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To learn more about each president and the features. Order your copy today, however books and ebooks are sold. Good afternoon. Thank you for coming to our last panel, 4 00 panel. World war ii. In this will last about 25 minutes and we have about 15 minutes for q a. Responses for our panel, First Commercial Bank representatives, do we have any in the room . Lets thank them. I have the pleasure [applause] now i have the pleasure of introducing our moderator, james a peden. Not only an attorney with the Jackson Law Firm but recently retired as general, Mississippi AirNational Guard. Thank you for your service. [applause] welcome, everyone to this final panel of the afternoon. We want to extend our special open to those watching us on cspan. Im not sure how i ....
1950s. Her class is about an hour and ten minutes. Nothing perhaps captures the popular memory of the 1950s like the slogan i like ike. This idea that this spin that so many people wore around the campaign of 1952 and 1956 conveys a notion of nostalgia and simplicity. It shows the 1950s as an era of prosperity where america was a world leader and American People were happy in their suburban homes. I like ike is simple. But this is a myth and a political construction. The 1950s in fact was a time full of racial discrimination. Conflict, intense political and social pressures to conform to a suburban ideal. And mandated heterosexuality in the law. It was a time when anticommunism targeted the liberal impulses of the new deal and anticommunists took away civil liberties. These are all different political pressures for enforcing certain ideals and resisting those that we will look at next week. But i like ike requests as a political ....
World war ii memorial hosted the event. Mr. Kershaw good morning. On behalf of the friends of the National World war ii memorial, it is my tremendous honor to welcome you to the magnificent world war ii memorial. My name is alex kershaw, i am a member of the board of directors at the friends of the National World war ii memorial. I have written several books about world war ii, including one called the longest winter, which is about the battle of the bulge and americas most decorated platoon from world war ii. It is my great honor to serve today as your master of ceremonies. Thank you all for joining us on this chilly, beautiful day, as we mark the 75th anniversary of the battle of the bulge. The largest and bloodiest single battle fought by the United States in world war ii. In fact, the largest fought by the u. S. In it ....
Welcome you to the magnificent world war ii memorial. My name is alex kershaw, i am a member of the board of directors at the friends of the National World war ii memorial. I have written several books about world war ii, including one called the longest winter, which is about the battle of the bulge and americas most decorated platoon from world war ii. It is my great honor to serve today as your master of ceremonies. Thank you all for joining us on this chilly, beautiful day, as we mark the 75th anniversary of the battle of the bulge, the largest and bloodiest single battle fought by the United States in world war ii. In fact, the largest fought by the u. S. In its entire history. Friends of the National World war ii memorial is a Small Nonprofit Organiza ....