For years, he knew he read the archives and conducted interviews in the course of his research, including here at the National Archives. World war ii created tens of thousands of cubic feet that are now held in the National Archives. We are brought facetoface with many facets of the war and its aftermath. Every day, in our research rooms, online researchers examine personal records and german records to uncover the stories of the war and the people who fought, died, and survived. During this 75th anniversary, the National Archives staff is ready to assist those who come to us searching for the evidence of what happened in the past. Today, James Holland is here. He is a historian and writer. He has also written numerous works of historical fiction. He has written and presented bbc documentaries. A fellow of the Royal Historical society, he advised the British Government on history curriculum and has his own collection at a museum. Please welcome James Holland. [applause] thank you. It i
U. S. Foreign relations. After him will be professor of ukrainian history and the director of the Ukrainian Research institute at harvard university. We will start with frank. Frank first of all, i want to join others in thinking mel and will. It is an honor to be in this room with most with so many people whose work i respect so much. What i have done is basically extrapolate from the oped i wrote a light of some comments the people made yesterday, other oped, particularly mels question about irrationality. I also have the perspective of George Kennan. Its been easy for americans to feel irritated, angry, exasperated, resentful or disgusted with the russian government to whether that country is being run by lennon, stalin, khrushchev, or putin. The quashing of pole, and the most recent aggressions against georgia and ukraine. Not to mention the berlin in cuban crisis of half a century ago and the egregious interference in our election last year. It is therefore understandable, but als
Postedional archives this event. It is about one hour and 10 minutes. Ago, europe was engulfed in the war that had already lasted for three years. But there pushed back was yet no end in sight to the conflict. James holland tells the story of those crucial years of world war ii in his new book, the allies strike back. Volume two of his war in the trilogy, following the rise of germany. He read he knew the archives and conducted interviews in the course of his research, including here at the National Archives. World war ii created tens of thousands of cubic feet that are now held in the National Archives. We are brought facetoface with many facets of the war and its aftermath. Day, in our research rooms, online researchers examine personal records and german records to uncover the stories of the war and the people who fought, died, and survived. Anniversary,5th the National Archives staff is ready to assist those who come to us searching for the evidence of what happened in the past. To
Plains where we live, i often like to point out the fact it is the immediacy of history. I think for these writers as well. And in the case of frederick manfred, he farmed for a number of years along with his father. But it would have been his grandfather who would have been the first generation that would have moved into this part of the country. In the case of krause, the same would have applied. His grandfather would have been from germany and moved here. One of the early immigrants to this part of the country. We are talking a generation or two generations before. I think in order to understand themselves and to have a perspective on what their role might have been in this vast area called the plains, they only needed to go back one or two generations. What is unique about this part of the country, i would say it is that immediacy. Unlike some of the other areas of the country that go back 200, 300, 400 years, certainly the contact period for the dakotas is much more recent. Announ
Www. Cspan. Org. Up next on the presidency. President ial aides to discuss the role of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon during the vietnam war. Alexander butterfield and tom johnson explore the foreign policies of the president s they worked for. Emotional burdens they faced during the conflict. Part of the threeday conference at the lyndon b. Johnson president ial library. It is called the vietnam war summit. You can find Schedule Information at cspan. Org. This program is about an hour. Please welcome the director of the lbj president ial library. Mark on may 22, 1971 the crowd assembled on the university of texas grounds to dedicate this library. 2100 antiwar protesters were kept from interrupting the proceedings by a phalanx of highway patrolman. Their chance of no more war carried by high winds and accompanied by the pounding of trashcan lids were clearly heard. By former president Lyndon Johnson and his assembled guests including president nixon. It was an apt metaphor. The vietn