at least in part to gratify franklin roosevelt's ego. so let me conclude by. just asking why is the story of the isolationist mainstream press of the 30s and 40s largely forgotten. and i would argue that historians of conservatism have often listened to the respectable voices of the elite media or intellectuals. instead of the voices of the enraged populace despite the greater reach of the latter. and the more highbrow quality newspapers may have influenced opinion leaders, but hurst mccormick in the patterson's shape the views of millions of ordinary americans. this was a very dangerous moment in world history as hitler built up as military invaded as neighbors and started a world war. yet at this dangerous moment these press barons work together to minimize the fascist threat. their divisive politics and sometimes hateful messages have entering appeal the last of the press lords died more than a half century ago, but there are errors in the right-wing media. still continue this crusade for america first. so that is where i will end it and i'm happy to take y

he was part of the honor guard for franklin roosevelt's funeral. he used his magazine to bash the new deal and fdr for the rest of his life and he was part of the honor guard. the second one, this one should be a movie, we had a neighbor of ours back in virginia by the name of dick snyder, dick snyder had a great story enough himself, he was part of the only three class of west point, he was given to the war. he flew close air support for the d-day invasion. he was shot down, he survived, but he was hidden in a belgian farmer's barn. he was there for about three weeks before german patrols and he spent the duration of the war in a pow camp. before he left he gave his wife his silk parachute. silk is highly prized. flash forward 50 years later his wife mary was a surfer of the internet. she is elderly but very proficient with the computer, she comes across this story about a woman in belgium who was getting married and is getting married in a silk dress made by her great, great grandmother of the parachute of an american pilot. every woman in that f

but, there were people around franklin roosevelt who were just for surrender. not unconditional, let's just get it over with. let's end it, the war is won. let him stay in power, there were others -- eisenhower, for instance, wanted hitler deposed and put on trial with all of the other nazi thugs. >> which leads perfectly into my next question. fdr was our first and only four time president, i am actually going to read this. he was a president that ronald reagan once called a american giant, a leader who shaped, inspired, and let our people through perilous times. how critical was fdr's four terms in america's stance involved in the victory of the war? >> all encompassing, all encompassing. john patrick dickens was a historian who has passed away a couple of years ago. a friend of mine. he was actually part of the free speech movement at berkeley and actually did battle with governor reagan over campus protests. later, this liberal became an admirer of ronald reagan. he wrote a book called fate, freedom and the making of history. in this book this liberal profe

to 1945, franklin roosevelt came from an extraordinarily wealthy family of very high elite socialite family, dating back to the 1600s. the roosevelt family. the delano family were old money that had built their fortunes in merchant ah, ship building other trades. roosevelt was a pragmatist and when it suited american interests was prepared to cooperate with the soviet union. it was under his rule that you eso via diplomatic relations were established in 1933. franklin delano roosevelt is recognized by many in the american historical and academic and political ranks as one of the greatest for term presidents in history. the only president to ever sir. 4 terms, in fact, for his work in resuscitating the united states after an economic depression that occurred after the fall of the stock market in the 19 twenty's. the big 3 is how the allied 2nd world war leaders were known. they had different personalities, were from very different backgrounds and had opposing views, each defended their own peoples and ruling classes, interests that miss dye. he indigo. she stood the men chide, krista,

to 1945, franklin roosevelt came from an extraordinarily wealthy family of very high elite socialite family dating back to the 1600s. the roosevelt family. the delano family were old money that had built their fortunes in merchant ah, ship building other trades. roosevelt was a pragmatist. and when it suited american interests was prepared to cooperate with the soviet union. it was under his rule that you, a soviet diplomatic relations were established in 1933 franklin delano roosevelt is recognized by many in the american historical and academic and political ranks as one of the greatest for term presidents in history. the only president to ever, sir. 4 terms, in fact, for his work in resuscitating the united states after an economic depression that occurred after the fall of the stock market in the 19 twenty's. the big 3 is how the allied 2nd world war leaders were known. they had different personalities, were from very different backgrounds and had opposing views, each defended their own peoples and ruling classes, interests that be di him. in that they shifted to men, chide krist

