[applause] i assume that everyone here is impressed with my control of this convention in that my choice for Vice President was challenged by only 39 other nominees. [laughter] [applause] i think we learned from watching the republicans four years ago as a selected their Vice President al nominee that it pays to take a little more time. [applause] and i can tell you that eleanor is very grateful that the oregon delegation at least kept her in the race with martha mitchell. [applause] so i congratulate you on your patience and i pay my respects to those two superb presiding officers of this convention, larry obrien and Yvonne Braithwaite burke. [applause] so tonight i accept your nomination with a full and grateful heart. [cheers] this afternoon i crossed the wide missouri to recommend a running mate of wide vision and deep compassion, senator tom eagleton. [cheers] [applause] im proud to have him at my side, and im proud to have been introduced a moment ago by one of the most eloquent
1950s have received much researcher attention over the last two years, we have invited historians to speak about their work in these records. Several historians have spoken to us about the Senate Select committee on improper activities in labor and management. Better known as the mcclellan committee. Several have made presentations based on the hearings of the house unamerican activities committee. Historians have conducted Considerable Research on the Senate Special committee to investigate crime in interstate commerce, better known as the Kefauver Committee. For that reason we are pleased to have our guest today, tammy ingram, estes talk is titled kefauver and the anticrime crusade in the south. Tammy has researched at the center of the records of Estes Kefauvers famous investigation. She has also researched senator kefauvers personal papers at the university of tennessee. This Research Supports her book project, the wickedest city in america. Such a tantalizing title. Frome also eag
Based on the hearings of the house unamerican activities committee. Also the Senate Special committee to investigate crime in interstate commerce. Better known as the Kefauver Committee. Ingram,t today, tammy senator estestled kefauver and the anticrime crusade in the south. Researched at the center of the records of Estes Kefauvers famous investigation. She is also looked into senator kefauvers personal papers at the university of tennessee. Bookresearch supports her project, the wickedest city in america. Such a tantalizing title. Going to hear from tammy which city she considers the wickedest. She earned a phd in history at yale university. Tammy has just been named a Gilder Lehrman fell at yale and will spend next year writing the first draft of the wickedest city. Congratulations, tammy. As always, we will have time for questions and answers after the presentation. Remember to raise your hand. Thank you for joining us, tammy. Tammy thank you all for being here. Not to go over. I w
Either saying he had called her somebody had called and mentioned his name. He was the man whose house was firebombed. You see the name of point shepherd. That was the main kingpin in phenix city. The guy working for him who bombed the house, his name was tommy dynamite capps. Each person had a specialty. There was a safecracker. Tommy capps, i wish i had his mug shot. Its interesting. His long list of known activities. Uy theywas there g called to blow things up. There were a lot of information like this scattered throughout. A lot of people were corresponding. A new a great deal about what was going on in phenix city. Watch the entire program tonight starting at 7 00 eastern here on American History tv on cspan 3. Cspans live coverage of the Republican National convention beginning next monday in cleveland. And tonight at 8 00 eastern we will take a look at past Republican Conventions, including the contentious 1976 Republican Convention in kansas city, missouri. Starting with the ru
The records of the u. S. Senate and the house of representatives and which sponsors the series. Researcher talks invites scholars to tell us about their projects and how the records support them. Since the highly visible senate and house investigations of the 1950s have received much researcher attention over the last few years we have invited historians to speak about the records. Weve asked them to talk about labor and management, better known as the mclellan committee, several have made presentations based on the research on the house unamerican activities committee. Historians have conducted Considerable Research in the Senate Special committee to investigate organized crime and interstate commerce better mean as the key fofr committee. We are pleased to have tammy ingram, associate professor of history at the college of charleston whose talk is titled dear senator,s us the key fofr and the anticrime crusade in the south. She has researched senator kefauvers records at and personal