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Audiovisual Presentations at The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

Joe Donahue — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:12:00 +0000

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York is in the midst of their countdown to the public opening of the Roosevelt Library's new permanent museum exhibits on June 30th.

These exhibits will tell the story of the Roosevelt presidency beginning in the depths of the Great Depression and continuing through the New Deal years and World War II with an emphasis on both Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s relationship with the American people. Special inter-actives, immersive audio‐visual theaters, and rarely seen artifacts will convey the dramatic story of the Roosevelt era as the Roosevelt Library brings a New Deal to a New Generation.

To talk specifically about the upcoming audiovisual presentations, we welcome Herman Eberhardt, Supervisory Museum Curator for the Roosevelt Library and Steve Bressler, President of Monadnock Media.

An Inauguration Day history lesson from Kenneth C. Davis

Joe Donahue — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:35:00 +0000

As President Barack Obama readies for his second term, popular historian Kenneth C. Davis joins us with an Inauguration Day history lesson.

Davis is author of the “Don’t Know Much About History” series and his new book is Don't Know Much About® the American Presidents.

"Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero" by Chris Matthews

Joe Donahue — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:35:00 +0000

Chris Matthews is anchor of MSNBC's Hardball as well as the NBC-syndicated The Chris Matthews Show. He is an author of American; Now, Let Me Tell You What I Really Think; and Kennedy and Nixon.

Citizen Soldier: A Life of Harry S. Truman by Aida Donald

Joe Donahue — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:35:00 +0000

When Harry S. Truman left the White House in 1953, his reputation was in ruins. In Citizen Soldier: A Life of Harry S.

The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace by H.W. Brands

Joe Donahue — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:10:00 +0000

Ulysses Grant rose from obscurity to discover he had a genius for battle, and he propelled the Union to victory in the Civil War. After Abraham Lincoln's assassination and the disastrous brief presidency of Andrew Johnson, America turned to Grant again to unite the country, this time as president.

Obama Accuses Romney of Caving on Taxes

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:23:52 +0000

President Barack Obama is accusing Republican Mitt Romney of caving under pressure from Rush Limbaugh for saying that requiring all Americans to buy health insurance amounts to a tax.
Obama says in an interview with NBC affiliate WLWT in Cincinnati that Romney supported the individual mandate as Massachusetts governor but "has suddenly reversed himself." Obama says it raises questions over whether Romney is abandoning a principal after "getting pressure for two days from Rush Limbaugh" or other critics.

Analysis: In Obama visit, watch Cuomo, Clinton

Tristan O'Neill — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:10:10 +0000

When President Obama comes to New York Tuesday as the leader of the free world, he will immediately become the second most popular Democrat in the state, after Governor Andrew Cuomo. WAMC's Tristan O'Neill has more...
Make that third most popular, after Obama's secretary of state, former New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Or perhaps fourth, after former President Bill Clinton.

Ron Reagan - "My Father at 100"

Joe Donahue — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:56:39 +0000
We speak with Ron Reagon about his book, My Father at 100, now out in paperback.

Cuomo Calls the Speculation of His Presidential Candidacy “Flattering,” “Distracting”

Karen Dewitt — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:54:43 +0000

Governor Andrew Cuomo for the first time addressed speculation that he might be a candidate for President in 2016, saying it’s “flattering”, but “distracting”. Capitol Correspondent Karen DeWitt reports…
Governor Andrew Cuomo for the first time addressed speculation that he might be a candidate for President in 2016, saying it’s “flattering”, but “distracting”.

Gingrich All But Concedes His Campaign Is Over

Tristan O'Neill — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:31:01 +0000

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is all but conceding that his White House campaign is over.
He said Wednesday that he expects Mitt Romney will be the GOP nominee and called on the party to unite behind the former Massachusetts governor.
Gingrich did not formally withdraw from the race but said he is now campaigning as a "citizen." He did not explain what he meant.
Gingrich spoke at a civic club in suburban Charlotte, N.C., the morning after Romney swept primary contests in five states.