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Much impact. I looked at cultural influences. Now thanks to the internet, there are so many ways to find out what president s have watched, read, tweeted, i put them together to take a look. What was the most interesting finding as you dug into this . Wood row wilson was the only phd. President and phd. I found that appealing. He wasnt that big a reader but he loved theater. He saw 250 plays as president. His favorite genre is vaudeville. He thought a hook across the stage or a pie in the face as much as the next guy. We found out when scott burge was here that he played 1200 rounds of golf. What about the image . Did that create the same kind of image todays golf would do . Interesting is wilson and the theater going, world war i, the Washington Post editorialized in favor of wilson going to theater in wartime. You see the critical of the president playing golf or going to the theater. Wilson was pratzed becau ee eee because it ....
[applause] my question is what is the best story . I dont know about that. Now, i dont think i got the good ones in there. Sorry to be a good question. Anyone else . Is there a followup . [inaudible] no, but it was fun to be a part of kansas and i heard earlier we talked about preserving the voices of elders and that is important and i was so happy that i got to do that. Its your history. Its part of what you grew up with. It was an honor to do. [applause] thank you. Now wan book tv Deborah Solomon recounts the life of Norman Rockwell known for his portraits and saturday evening post. She examines his professional life and personal life which were marked by bouts of depression. The talk on the Norman Rockwell museum in stockbridge massachusetts is about an hour. [applause] thank you for that fabulously gracious introd ....
We look at the progress thats been made and what still needs to be done. Part of the problem is that not only do we have people who are poor and unemployed, we have so many people who are employed and poor. Weve done well on the safety net part, but not well on helping people achieve success in america. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by theres a saying around here you stand behind what you say. Around here, we dont make excuses, we make commitments. And when you cant live up to them, you own up and make it right. Some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets in this country has gone missing in the places where its needed most. But i know youll still find it, when you know where to look. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and wi ....
Been made and what still needs to be done. Part of the problem is that not only do we have people who are poor and unemployed, we have so many people who are employed and poor. Weve done well on the safety net part, but not well on helping people achieve success in america. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by theres a saying around here you stand behind what you say. Around here, we dont make excuses, we make commitments. And when you cant live up to them, you own up and make it right. Some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets in this country has gone missing in the places where its needed most. But i know youll still find it, when you know where to look. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of thes ....
How did we end up where we are . And it led me back to world war i. And the figure of Woodrow Wilson who i think is a very dark figure in American History. I just finished teaching a course in a prison, its in new jersey, they segregate the prisons by gang affiliations, so these were all bloods. And i taught them leon litwhacks two great, great works. Did you know leon . Amazing, after the storm, the aftermath of slavery and then his great book on jim crow a troubling time but i remember reading in that book that even someone as brilliant debois voted for wilson in the belief that this was the practical thing to do. And you know the first thing wilson did or one of the first things he did when he took office was resegregate government offices. And of course it was a decision hat debois deeply regretted, walking out. And i turn to a lot of writers of the period, you know, th ....