Tv reel america brings you archival films. I have just had my say in the government of our country. My own private say. And if you, or the policeman over there, or the president of the United States asks me how i voted, i can say that is none of your business. As an american i have that right. Everyone of these people has that right. You have it. It is something special. Americans have a heritage of the vote no other nation on the can no other nation on earth can match because in the modern world, we were the first. The first to build a working system of government on foundation of the vote. Websters dictionary says vote the right to exercise a wish, choice, or expression of will. Here in berlin one of these men is about to vote. In the only effective way he can. With his feet. Thousands and tens of thousands have made the dash to freedom from behind the iron curtain and a phrase came into being, they were voting with their feet. Then in berlin came the wall. As elsewhere, the communis
I will talk about for main animals today and if we have some time, i will try to get in some other fun topics as well. We will talk about mules, dogs, pigeons and horses. We will go to the first slide on mules. Although they are often looked down upon because of their stubborn natures, the phrase tough as a government mule is one we are probably familiar with. They are hardworking and widely used in the military before world war ii and during the war. They really did prove vital in some areas. Why use mules . They have a sturdy nature and are very surefooted. They were vital on some of the rugged terrains and by military vehicles. They require less grain than horses and are a more dependable work animal. They are quite intelligent, which is contrary to popular belief. It is there intelligence that helps them recognize their own limits of strength and endurance. The quality sometimes read as stubbornness is a form of selfpreservation. Unlike horses, mules will not work themselves to dea
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An estimate of expansion. About 1. 3 . Switching out the boards and having a look at the other asset classes, which are in the mix at the moment. The u. S. Election, according to a survey, sending the dollar in opposite pumps. If donald trump wins, we could see a stronger dollar. If joe biden wins, the reverse. Also wests going on with the also was going on with the yen. Against the backdrop of a slightly better industrial read out of japan. Opposed to. 8 . Al, despite coming back, has 36 a barrel handle. Oil is set for its worst month since march. It is down to coronavirus demand fears hitting things. Bring livee want to pictures from vietnam, where mike pompeo is meeting with the vietnamese deputy Prime Minister hanoi. Counterpart in this is part of his tour in asia. Some have called it an empty china tour of asia. Thats happening right now. Both are expected to exchange ideas. Up relations with the two countries. Vietnam had been boosting its import of u. S. Products. Mike pompeo wr
I am pleased to announce a miniseries of six lectures entitled great president ial lives. This series is attractive for two main reasons. The first being its timeliness. As we face a president ial Election Year and prepare for it, it will be an insight all of us can benefit from. The second is the speaker himself, our esteemed umw Professor Emeritus of history william b. Crawley, he has just completed 50 years on the faculty of university of the Mary Washington he has contributed in numerous ways. The creation of our Historic Preservation program in the creation of this great life series among them. It is for his excellence in teaching his perhaps best known. And to thousands of our students who have come through our halls. He has received our institutions highest honors in teaching from his colleagues and his students. Many of whom through the years have voted him as the faculty member who has made the greatest impact upon their lives. Dr. Crawley through these years has become a true