Mr. Speaker, mr. Vice president , members of the 94th congress, and distinguished guests, 26 years ago a freshman congressman, a young fellow, with lots of idealism who was out to change the world, stood before sam rayburn in the well of the house and solemnly swore to the same oath that all of you took yesterday. An unforgettable experience. And i congratulate you all. Two days later that same freshman stood at the back of this great chamber. Over there someplace. As president truman, all charged up by his singlehanded election victory, reported as the constitution requires on the state of the union, when the bipartisan applause stopped, president truman said, i am happy to report to the 81st congress that the state of the union is good. Our nation is better able than ever before to meet the needs of the American People and to give them their fair chance in the pursuit of happiness. It is foremost among the nations of the world in the search for peace. Today that freshman member from
Museums and historic sites. History book shelf. The best known American History writers. The presidency looking at the policies and legacies of our nations commanders in chief. Lectures in history with top College Professors delving into americas past. Hour new series real america featuring archival government and educational films from the 1930s through the 70s. Cspan three. Created by the cable t skrrks industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. Liesk us on facebook and follow us on twitter. President obama delivers his state of the Union Address on tuesday, january 20th to a joint session of congress. Now American History tv looks back to 1975 and president jerald r. Fords state of the union speech which was dlifed eddelivered five months. He told the congress that he didnt expect much applause because as he said, quote ive got bad news. He detailed the opportunity ricountrys economic and energy woes blaming in part the ever increasing government benefits. He urg
Industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. Watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. President obama delivers his state of the Union Address on tuesday, january 20th, to a joint session of congress. Now American History tv looks back to 1975 and president gerald r. Fords state of the union speech which was delivered five months after assuming office in the wake of president nixons res igs nation. He told congress he didnt expect much applause, because as he said, quote ive got bad news. He detailed the countrys economic and energy woes, blaming in part what he called, quote, ever increasing levels of government benefits. On the eve of the american bicentennial, he urged his countrymen to move in a new direction. My colleagues of the korngs i have the distinct privilege and the high personal honor of presenting to you the president of the United States. Mrk applause ] mr. Speaker, mr. Vice president , members of the 94th congress, and distinguishe
Mr. Speaker, mr. Vice president , members of the 94th congress, and distinguished guests, 26 years ago a freshman congressman, a young fellow, with lots of idealism who was out to change the world, stood before sam rayburn in the well of the house and solemnly swore to the same oath that all of you took yesterday. An unforgettable experience. And i congratulate you all. Two days later that same freshman stood at the back of this great chamber. Over there someplace. As president truman, all charged up by his singlehanded election victory, reported as the constitution requires on the state of the union, when the bipartisan applause stopped, president truman said, i am happy to report to the 81st congress that the state of the union is good. Our nation is better able than ever before to meet the needs of the American People and to give them their fair chance in the pursuit of happiness. It is foremost among the nations of the world in the search for peace. Today that freshman member from
Theyre ready to go. At fontanelle family wineries, theyre expecting the first batch p grapes tomorrow. At this point last week, they had no idea how that would even be possible. Like jenga pieces after a bad fall, the winery cellar left a mess last sunday. Today, nothing broken in sight. The cellar is back to working order. Not completely organized yet. But were getting there. Outside the winery, today harvest equipment stands ready for grapes. Last week at this time nothing but controlled chaos as everyone simultaneously cleaned. The transformation required 16hour days and an entire team of friends, family, employees and volunteers. I think the adrenaline and the enthusiasm of everyone that was in here pitching in made it go very fast. Along the way, gary fontanelle a discovered good news. The damage wasnt as bad as first thought. Were looking at a half a Million Dollars in damage as opposed to a million. They found what they needed time and time again. We found signs of generosity al