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Now, i tried to enlist in the service the minute we were attacked by japan but i was colorblind and i couldnt get in. But they had what they called the enlisted reserve corps, which they let College Students go into with the idea that you would serve a basic training and then you would go back to school. Their thinking was maybe this war wasnt going to go too far. Youd go back to school and start again wherever it left off. I went to try to enlist. I was colorblind. Had to go back. Finally i got in the army but i was restricted for what i could do. I went to texas for basic training. I spent 1...

I have a public plan, and as one whose heart has ached for the past eight years over the agony of vietnam, i will halt the senseless bombing of indochina on inaugural day. [applause] greta it was 1972, 2 30 in the morning when George Mcgovern delivered his acceptance speech. A few months later, he would lose badly to president Richard Nixon. The contenders. The candidacy and legacy of George Mcgovern. We are live from the mcgovern museum in mitchell, south dakota. Joining us from there is president ial author scott farris. Acceptance speech in miami. Why . Scott thank you, greta. Of the struct...

Live coverage begins at 3 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. [cheering] we want willkie we want willkie we want willkie i stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your cause and the preservation of american democracy. [applause] as your nominee, i will have an aggressive fighting campaign. [applause] we want willkie the republicans in we want wi llkie. Wendell willkie ran for president in 1940. These are some images of him on the campaign trail. We are here with david willkie, his grandson. I want you to introduce the audience to so...

In chicago a man charged with hitting an officer with a skateboard. Bernie kerik, former nypd commissioner on that. Video of a mob of portland black lives matter and antifa militants forcing a man to crash his truck. Punching and kicking him into unconsciousness. Ken starr, former Trump Impeachment Defense Team member on Senate Homeland security chairman ron johnson slamming the findings of the russia probes origins after former fbi attorney kevin clients clients smith is expected to plead guilty. Making the first guilty plea in the durham probe. Johnsons committee issuing a subpoena to fbi di...

We have got to vote like we did in 2008 and 2012, we have got t show up with the same level of passion and hope for joe biden. We have got to vote early, in person if we can, weve got to request our meal and ballots right now, tonight, and send them back immediately. In followup to make sure they are received, and then make sur our friends and families do the same. We have got to grab are comfortable shoes, put on our mask, packed a brown bag dinner and maybe breakfast too because we have got to be willing to stand in line all night if we have to. Look, we have already sacrifice much this year...