dubois editorializes on the front page of the crisis. fdr does not support the legislation in 35, 36, 37 or 38 when it comes up, by 1938, eleanor roosevelt spends seven days sitting in the gallery of the united states senate, and she s surrounded by civil rights leaders, all people of color. when they ask her what eleanor is doing, she says, i am bearing witness, and that to me is a powerful, powerful statement. so you have to look at, granted there was no legislation passed, but there were internal policies changed. there was eleanor s outspokenness. there was her literally putting her life on the line for this, and there were executive orders written, and the justice department created. so i look at his record as a huge step forward to help jump-start where we want to be. was that good in three minutes? [ laughter ] i ve never done it this fast. ever. [ applause ] so let s move to another small topic. [ laughter ] the desegregation of the armed forces, we ll h
later, as president, we got the americans with disabilities act passed, to make sure that tens of millions with disabilities had fuller access to the american dream. of course, these two instances are only part of a broader struggle for civil rights here at this forum and at other programs, you can learn how and why so many americans across this great land came together for a noble cause, basic human dignity, equal opportunity under the law, recognizing our diversity as a strength and a blessing. these are the values that define more than a movement, but a nation realizing its destiny, our potential for greatness. barbara joins me in sending our best wishes for an informative and enjoyable event. [ applause ] so good afternoon, everyone, and thank you all so much for coming on behalf of my colleague, tom mcnaught, executive director of the kennedy library foundation, i want to especially thank the archivists of the united states for being here and opening our proceedings. i
this program is one of a multipart look at archaeology on jamestown island, virginia. check the american history tv website, cspan.org/history for schedule information. this discussion is from a conference on the presidency and civil rights held at john f. kennedy presidential library and museum. among the topics, if dr s world war ii interment of japanese americans, president truman s desegregation of the armed forces and president eisenhower s five appointments to the supreme court justices in faber of desegregation. we hear of attempts on first lady roosevelt s life because of he her efforts of integration and returning world war ii veterans on civil active. this program is about one hour and 20 minutes. good afternoon, i m david ferio. it s a pleasure to welcome you this afternoon. this conferencen the presidency and civil rights. as you nknow the national archie is is charged with preserving archives to the most important documents, the records we safeguard are par
montpelier becomes a museum that is open to the public, and this is the first time the late 1980s are really the first time in american history when both black and white americans can walk through the home of this past president. we, the people, had come to include all americans. this program is one of a series featuring james madison s montpelier. you can view all american history tv programs online at cspan.org/history. this discussion is from a conference on the presidency and civil rights held at the john f. kennedy presidential library and museum. among the topics, fdr s world war ii internment of japanese-americans. president truman s desegregation of the u.s. armed forces and president eisenhower s five appointments to the u.s. supreme court of justices in favor of desegregation. we also hear about attempts on first lady eleanor roosevelt s life because of her efforts toward integration and about the impact of return african-american world war ii veterans on civil ri
americans, president truman s desegregation of the armed forces and president eisenhower s supreme court justice appointments. and we hear about attempts on first lady eleanor roosevelt . d this program is about 1 hour and 20 minutes. good afternoon. i m david farrio, archivist of the united states. it s a pleasure to welcome up as you know, the national archives charged with preserving and providing access to our nation s most important documents. the records we safeguard are part of the backbone of our democracy. important pieces of the story of the american journey. they contain accounts of heroism and tragedy, of moments of pride and moments of shame. of sacrifices that men and women have made to defend our country and to extend basic human rights to all of our citizens. this library and 12 others like it around the country, contain the records of the presidents, dating back to 1929. when herbert hoofer lived in the white house. part of the national archives vast holdi