up and quite an effective leadership role under, under war 2 and counteracting the german advances. franklin delano roosevelt. the 32nd you as president, led the country from 1933 to 1945. franklin roosevelt came from an extraordinarily wealthy family of very high elite socialite family, dating back to the 1600s. the roosevelt family. the delano family were old money that had built their fortunes in merchant ah, ship building other trades. roosevelt was a pragmatist. and when it suited american interests was prepared to cooperate with the soviet union, it was under his rule that you eso via diplomatic relations were established in 1933. franklin delano roosevelt is recognized by many in the american historical and academic and political ranks as one of the greatest for term presidents in history. the only president to ever sir. 4 terms, in fact, for his work in resuscitating the united states after an economic depression that occurred after the fall of the stock market in the 19 twenty's. the big 3 is how the allied 2nd world war leaders were known. they had different personalities, were fro

he was part of the honor guard for franklin roosevelt's funeral the engine. he said he's used his magazine to bash the new deal and fdr for the rest of his life and he was part of the honor guard the second one. and by the way, this should be a movie is that serena and i we had a neighbor of ours down back in virginia by the name of -- snyder now -- snyder had a great story in and of self he was part of the only three year class of west point there was rushed out. into the war he flew of p-47s close air support for the dna invasion. he was he was shot down. he survived fortunately, but he was hid he was hidden in a belgian farmers of barn. and he was there for about three weeks before german patrols picked him up and he went into appear w camp and spent the duration of the war in the pierogi camp. before he left in gratitude he gave the belgian farmer's wife his silk parachute, which is silk was highly prized. flash forward now 50 60 years later. is that his -- wife. mary was great surfer of the internet. she's elderly but she's very proficient with a compute

to 1945, franklin roosevelt came from an extraordinarily wealthy family of very high elite socialite family, dating back to the 1600s. the roosevelt family. the delano family were old money that had built their fortunes in merchant ah, ship building other trades. roosevelt was a pragmatist and when it suited american interests was prepared to cooperate with the soviet union. it was under his rule that you eso via diplomatic relations were established in 1933. franklin delano roosevelt is recognized by many in the american historical and academic and political ranks as one of the greatest for term presidents in history. the only president to ever sir. 4 terms, in fact, for his work in resuscitating the united states after an economic depression that occurred after the fall of the stock market in the 19 twenty's. the big 3 is how the allied 2nd world war leaders were known. they had different personalities, were from very different backgrounds and had opposing views, each defended their own peoples and ruling classes, interests that best, di, indigo. she stood the men chide, krista, th

up and quite an effective leadership role under, under war 2 and counteracting the german advances. franklin delano roosevelt. the 32nd you as president, led the country from 1933 to 1945. franklin roosevelt came from an extraordinarily wealthy family of very high elite socialite family, dating back to the 1600s. the roosevelt family. the delano family were old money that had built their fortunes in merchant ah, ship building other trades. roosevelt was a pragmatist. and when it suited american interests was prepared to co operate with the soviet union, it was under his rule that you eso via diplomatic relations were established in 1933. franklin delano roosevelt is recognized by many in the american historical and academic and political ranks as one of the greatest for term presidents in history. the only president to ever sir. 4 terms, in fact, for his work in resuscitating the united states after an economic depression that occurred after the fall of the stock market in the 19 twenty's. the big 3 is how the allied 2nd world war leaders were known. they had different personalities, were fr

up and quite an effective leadership role under, under war 2 and counteracting the german advances. franklin delano roosevelt. the 32nd you as president, led the country from 1933 to 1945. franklin roosevelt came from an extraordinarily wealthy family of very high elite socialite family, dating back to the 1600s. the roosevelt family. the delano family were old money that had built their fortunes in merchant ah, ship building other trades. roosevelt was a pragmatist. and when it suited american interests was prepared to cooperate with the soviet union, it was under his rule that you, a soviet diplomatic relations were established in 1933. franklin delano roosevelt is recognized by many in the american historical and academic and political ranks as one of the greatest for term presidents in history. the only president to ever sir. 4 terms, in fact, for his work in resuscitating the united states after an economic depression that occurred after the fall of the stock market in the 19 twenty's. the big 3 is how the allied 2nd world war leaders were known. they had different personalities, were f

to 1945, franklin roosevelt came from an extraordinarily wealthy family of very high elite socialite family, dating back to the 1600s. the roosevelt family. the delano family were old money that had built their fortunes in merchant ah, ship building other trades. roosevelt was a pragmatist and when it suited american interests was prepared to cooperate with the soviet union. it was under his rule that you eso via diplomatic relations were established in 1933. franklin delano roosevelt is recognized by many in the american historical and academic and political ranks as one of the greatest for term presidents in history. the only president to ever sir. 4 terms, in fact, for his work in resuscitating the united states after an economic depression that occurred after the fall of the stock market in the 19 twenty's. the big 3 is how the allied 2nd world war leaders were known. they had different personalities, were from very different backgrounds and had opposing views, each defended their own peoples and ruling class. his interests that miss dye he indented she stood the men chide. krist

