And thanks for joining us on c span. American history tv beginning now. Its our special series on speeches that defined a presidency. Well, harry truman took up fdr mantle when the nations longest serving president died suddenly in april of 1945. Truman was elected in his own right in 1948, and during his tenure, he oversaw the end of World War Two. But now he presided over the beginning of the cold war. Heres president truman at his january 20th, 1949 inauguration, a time, he said, of grave uncertainty. Inaugural day washington, 1949, the biggest inaugural in United States history is ready to begin. Last line, pennsylvania avenue, soon to be the main artery of president following the triumphant parade. Railroad yards of jammed is more than half a million visitors from every state in the union brought to washington on his birthday. The Inauguration Day. Early morning spectators have been at their places along the parade route. Walkers by their aware their opponents and buttons honoring
And thanks for joining us on c span. American history tv beginning now. Its our special series on speeches that defined a presidency. Well, harry truman took up fdr mantle when the nations longest serving president died suddenly in april of 1945. Truman was elected in his own right in 1948, and during his tenure, he oversaw the end of World War Two. But now he presided over the beginning of the cold war. Heres president truman at his january 20th, 1949 inauguration, a time, he said, of grave uncertainty. Inaugural day washington, 1949, the biggest inaugural in United States history is ready to begin. Last line, pennsylvania avenue, soon to be the main artery of president following the triumphant parade. Railroad yards of jammed is more than half a million visitors from every state in the union brought to washington on his birthday. The Inauguration Day. Early morning spectators have been at their places along the parade route. Walkers by their aware their opponents and buttons honoring
And thanks for joining us on cspans American History tv. Now, it is our special series on the speeches that find a presidency. Harry truman took up fdrs mantle as one of the nations longest serving president s died suddenly in april of 1945. Truman was elected in his own right in 1948 and during his tenure he oversaw the end of world war ii, but now he presided over the beginning of the cold war. Here is president truman on his january 20th 1949 inauguration, a time he said, of grave possibilities. And i duration day. Welcome to 1949. The biggest and maduro in United States history is ready to begin. Line pennsylvania avenue, soon to be the main avenue of the triumphant parade. Railroad jams and more than half 1 million visitors from every state of the union on this festive Inauguration Day. Early morning, spectators have been along the parade route. People try their wares, and that is harry truman, elected president of the United States. Mr. Truman, the daughter, the Vice President an
And thanks for joinin and thanks for joining us on cspans American History tv. Now, it is our special series on the speeches that find a presidency. Harry truman took up fdrs mantle as one of the nations longest serving president s died suddenly in april of 1945. Truman was elected in his own right in 1948 and during his tenure he oversaw the end of world war ii, but now he presided over the beginning of the cold war. Here is president truman on his january 20th 1949 inauguration, a time he said, of grave possibilities. And i duration day. Welcome to 1949. The biggest and maduro in United States history is ready to begin. Line pennsylvania avenue, soon to be the main avenue of the triumphant parade. Railroad jams and more than half 1 million visitors from every state of the union on this festive Inauguration Day. Early morning, spectators have been along the parade route. People try their wares, and that is harry truman, elected president of the United States. Mr. Truman, the daughter,
James meredith was inspired to go do that courageous thing. David mcculah. People who did very different things. I think we can trace a lot of great governance in the 60s and in the 70s, theres a book we are celebrating that came out by public figures about his significan significance. I wrote an essay arguing that the immigration act can be linked. We will never be the same more do i think we could want to to a country that was more uniform in color and more boring than the multikrematic society. We live in a very exciting society. Think he made it much more exciting than it had been. I think you also have to include the peace corp. I think what ted is speaking to is that an excitement from the examples you have given in Public Service and what Public Service can mean. I think we have lost on some level our confidence in ourselves in a way as a society. I agree with everything you said. One of the things, you can talk more about this in a minute but listening to some of the tapes you