From our archives, with Pulitzer Prize winning historian David Mccullough. He has appeared on booktv more than 50 times. All of the programs youre about to see can be viewed in their entirety by visiting our website, booktv. Org, using the search function at the top of the page. First, in 1992 on the book notes Program David mccullough discussed his biography of president harry truman. It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for biography and was instrumental in changing attitudes about the truman presidency. Here is a portion of that interview. The attempted assassination, a number of president s of been assassinated, why wouldnt the government have protections . Guest just wasnt. Why would there be a pension . Pension for everybody else but opens and for president , he had very little money. He had to borrow some money quite secretly, which dean addison cosigned to pay for the move back home. This is not wellknown it doesnt mean he didnt have any money, he did have money but needed some ca
The secret service as conservatives conservators. Soft kind and gentle are not often words attached to president nexen, but his highness was known to those who knew him. One individual was a white house doorman by the name of Freddy Mayfield. He worked the Evening Shift in film and night and was an added crash an ardent fan of the local baseball team. Freddy and president nexen had long conversations about baseball. The president was also a great fan and he loved their talks. After returning to the executive residency one spring afternoon, following his trip to the baseball game, the president got in the elevator, he was throwing his ace ball up and baseball up and down. Freddy asked if he could look at it. After becoming close to freddy the president tossed the ball to him and said, keep this, it will be a memory of our baseball discussions. On president nixons last day in office, i was working at the police center. Members and demonstrators in the vicinity of the white house where a
Was difficult to find that information. You would have to the travel to archives and go through microfilm, stores. Now it is much easier to communicate with folks. Authenticity has increased immensely. Right down to the minute details that are produced and buttons. Many pieces would be difficult in time to tell them from the original. The great thing about living history is that when you read the books and you sort of try to picture the moment, even the best of information. But when you wear the uniforms and the sights, the sounds, the smells the same as they were then. You begin to realize all the small details you would have missed before. When i first began to reenact, thereenact, the haversack when i carried my rations i put it on the wrong side of my body and a soldier said thats the incorrect side. That will get in the way of getting to your cartridges in your cartridge box. Something that never would have occurred to me. Then when i have to follow the same actions and drill that
First the discussion on germanoccupied belgium and the humanitarian aid it received as part of an International Effort led by herbert hoover. Also look at Woodrow Wilsons second term as president from the time the u. S. First entered the war in 1917. Florence harding once said she had only one hobby and that was warren harding. She was a significant force in her husbands presidency on adept at handling her medium, despite her husbands infidelities, his death in office, hardships, as well as her own poor health, she would help define the role of the modern first lady. Florence harding on cspans original series first ladies influence and image. Examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency. From Martha Washington to michelle obama. Sundays at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on American History t on cspan 3. Each week, American History tvs american heart facts takes you to museums and historic places. Up next, we travel
That housed him in every campaign of the revolution. It was acquired by the minister from the valley forge era and that launched a century of collecting and launched the idea of a museum to tell the entire story of the revolution. The collections of the museum are incomparable. They have no peer. We have objects related to washington which truly are unique. One of a kind. And they bring to life his leadership, his incredible role in keeping the Continental Army together and never waivvering fm his goal of success. At the same time, we have objects that represent the common foot soldier, the cavalry man we have objects that reflect the role of not just american soldiers but british and french and native americans. So our collection will enable to us to present the entire story of the American Revolution all to come to philadelphia. Scott stevenson is the director of collections and interpretation for the museum and hes the ideal person to oversee the creation of these exhibits. He is ph