to 1945. franklin roosevelt came from an extraordinarily wealthy family, a very high elite socialite family, dating back to the 1600s. the roosevelt family. the delano family were old money that had built their fortunes in merchant ah, ship building other trades. roosevelt was a pragmatist. and when it suited american interests was prepared to cooperate with the soviet union. it was under his rule that you eso via diplomatic relations were established in 1933. franklin delano roosevelt is recognized by many in the american historical and academic and political ranks as one of the greatest for term presidents in history. the only president to ever, sir. 4 terms, in fact, for his work in resuscitating the united states after an economic depression that occurred after the fall of the stock market in the 19 twenty's. the big 3 is how the allied 2nd world war leaders were known. they had different personalities, were from very different backgrounds and had opposing views, each defended their own peoples and ruling classes, interests that miss die indigo. she stood the men chide, krista th

to 1945, franklin roosevelt came from an extraordinarily wealthy family of very high elite socialite family, dating back to the 1600s. the roosevelt family. the delano family were old money that had built their fortunes in merchant ah, ship building other trades. roosevelt was a pragmatist and when it suited american interests was prepared to cooperate with the soviet union. it was under his rule that you, a soviet diplomatic relations were established in 1933. franklin delano roosevelt is recognized by many in the american historical and academic and political ranks as one of the greatest for term presidents in history. the only president to ever sir. 4 terms, in fact, for his work in resuscitating the united states after an economic depression that occurred after the fall of the stock market in the 19 twenty's. the big 3 is how the allied 2nd world war leaders were known. they had different personalities, were from very different backgrounds and had opposing views, each defended their own peoples and ruling classes, interests that best, di, indigo, shifted to men, chide krista, tha

up and quite an effective leadership role under, under war 2 and counteracting the german advances. franklin delano roosevelt. the 32nd you as president, led the country from 1933 to 1945. franklin roosevelt came from an extraordinarily wealthy family of very high elite socialite family, dating back to the 1600s. the roosevelt family. the delano family were old money that had built their fortunes in merchant ah, ship building other trades. roosevelt was a pragmatist. and when it suited american interests was prepared to cooperate with the soviet union, it was under his rule that you eso via diplomatic relations were established in 1933. franklin delano roosevelt is recognized by many in the american historical and academic and political ranks. is one of the greatest for term presidents in history, the only president to ever, sir. 4 terms, in fact, for his work in resuscitating the united states after an economic depression that occurred after the fall of the stock market in the 19 twenty's. the big 3 is how the allied 2nd world war leaders were known. they had different personalities, were f

to 1945, franklin roosevelt came from an extraordinarily wealthy family of very high elite socialite family dating back to the 1600s. the roosevelt family. the delano family were old money that had built their fortunes in merchant ah, ship building other trades. roosevelt was a pragmatist. and when it suited american interests was prepared to cooperate with the soviet union. it was under his rule that you eso via diplomatic relations were established in 1933. franklin delano roosevelt is recognized by many in the american historical and academic and political ranks as one of the greatest for term presidents in history. the only president to ever, sir. 4 terms, in fact, for his work in resuscitating the united states after an economic depression that occurred after the fall of the stock market in the 19 twenty's. the big 3 is how the allied 2nd world war leaders were known. they had different personalities, were from very different backgrounds and had opposing views, each defended their own peoples and ruling class. his interests that miss donna, he indented she stood the men chide, k

it was under his rule that you eso via diplomatic relations were established in 1933. franklin delano roosevelt is recognized by many in the american historical and academic and political ranks as one of the greatest for term presidents in history. the only president to ever, sir. 4 terms, in fact, for his work in resuscitating the united states after an economic depression that occurred after the fall of the stock market in the 19 twenty's. the big 3 is how the allied 2nd world war leaders were known. they had different personalities, were from very different backgrounds and had opposing views, each defended their own peoples and ruling class. his interests that miss donna, he, indigo. she stood the men chide, christa think up as ne in his books, anton lots up who has a ph. d. in history, so really analyzes the events of world war 2. as while our asked smiling in the shift to the main check dash, i enjoy has been place in creek thing dodge fund to start mench dunbar in dinner for she that visited shuffling volley. dish. oh no one hush. hush molly guy. i says, well, i'm no yes she got

