Shortest month as if its some politically correct addendum but not as it turns out in the center of it. You just need to pick up todays paper and read whats on the front line. He owned a few people. And set it in motion. Its always struggling with the question of race. Im interested in how my country works. It is important that what were not trying to do is substitute one persons history for another. We are to try to expand. When they said at the end of that sentence that we should be in pursuit of happiness that meant we were a country in the process of becoming and always getting pretty free of debt. Women, he didnt mean africanamericans, he didnt mean a lot of things and he added that because he got bigger so what i think the opening of the africanamerican museum on the mall is not a narrowing of our history, its an expanding of our history. The south had 9 Million People when the civil war started, 4 million of them owned by other people. 45 percent of the staff so that means you c
White house intern and then a speech writer. He has a long record of acclaimed books on president ial this has brought him to the helm of five president ial libraries and Centers Across this country and throughout his career. He appears regularly, as many of you know, im sure, on news is cspans inhouse historian. He will be on a president s and patriots history tour. He focuses this year on truman, eisenhower, and churchill. In his his tours and writing, he is able to bring history to life. The boston globe praises his writing as compelling and provocative and the New York Times says his writing has authority and is immensely readable. We are so pleased to have him here tonight, and ladies and gentlemen, i hope you will join me in welcoming Richard Norton smith to the free library of philadelphia. [applause] mr. Smith thank you for that more than generous introduction. Or disagree about what is a failed president , but this is a successful introducer, without a doubt, so thank you. [la
The helm of five president ial libraries and Centers Across this country and throughout his career. He appears regularly, as many of you know, im sure, on newshour and is cspans inhouse historian. Next month he will leave his semiannual president s and patriots history tour. He travels through the american heartland and focuses this year on truman, eisenhower, and churchill. Both in his tours and in his writing, he is able to bring history to life. The boston globe praises his scholarship as compelling and provocative, and the New York Times says his writing has perception and authority and is immensely readable. We are so pleased to have him here tonight, and ladies and gentlemen, i hope you will join me in welcoming Richard Norton smith to the free library of philadelphia. [applause] mr. Smith thank you for that morethangenerous introduction. We may agree or disagree about what is a failed president , but this is a successful introducer, without a doubt, so thank you. [laughter] [app
And former legislators develop coolidge or reagan, which former president is the better model for gop candidates today. They discuss their commitment to small government and the economy. Calvin coolidge president ial foundation and the New Hampshire institute of politics hosted this hour and 15minute event. Thank you very much. Its nice to be back in New Hampshire again. Some of you may be wondering, asking yourselves as youre sitting there, why would they invite a guy like me to moderate this debate. Two reasons. Number one, to demonstrate once again that standards are falling everywhere. [ laughter ] and number two, because i have a lineage with the coolidge family. My first name is john. My middle name is calvin. I was named after the coolidges two sons. And the reason for that is that my grandfather and mrs. Coolidge, grace good hugh coolidge, were First Cousins and they double dated their respective soon to be spouses and one of my favorite of many stories was my grandfather, arth
Challenge things. Thank you. [ applause ] coming up on American History tv on cspan 3, programs about the presidency. Next, two debates on president s coolidge and reagan. Historians and students debate which president is a better model for republican candidates today. Jimmy carter joins a tribute to Vice President walter mondale. The donation of a paper crane donated by a japanese child who died of leukemia after the hiroshi ma bombing. Coming up next, historians and former legislators develop coolidge or reagan, which former president is the better model for gop candidates today. They discuss their commitment to small government and the economy. Calvin coolidge president ial foundation and the New Hampshire institute of politics hosted this hour and 15minute event. Thank you very much. Its nice to be back in New Hampshire again. Some of you may be wondering, asking yourselves as youre sitting there, why would they invite a guy like me to moderate this debate. Two reasons. Number one,