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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Lectures In History Antebellum Social Reformer Lucretia Mott 20240711

Tolerance, temperance, and a number of other social causes of her day. I am going to talk about her, but i am doing a couple other things for you. The premise of this course is the idea that you must understand women reformers in the context of their day. So i am going to trace her personal context, which is important, she was a quaker and i will talk about what that means, but also her social context, social, political and religious contexts, the things that were going on around her. And it is my argument, the city, the domestic second great awakening which i have mentioned, was a part of what helped to radicalize her, contributed to her effectiveness. So both her personal and social contexts are part of this. And i want you to see this as modeling for your own thinking about your own reformers. Each of you is working on a reformer, and i want you to weigh what is in her personal context as a reformer and in her larger context that shapes are issues and effectiveness. Think about it o

Transcripts For CSPAN3 Political Humor In Contentious Times 20240711

Political benefits. He also frequently attended comedies at fords theater and he was known for telling jokes, for his witty stories and selfdeprecation. The ability for a leader or politician to laugh at oneself and at politics more broadly is a hallmark of our democracy. In humor we not only have a to callvalve but a way attention to ideological differences while still maintaining the balance of democratic discourse. Today in these polarized times and as we head toward a president ial election we bring together a panel known for their ability to laugh about the business of leadership and politics. I am pleased to welcome our distinguished guest today. Log before Stephen Colbert and jon stewart mark russell dared to joke and sing about the often absurd political process. Though he actually knew little about politics when he first began performing russells ability to find humor in anything made him an immediate hit. His career spanned from a piano is mark0 years working russell comedy s

Transcripts For CSPAN2 Frederik Logevall JFK 20240712

Youtube page during the program. We are so grateful to have the opportunity to explore the earlier years with our distinguished speakers this evening. This is the first major work about president kennedy in the many years weve been anticipating this for some time. Much of the research took place in the Kennedy Library archives and we are pleased to learn more about this comprehensive new look at the formative years. Im now delighted to introduce tonights speakers. We are glad to welcome frederick back to the Kennedy Library virtually. He is the professor of International Affairs and professor of history at harvard university. A specialist on u. S. Foreign relations history hes the author or editor of nine books including embers of war that won the Pulitzer Prize for history. The books include our man Richard Holbrook and at the end of the American Century. To get out of the news for an hour and a half as we try to navigate one of the storm used years in our lives. I knew you as a vietn

Transcripts For CSPAN3 The Contenders Adlai E Stevenson II 20240712

And now my friends, that you have made your decision, i will fight to win that office with all my heart and soul. And with the your help, i have no doubt that we will win. Help me to do the job and this autumn of conflict and of campaign. Yeah and we will justify our glorious paths and the loyalty of silent millions who look to us for compassion, for understanding, and for honest purpose. We will serve our great tradition greatly. I ask of you all you have. I will give you all i have. That was our contender this week, Adlai Stevenson accepting the democratic nomination for president in 1952. We are joined by historian Richard Norton smith here in Adlai Stevensons old study in liberty bell, illinois. Richard norton smith, who was this one term governor . Two millions of americans, thats all he was, a one term governor of illinois. They knew nothing more about him. They had never heard a voice like his. They did not know that in some ways, a Political Revolution was being touched off tha

Transcripts For CSPAN3 The Contenders Adlai E Stevenson II 20240712

Your television provider. Ladies and gentlemen of the convention, my fellow citizens, i accept your nomination and your program. [ applause ] and now, my friends, that you have made your decision, i will fight for that office with all my heart and soul. [ cheers and applause [ cheers and applause ] and with your help, i have no doubt that we will win. Help me to do the job in this autumn of conflict and of campaign. Help me to do the job in these years of darkness and doubt and crisis which stretch beyond the horizon of tonights happy vision, and we will justify our glorious past and the loyalty of silent millions who look to us for compassion, for understanding and for honest purpose. Thus we will serve our great tradition greatly. I ask of you all you have. I will give you all i have. That was our contender this week, Adlai Stevenson, accepting the democratic nomination for president in 1952. We are joined by historian Richard Norton smith here in Adlai Stevensons old study in libert

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