the story of the general of the army dwight d. eisenhower. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> the time is june 1945. the occasion, the return to his homeland of a war hero whose stature has seldom been matched in the esteem of his countrymen. the european phase of the greatest war america ever fought is over and part of the warmth with which the people of abilene, kansas, greet general dwight d. eisenhower reflects the deep joy of a nation approaching peace again. some of it is the kind of welcome any hometown might give a favorite son who has done a good job. but more than anything else, it is a tribute. a gratitude felt in every corner of the allied world. no less than in abilene. towards a man who stewarded the crusade to its victory. it was a crusade with many battles and many triumphs but it found its symbol in one day above all others. >> d-day, june 6, 1944. ♪♪ >> the invasion of fortress europe was one of the greatest military ventures of all time. from the outcome of this bold adventure hung the fate of war and freedom. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> it is because so much of man's hope had been balle

general dwight d. eisenhower would be inextricably bound together. call to washington in the first weeks after the war began, eisenhower went to work in the office of the water department. among the plans formulated during this time was the central strategic determination to make an eventual attack across the english channel and the principle ally defensive effort. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> the mural covering the west wall of the eisenhower museum dramatizes the high spots of the next great sequence of the adventure involving the nature and the man, whose ability to rise to grave responsibilities brought him to rapid promotions, because an all-out channel invasions would be impossible for 1944 and because of the need for offensive action was immediate in 1942, the allies undertook, as a combined operation, under the command of general dwight d. eisenhower, the invasion of north africa. the minimum objective of this maneuver was to seize the main ports between cassa blanca and algiers. [ explosion ] >> along the

eisenhower. >> i dwight d. eisenhower do solemnly swear. >> that you will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. >> that i will faithfully execute the office of the president of the united states. >> and will to the best of your ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god. >> so help me god. >> with this traditional oath, dwight d. eisenhower became the 34th president of the united states, succeeding harry s. truman. known as ike, president eisenhower came into international prominence as commander in chief of allied forces in europe during world war ii. he directed unified operations until the surrender of germany in 1945. at the war's end, he returned home to a hero's welcome following which as a civilian he served briefly as president of columbia university. in 1950, president truman recalled ike from civilian life to or

general dwight d. eisenhower's of the holocaust be documented as world war ii came to an end determined that the evidence be preserved for future generations. it was a signature move by the man who later occupied the white house next on the presidency his granddaughter susan eisenhower talks about what lead ike to this decision. she's the author of how ike led the principles behind eisenhower's biggest decisions the united states holocaust memorial museum hosted this conversation and provided the video. today is international holocaust remembrance day. 76 years ago soviet troops liberated the auschwitz camp complex including its killing center. and people around the world pause today on the somber anniversary to honor the memory of europe's jews whom the nazis and their collaborators attempted to annihilate. it's a day to remember the warnings of the holocaust era and to defend the historical record now more than ever as we have fewer and fewer eyewitnesses to these events. please join me in welcoming

general dwight d. eisenhower's of the holocaust be documented as world war ii came to an end determined that the evidence be preserved for future generations. it was a signature move by the man who later occupied the white house next on the presidency his granddaughter susan eisenhower talks about what lead ike to this decision. she's the author of how ike led the principles behind eisenhower's biggest decisions the united states holocaust memorial museum hosted this conversation and provided the video.

are curatorial team members troy elkins and jeff nelson of the dwight d eisenhower presidential library and museum which hosted this event and provided the video. how would a person that spent a majority of their life studying war? learning head how apply not just manpower but technology industry and everything towards fighting major battles it's it's weird. it seems weird that the man that studied all this who ended up leading an allied army of multiple nations of over 5 million men. would be the person who would. be such a large advocate for pete. and that was just a few decades later. well his foundations for this is starts in abilene and actually for the majority of his life. he was always reading observing listening and learning from other people in those around him. and late the lessons he gained over time they built and compounded on each other. and they created a person who understood that that peace. is not a lasting piece is not the normal state of humanity yet is the most desirable. i learned several lessons about diplomacy from his boyhood time in abilene. his first lesson i

