Fifties became a special effects Makeup Artist and designed the costume for the iconic creature from the black lagoon horror film. Up next on American History tv, author and filmmaker Mallory Omeara discusses her book, the lady from the black lagoon. Hollywood monstrous and the lost legacy of milicent patrick. The Kansas City Public Library hosted this event and provided the video. I wrote a book called the lady from the black lagoon hollywood monsters and the lost legacy of Millicent Patrick. But who the heck is Millicent Patrick . She is the forrest gump of the 1950s. She most noticeably designed the creature from the black lagoon, the pantheon of monsters. It was the last one to be included. Everyone has their own pantheon, you can come fight me later. [laughter] in my opinion, creature was the last one. She did so much more. She was one of disneys first female animators, she was an actress, she was an illustrator. Everything about Millicent Patrick was larger than life. It has been
And hoover and roosevelt, their long relationship that lasted after their presidencies. This was a period of incredible trauma for the United States with the great depression. Of course, the two of them had known each other for quite some during world war one, Franklin Roosevelt was the assistant secretary of the navy under woodrow wilson. Tom, do you mind talking about what hoover did during world war i . Sure. Herbert hoover was the head of the u. S. Food administration. The Food Administration had to essentially provide food to the soldiers going to europe. Hoover was able to provide the necessary food by getting americans to voluntarily reduce consumption by 15 . And he did this by appealing to american housewives, to sign lunch cards, where they would hooverize. To hooverize, that meant you gave up a certain essential component. Meet, wheat, sugar, fats. So you had meatless mondays, meatless wednesdays. Hoover was able to use that as a stopgap before the farmers could increase the
Than 200 communities across the nation. Like many americans, our staff is staying close to home due to the coronavirus. Next, a look at one of our cities tour visits. We are about 4 10 of a mile from the library. President bush chose this site to be his final resting place. In april, about a year and a half ago now, we buried mrs. Bush here. And then in november, after his death in november and at the funeral six days later in december, he was brought up here with the up4141 and the special car. Amazingly, there people lined the tracks all the way from houston. Probably about 80 or 90 miles from houston here, and there were people lined up all along the tracks, all the way here. I was in a bus and we kind of followed the path of the train. It was just amazing. You could see the people all over the tracks. The train ended up at the university, about a mile from here. The casket was put in a hearse, brought here, and the corps cadets here lined the walkway on the other side of the graves
Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 thats such a powerful turn in the book when you describe how the decision of northerners to challenge southerners to duels actually decreased the violence and you quote from that remarkably moving letter which you said moved you to tears when representatives wade, chandler and cameron all pledged to challenge future duellers to fight. You write when it became known that some northern senators were ready to fight, for sufficient cause, the tone softened and the abuse went on. We have this really wonderful new exhibit on the civil war and reconstruction, Thaddeus Stevens cane, when i show the cane and tell the story i quote your book how some would run for congress during that period on the grounds that my left hook is better than the other guy. Im going to beat him up because im tougher and you bring that to life. Incredibly powerfully. Norm ornstein, its often said or been said by norbert mccarthy, a scholar at princeton, we are mo
Cable Television Companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Welcome to at home with the roosevelts. Im joined today by the director of the Herbert Hoover president ial library museum. Hi, im tom schwartz. Im the director of the Herbert Hoover president ial museum in iowa. Were here today to talk about one of the most remarkable transitions in American History, the president ial election of 1932, hoover and roosevelt, their long relationship of prior to and after their presidencies. This was a period of incredible trauma for the United States with the Great Depression. Of course the two of them had known each other for quite some time. During world war i roosevelt was the assistant secretary of navy under woodrow wilson. Herbert hoover was the head of the u. S. Food administration. The Food Administration had to essentially provide food to the soldiers and hoover was able to provide the necessary food by getting americans to voluntarily reduce co