We do not come as aggressors. Our goal is not a goal of conquest. We are fighting in defense of our families and prosperity. We have traditions and our traditions have been scorned. Our in treaties have been disregarded. We have begged and they have bought an hour, amit we have balked. We brought forth confidence that we shall win. The words of William Jennings bryan. We are coming to you from his home and office in the state capital of nebraska. And hisJennings Bryan wife moved here in 1902. We are coming to you from the first floor. He did much of his riding an entertaining here in this house. We welcome our guest, a professor of history at Georgetown University. Chairalso joined by the of the department of history at the university of nebraska here in lincoln. To set up this speech, the man that delivered it and the impact that it had bought democratic delegates. The country was very divided. There was a Great Depression. The democrats were split down the middle. The incumbent presi
Prohibition and organized crime, as well as popular music and sports of the era. Morning,koe good everybody. Today we will discuss the jazz age. Or at least i will discuss it, and youre part of the discussion will be at the end, so please write down any thoughts you have, questions, responses. That would be good. Fromazz age is the period 1919 to 1929. It reminds me of the opening lines of the tale of two cities by charles dickens. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It wasnt exactly the best of times. But for many people, it was certainly good times. It was the great age of literature, the golden age of sports, music, jazz. The 19th amendment to the constitution, which allowed women to vote in National Elections for the first time. Radio was becoming popular. It was the early days of the aged, and certainly of the automobile, the model t. Almostiles were for every budget. Times, which good we will discuss. And it wasnt exactly the worst of times, although there were s
Any candidate that comes here will find what they are going to hear is nebraskans want to be left alone and let us manage our own business. You mentioned government at the local level. The nebraska State Government is set up unlike any other state in the country. Can you explain that . Governor ricketts we are a very different state. Nebraskans are very independent and one thing we have is a one house legislature, put in place in the 1930s. It is also a nonpartisan legislature. One of the benefits as i talk to colleagues around the country is it tends to be less partisan and other statehouses around the country. Nebraskans have a great history of coming together to solve their common problems and cooperate. Probably part of that pioneer spirit is you have to Work Together to survive. That culture has really carried down through the statehood to get us to a point where we can figure out how to Work Together. We continue the citys tour on lincoln, nebraska. Nebraskaith the capitols archi
Of the narrative that was built into this building to tell the story of nebraska, particularly of democracy as a form of government. Come see our capitol. I think you will be rather amazed what used the compared to even state capitols in other states. We have perhaps a bit more pride in this than your average person, i suppose. Todaysast stop on cspan cities to her in lincoln, nebraska, is the Williams Jennings bryan house, where the threetime president of 19021914. Ived from the only republic, resting superior from the mountain of a terminal truth. All men are created equal, they are endowed with unalienable , and that government derived of just powers from the consent of the governed. Why am Jennings Bryan is one of nebraskas most famous and prominent politicians and he is probably most famous for the fact that he was nominated three partyby the democratic but he lost the election all three times. He moved to lincoln in 1887. He was a lawyer in central illinois. He went into kansas t
Order your copy today. It is 13. 95 through the cspan online store at cspan. Org. Welcome to lincoln, nebraska on American History tv. This state capital of about 268,000 people is also home to the university of nebraska. With the help of our Time Warner Cable partners, and the next hour, we will explore the history of this city named for our nations 16th president. Coming up, a visit to the home of Thomas Kinard, one of the men responsible for moving the capital from omaha to lincoln following the civil war. The Capital Commissioners were having to make a statement because they had to rationalize moving the capital of nebraska from omaha, a city of several thousand people, to a village of 13 to 30, so they would put their money into something substantial to show their confidence in the city of lincoln existing. Later, explore the nebraska state capital archives and learn how the states third Capital Building broke the mold for legislative structures. His winning design was unique. It