. >>> general dwight d. eisenhower ordered that the horrors of the holocaust be documented as world war ii came to an end, determined that the evidence be preserved for future generations. it was a signature move by the man who later occupied the white house. next, on the presidency, his granddaughter susan eisenhower talks about what led ike to this decision. she's the author of "how ike led: the principles behind eisenhower's biggest decisions." the holocaust museum

truman and dwight d. eisenhower through up within 180 miles of each other in america's heart labd. next on the presidency, a look at these two-term presidents and one-time allies whose political roads diverged when ike declared his intention to be the republican standardbearer. their meeting at kennedy's 1963 funeral, provided a chance for reconciliation. speakers are truman library archivist samuel rushay and timothy rives. the truman library institute provided the video. >> harry s. truman was a re president of the heartland. but what does it mean to say that he was president of the ues heartland? here i'm referring to his midwestern values, hard work, bt patriotism, honesty, duty and integrity. those values are not exclusively midwestern, of course, but they

truman and dwight d. eisenhower grew up within 180 miles of each other in america's heartland. next on the presidency, a look at two terms president and allies whose political roads crossed when ike declared his intention to be the republican standard bearer. their meeting at president kennedy's 1963 funeral provided a chance for reconciliation. speakers are truman library supervisor archivist samuel rush and deputy director timothy reefs. the library co-hosted this event and the truman institute provided the video. >> harry. truman was a president of the heartland. but what does it mean to say he was a president of the heartland. here i'm referring to his -- what mid western values, hard work, patriotism, honesty, and doubting and integrity. now those values are not exclusively mid western of course. but they do reflect harry truman's personality and character. we only have time to talk about the highlights of his life and career and i look forward to talking with tim about his connections with another president of the heartland, dwight eisenhower. so if we could move on to th

this is hosted by the due dwight d. eisenhower presidential library and museum which provided the video. in 55 minutes, a panel discussion on holocaust denial and the importance of world war ii history education. in two hours, a 1959 film that sets out to answer the question what is jazz? sandra: the japanese in western nebraska from 1900 to 1960. give me a little history on it. next slide. this is the region we will concentrate on. the panhandle, that's where i'm currently living in the north platte valley from north platte to

such a man is general ike, dwight d. eisenhower, the man from abilene. never in history have so many americans known so much about the very essence of one man. >> 100 million americans know eisenhower the way you know a neighbor. we know him by heart. >> and why do we cheer for him? not because he is a general but because instinctively we believe in him. we hail him as a hometown boy who is all the best of america. his roots are in the heartland, main street usa. >> i come here first to thank you, to say the proudest thing i can claim is that i am from abilene. i want to speak first of the dreams of a barefoot boy. frequently they are to be a streetcar conductor or he sees himself as the town policeman. above all he may reach the position of locomotive engineer. but always in his dreams is that day when finally he comes home, comes home to a welcome from his own hometown. >> the wheat fields of kansas claim ike as a native son. >> but the cotton and cattle state of texas stake first claim, hard were the railroad tracks in dennison, texas, that's where he

you may be familiar or are likely familiar with susan's grandfather, dwight d eisenhower , either as the united states presidents between 19 and 1961, or during world war ii. today, we want to focus on a lesser-known but incredibly important aspect of eisenhower's legacy, his determination to document the crimes we now refer to as the holocaust. even as the allies continued their fight against nazi germany . eisenhower recognized then, one day, semi-deny the truth of the atrocities committed against european druze -- jews and other victim groups. please post your questions for susan in the comment section and we will get to as many of them live as possible. let's begin by understanding a little bit of the forces that shape your grandfather's background. where was he born and raised, what was family life like for him growing up? susan: ike was born in denison, texas, but grew up in adler and kansas -- in kansas. there, he was part of a community that emigrated to the united states in 1741. his family were deep believers in pacifism. they abhorred alcohol, cigarettes, and dancing. they