and if you've ever read ben franklin's autobiography, he and franklin were close. business associates first and then friends. franklin, when he -- when whitefield first came to philadelphia, franklin did a little experiment. franklin does experiments, right? so he's walking around the edges of the crowd trying to figure out how many people can hear him speak at one time, and franklin said, you know, i think maybe 25 or 30,000 people can hear him speaking at one time. so that tells you that whitefield, he had a background in the theater as a teenager. he was a play actor before his conversion is. he knew how to project his voice. and i think he must have just been enormously loud. okay? and he's, when he -- a lot of the portraits we have of whitefield are when he's old and kind of sick, so i like portraits like this one when he's a young man. relatively young. they thought he was good looking. you know, tell for yourself what you think about that. young man, very dynamic. and unlike edwards, whitefield's presentations were without a manuscript. he would pretty much

. >> alum rock and franklin-mckinley say they have the authority to implement their own health rules. the pandemic has hit them very hard and say they can't start the school year by taking a chance. on the second day of school, franklin-mckinley superintendent is making his rounds, welcoming these kindergartners who are all wearing masks in class. here the mask requirement will stay in place, at least for the next few days. >> we'll revisit that next week, as we get the results this week of everybody testing. all students and staff receive rapid home testing kits before school starting. >> reporter: franklin-mckinley serves one of the communities hit hardest by covid so the superintendent says that's reason enough for precaution. most parents applaud the move. >> masks are a good idea because the infection levels are still high in her neighborhood. but in alum rock, where masks are also mandatory, maria alvarado says she's fed up. maria says she is irritated by the mandatory mask rule on this first day of school. the superintendent also says she had no choice, noting she had to fill s

she cited benjamin franklin, but confused. a famous quote on the unity of liberty and safety. benjamin franklin, the presidency, said, freedom and democracy, freedom and democracy. one thing security here. if we don't have, we can have either. if we don't have both, one trip came with words of hope, freedom, security, and unity. the 3rd in line to the u. s. presidency was criticized by many for making the contentious stop on the island territory, which is driven and even bigger wedge in relations between china and washington. political south here is, ted rall stays the time. one issue is not one, many americans are thinking about at all. this is an inherently ridiculous journey . it seems to be an attempt on the part of the democratic party preceding the november 2022 mid term elections to look tough on foreign policy. something that they sort of never do, even though really they are these days more aggressive than their republican counterparts. and i'm disappointed you know, nancy pelosi used to be one of america's sharpest a

she cited benjamin franklin, but confused. a famous quote on the unity of liberty and safety. benjamin franklin presidency said freedom and democracy, freedom and democracy monthly. security here. if we don't have, we can have it either. if we don't have both, while her trip came with words of hope, freedom, security, and unity. the 3rd in line to the u. s. presidency was criticized by many for making the contentious stop on the island territory, which is driven and even bigger wedge in relations between china and washington. political science, there is ted roles saves the time. one issue is not one, many americans are thinking about at all. this is an inherently ridiculous journey . it seems to be an attempt on the part of the democratic party preceding the november 2022 mid term elections to look tough on foreign policy. something that they sort of never do, even though really they are these days more aggressive than their republican counterparts. and i'm disappointed you know, nancy pelosi used to be one of america's sharpe

he photographed so many musicians, be it elvis and aretha franklin, tina and ike. his old studio on beale street is now a museum where you can see this remarkable collection of photographs. geoff: how did he find his way into those moments where he was so close to dr. king and so many other icons of the civil rights movement? wesley: he was probably best known for his civil rights work. he photographed basically every major campaign across the south. he was present when james meredith was integrating ole miss, he was in the room when two men were being charged with the murder of emmett till. part of it is he was everywhere, he was someone you trusted, he was a piece of the furniture. he was someone, who especially the civil rights leaders, expected and believed would tells a story after, would document what was happening. people were happy to have ernest around. one of king's chief lieutenants told us they always answered ernest's call and if you wanted information, they gave it. geoff: all the while he was living a second life as an fbi informant during this infam

