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Were told to stop and they did. Stan got me most of the way there on there was no decision. You can still at a certain level, truman as a president knew he bore ultimate responsibility. A decision not to intervene is, in a sense, a decision. When you put it in the context of truman takes over, as we know now with no preparation for that role or briefing. He announces he wants to execute the legacy of franklin roosevelt. If you do to these moments that hes in these early weeks, hes not the later,...

The members and sometimes we have members from the museum and members of the town so coming out to support a spirit we really do appreciate the support here Jonathan White is an assistant professor of american studies and a fellow at the center for american studies at Christopher Newport university where he serves as the prelaw advisor for he is the author of Abraham Lincoln and treason in the civil war. He is currently at work on three books. Please join me in welcoming Jonathan White. [applaus...

Im 75 years of age folks. I remember things differently than when i was fighting or Something Like that at 20, 18, or what have you so the veterans may have been mistaken but they wanted to mark that spot and they got the stone out of the water reed area Cameron Creek and put that bar relief and thats their monument to the remembrance of lincoln on enemy fire. We dont know that the Justice Supreme Court really uttered one of those immortal words, get that damn fool down. The records suggest ther...

100 years have been followed. That women have been an integral part of the electorate system doing Little Things that have made voting a privilege that many of us have as a habit. Youre exactly right. We need to create that habit because in the United States were still 35 is a very good turn out and thats not right zmip. We still have a ways to go. I think youre absolutely right. I cant answer all of your questions but i certainly hope that conversations like this are a good place for to us star...

Of course, allied american cover in particular is far too strong for it, but its kind of their last gasp. The idea is they have to have the American Fleet in a place where they know they can find it. They dont have enough fuel to sail around the ocean. Even if American Power werent an issue. Yes . Also right here they launched 355 kamikazes. Although we did some back and sink the yamato and escort ships as well. Absolutely. The American Navy suffers more deaths at okinawa than they did in their ...

President will say, mary would not make a very good soldier, as she swooned. So while the president has been under fire, a man has been shot near him, and by 4 00, the 6th corps is ready to take the offensive. And they will move out from in front of fort stevens, moving across the ground that slopes down to where walter reid is now, beyond battleground cemetery, where 40odd men of the Union Soldiers who were killed here are buried and the union troops and the confederates pulled back. Lincoln wi...

We will close the benediction, but we do hope each of you will come over and join us. Just across the street youll get some instructions. Its the moment to join us for the first fine of the civil war here in the District Of Columbia since 1864, 150 years ago today. Fire a canon, yes. Please welcome again reverend louis as he leads us through the benediction. Please stand. Now lord we ask for our blessings that as we leave this place, that the street fellowship of the Holy Communion will rest, ru...

Coming up, American History tv on cspan 3 looks at the dropping of the atomic bomb during world war ii. Next grant weller teaching a class on american and japanese strategies leading up to the dropping of the bomb. Then a debate on president trumans decision to use the atomic bomb. Later president trumans zbroond join survivors of hiroshima and nagasaki to consider the legacy of the atomic bombs. Next u. S. Air force Academy History professor grant weller teaches a class on americas use of the a...

For years nobody believed it. The confederate soldiers themselves claimed to see the dome of the capital. Thats hock um. Theres nowhere to see the dome of the capital. You can see its below where visual would have gotten it out in Silver Spring. Probably saw the lights of georgetown. But mccauslin had gotten up there. Theres claims to ride up in broad daylight. No substantiating that. Old soldiers have vivid memories. One little comment, not a question. I was a surveyor in washington, d. C. For ...

The triple punch. Hiroshima, the soviet invasion of manchuria and nagasaki. Within 3 1 2 days, japan has to absorb these major blows. Finally, there is enough of an impact on the japanese Senior Leadership to make a difference. Its not that there had been no one in japan who was contemplating getting out of the war by surrendering up until this point. Certainly nobody did it publicly. But within high government circles, there are peace advocates, folks saying the war is lost, we need out of this...