truman and dwight d. eisenhower grew up within 180 miles of each other in america's heartland. next on the presidency, a look at two terms president and allies whose political roads crossed when ike declared his intention to be the republican standard bearer. their meeting at president kennedy's 1963 funeral provided a chance for reconciliation. speakers are truman library supervisor archivist samuel rush and deputy director timothy reefs. the library co-hosted this event and the truman institute provided the video. >> harry. truman was a pr

you may be familiar or you are likely familiar with susan's grandfather dwight d. eisenhower's the united states president between the years 1953 to 61 or during world war ii as the supreme commander of the allied expeditionary force in europe. today we want to focus on a lesser known but incredibly important aspect of eisenhower's legacy. his determination to document the crimes that we now refer to as the holocaust even as the allies continued their fight against nazi, germany. eisenhower's then that one day some might deny the truth about the atrocities committed against european jews and other victim groups. during the course of today's show these placed your questions for susan as a comment section and we will get to as many of them live as possible. so let's begin by understanding a little bit of the forces that shaped your grandfather's background susan. where was he born and raised what was family life like for him growing up? well ike was actually born in denison, texas, but grew up in abilene kansas and there he was part of a german-american community tha

. >> general dwight d eisenhower ordered the horrors of the holocaust be documented as world war ii came to an end. determined that evidence be preserved for future generations . it was a signature move by the man who later occupied the white house. next, on the presidency, his granddaughter, susan eisenhower, talks about what led ike to this decision. she is the author of how i pled, prince and howard b -- printable's behind eisenhower's biggest decisions. this conversation was hosted -- susan: today's international holocaust for member and stay. years ago, the auschwitz camp complex was liberated and people around the world paused on this date, the summer anniversary, to under the memory of europe -- europe's jews. it is the days to remember the holocaust era and defend historical record. now more than ever as we have fewer and fewer eyewitnesses to these events. please join me in welcoming today's gue,

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here we have dwight d. eisenhower's 34th president of the united states and like harry truman very much a product of the american heartland would have subscribed to law the same values and embodied the same virtues the men grew up within about 170 hundred eighty of each other. i had a lot of similar experiences. in fact, there was even a bit of overlap when eisenhower's oldest brother arthur at one time lived in the same boarding houses harry truman truman around 1900 i believe. and even though the men did share a lot in common. and there was a lot of mutual respect. there are always was not always rather a lot of mutual like for each other as we'll discuss in a little bit which is kind of ironic again giving so many similarities. between the two men next slide please. and we'll go to ike's childhood and it's it always strikes me as how similar this picture is to the picture of harry truman's grade school class. looks like it's about the same size and they put the students in the same pose. there you can se

here we have dwight d. eisenhower, 34th president of the united states. like harry truman, very much a product of the american heartland, would have subscribed to a lot of the same values and embodied the same virtues. the men grew up within 170, 180 miles of each other, had a lot of similar experiences. eisenhower's brother arthur lived in the same boarding house as harry truman, around 1900, i believe. even though the men did share a lot in common and there was a lot of mutual respect, there was not always a lot of mutual like for each other, which is kind of ironic, again, with so many similarities between the two men. next slide, please. we'll go to ike's childhood. it always strikes me how similar this is to the picture of harry truman's grade school class. looks like it's about the same size, they put the students in the same pose. there you can see little ike on the front row, second from the left with the arrow pointing to him. i think it's actually pointing, that arrow, at the key, he's wearing a key on a string around his neck. i guess he was so

this is hosted by the due dwight d. eisenhower presidential library and museum which provided the video. in 55 minutes, a panel discussion on holocaust denial and the importance of world war ii history education. in two hours, a 1959 film that sets out to answer the question what is jazz? sandra: the japanese in western nebraska from 1900 to 1960. give me a little history on it. next slide. this is the region we will concentrate on. the panhandle, that's where i'm currently living in the north platte valley from north platte to the nebraska-wyoming border and this is the area i was focusing on stop -- i was focusing on. i'm a native nebraskan but i never heard about japanese settling in western nebraska, not until 2004. i was a grad student at k state at that time. i wasn't a very good grad student because as soon as i heard about the information, i took off for a road trip and that's where i started meeting some of the descendants from these first immigrants coming into the valley. part of it was because i was a little