he cited benjamin franklin, but confused. a famous quote on the unity of liberty and safety. benjamin franklin, presidency said, freedom and democracy, freedom and democracy on one thing. security here. if we don't have, we can have it either. if we don't have both of our trip came with words of hope, fried, insecurity and unity. the 3rd in line to the u. s. presidency was criticized by many for making the contentious stop on the island territory, which is driven and even bigger wedge in relations between china and washington. political science, there is ted roles saves the time. one issue is not one, many americans are thinking about at all. this is an inherently ridiculous journey . it seems to be an attempt on the part of the democratic party preceding the november 2022 mid term elections to look tough on foreign policy. something that they sort of never do, even though really they are these days more aggressive than their republican counterparts. and i'm disappointed you know, nancy pelosi used to be one of america's shar

i don't believe we know the makeup this one either but we do own the benjamin franklin. i'm not sure how it came to his eye care. that's a great question. i'll have to look into that. oh like here. yeah. yeah where it was the washington desk now it is so it was also with the philadelphia history museum and i believe it's now with the collection currently stewarded by drexel. i don't want to get this wrong, so i'm not going to detail about it, but i know it is safe and sound. yeah. so yeah drexels it will be with drexel's collection, but i believe i'm sure it's in storage. yes. yeah. yeah, we love it to come back home. yeah, exactly. all right, susan mcgill what happened to the love letters that elizabeth found in the desk. so in that letter she does say to washington that she will give them to tobias lear, but at first to buy his leader doesn't want them. he is too nervous that his personal correspondence between martha and george, which i think is very interesting because tobias lear was his longtime secretary so you would think that there would have been some overlap,

she cited benjamin franklin, but confused. a famous quotes on the unity of liberty and safety. benjamin franklin, the presidency, said, freedom and democracy, freedom and democracy. and one thing security here. if we don't have, we can have either, if you don't have both. and while mister lucy's trip came with words of hope, freedom, security, and unity. the 3rd in line to the u. s. presidency was criticized by many for making that contentious stop at all on the island territory, which really has driven an even bigger wedge in relations between china and washington. where the discuss all those issues about one in particular, less growth live to political satirist and or 3rd, 10 broad high to get to see you see below see getting her thoughts in a twist. i just when she thought, i suppose she was making a killer of her remark. yeah. i'm disappointed you know. nancy pelosi used to be one of america's sharpest and brightest politicians. but look, we all get old and we all get pastor expiration date. i think it's fair to say that t

franklin, the presidency, said, freedom and democracy, freedom and democracy. one thing security here. if we don't have, we can't have it either. if you don't have both, one trip came with words of hope, freedom, security, and unity. the 3rd in line to the u. s. presidency was criticized by many for making be contentious stop on the island territory, which is driven up even bigger wedge in relations between china and washington. political sets. here is that ted roles phase, the taiwan issue is not want to, many americans are thinking about at all. this was an inherently ridiculous journey. it seems to be an attempt on the part of the democratic party preceding the november 2022 mid term elections to look tough on foreign policy. something that they sort of never do. even though really they are these days more aggressive than their republican counterparts. and i'm disappointed, you know, nancy pelosi used to be one of america's sharpest and brightest politicians. but look like we all get old and we all get past her expiration date. i think that's fair to say tha

franklin, the presidency, said, freedom and democracy, freedom and democracy. and one thing security here. if we don't have, we can have either. if we don't have both, one trip came with words of hope, freedom, security, and unity. a 3rd in line to the u. s. presidency was criticized by many for making the contentious stop on the island territory, which is driven and even bigger wedge in relations between china and washington. political science here is ted ro saves the time. one issue is not one. many americans are thinking about at all this is an inherently ridiculous journey. it seems to be an attempt on the part of the democratic party preceding the november 2022 mid term elections to look tough on foreign policy. something that they sort of never do, even though really they are these days more aggressive than their republican counterparts. and i'm disappointed you know, nancy pelosi used to be one of america's sharpest and brightest politicians. but look, we all get old and we all get pastor expiration date. i think that's fair to say that the how speaker a

and of course it's not even a friday and flip that she mangled benjamin franklin. you know, i think she's become such a china hawk such a militarist over the years in her position and her alliance with the military industrial complex that she's not even able to even remember that there is a significant part of american political culture that is highly skeptical of militarism and adventure as them overseas. i mean, these days americans are americans, are really focused on inflation, inflation and inflation. they're really worried about the economy. and to a secondary level, they're worried about the federal reserve bank, perhaps going too far and driving the economy back into a ditch, into a recession as they have done in similar circumstances in the past. i think this is not going to move the needle very much. i don't think anyone cares among american voters about taiwan and china can let's turn attention to the middle east. we're only an hour before the morrill event was to get underway to mark the 2nd nursery of the blast that devastated the port of beirut lebano

