Of american freedom. He was asking lawmakers to help him pass this legislation. President johnson even if we pass this bill, the battle will not be over. What happened in selma is part of a Larger Movement that reaches into every section and state of america. It is the effort of american ne groes to secure for themselves the full blessings of American Life. Their cause must be our cause too. Because its not just negroes but really it is all of us must overcome crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice. And we shall overcome. [applause] scarlet you must look at that with mixed emotions. On the one hand, a proud moment for him and the country. Not easy. On the other hand, then came vietnam and all that suggested and perhaps limited what he might have achieved otherwise in building society. Doris no question. I think about those years when i knew him, the last year of his presidency. He was so sad during that time. He knew better than anyone that his legacy had been cut into by the war in
President johnson even if we pass this bill, the battle will not be over. What happened in selma is part of a Larger Movement that reaches into every section and state of america. It is the effort of american negroes to secure for themselves the full blessings of American Life. Their cause must be our cause, too. Because its not just negroes but really it is all of us that must overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice. And we shall overcome. [applause] charlie you must look at that with mixed emotions. On the one hand, a proud moment for him and the country. Not easy. On the other hand, then came vietnam and all that suggested and perhaps limited what he might have achieved otherwise in building society. Doris no question. I think about those years when i knew him, the last year of his presidency. He was so sad during that time. He knew better than anyone that his legacy had been cut into by the war in vietnam. How i wished he was alive now. You know what produced the Vot
Airports and the two major airports in houston that are closed. This is ktvu mornings on 2. Such a busy Tuesday Morning. Were thankful that youre with us. Im Gasia Mikaelian. Good morning. Im dave clark. The weather is a big part of our weather and weather around the country. A big part of our day. Steve paulson knows everything. Well, dave, im going to defer to gasia for a couple of things. Yeah. Khou. Yes. They have handed it off to dallas because they are flooded. Completely flooded. The water went into the lobby. Theyre in downtown houston. Im not surprised. The main dam there is houston dam. I believe so. They are releasing water. Nowhere for it to go. Nowhere for it to go. The bayous are flooded. Flat as a pancake. Yeah. Some of the pictures coming in now. Hard to see. Unbelievable. We will get to it. Our weather will be thank you, gasia will be cooler for just about everybody. Steve, there is fog out here in livermore. If fog makes it to livermore, that means that just about eve
Moment. He has written a Remarkable Book,the great inflation and its aftermath. I read it over the weekend, cover to cover. That does not happen often. It is a very readable book. It is really remarkable. First of all, of course, because of its timing. At the moment that everybody tries to catch up on what actually the Great Depression was and he tries to focus our attention on the great inflation of the 60s and 70s. And the aftermath, when everybody is thinking of the sudden deflation, we are focusing on the consequences, negative consequences of the inflation. When all of the policymakers seem to have tensions at the bookt, he explains in this what came from the start of the application of thought since the kennedy administration. So partly this is remarkable because the book was, of course, written a little bit earlier than today. He finished the book at the end of last year. Partly because he is also an independent thinker who looks ahead also. It is also very remarkable because it
Charter school in america but here we are magnum opus that tells everybody everything they ever wanted to know about Charter Schools. That may be a bit of an exaggeration. Indeed, when i referred to it, and often think its core message is every school should be a Charter School, but in reality, you are actually painting a broader and slightly different picture than that. What you call basically reinventing the system. Talk a little bit about the difference between Charter Schools, lots of them, and reinventing the system. We probably should be clear about what a Charter School is because it turns out half america doesnt know what they are. A Charter School is just a Public School that is run independently of the district. Usually by a nonprofit organization, and its usually a school of choice, but it doesnt have to follow all of the district rules and state rules. You have to follow some, it cant discriminate, it cant select children, et cetera. But, its basically outside the bureaucra