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Gentlemen of the convention, my fellow citizens. I accept your nomination, and your program. [applause] i should have preferred to hear those words uttered by a stronger, wiser, a better man than myself. But after listening to the president s speech, i even feel better about myself. None of you, my friends, can really appreciate what is in my heart. I can only hope that you understand my words, they will be few. I have not sought the honor you have done me, i could not seek it, because i aspired...

We are pulled periodically polled periodically to rate the president s. Wilson receives a high rating. A select country that embraces only lincoln, washington and franklin d. Roosevelt, in addition sometimes to Woodrow Wilson. Claimed wilsont was not one of the world men, but a great fiasco. Highly,ose who rate him there is almost nothing of the sense of admiration so often associated with the attitude displayed to other socalled grades. Wilsons greatness seems to come grudgingly. An acknowledgm...

Inspired more controversy among subsequent historians. Fewer still have ever presented so complex a character. Way historians are we are,as periodically to rate the president s, wilson invariably receives a high ranking, often within the pantheon of great president s. A select country that embraces usually only lincoln, washington and franklin d. Roosevelt, in addition sometimes to Woodrow Wilson. There have been dissenters of course, such as a writer that claimed wilson was not one of the world...

After that handsome introduction by president truman. You can see the president seated in the background, taking it easy and waiting for the speech to begin. Mr. President , ladies and gentlemen of the convention, my fellow citizens, i accept your nomination and your program. I should have preferred to hear those words uttered by a stronger, a wiser, a better man than myself. But after listening to the president s speech, i even feel better about myself. None of you, my friends, can fully apprec...

Introduction, by president truman. Some people see the president seated in the back, taking it easy, and waiting for the speech to begin. Mister president , ladies and gentlemen of the convention, my fellow citizens. I accept your nomination and your program. I should have preferred to hear those words uttered by a stronger, wiser, a better man than myself. But after this president speech, i even feel better about myself. None of you, my friends, can really appreciate what is in my heart. I can ...

Print things and publish things. It is not a freedom for what we now refer to institutionally as the press. Lectures in history on American History tv on cspan3. Every saturday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Lecture s in history is always available as podcast. Find it where you listen to podcasts. This week on q a, president ial historian Richard Norton smith discusses his book, an uncommon man, the triumph of Herbert Hoover. Richard smith, why kdid you call your book you wrote 35 years ago, uncommon ma...

Captioning performed by vitac its a spy story, its a humanitarian story, its a political and diplomatic story. Hoover was not very diplomatic by nature. The interesting thing is lou said later on that he was never the same after belgium. What he saw particularly the children. Remember, he was an orphan. All his life, there was something about hoover, he was not naturally gifted in social interaction. But with children, there was a different person. And belgium stamped him, for better or worse. T...

Coming up on American History tv, a discussion with the author the book 1948. Harry trumans improbable victory and the year the transformed america. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the clifton park half moon public library. We are very pleased to have David Pietrusza with us this morning to talk about his latest book, 1948, Harry Trumans improbable victory and the year the transformed america. David is the author of a number of books. Hes been here to talk about some of them in the past. A bo...

Hardy. Tonight, we are in tara hot in the museum. Let me introduce you to one of our guests with us throughout the program tonight. Earnest free bird is a debs biographer. Its been 85 years since debs died. Why would we care about him . He was one of the most important labor leaders and in a crucial time of conflict between labor and capital. He was the central figure in the socialist movement at a time when it was a viable and growing part of the american political culture. Is he interesting as...

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 fightin...