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In congress. Enjoy book tv and watch over the weekend on cspan2. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon, everyone, welcome to the Henry Wallace center here at Franklin Roosevelt president ial library and museum. Id like to welcome you to todays program. As you know today a pearl harbor day and i would like to take a moment to recognize those who served, if there are any active members or military rise and well acknowledge your service. [applause] thank you very much. Today is a day that marked the transition of america from an isolationist nation to a global super power and there are a few days in World History like december 7th because of what it meant for the world we live in today, really, in so many ways. Were very fortunate to be able to honor today with a W ....
[applause] hello, everybody. I am so happy to be here with my friend, the commissioner, bud selig. I now realize it was a quarter of a century ago, i came to milwaukee, and read no ordinary time about frank and roosevelt. He wanted me to talk about baseball. Always that push and pull. What is happening in baseball, what is happening in the country, we have a great relationship, we became great friends with each others families and went to the hall of fame games together, went to japan for the opening day of the red sox, and all this time, bud selig would tell these amazing stories. I was glad when he decided to write this book which is a collection of the best stories. He is a great storyteller. I am so happy to be able to ask him questions that will illuminate. We will get to the thing that is on everybodys might which is the Houston Astros disaster and what that means for baseball. This guy is always authentic. He will tell you ....
There are as many versions of how, when and where marilyn died as there are witnesses. I cant talk about him. The brentwood section of los angeles buzzed with activity the morning of august 5, 1962. The normally tranquil neighborhood slowly filled with Police Officers and members of the media as word trickled out hours earlier actress Marilyn Monroe was found dead. I was shown the night stand by her bed it was 8 or 10 empty bottles that contained medicine. All bar by thd all barbiturates. Its my conclusion the mode of death is probable suicide. As with most of major news events that shocked the world, that explanation would not satisfy anyone. Any time you have a controversial figure in life and they have an untimely death, you have conspiracies about that death. Marilyn is no different. Conspiracy theories have become oh intertwined with the fabric of our country at times m ....
Joel osteen is joining us live. The famed pastor giving us holiday inspiration and details of his starstudded Easter Service from mariah carey to tyler perry. What he has in store. And i said what about breakfast at tiffanys your Easter Breakfast already planned. Were whipping up an easy recipe for buttermilk french toast to serve up sweetness on Easter Sunday morning. All that and more as we say, good morning, america. Good morning, good morning oh i need some of your sweet love thanks for joining us. Whit is joining us from home. This morning, whit, how are you doing . We miss you. Oh, i miss you guys too. Good morning, dan and eva. I think im doing okay, better than our friend rob marciano who is still stuck down in the basement wearing clothing from old giveaway boxes. But well see rob in just a little bit with his ....
I wept to marilyns house. I saw three or four members of the press and police officers. In the brentwood section of lapse. The blond bombshell, the film goddess was dead at 36. The landful of news photographers watched as an unmarked white Station Wagon pulled up it had been sent by the mortuary. Stunned fans awoke to the breaking news reports on the radio. Death was final. Her many troubles one way or another slipped away in the bed of the only home that was ever truly hers. Just after 7 00 a. M. , the body of the worlds most famous woman was covered by a blanket and spirited away. The growing contingent of media surrounded the funeral home and her house, walk up to the room where she had taken her last breath. I remember going to marilyns side of the house where i knew the bedroom was. The glass had been shattered by her psychiatrist. He says he was forced to break in after check on marilyn and seeing her lifeless body through th ....