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of his dutch forebears. the vacation cottage on campobello items campobello island s after the vice presidency. it was in these same waters that he was first stricken with the dread polio germ that was to paralyze his legs but never his life. called in 1928 to the state capitol in albany, franklin roosevelt was elected governor of new york. with al smith, his old friend, the happy warrior at his side, he threw himself into the fight as a champion for the common man. with james a farley swinging the gavel, the die was cast. a country mired in the more us depression wanted a new president. called to accept the nomination, his wife and son who knew it then, but this was the beginning of an era unparalleled in american history. fdr s appearance in chicago stadium was the beginning of a series of spectacular personal triumphs. his first words were fearless and prophetic. president roosevelt: i am prepared under my constitutional duty to deliver what a stricken world may ....
she will make a move. a more discreet location. a hotel on connecticut avenue. this is perfec it would have been better if she had started here because it has multiple entrances. they are meeting at the hotel, making love. i must have the naval ciphers. i am not able to get into the code room. please! this is the way we shall handle it. i will get into the code room. ok. a plan is set afoot. her contact is mr. huntington. she knows him as mr. hunter. he s going to organize this. it is not just going to be betty and the captain who will go into the french embassy to get the naval codes. a gentleman called the georgia cracker will assist them. i love that name. he is a canadian, actually. i am not sure how close he ever got to georgia. he will open a safe, remove the codebooks. they will take them to a room they have set up at the hotel. betty was at the hotel one day and knock on the door. exterminator. she thinks it is the ei. a man says he is here to check b ....
democrats. it includes west and northwest suburbs such as schomberg, bloomingdale, elgin, streamwood and a small portion of chicago. a couple of quick notes before we begin tonight. we are being streamed live on our web site wttw.com/ and you can join a live chat. give a question for the candidates you can ask if there and note the format tonight. tonight. this is not a formal debate part of the candidates will not give opening or closing statements. their answers will not beat timed and they will not necessarily be asked the same questions. i will use fairness as my guide to move the discussion along and we asked the candidates to stay on topic and not give campaign speeches. now joining us us tonight seated in the order that they appear on the ballot are tammy duckworth, democrat who is the former director of the illinois department of veterans affairs and former united states assistant secretary of veterans affairs. ms. duckworth previously ran for conversate 2006 a ....
joining us is aaron oh connell who is also the authority of this book underdog: the making of the modern ma marine corps.. what was it established? 1775. but the birthday is something of a myth. the marines claim 10, november, 1775. that s actually just the date that congress authorized the creation of the marine corps. .. it s a very small part of the navy. the burning cars completely separate from the navy now. they are completely her. this became contentious throughout the course history. they would claim they should follow the rules of the navy. when they shared the regulation of the army and eventually in 1832 they became a separate service inside. host: had their mission change? guests at the mission to change so much. there midship urged into the 20 century, but there were some in the jack of all trades. they would do other traits, most often as landing parties and the navy with 10 flavors and marines, investor of the 20th century he took on a variety of m ....
worried about the security of every olympic games pose 9/11 the reality is security of the olympics weather in the united states or london or athens or sochi become a principal concern for policymakers around world because the olympics become such a target rich environment for terrorist groups including those that have designed not just globally but locally and regionally. the security concerns in sochi are even greater and more justified, let me explain why. terrorist groups led by the caucuses but not solely, and central asian groups, have the clear intent to disrupt the sochi olympics or to embarrass the russians in a particular vladimir putin who has so personalized the olympics and the success of them. and the past summer, very clear about the desire to have major at tax or major disruptions, significantly in july, a punitive than, and softer targets, transportation hubs, civilian sites, desire to engage in ....