75th here on our 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. Next, we look at one of the oral histories produced by the National Park service. As we prepared to get the church,ready to go to we looked up over the sky. There were planes flying around. I did not know what the devil a on the ship, i thought it was just a stunt, and somebody said the japanese are coming. It was bouncing off the still work, and the next thing we know we hear the words all hands, manual battle stations. Boat crew, report to the duty officer. They told us your heavy ammunition would endanger the people of while or the islands around there. So, we were restricted. Your thing could fire is a 20 millimeter and machine guns. Told me that this kid davis, who i had spent all of these schooldays worth was in the navy and was on the arizona. We were parked on the arizona. I went over to the arizona. There was what we call a gang plank. It went down so you could go a short. There, at the deck, and this tradition i
Important event in our history. Ian toll, the hour has gone by too fast. The book is pacific crucible war at sea in the pacific 1941 to 1942. Ian toll, once again thank you. Bill, thanks for having me on the program. Youre looking at pictures of survivor of the pearl harbor attack from the 75th Anniversary Ceremony out in hawaii this past sense, december 7th. According to the National Park Service Figures quoted in the wall street journal there were about 100 survivors on hand for wednesdays event. By the way, you can watch the full ceremony in its entirety tonight at 6 00 p. M. And 11 00 p. M. Eastern here on American History tv on cspan 3. We are going to continue to take your calls for about another 50 minutes or so. We have three ways for you to join the conversation, we also welcome our cspan radio listeners. The phone lines for you this morning 2027488900 for those of you in the eastern rand central time zones, mountain and pacific time zones 2027488901 and for world war ii veter
Is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, lester holt. Good evening. As we start tonight were watching several big stories including the search for wreckage and survivors of the scene of a deadly military Helicopter Crash overnight off the coast of florida. We want to begin here this evening with what appears to be another embarrassment for the secret service. Details just surfacing about an investigation into a possible car crash on the white house grounds involving members of the secret service including an agent assigned to president obamas protective detail. Lets go right to nbcs tom costello in our washington newsroom. Tom. Reporter lester good evening. A Senior Administration official is confirming to nbc news this evening that there is an investigation into the actions of two secret Service Agents including a top member of president obamas protective detail. The secret service confirming its looking into what happened on march 4th when two agents drove a government vehicle into a
Good evening. As we start tonight were watching several big stories including the search for wreckage and survivors of the scene of a deadly military Helicopter Crash overnight off the coast of florida. We want to begin here this evening with what appears to b another embarrassment for the secret service. Details just surfacing about an investigation into a possible car crash on the white house grounds involving members of t secret service including an agent assigned to president obamas protective detail. Lets go right to nbcs tom costello in our washington newsroom. Tom. Reporter lester, good evening. A Senior Administration offici is confirming to nbc news this evening that there is an investigation into the actions of two secret Service Agents including a top member of president obamas protective detail. The secret Service Tells Us its looking into what happened on march 4th when two agents drove a government vehicle into a White House Security perimeter. And tonigh fact been reassi
Reporting tonight, lester holt. Good evening. As we start tonight were watching several big stories including the search for wreckage and survivors of the scene of a deadly military Helicopter Crash overnight off the coast of florida. We want to begin here this evening with what appears to be another embarrassment for the secret service. Details just surfacing about an investigation into a possible car crash on the white house grounds involving members of the secret service including an agent assigned to president obamas protective detail. Lets go right to nbcs tom costello in our washington newsroom. Tom . Reporter lester, good evening. A Senior Administration official is confirming to nbc news this evening that there is an investigation into the actions of two secret Service Agents including a top member of the president s protective detail. The secret service confirming its looking into what happened on march 4th when two agents drove a government vehicle into a White House Security