Many highways and streets and especially in this country as well, you know . Phillips 66 has become as familiar to many people out here as a coke bottle. Its that iconic in the minds of many motorists. Well frank got his start in the oil business in a sort of convoluted way. He was actually, he was not from oklahoma. He was actually born on the nebraska frontier out in the loop valley. His father was a civil war veteran, fought in the union army, and his parents moved out into nebraska territory. And thats where he was born in 1874. And they came back short will have a that shortly after that the phillips, to their home country in southwestern iowa. And thats where frank grew up. So he had those basically midwestern roots. Came from a big family, big family, many brothers and sisters. He was the oldest and he was the dominant sibling by far. His ambition was strong but it wasnt necessarily pointed towards the oil business because there was no oil business to speak of when he was a youn
Which is getting the best possible education for your kids. But we will see. People disagree. We have time for one more question. That was good a good one to end on. Thanks. [applause] she will stay for a few more minutes if anyone wants to ask a question personally. Thank you so much for coming today. You are watching 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books on cspan2s booktv. Television for serious readers. This land is your land, this land is my land from california to the new york eye lens from the redwood forests, to the gulf stream waters this land was made for you in the a note of welcome to tulsa, oklahoma on booktv. Locator on the arkansas there its the second largest city in the state with a population of almost 400,000 in the early 20th century it thrived as old town oil town. With help of our documentation cable partner we learn about its history and literary scene from local authors. We begin our special feature on tulsa with oil magnate Frank Phillips and the founding of
Finally found him. And ready for sochi. Lindsey vonn declares herself ready to go after getting back on the slopes this weekend. Well hear from her today, monday, december 9th, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Im matt lauer. Good morning. Im Savannah Guthrie along side al roker and natalie morales. Dont you love the guy that got stuck on the plane. Do you think hes a deep sleeper . Its your turn to check the back of the plane. If youre going to get stranded, could you wake up in the caribbean. Is that so much to ask . You would think the cleaning crew at least would wake you up. Not a good day for him. Anyway, right to our top story this morning. We have the icy conditions making it a real mess this morning for millions of people. We have been following this storm since late last week. So far at least 11 deaths are blamed on the weather. 3,
Science News: The article explores the origins and impacts of magnetism on Earth, focusing on Frank Close's book 'CHARGE: Why Does Gravity Rule?' and his explanatio