Richard norton smith, why did you call your book that you wrote 35 years ago uncommon man . Well, its taken, actually, from the title of a relatively famous hoover speech about the uncommon man. Remember, Vice President henry wallace, who was the second of fdrs Vice President s, gave a famous speech in 1942, i believe, maybe43, about the century of the common man. And wallace, from a left of center perspective, was projecting, in effect, the goals and ambitions of the generation that was fighting world war ii. And it wasnt enough simply to defeat the nazis, but to create at home a true democracy. A place where the common man would finally come into his own. And hoover approached this from a different place on the political spectrum. He was, in effect, making the case for what we might call a meritocracy. But something to say, that i shouldnt paraphrase it, but, you know, when you get sick, you want an uncommonly skillful doctor. When we go to war, we want an uncommonly able general. Yo
The Alameda County coroner arriving just a block off broadway in uptown oakland. A Commercial Area where at 4 00 in the afternoon a woman was found on the sidewalk. She has gym attire. Reporter the homicide investigator says the middle aged woman stabbed to death was wearing workout clothes but didnt have a purse or gym bag. Were trying to identify the victim. Thats what were having a hard time doing. Reporter the killing happened on the back side of the ymca building but its unclear if the victim was coming or going. Have to call this person. Reporter the ymca deferred questions. Staff and clients walked past the active crime screen. Investigators looking for clues. Its a pretty nice area. Pretty weird to see crime like that here. Its a pretty cool area. This ymca is a safe place. This is a good neighborhood. If you go where im going now the telegraph is bad. Are people inside talking about this . No. They just want to get their cars. Reporter the parking garage and street used by sta
The first is you have to have a legitimate government you cant have these powersharing agreements very at peac people n government are there to enrich their clan and there has to be a lot more people sen people cento there has to be some point where people are allowed to vote to select their own leaders and have a lot better situation. The second thing is to reduce the amount of violence. The main priority is if youre into violence in somalia you can have some Political Development and Economic Development as well. With guest host author mac of the forgotten man. This week Herbert Hoover expert in his latest 1933 to 1955. The Hoover Institution represents what is referred to as the missing link in the memoir he provides the 31st philosophy and a analysis of the depression he was blamed for and the sentrys most historic conflict. This program is about an hour. Hello. The book is the crusade years. The editor is the most esteemed scholar of Herbert Hoover today. Herbert hoover from 1929
Today. First, i want to introduce the moderator, our very own colleen shogan. Who is a Senior Vice President at the david m. Rubenstein National Center for National History of the White House Historical association. Doctor shogan is a trained political scientist, with a ph. D. In american politics from yale university, as well as a bachelors degree in Political Science from boston college. She has almost 15 years of service and the federal government, including prominent roles with the u. S. Senate as well as the library of congress. Doctor shogan teaches government students at Georgetown University and served as vice chair of the women Suffrage Centennial commission. Another feather in her cap and an illustrious resume is that she currently serves as the cochair of the board of directors at the Women Suffrage National Monument foundation, designated by the congress to build the first memorial in d. C. Dedicated to the history of the movement for womens equality. Its a huge deal. To be