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President s day. They are all different but truman grew into the draw. He impressed people from the very beginning that he was a workaholic. Worked about 18 hours a day, stickler for punctuality. , stickler for punctuality. He actually had six clocks in the oval office. He was punctual all of the time. Six clocks clocks in the oval office and he worked his fingers to the bone. As you know, he had that sign on his desk that said the buck stops here. He is trent was a no bs kind of guy. If you think that Franklin Roosevelt lived in challenging times which he certainly did, just imagine what harr...

He has previously written the admiral, which was the winner of the Samuel Eliot Morrison award in naval literature. His commentaries appeared in the new york times, Washington Post and wall street journal and other places. So without continuing for too long we are all here to hear walter borneman. [applause] thank you so much. Its wonderful to be here in hyde park, and i indeed going to talk about macarthur, macarthur at war world war ii in the pacific but a really thought i wanted to bring this because of our historic venue. A little bit more about the relationship between Douglas Macarthur a...

Tonight in book tv in primetime, a focus on military history. Will hear from others and historians about famous military figures and battles from the civil war to world war ii. , a look at general macarthurs relationship with fdr during world war ii. [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] good morning and welcome to the roosevelt president ial library. Were glad to have you today and were very happy about our annual reading festival and this wonderful turnout as well. Especially on her 75th anniversary which we are celebrating on june 30. I think president r...

And 10 minutes. The timing of this symposium is intentional. 75 years ago next week, General Macarthur was recalled from retirement to u. S. Service, starting a road that defined him and asia are many years. World,rstand the modern you have to understand to understand much of the modern world, you have to understand the stories we are exploring today. In the Memorial Building next to us, the general is buried with his wife. We also have a temporary exhibit new the theater to your left on the liberation of the philippines, which i incurred you to explore. Take times during the breaks. The museu...

William fitzhugh it was headquarters during the civil war and a Field Hospital during the battle of fredericksburg where clara barton and walt whitman tended to the wounded. It is part of Fredericksburg National military park. You want a guided tour of the house . At least of the downstairs area . Like to welcome you to chatham. My name is don. Im the staff historian here. Youve never been here before . No. Ive been to chatham, new jersey. New jersey. Its a town, though. But they are named after the same person. Theyre both named after yeah, named after william pitt who was the earl of chatham...