Programs. In 1982 he appeared on book notes to talk about his biography of president truman it won the Pulitzer Prize for biography and to help change the view of the truman presidency. Here he is from 1992. Cspan you start off by saying as far back as he could remember truman held onto the mythical roman heroes. What is that all about . The mythical hero who left in time of war with the great general and was victorious and renounced all of his power and returned to the farm. Thats a theme the country was founded on. If you are at the capital with the great painting of George Washington turning over his powers as commanderinchief of the Continental Army to congress the symbols earth all throughout that painting because they believe this is what democracy entailed that any citizen should be called upon at any time to serve b ultheir country in any capacity and the power belong to the people and would bepo returned to those who held it. He like to say i never forget who i was, where i ca
Good morning. Good morning. We are outside the the red gate, as you can see behind me here on indiana avenue, third and indiana not too far from d. C. Police headquarters here. There are about 20 or so people standing here waiting to get inside and the folks there tell me their tickets get them behind the reflecting pool. They will be standing up for the entire ceremony. This is one of many security checkpoints along the way. As you can see, there are folks still coming. Police still out here, of course. And as you can see, across the street there, National Guard troops. Weve seen this scene all throughout the downtown area, of course. Theres a massive presence of security. Security that you can see and, of course, security that you cannot see. Weve been service about the streets being blocked off. And, look, the best bet, no public or street parking. Forget about it. Be prethe paired to walk quite a distance to get where youre going for the inaugural festivities and be prepared to sta
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