Is still being done. Todays talk is the eighth this calendar year and we have one more in november when we will hear from charles stuart, Political Science professor at m. I. T. , longtime friend and supporter of this center who will talk about his coauthored book about electing the senate and direct democracy before the 17th amendment. That ought to be a pretty good talk. I have been looking forward to hosting todays guests. Since i first saw her in action at last years policy history conference chairing a panel that included members and that will include a tax historian who is in the audience today. Thank you for attending, carl. And we will hear from carl soon. Molly is an associate professor of history at Washington University and received her ph. D. Degree from the university of michigan. She is the author of the highly regarded tax and spend, the welfare state, tax politics, and the limits of american liberalism. She will also Say Something about her current book project which bu
Supported by the u. S. Government and resulted in the capture or death of more than 1000 men. This was recorded in florida in 2011. It is about one hour. This evening, books and books is pleased to welcome mr. Jim ratzenberger and his new book brilliant disaster jfk, castro, and americas doomed invasion of cubas bay of pigs. He has written for the New York Times, vanity fair, smithsonian, and the wilson quarterly, among others. His most recent book was american 1908, and he is also the author of high steel. He examines the u. S. Backed military invasion of cuba in 1961 in this book, one of the most ill fated blunders in american history. He draws on long hidden cia documents, and delivers, as never before, the truth and consequences of those five pivotal days in april of 1961. Here to tell us more, give a warm welcome to mr. Jim ratzenberger. [applause] jim perfect. Thank you. Thank you for that introduction. Thank you to books and books for having me. This is a wonderful bookstore. I
Coming up on American History tv. A 1945 film from the u. S. Office of war information, about how americans voted in the 1944 president ial election. Where frank roosevelt, won a fourth term as president. It is Early Morning of the first tuesday november. This is an american city. A ci that is not very large. Not very rich, not very old. It is situated in the western part of the United States, in caifornia. Its name is riverton. The woman in the car is mrs. Dawson, one of rivertons 15,000 residents. Shes principal of Public School number two. But today, there will be no classes held here, for this is election day. This classroom is one of the 130,000 plaacethe country over in which american citizens are going to cast theirotes today. This is the table where the votersnames will be checked. The locked ballot box and the polling booth. Here it is in the privivacy of this curtained space tt the americavoters every four years on the first tuesday after the first monday in november oose the
Democratic National Convention in new york city. In his speech, president carter called Ronald Reagans proposals, quote, fantasy and criticized his tax plans. Fellow democrats, fellow citizens, i thank you for the nomination youve offered me, and i especially thank you for choosing as my running mate the best partner any president ever had, fritz mondale. [ applause ] with gratitude and with determination i accept your nomination. [ applause ] and i am proud to run on the progressive and sound platform that you have hammered out at this convention. [ applause ] fritz and i will mount a campaign that defines the real issues, a campaign that responds to the intelligence of the American People, a campaign that talks sense. And were going to beat the republicans in november. Well win because we are the party of a great president who knew how to get reelectedFranklin Delano roosevelt. And we are the party of a courageous fighter who knew how to give em hell, harry truman. [ applause ] and a
Paula, democrats elicit is an, i thank you for the nomination youve offered me. And i especially thank you for trusting as my running meet the best partner anyone could ever have, chris mondale. [applause] with gratitude and determination, i accept your nomination. Im proud to run on the progressive vote that you have and the convention. A campaign that defines a campaign that response to the intelligence of the American People. A campaign that talks sense. We are going to beat the republicans in november. We will when because were at the podium of a president who you had to get elected. Franklin roosevelt. [applause] we are the party of a courageous fighter and were gonna give him hell, eric truman. And as truman said, they just saw the truth, and they thought it was how. And we are the party of a gallant man, John Fitzgerald kennedy. And were the party of a great leader of compassion. Lyndon johnson. [applause] and the party of great men who should have been president and who would h