Kevin good evening. Welcome to mount vernon. My name is kevin butterfield, i am the director of the fred w. Swift National Library for the study of George Washington at mount vernon. It is my pleasure to welcome you here tonight. The Ford Motor Company each month sponsors a free book talk like this one. An opportunity for the community to come and learn from the greatest historians in the field. Thank you for being here tonight. We are thrilled to have you. We will hear a brief hesitation from susan swain, copresident and chief executive officer of cspan, and coauthor of the president s. She will be joined by brian lam, the founder and executive chairman of cspan and moderating an esteemed group of historians discussing the american presidency. The american presidency is, as you know, a fascinating subject of inquiry in every possible way. [laughter] in the constitution, there is not as much said about it as you would imagine. Article one is quite long. Article two is quite shorter. As
Did you call your book that you wrote 35 years ago, uncommon man . Richard its taken actually from the title of a relatively famous hoover speech about the uncommon man. Remember Vice President henry wallace, who was the second of fdrs Vice President s, gave a famous speech in 1942, i believe, maybe 1943, about the century of the common man. And wallace, from a left of center perspective, was projecting the goals and ambitions of the generation that was fighting world war ii. It wasnt enough simply to 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 on the political spectrum. He was in effect making the case for what we might call a meritocracy. I should not paraphrase it, but when you get sick, you want an uncommonly skillful doctor. When we go to war, we want an uncommonly able general. You get the picture. The advances in society were brought about not by common, but by
Nurses on the front line speak out about shortages threatening their lives. They are the heroic workers putting their health on the line every shift. I try to do my part to help. Leigh later, a supercentenarian celebrates 110 years. Party on. This is the cbs weekend news. Leigh good evening. Im karen leigh, reporting tonight from cbs4 news in denver. We begin with breaking news. In britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has the coronavirus, has been admitted to the hospital. Also, dire warnings in this country about challenging days ahead. And the last 24 hours there have been more than 1,300 new deaths. New york is hit the hardest. 1,000 more military personnel will deploy there to help out. And the virus is spreading. Experts warn of a new wave of so called hot spots. Areas include the northeast, midatlantic and south, plus states like indiana and colorado. We have reports tonight from cbs news correspondents across the country and overseas. We begin with meg oliver in newark, ne
Richard 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 1943, about the century of the common man. And wallace, from a left of center perspective, was projecting, in effect, the goals and ambitions of the generation that was fighting world war ii. 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 on the political spectrum. He was in effect making the case for what we might call a meritocracy. Some of these things, i should not paraphrase it, but when you get sick, you want an uncommonly skillful doctor. When we go to war, we want an uncommonly able general. You get the picture. The advances in society were brought about not by common, but by uncommon individua
And with delivery. Now at 11 00, an impassioned plea to protect those most at risk for coronavirus. Why wouldnt we do this right now and save thousands of lives . Tonight the plan to take Emergency Action in San Francisco and why the mayor says its not that simple. The new bay area guidelines, cover your face when going outside. Why Health Experts nationwide are going back on their initial recommendations. If were all in this together and all wear those kind of coverings, we stand a good chance of interrupting some frequency of the unknowing transmission. Social distancing guidelines are impacting the way people mourn the loss of a loved one, the isolation some feel after losing a Family Member to covid19. New tonight, pressure to protect the most vulnerable populations during the coronavirus outbreak. Good evening, im ken bastida. And im elizabeth cook. A live look at San Francisco up to honor first responders. But theres a divide over what to do with the thousands of People Living on