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Herbert Hoover

Barry Bradford — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Very few people have entered the presidency with more experience, greater intelligence, a higher level of business success, or deeper personal integrity than Herbert Hoover. His complete failure as a president clearly indicates that he was the right person at the wrong time.

This fascinating multimedia biography presentation will examine how Herbert Hoover, born in a two-room house in rural Iowa, became one of the most successful businessmen and most admired Americans by the 1920s. We will also examine his presidency and its aftermath. This is a story you’ve probably never heard before, and it is surprising at every turn.

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The Life Of FDR – A Multimedia Presentation

Barry Bradford — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000

The Life Of FDR

Understanding the life of FDR is like taking a sonogram of the USA. Franklin Roosevelt transformed the United States with optimism, vigor, vision, and skill. The effects are still being felt and still being debated today. And he did it all from a wheelchair.

Optimism was one of FDR’s greatest strengths and most incredible gifts. He inspired others to be positive, even during the darkest days of the Second World War and during the depths of the Great Depression. FDR was the first President since Lincoln to seek out the advice of African American advisors routinely. He was the first President to appoint a woman to the cabinet. Although FDR was unable to end the misery of the Great Depression, his policies definitely helped relieve the suffering of many people. Just as important, he filled them with optimism.

When the Second World War loomed, he had the vision to appoint George C. Marshall to head our armed forces – and then worked tirelessly to make sure Marshall had everything he needed to secure victory in Africa, Europe, and Asia.

Woody Guthrie wrote a song called “Dear Mrs. Roosevelt,” which contained the lines:

“I voted for him lots of times

And I’d vote for him again!”

The life of FDR is not without blemish. He was unfaithful to his wife and capable of being duplicitous. His treatment of Japanese Americans is very controversial. So is his reaction to the Holocaust. All of his complexities and accomplishments will come to life in this non-partisan multimedia presentation. We will explore his family history, his marriage, his faith and all the forces that shaped the mind of one of the great Americans.

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Harding And Coolidge – Republican Presidents Of The 1920s

Barry Bradford — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 23:30:00 +0000

After World War I ended, America turned away from the liberal progressive era of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson and made a sharp turn toward conservatism. In 1920, the Republicans nominated for president Warren G Harding, an amiable Sen. from Ohio who promised “A return to normalcy.” For eight years, the Republicans controlled the presidency, Congress, and the national debate. Within twelve fascinating years, the economy had gone from boom to bust, and the “Roaring Twenties” had given way to the Great Depression. The seemingly perennial GOP majority evaporated with the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Who were the Republican presidents whose pro-business, low-tax, conservative presidencies led to an explosion and then the demolition of the American economy? They were very dissimilar in their backgrounds, each with a fascinating back story that you will learn about in this unique multimedia presentation.

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Herbert Hoover

Barry Bradford — Wed, 31 May 2023 15:30:00 +0000

Very few people have entered the presidency with more experience, greater intelligence, a higher level of business success, or deeper personal integrity than Herbert Hoover. His complete failure as a president he’s clearly his indication of being the right person at the wrong time.

This fascinating multimedia biography presentation will examine how Herbert Hoover, born in a two room house in rural Iowa became one of the most successful businessman and most admired Americans by the 1920s. We will also look at his presidency and the aftermath. This is a story you’ve probably never heard before and it is surprising at every turn.

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