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Through people, our president s. Brian dr. Holzer, im often i want to call you you even though youre not a doctor. Harold thank you for that mixed introduction. And thank you for having me on the show and welcome to Franklin Roosevelts home from which we are broadcasting tonight. Why . I think amity has it right. I also think that we were blessed to have a first president who was a National Hero before he became president , and was a touchstone and an icon and created a presidency that was centered on both personality and ideas, but in large measure, personality. Everyone since has been measur...

Tv, Wake Forest University Professor John curley teaches a class on how the cold war infliei influenced and was influenced by photography. This is about an hour ten minutes. So last time we were talking about world war ii photography and the ways that photographers interacted with the cwar. We ended looking at this image last year. The Mushroom Cloud that emerged after the dropping of the atomic bomb on nagasaki. This image, of course, marks the end of world war ii. In many ways it marks the beginning of the cold war. Of course, nuclear dread and Nuclear Anxiety hovered over the conflict durin...

A lecture in history now from Iowa State University professor carmen bain, who taught a class on womens work on family farms during the 20th century and the difference between societal expectations and the realities of shared farm labor. Well, good morning, everyone. Todays lecture is on invisible farmers. And what were going to do today is take a historical overview to look at women and womens role in u. S. Agriculture. And the title for the lecture today on invisible women actually comes from a 1983 book, so ancient in your mind, but a book thats over 30 years old, by carolyn sex. And her bo...

To be the first woman to make the solo trip. Smithsonian national air and Space Museum Curator Dorothy Cochrane discusses some of the theories around her disappearance. Good evening. Im lauren with Smithsonian Associates and im so glad youve joined us for tonights program. To members im glad youre here. Its your ongoing support that make events like this possible. Any of you joining us for the first time a warm welcome and the opportunity to explore the wide range of programs we offer. Now is a perfect time to turn off your cell phones. Thank you for doing that. 85 years ago this month Amelia ...

It was a dramatic first. The first time in American Naval history that women were assigned to the crew of a ship. On a soggy november 18, 1972, at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in california the uss sanctuary was recommissioned. The first woman admiral elaine dirk gave the commissioning address. The sanctuary is being recommissioned as a new and unusual type of ship with a new mission to assist the navy effort to improve moral and flexibility by home porting combatant ships overseas to provide medical and Resale Services to deploy dependents wherever the fleet may be assigned. In addition to th...