Want in both the president ial candidate and a president. The man who did get it, a man called Charles Evans hughes, governor of new york and a Supreme Court justice, all but won the election in 1916. In fact, when president Woodrow Wilson went to bed the night, Election Night, he thought he was beaten. If hed have been elected, how American History goes in several different directions, on suffrage for women, civil rights, what does he do on Foreign Policy, germany sort of baited us into war. Would hughes have avoided that. He is the one you could write novels about. He had Charles Evans hughes who was on the Supreme Court, and then left the Supreme Court when he ran for president and then went back on the Supreme Court. One of the finest minds on the court. A fellow justice called Charles Evans hughes the greatest in our great line of chief justices. Why hughes . Robert jackson provided part of the answer when he was attorney general. Jackson said that hughes looks like god and talks
Called Charles Evans hughes was a governor of new york and a Supreme Court justice, all but won the election in 1916. In fact, when president Woodrow Wilson went to bed the night the Election Night, he thought he was beaten. If he had been elected, how American History goes in several Different Directions on suffrage for women, civil right, what does he do on Foreign Policy, does he really germany sort of baited us into war. Hughes would have avoided that. He is the one you could have wrote novels about. You have Charles Evans hughes who was on the Supreme Court, and then left the Supreme Court when he ran for president. And then went back on the Supreme Court. One of the finest minds on the court. A fellow justice called Charles Evans hughes the greatest in our great line of chief justices. Why hughes . Robert jackson provided part of the answer when he was attorney general. Jackson said that hughes, quote, looks like god and talks like god, end quote. Footage of Charles Evans hughes
Educational reformers to suffocate almost every Single Initiative designed to instill opportunity at an early age for all children. Not just some because a worldclass Education System is one that releases the potential in all children, not just some. My mother worked as a teacher with children and myself and my brothers and sisters when we were growing up. In those days it was and is readily recognize that bright children could be hampered by learning difficulties which may obscure their talent but doesnt make them any less bright. Those days countless children were discarded by the Education System because children were not treated as individuals. They were expected to conform to the rigors of the classroom or be left behind. And my mother drummed into us what seems so obvious today, that you dont write anyone off. You dont overlook anyones talents. Given half a chance everyone can succeed and for me that is my commitment to expanding childcare to all two, three and 4yearolds is all a
Didnt much care for my old occupation. In fact robert e lee was so offended when he heard George Washington might have used a ghostwriter to paint his famous farewell address that he refused to believe it and said that anyone who said George Washington used a ghostwriter was a injudicious. If i learned nothing else from writing this biography is that i should care less about my own. I am so pleased to be at this beautiful house, and i am so grateful to the Historical Society for for inviting me today. I had a chance to to go over and see this society earlier today and it is such a wonderful facility and i am happy to see that it is expanding. We are so reliant upon the great work that our archivists and other preservationists due to preserve American History. Thank you to the society for your great work. It is it is also a pleasure to be here in louisville. Robert e lee came through louisville in 1837. He was on a trip out west. I am proud to tell you that he made quite an impression o
In american diplomatic history the struggle between president Woodrow Wilson and Senate Majority leader Henry Cabot Lodge over the league of nations our speaker this evening is patricia otoole. Im inso tool is a former professor in the school of arts at columbia university. She is a fellow of the society of american historians and a member of the president ial historial Historical Commission at the New York Historical society. She has published five books including biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and henry adams the second of which was a final for the Pulitzer Prize the National Book critic circle award in the Los Angeles Times book tonight. Shell be speaking on her most recent book, which is the moralist Woodrow Wilson in the world. He made this book will also be for sale following the Program People are interested. Before we get started. I just like to mention that the Mass Historical Society hosts 60 original programs during the course of a year this these explorer all aspects of