Transcripts For CSPAN3 American Artifacts 20140727

Affects everyone 95 years after his death. There is still tons of documentaries, tons of books written about him. He was as we like to say endlessly fascinating and dynamic. He overcomes the tragic death of his wife and mother to achieve great things. That is a story that somehow never gets boring. Roosevelt refers to the library as rentable, gasburning lights. That is a huge misconception people like to refer to him as Teddy Roosevelt but he hated being referred to as teddy. He accepted it from the public and at political rallies. As a child he was nicknamed t. D. And as an adult he was referred to as the colonel. Interesting thing about being referred to as the colonel his entire time was three months. All of the enmities available, the pocket doors are an example of the roosevelt family business. Obviously, they were doing well. They bought homes for each of their five sons. As everyone knows, it pays to get on the ground floor of anything in life. They got on the ground floor of america. They arrive in 1846. By the time t. D. Is born they are established financially on the island of manhattan. They are in the hardwood business but they branch off. The grandfather breaks away from glass and gets more involved in real estate and banking. T. R. Senior, our president s dad enjoyed spending the family fortune than making it. The grandfather lived a little south of us on 14th street and broadway, which is where the famous photograph is taken which you might have seen at another time. You have young t. D. Looking out of a second floor window at president abraham lincolns precession. Have you seen this photograph . Both of their legacies would be remembered alongside of each other on mount rushmore. It is a big miss conception that the photograph was taken from the house. This is broadway and Union Square Park in the background. President lincolns body was laid in state for mourners to pay their respects and it traveled by horse and carriage to, you know, on to the next destination. This is the precession going north on broadway passed the future president of the United States theodore roosevelt. Next month on book tv former republican commerce man from texas and candidate for president ron paul, talks about his latest book on education. He will take your calls, emails and tweets live for three hours on sunday, august 3 at noon eastern. Tune in for author, historian and activist mary frances berry. Court sessions past and present will be discussed. In december, the American Enterprise Institute President and noted musician Arthur Brooks will join us. Book tv, television for serious readers. Oliver Wendell Holmes junior served in the union army from 1861 to 18 624. He was wounded three times in battle. Next, a panel of scholars look at the impact of the civil war on the life of the future Supreme Court justice, including how his time as a soldier affected his career. The Supreme Court Historical Society hosted this event