Im running for president. Jimmy carter entered the president ial race a political unknown. Outside of georgia, hardly anyone even recognized his name. But that would change. Come here. Jimmy who . Jimmy carter . I dont know who we is. I have nothing against him. He looks all right to me. He is a peoples man. He is sexy. I think if it came down to it people would say more jailed 46 it because he was a football player. Carter sexy . I think he has a nice smile. How do you do . Bushy hair flying all around. I heard he was a peanut farmer. I dont think it makes any difference whether he is a peanut farmer or not. Theres nothing wrong with peanuts as far as im concerned. I picture him like one of us. He is one of the common people. Now ladies and gentlemen, it gives me a great deal of pleasure to present to the next president of the united states, jimmy carter. applause sometimes introductions are hard to follow. I remember about five years ago when i was running for governor, and the young
Democratic president ial race a political unknown. Outside of georgia, hardly anyone even recognized his name. But that would change. Jimmy who . Jimmy carter . Jimmy who . I dont know who he is. Jimmy carter is a baseball player, isnt he . He looks to me hes all right. Hes a democrat, right . Hes a peoples man. Hes sexy. What do you mean by that . I never thought of jimmy carter as sexy. I think that if it comes down to it, people would say more that gerald ford is sexy because he was a football player. Carter is sexy . I think hes a very neat man. I think he has a nice smile. How do you do . Bushy hair flying all around. I heard he was a peanut farmer. I dont think it makes any difference, you know, whether hes a peanut farmer or not. Theres nothing wrong with peanuts, as far as im concerned. I picture him like one of us. One of the working people, one of the common people. And now, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me a great deal of pleasure to present to you the next president of the
2009 by the bbcs katty kay, who was guest host on the the diane rehm show. This is about 50 minutes. Katty thanks for joining us, i am katty kay of the bbc sitting in for diane rehm. On april the ninth 1865 general robert ely surrendered robert ely surrendered robert e. Lee and the sultana sank in the Mississippi River. Alan huffman tells us overlooked story. Thank you so much for joining us. We will be opening a phones a later on in the program, and comments to alan at our email address. Lets start by describing what you have on the front of your book, a picture of the sultana. Describe it to the audience. Alan the boat in the painting is in flames in the middle of the river, and you see a lot of rescue boats and it is night and you see people drifting down the river clinging to debris. It evokes what was going on. The river was full of people. There were 2400 people aboard a boat that was supposed to carry 375, roughly. After it exploded and caught higher, you had people and horses s
History professor Theodore Wilson talks about their wartime experiences and how that later influenced them as future commanders in chief. The Kansas City Public Library hosted this event. It is about an hour. Prof. Wilson if i did not know very much about my parents, im not sure how much i knew about world war ii, but i do very much appreciate henrys very generous introduction. It is about an hour. Prof. Wilson if i did not know very much about my parents, im i am delighted to be taking part in the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii in europe and particularly tonight in europe sponsored by the Truman Library institute and the Kansas City Public Library. Institutions with which i have enjoyed opportunities to cooperate and for which i have enormous respect as sources of intellectual inquiry in this region. One caveat before i take you back to the america of 1941 to 1945. Title of my lecture is a gloss on tom brokaws bestseller the greatest generation, which
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