1936, it was hot, it was around 90 degrees and 100,000 people turned out to see him. he himself said from the stage from the podium at the front of the crowd that the crowd was about 80,000 but the police actually said it was bigger. the police said it was 100,000 people, and, again, this was in 1936 so if you want to adjust that for inflation like it was a dollar amount, if you want to adjust thatto account for how big the population was of the country, 100,000 people compared to the overall size of the country would translate to a crowd of like 250,000, 260,000 people which is a really big crowd, particularly since the person they were all there to see was just some guy with a radio show have you ever heard of a politician named william lemke he was a congressman, a candidate for president. a third party candidate in the 1936 presidential election and that huge, huge, huge rally on labor day weekend in chicago in 1936, that was os sentencely a rally in support of his presid
thanks for being with u tonight. it is very, very good to hav you here so, it was labor day weekend 1936 it was hot it was around 90 degrees and 100,000 people turned ou to see him he himself said from the stage from the podium at the front o the crowd that the crowd was about 80, 000, but the polic actually said it was bigger. the police said it was 100,000 people and, again, this was in 1936 so, if you want to adjust that for inflation, like it was $ amount, if you want to adjus that to account for how big th whole population of the countr was at the time compared to now, 100,000 people then compared t the overall size of the country, that will translate today to a crowd of, like, 250, 260,000 people which is a really big crowd, particularly since the perso that they were all there to se was just some guy with a radio show have you ever heard of a politician named william lemke it s okay if you haven t william lemke was a candidate for president, a third party candidate i
thanks for being with us tonight. it is very, very good to have you here so, it was labor day weekend, 1936, it was hot, it was around 90 degrees and 100,000 people turned out to see him. he himself said from the stage from the podium at the front of the crowd that the crowd was about 80,000 but the police actually said it was bigger. the police said it was 100,000 people, and, again, this was in 1936 so if you want to adjust that for inflation like it was a dollar amount, if you want to adjust that to account for how big the whole population of the country was at the time compared to now 100,000 people then compared to the overall size of the country that would translate today to a crowd of like 250,000, 260,000 people. which is a really big crowd, particularly since the person they were all there to see was just some guy with a radio show. have you ever heard of a politician named william lemke it s okay if you haven t he was a congressman, a candidate for president. a thir
And welcome them and also you to other and new programs we have into the future. Just a bit of housekeeping here. Well speak for a little while and then when there are questions, when we get ready for questions over here is a microphone. And if youd please just queue up at that microphone so that we can get the best sound and can respond to your questions accordingly. So this evening, id like to welcome david patricia, hes the author of roosevelt sweeps nation. Fdr is 1936 landslide and the triumph. The liberal idea. Its a very good book. Ive read and i thoroughly enjoyed it. And as i was saying to david back in the green room, what i enjoy about a book and about his book is when you agree with it and when you dont agree with it, because that means youre thinking and engaging with the topic and so i think he did a really good job. Welcome, david, and were glad to have you tonight. Glad to be here. Which george, the first so well many people know you from your your various books in the
Programing id also like to thank our cspan audience who will be joining us as well and and welcome them and also you to other and new programs we have into the future. Just a bit of housekeeping here. Well speak for a little while and then when there are questions, when we get ready for questions over here is a microphone. And if youd please just queue up at that microphone so that we can get the best sound and can respond to your questions accordingly. So this evening, id like to welcome david patricia, hes the author of roosevelt sweeps nation. Fdr is 1936 landslide and the triumph. The liberal idea. Its a very good book. Ive read and i thoroughly enjoyed it. And as i was saying to david back in the green room, what i enjoy about a book and about his book is when you agree with it and when you dont agree with it, because that means youre thinking and engaging with the topic and so i think he did a really good job. Welcome, david, and were glad to have you tonight. Glad to be here. Wh