next on the presidency dwight d. eisenhower library museum dawn hammatt takes us on a tour abilene kansas. ms. hammatt also answered questions from viewers and questions from patrick madden. >> and now our featured speech or speaker she is in her current role, since 2016 and prior to the archives she managed the design of a fabrication of a 22,000 square foot exhibition for the mississippi arts and entertainment experience working in the museum for her entire career, predominantly in new orleans, her local state and private organizations, dawn has overseen disaster recovery efforts following two disasters. her work is chiefly been in collection management and administration. dawn are you with us today? >> i am, thank you. thanks, patrick for inviting me. >> i don't know if we have your video yet. let's see. we will make sure we have your video going. it is great to have you on and before we let you jump in, let me ask how are you doing and how is the team doing there during the pandemic? >> they are doing pretty well

d. we will start off as an overview and then have a brief opening remarks followed by jim biden stein. and then followed by q&a so go ahead and start typing in questions on your webex first we will take on biden stein and then the panel. after opening remarks with the gym and did him for well then we'll introduce the panel to bring them onboard with the initial round of questions and then follow up with your questions from the audience. so with that let me start with ee introduction the honorable jim biden stein is a pilot with the navy with more than 333 landings on aircraft carriers. followed his career in the service by serving as a congressman from oklahoma's first congressional district before being nominated by president trump as the administrator of nasa they launched this new human winner exploration mission called artemis putting them on track for a 2024 lunar landing. next doctor everest began his career as an intelligence analyst for the national security agency then moving on

♪♪ ♪♪ >>> next on the presidency, dwight d. eisenhower presidential library and museum director dawn hammatt takes us on a virtual tour of the facility in abilene, kansas. the museum showcases the legacy of the nation's 34th president. ms. hammatt also answers viewers and national archives foundation executive director patrick madden. the foundation hosted this event and provided the video. >> dawn hammatt is the director of the eisenhower presidential library and museum in abilene, kansas. she is in her current role -- she's been in her current role since 2016. prior to the archives she managed the design and fabrication of a 22,000 square foot exhibition for the mississippi arts of entertainment experience. working in the museum field her entire career, dawn has overseen disaster recovery efforts following two disasters. her work has chiefly been in management and administration. dawn, are you with us today? >> i am. thank you. thanks, patrick, for inviting me. okay. i don't know if we have your video yet. let's see. we'll ma

virginia state university in 1952 dwight d. eisenhower was elected president and a 25 year old woman ascended the british throne up next on history bookshelf sally bedell smith talks about her book elizabeth the queen which recounts the life of queen elizabeth ii now the longest reigning british monarch. politics and prose bookstore hosted this event in january of 2012 okay before we get started, let me tell you because if we're going to have a long line this evening. so if you want a book signed, but you don't want to stand in line purchase a book leave it at the information counter for with the instructions of how you would like it signed and then you can pick it up anytime after tomorrow morning. we'll get it signed for you. i'm barbara meade. i'm one of the founders of politics and prose and this evening. i want to welcome sally bedell smith. i've introduced hers several times before and this evening. she's here to talk about her new biography of elizabeth who is in her 60th year as queen her diamond anniversary it is and c

tonight we look at general dwight d. eisenhower and the order he gave to document the horrors of the holocaust as world war ii came to an end. his granddaughter, susan eisenhower, talked about what led ike to this decision. she's the author of "how ike led: the principles behind eisenhower's biggest decisions." the american museum hosted this. watch tonight on c-span3. >>> charlotte henry was a dog handler in the vietnam war. she remembers some dogs she trained and nights patrolling the base perimeter. she also discusses her struggles with gender identity while serving in vietnam and the effect it's had on her mental health. this interview was conducted by the keenan research center. >> i was born at corporal vaughn medical center here in atlanta. when i was about a year and a half old, my family moved to marietta because my father was in the army air corps and he was an aircraft mechanic. he got a job at bell bomber that later

