in my apartment gesticulating on my laptop, its really wonderful too i guess be able to articulate a person to you guys today. So just wanted to give a big thank you to the organization of american historians for putting together this conference and for accommodating all of the different varieties in which people chose to participate, even though i know that came at some great logistical challenges. I also want to thank rachel and bart who unfortunately cant be here today but who was really the one responsible for bringing us all together today. She originally conceived as a roundtable as one thatd would be focused on the civil war in the west but ultimately last year around february decided to focus it on 1862. This is the year when the Republican Party succeeded in passing some of its original campaign promises, abolishing slavery in the district of columbia, the western territories as well as passing the homestead act. It achieved legislative victories that would help
Export of the country during this period is 78 billion and 890 Million Dollars, and the total import is 59 billion it reached 880 Million Dollars. Natural gas with 3 billion dollars, propane with 2 billion eight hundred Million Dollars, methanol with 2 billion dollars were the three main items of export goods. Agreement. The final agreement with russia to start the construction of the astara rosh rail line, in the meeting of the minister of roads and urban development with igor levitin , the special assistant to the president of russia, the two countries agreed that the development of transit and the implementation of the astara rosh rail line should be clarified by removing administrative obstacles. The implementation of the 164kilometer Astara Development route plays an essential role in completing the northsouth corridor. According to the agreement between the two countries, this was supposed to be built last may direction. Rail with the loan of russia will start from the beginning