disorders. the governor of illinois has agreed to serve as chairman. mayor john lindsey of new york will serve as vice-chairman. its other members will include the senator from oklahoma, edward w. brook, united states senator from massachusetts. the united states representative from california, 22nd district, los angeles. william m., the u.s. representative of the state of ohio, the fourth district. the president of the united steel workers. charles b. thornton, the president, director and chairman of the board. roy wilkins, the executive director of the naacp. catherine graham, the commissioner of investigate these in accordance with my standing instructions and continue to search for evidence of conspiracy. but even before the commission begins its work and even before all the evidence is in, there are some things that we tell about the outbreaks of this summer. first, let there be no mistake about it. the looting and arson and plunder and pillage which have occurred are no
a lot of people have been asking us what we re going to do with our spare time. i ll tell you what i m going to do. i m going down to the ranks monday afternoon and sit on that front porch in a rocking chair for about ten minutes. and then i m going to read a little and write a little. then i m going to put on my hat and go out and someone told me the other day that the press had had a few complaints about the treatment you received during this administration. well, it s a fine time to be telling me now. why didn t you mention it sooner? well, i ve got some complaints of my own. maybe i should mention them sooner to you. getting misquoted, for instance, is one thing i ve got to complain about. i remember that peter hurd painting. do y all remember that? and never said it was ugly. actually i thought it was a pretty good likeness except for one little detail. it left off the halo. in january of 1969 president linden b. johnson began his final 20 days as president of the
hear from president lyndon b. johnson in a televised speech on american policy in vietnam in the spring of 1965. this video was provided by the lbj presidential library in austin, texas. during the current academic year, this marks the second occasion on which johns hopkins has been privileged to welcome our chief executive to this campus. ladies and gentlemen, i present the president of the united states. [ applause ] senator brewster, senator tidings, members of the congressional delegation, members of the faculty of johns hopkins, student body, my fellow americans. last week 17 nations sent their views to some two dozen countries having an interest in southeast asia. we are joining those 17 countries and stating our american policy tonight which we believe will contribute toward peace in this area of the world. i have come here to review, once again, with my own people the views of the american government. tonight, americans and asians are dying for a world where each
we get an inside look at how presidents conducted their day-to-day business and hear their candid assessments. the university of virginia miller center hosted this event. good afternoon, everyone. i m marc selverstone associate professor in presidential studies at the university of virginia s miller center. and as chair of the center s presidential recordings program, i d like to welcome you to a special panel echoes of the past, featuring my colleagues on the recordings program. it is quite wonderful actually to be here with everybody. it is something of a reunion in fact since kent was with us for years and years and spending his time at university of south carolina. for the next 75 minutes, we ll share with you insights from the secret white house tapes. and we ll look to explore the dynamics therein and to relate them to contemporary developments to see what kind of questions they prompt us to ask about contemporary dynamics about the history they contain, about paralle
should be. the society seeks to both promote an awareness of these principles and to further their application through its activities. now, you may notice i have an adam smith tie on today, and that s not because we have an economic historian coming to speak to us. but it s because adam smith was principly an educator. he was a professor and a private tutor. and he was beloved by his students. and marcus witcher who is speaking to us today is known as a very exuberant, enthusiastic educator. i first met marcus several years ago at an institute for humane studies conference. i spoke and then he followed me. he later told me and i mean years later that he was so relieved that i went first because i didn t do such a good job and i made it so much easier for him to follow. i was an easy act to follow, so he was very pleased by this. but marcus has spent the last five years writing this book on ronald reagan, and ronald reagan has become a symbol. he s become an icon for conservat