defense secretary austin ordered the uss dwight d. eisenhower to remain nearby to protect u.s. forces just in case. and he deployed six b 52 bombers and a squadron of f 15s. first beret calls it a mistake and warns using the only u.s. bases near iran and china will hurt the u.s.' ability to deter america's foes. >> what the only country in the world where we have an air base that physically borders china. it's afghanistan. western flank of china, southern flask of russia. eastern flank of iran. we have it right now and we are just giving it away. it makes no sense. >> afghanistan shares a 47-mile border with china. >> if we do have to go to some type of military confrontation over taiwan, we need the ability to open a second front on china's western flank. >> adding to the pressure, keeping tabs on al qaeda and isis without boots on the ground. >> we're working on those plans right now. >> general millie would not comment on a recent intelligence report that al qaeda's top leaders are in iran but said this when asked if the u.s. military is still hunting al-qaeda's leader ayman

on thursday we look at general dwight d. eisenhower and the order he gave to document the horrors of the holocaust as world war ii came to an end. his granddaughter, susan eisenhower, talks about what led like to this decision. she's the author of how i lead. principles behind eisenhower's biggest decisions. the united states holocaust memorial museum hosted this conversation. watch thursday beginning at 8 pm eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. charles henry was a dog handler with the u.s. air force during the vietnam war. up next she remembers some of the dog she trained and the nights patrolling the base perimeter. she also discusses her struggles with gender identity while serving in vietnam, and the effect it has had on her mental health. the interviews from the veterans history project. atlant

tonight, we look at general dwight d. eisenhower and the order he gave to document the horrors of the holocaust as world war ii came to an end. his granddaughter talks about what led ike to this decision. she's the author of "how ike led" the principles behind eisenhower's biggest decisions. the united states holocaust memorial museum hosted the conversation, watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and watch american history tv every weekend on cspan3. >>> can span is your unfiltered view of government we're funded by these television companies and more, including sparklight. >> the greatest town on earth is the place you call home at sparklight it's our home too and we're facing our greatest challenge right now, that's why sparklight is working around the clock to do our part so you can do yours. >> sparklight supports cspan along with these other television providers giving you a front row seat to democracy. >>> robbie certain's husband was captured and held as a prisoner of war for 100 days during the vietnam war.

and then it echoes of something dwight d. eisenhower said about vietnam in the 1950s. he warned if we let vietnam fall all of asia could fall to communism. eisenhower called this the domino effect. johnson, the democrat, seconded and agreed with the premise that his republican president counterpart in the '50s had said. all of asia could fall if the united states doesn't honor its commitment to south vietnam. and he also talked about the potential bloodbath that could occur if north vietnam was allowed to take over south vietnam, that hundreds of thousands of innocents would lose their lives, so he made a moral case as well. so political, geopolitical, moral, these were grounds upon which he placed the american involvement in vietnam. and, again, americans overwhelmingly supported this commitment, both in congress and in the public. so you begin in a sense with a kind of public consensus about the war in vietnam as being necessary and even more good and honorable, appropriate, and necessary commitment to the people of south vietnam. this is the beginning. by 1965, earl

virginia state university in 1952 dwight d. eisenhower was elected president and a 25 year old woman ascended the british throne up next on history bookshelf sally bedell smith talks about her book elizabeth the queen which recounts the life of queen elizabeth ii now the longest reigning british monarch. politics and prose bookstore hosted this event in january of 2012 okay before we get started, let me tell you because if we're going to have a long line this evening. so if you want a book sd,

tonight, we look at general dwight d. eisenhower and the order he gave to document the horrors of the holocaust as world war ii came to an end. his granddaughters, susan eisenhower, talks about what led ike to this decision. she's the author of "how ike led: the principles behind eisenhower's biggest decisions." the united states holocaust memorial and museum hosted this conversation. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern, and watch american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> robbie certain's husband, u.s. air force navigator robert certain was captured and held as a prison of war for

tonight, we look at general dwight d. dai eisenhower and the order he gave to document the horrors of the holocaust as world war ii came to an end. his granddaughter, susan eisenhower talks about what led ike to this decision. she's the author of how ike led, the principles behind eisenhower's biggest decisions. the united states holocaust memorial museum hosted this conversation. watch tonight beginning at 8 pm eastern and watch american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. the white house vice presidency, that calf to significance to biden. this event took place in 2016 at the gerald our ford presidential library in and harbor michigan. >> good evening again, at the timing for tonight's program is precious, as is always the case at the ford library as we are on the verge of seeing who the current nominees for the presidency will select as their running

