Assassination and a number of president s were already assassinated, why wouldnt the government have protections from him . There were pensions for army officers, everybody else but no pension for president s. In fact he had very little money. He had to borrow some money secretly, which dean addison cosigned. To pay for the move back home. This is not wellknown and doesnt mean he didnt have any money. He did have money but you need cash to cover all the expenses of moving out of the white house. And when he got home in order to provide himself some income he undertook the writing of his autobiography, it is memoirs which no other president had ever done except for Herbert Hoover but hoovers time in office was much briefer than trumans and trumans presidency covered far more tumultuous history and hoovers had so to undertake the 2 volume memoir was a very major ambitious task. And then he built his library. Now, there had been a previous president ial library. Franklin Roosevelt Library
You could ask either franklin del anor roosevelt or Elanor Roosevelt after all the work did you on this book, what would they be . I think with he will anor, i would like to understand why she was unable at a certain moment in the middle of the war wh he asked her to be his wife again and stop traveling and stay home and take care of him to say yes to him. He loved her and she still loved him. Why didnt you do it . Hes going to die soon. For him, id want to understand why he couldnt share himself more fully with anyone. He was the most charming, most sparkling personality on the surface. Everybody thought how warm he was. But underneath, there was such reserve in him. I would want to try to understand why that was so and why he couldnt give himself more to the people who loved him. What makes this book different than all the rest . Well, i think what i want to do in this book is understand not only franklin and eleanors relationship which is looked at in many, many cases about ut to un
Of no ordinary time. If you could ask either track listen roosevelt or Eleanor Roosevelt a couple of questions after all the work you did on this book, what would they be . With eleanor i would like to ask her at a certain moment in the middle of the war when he asked her to be his wife again to say yes to him. I know he loved her, i wanted to say why didnt you do it . He is going to die soon. I wish she had done it. And also i would like to understand why he couldnt share himself more with everyone. He was the most ebullient permit on surface. Everyone knew how warm he was but upped knead there was reserve. I want to try to understand why he was so and why he couldnt give himself more fully to the people around him. What makes this book different than the rest . I wanted to understand franklin and eleanors relationship, and to understand the extended family that surrounded them until the white house. I came to the understanding that these two characters needed the other people to meet
Thank all of our Reagan Foundation trustees, but in particular mr. Ted olson, a driving force behind this celebration. Ted, thank you so much for giving us this opportunity. [ applause ] we will turn to the legacy and discuss the contribution and the ways in which we will continue to see her hand in law and in the civic life of this great country. In 1966, outlining his vision of the creative society, Ronald Reagan advanced an initiative to take judges out of politics and articulated his vision of an ideal judge. He called for judges to be, quote, men with ability, men of honor and men who are fair minded. Well, when it came to his first nomination to the Supreme Court, president reagan delivered a nominee who realized his vision minus the men part. Listening to the sessions earlier today, we have gotten a taste of Justice Oconnors remarkable ability and the honor she brought to the court and the fairness and decency in which she approached her life and her craft. I like to think those
Sit on the Supreme Court be the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court. Next, they reflect on her historical legacy and impact. Conferenceallday and is hosted by the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute. [applause] good afternoon. The thirdmoved to panel, the Lasting Legacy, i want to take a moment and thank all of our Reagan Foundation trustees, in particular ted olson. Thank you for giving us this opportunity. Throughout todays discussion, we reviewed the Historical Context of Justice Oconnors life and career and capture it significance. We have commented on the jurisprudence and now we will turn to the legacy and the lasting contribution in the ways we will continue to see her hand in law and the civic life of this great country. About 15 years before he oconnor, Ronald Reagan delivered one of his most consequential political speeches at a long day lunch in southern california. 1966, Ronald Reagan advanced an initiative to take judges out of politics and articulated