roosevelt from franklin roosevelt to teddy roosevelt and william howard taft. and as i say i wouldn't change it for anything in the world. so i'm so grateful to have become an historic historian and so glad to be among presidential descendants is so exciting for me to meet all of you today. so here we are and i'm going to talk to you today really about the presidents that i know the best which are lincoln teddy franklin and lbj and how they found time in this terrible times of pressure. we're living in a really difficult time. now as you all know, there's a cascading series of crises and we have to find ways to find ourselves in the midst of it all one thing. i think that history can teach us is the most important lesson is that we've been through really difficult times before really really hard times the civil war the great depression world war two and the thing is that we know how those crises ended. we know that the civil war ended with emancipation secure in the union restored. we know the great depression came to an end when there was a mobilization for wo

the next day, she called franklin roosevelt and accepted the offer. francis perkins would become the nation's first female secretary of labor. as a turned up, almost all of it unfolded as she had hoped. the social security act which francis perkins champions and which passed in 1935 gave us unemployment insurance. the tool that provided an income for 48 million people last year. and social security, which is the main source of income to some 68 million old and disabled people in america. let me stop and say that again, it is so incredible. last year, 48 million people were on unemployment insurance. it's 68 million were on social security. when we shut the u.s. economy down, about 116 million people receive their income through programs that francis perkins established through programs that their own past earnings and titled them to receive. there are 259 million adults in the u.s. so just make that clear, 45% of americans were dependent on these key new deal programs last year. 45%, almost half. so what else did she do? the fair labor standards act,

not since the death of franklin d. roosevelt have the american people known such deep sorrow. next day, mrs. kennedy and her brothers in law had the possession of walking orders. including heads of state who have come from far away for this final march of homage. all follow the late president's casket, walking from the white house to saint matthews cathedral. at the cathedral, richard cardinal cushing of boston will celebrate for mr. kennedy the requiem mass of the catholic faith. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the notable figures here include the queen of greece, the emperor of ethiopia, the president of france, britain's prince philip, the president of the philippines, the president and chancellor of west germany and many others. among them is -- first deputy premier of the soviet union. that the departure for the journey to arlington national cemetary. little john junior, who is three years old this day, responds to a whispered request from his mother. as the cortez crosses the bridge over the potomac river, there is a distant view of a memorial building dedicated to another martyred presi

. >> in our earliest days of our founding of the country, benjamin franklin and the president said freedom and democracy, freedom and democracy, secure this a cure. if we don't have -- we can't have either if we don't have both. >> jason: all right, what is your take on president benjamin franklin, lisa? >> see here, should of course, she has her mask on for her signaling purposes but look it is a gasp when it's 30 years old, cognitive decline when it's nancy pelosi at 82 years old or joe biden at 79 years old who can't complete thoughts, can't complete sentences and keep getting things wrong. these people need to step down. they are too old for political office but of course, they won't because they love the power and enriching themselves and their families. there is too much money to be had off of their political office purity but i will say this, joe biden sat there on a town hall there hall stage and said "you are not going to get covid if you get the vaccine and he still battling covid for the second time and he got military heroes over that light, americans fired over that lie and so

and insiders portrait of franklin d. roosevelt. the last new deal insider memoir. also with us today, ralph blumenthal, from baruch college in new york. a former new york times reporter, continues to be a contributor to the times and other publications. the author of five books, including the believer, about the harvard psychiatry wrist, john matt, who investigated ufo an alien encounters. he has a very direct connection to the fdr to straighten. we'll talk about that in a minute. we'll start with professor barrett. give us a little bit of a background, in regards to the supreme court, and specifically your work on justice robert jackson. >> sure, well, thank you, paul, for this opportunity and the privilege to be at the roosevelt library at homestead, in every sense except actually. the path that led me to all of this was really being a lawyer in washington at first. i worked in the department of justice in different federal investigations for about seven years. i then became a law professor. among white areas public life, public figures, legal ethics, and constit