we look at general dwight d eisenhower and the order he gave to document the horrors of the holocaust as world war ii came to an end his granddaughter susan eisenhower talks about what led ike to this decision. she's the author of how ike led the principles behind eisenhower's biggest decisions the united states holocaust memorial museum hosted this conversation. watch thursday beginning at 8pm eastern and watch american history tv every weekend on c-span 3 here robbie certain's husband us air force navigator. robert certain was captured and held as a prisoner of war for 100 days during the vietnam war. she recalls receiving the news of his disappearance and the harrowing days that followed. this interview is from the veterans history project and was conducted by the atlanta history centers, kenan research center.

tonight, we look at general dwight d. eisenhower and the order he gave to document the horrors of the holocaust as world war ii came to an end. his granddaughter susan eisenhower talks about what led to this decision. the united states holocaust memorial and museum hosted this conversation. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern, and watch american history tv every weekend on c-span3. ♪♪ ♪♪ >>> robert certain was a u.s. air force b-52 navigator during the vietnam war. while on a bombing mission over hanoi, his plane was shot down. he was captured by the north vietnamese and held prisoner for 100 days. he describes his time in captivity including the interrogations he endured and his living conditions. he also discusses his subsequent career as a chaplain and the therapy he received to help him deal with the trauma of his captivity. this interview is from the veterans history project and was conducted by the atlanta history center's canaan research center.

. >> they stopped at no one, welch even accused the hero of d-day, president dwight david eisenhower, of being a dedicated, conscious agent of the communist conspiracy. they demanded the impeachment of the chief justice of the supreme court, earl warren for supporting desegregation. and they fought tooth and nail against the civil rights movement, using anti-communism as a cover for racism. >> the communists are fomenting civil rights education. >> those views reached millions of americans through widely distributed pamphlets, magazines, and books. >> treason on the campuses. these horrible communists infecting the youth of america. >> the birchers finally found someone they liked. barry goldwater. >> i charge that this administration is soft on communism and you know it. >> it is very hard to imagine barry goldwater getting the nomination in 1964 without something like the john birch society. >> his anti-communist fervor thrilled the birchers. >> the only enemy of peace in the world is communism. >> but he had been urged by establishment republicans to denounce robert welch and the c

welch even accused the hero of d-day, president dwight eisenhower of being a dedicated conscious agent of the communist conspiracy. they demanded the impeachment of the chief justice of the supreme court for supporting desegregation. and they fought tooth and nail against the civil rights movement, using anti-communism as a cover for racism. >> those views reached millions of americans through widely distributed pamphlets, magazines and books. >> treason on the campus. these horrible communists that are infecting the youth of america. >> the birchers finally found someone they liked, barry goldwater. >> charge this administration has gone soft on communism, and you know it. >> it is hard to imagine barry goldwater getting the nomination in 1964 without the john birch society. >> but he had been urged by establishment republicans to denounce the conspiracy theories. unlike today, republican leaders felt morally obligated to call out what they knew were lies. goldwater called out welsh himself, but was critical in his criticism of the notice. >> i'm far more fearful about the radical mem

d. eisenhower was elected president and a 25 year old woman ascended the british throne up next on history bookshelf sally bedell smith talks about her book elizabeth the queen which recounts the life of queen elizabeth ii now the longest reigning british monarch. politics and prose bookstore hosted this event in january of 2012 okay before we get started, let me tell you because if we're going to have a long signing line this evening. so if you want a book signed, but you don't want to stand in line purchase a book leave it at the information counter for with the instructions of how you would like it signed and then you can pick it up anytime after tomorrow morning. we'll get it signed for you. i'm barbara meade. i'm one of the founders of politics and prose and this evening. i want to welcome sally bedell smith. i've introduced hers several times before and this evening. she's here to