the next day she called franklin roosevelt and accepted the offer. francis perkins would become the nation's first female secretary of labor. now as it turned out. almost all of it unfolded as she'd hoped. the social security act which francis perkins championed and which passed in 1935? gave us unemployment insurance the tool that provided an income for 48 million people last year. and social security which is the main source of income to some 68 million old and disabled people in america. let me stop and say that again because it's so incredible last year 48 million people were on unemployment insurance. and 68 million were on social security. when we shot the us economy down. about a hundred and sixteen million people received their income through programs that francis perkins established through programs at their own past earnings entitled them to receive. there are fact 259 million adults in the us. so just to make that clear 45% of americans were dependent on these key new deal programs last year. 45% almost half so what else did she do? the fa

not since the death of franklin d. roosevelt have the american people known such deep sorrow. next day, mrs. kennedy and her brothers in law had the possession of walking orders. including heads of state who have come from far away for this final homage. all follow the late president's casket, walking from the white house to saint matthews cathedral. at the cathedral, richard cardinal cushing of boston will celebrate for mr. kennedy the requiem mass of the catholic faith. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the notable figures here include the queen of greece, the emperor of ethiopia, the president of france, britain's prince philip, the president of the philippines, the president and chancellor of west germany and many others. among them is foy kohler, first deputy premier of the soviet union. then the departure for the journey to arlington national cemetery. little john junior, who is three years old this day, responds to a whispered request from his mother. as the cortez crosses the bridge over the potomac river, there is a distant view of a memorial building dedicated to another martyred presi

his proposal to taxidermy ben franklin was part of this broader self promotion. he was really outlining the kinds of work that he had done that he had been able to achieve in his museum so far, and looking for additional funds. in 1794, appeal was also simultaneously the curator of the ap s cabinet. and at this moment he applied for permission to rent space on the society in philosophical hall in order to open up his museum there. so, given his two roles, it is highly likely that he was also displaying some of the ap s cabinets collections alongside and within his own museum. so here, we see the learned society, and the public museum kind of coming into contact. so this was not without some anxieties. especially on the side of the abs. one of the largest specimens in the societies cabinet, a skeleton of an indian elephant, was placed on display at peale's museum. but the society was very careful to note that they preferred quote, a handsome and suitable inscription to ensure that it was placed there is best calculated to answer the purpose for which it was desire

his proposal to taxidermy ben franklin was part of this broader self promotion. he was really outlining the kinds of work that he had done that he had been able to achieve in his museum so far, and looking for additional funds. in 1794, appeal was also simultaneously the curator of the ap s cabinet. and at this moment he applied for permission to rent space on the society in philosophical hall in order to open up his museum there. so, given his two roles, it is highly likely that he was also displaying some of the ap s cabinets collections alongside and within his own museum. so here, we see the learned society, and the public museum kind of coming into contact. so this was not without some anxieties. especially on the side of the abs. one of the largest specimens in the societies cabinet, a skeleton of an indian elephant, was placed on display at feels museum. but the society was very careful to note that they preferred quote, a handsome and suitable inscription to ensure that it was placed there is best calculated to answer the purpose for which it was desired.

the next day, she called franklin roosevelt and accepted the offer. francis perkins would become the nation's first female secretary of labor. now, as it turned out almost all of it unfolded that she had hoped. the social security act which francis perkins championed, and which passed in 1935, gave us unemployment insurance. the tool that provided an income for 48 million people last year. and social security, which is the main source of income to some 68 million old and disabled people in america. let me stop and say that again, because it is so incredible. last year, 48 million people were on unemployment insurance. and 68 million were on social security. when we shut the u.s. economy down, about 160 million people received their income through programs that francis perkins established. through programs that their own past earnings entitled them to receive. there are in fact 250 million adults in the u.s.. so just to make that clear, 45% of americans were dependent on these key new deal programs last year. 45%, almost half. so what else did she do?

explaining what happened to president franklin d roosevelt during his first presidential term. he wanted to be kind of the savior of the american people during the great depression. he was going to you know, come into town on his white horse and save everybody and he was going to do it by dramatically expanding his role as president of the united states and the role of the federal government in general. with respect to the problems facing the american people during the great depression. this in his view required him to advance legislation aggressively giving the federal government a significant role in things like labor and manufacturing and agriculture and mining and a number of other activities that while economic in one way or another affecting commerce in one way or another. or not themselves interstate commerce those things after all take place in one state. at one time but he nonetheless advanced this this aggressive argument under article one section 8 clause 3 the commerce clause that part of having the power to regulate. commerce between the states encompasses necessar