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Summer Reading Chair
The President Calling
Assignment 2: Comments for The President Calling
Click here to jump to the comments page for The President Calling.After listening to at least 15 minutes of taped conversations by one of the Vietnam era presidents(JFK, LBJ, or Nixon) at iTunesU (a free element found at the iTunes store), post your comment about the presidential comments by clicking below on "Post a Comment" (just underneath Comments).
Be sure you include your first and last name with your post. Additionally, identify the president and the topic of conversation prior to your comments.
23 comments:
Daniel Ray-The Killer Angels
I enjoyed reading this book because of Shaara's ability to get into the minds of all the different commanders on both sides. It gives a new sense of appreciation for the kinds of choices these great men had to make and struggled with.
Bailey Smith- Ragtime
I chose to read Ragtime because I had actually heard of the book before. When I was choosing the book I read a summary and noticed it was sort of about a family and their struggles, there is also lots of drama. I enjoyed the book because I have a really big family so I could relate to some of the things going on, but also it made me feel good to read it because there is not a lot of drama going on in my family. I took a forensics class last year and like to investigate so some of the mystery and things that happened in the novel intrigued me.
Wag the Dog.
I choose Wag the dog because I couldn't find any of the book interesting to me. But it is a really good book, and it talk about government and it also have some fun information in the bottom of the book (some of the pages does). And it is really interesting how far a person would go, just to keep the president stay a president.
-Valerie Pattey
I chose the novel 'Wag the Dog'. Until the correlation between the Bush administration and the work Broz was doing with Maggie, it was interesting. But once their paths cross it's neat to see how Larry Beinhart redefined 'fiction' novels. I think he also intended to make his opposition to the Bush administration obvious.
-Amy Butler
Jaiden Oropallo- Devil in the White City
I chose this book because I felt like it would interest me. It did not disappoint, the novel was incredibly interesting, tying the Chicago Worlds Fair to two men who would change the world forever.
Jenna Winkler - Ragtime
I chose this book because it begins in New York in the early 1900's. I enjoy reading about New York during these times. In reading further into the book I could realized how much the families in the book are loosely relatable to families of today.
Duncan Wiley- Last of the Mohicans
even though uncas and cora die at the end I really liked this book. its interesting to get a look into this time and how crazy the lives of these people were, they finally get back to the fort and then they loose Cora, Alice and Gamut again to Magua.
I agree with Sarah about the slow start of the last of the Mohicans.
Zachary Durrett - The President Calling
(Is this supposed to go here? I couldn't put it where it said to go.)
I listened to the tapes of “Nixon Tries to Dupe the Press”. With this kind of source, you have to take in mind that the president may say some things that appeal to the listener rather than to be “tolerant” to everyone. This is to persuade the person to think the way that they want to by using certain language to their advantage. This includes usually offensive opinions or stereotypes that some people want to hear that will not proceed beyond the phone call.
I choose the book 'ragtime' because of where it takes place in New York. The interesting American history. Right before World War . it interests me to learn about different things in the U.S. and different states.
Leila Trom-Ragtime
I choose the book 'ragtime' because of where it takes place in New York. The interesting American history. Right before World War . it interests me to learn about different things in the U.S. and different states.
Leila Trom-Ragtime
I chose to read Uncle Tom's Cabin. I heard about this book in 8th grade when we had an option to read it.I chose to read another book but heard other classmates projects on it and it sounded interesting. My parents already had the book so it was an easy choice. The book starts off with a slave owner selling 2 of his slaves, Tom and Harry, to a slave trader. The mother Harry overhears this and starts on a journey to Canada, but the Tom goes with the slave trader awaiting his new owner and life. The book mostly follows Tom's journey, as it is more extensive, but it also fallows Eliza, her husband, and their son's journey as well. It was a bit difficult to get through because of different syntax and dialect the author uses.
Mara Eichin
Caleb Lewis-President Calling
I would like to begin by stating that I enjoyed listening to these calls. It was a new and constructive way to learn about who the President was and how he handled things.
I listened to the taped calls between President John F. Kennedy and Governor Barnett about the situation in Mississippi. Throughout all of these calls, the President remained professional, while getting his point across about the seriousness of the situation. He made clear that everyone needs to be safe, calm, under control, etc. until the situation has been appeased. I also agree in the steps that JFK took to complete these tasks. He took one step at a time without doing anything irrational.
Emily Case- the President Calling
I listened to the John F. Kennedy recordings concerning the admittance of James Meredith into the University of Mississippi and the following riots in 1962. This was after the Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education, and schools were beginning to integrate. When the Supreme Court ruled in Meredith’s favor, riots began breaking out. Kennedy supported Meredith’s enrollment in the school and continued to do so throughout the situations despite so many disagreeing. He was very respectful and calm when talking with the Mississippi governor, Ross Barnett, who did not want James Meredith to be accepted. Lastly, he wanted the people to be safe. After some further research, I found that almost 70 people were wounded and some were killed. Kennedy proves his honorable character in standing up for Meredith, being polite, and following the constitution.
Wag the Dog is a good book for those that normally don't like to read. It connects with you on a level that you will actually enjoy the book and not just dread having to do your summer reading. I was entertained throughout majority of the book making it easier to finish as well as faster to have gotten it done.
Allyson Kuhn- The President Calling
I listened to the recording of John F. Kennedy which were about the admittance of the man James Meredith in the University of Mississippi. I thought that these were actually really interesting because you could hear how he handled the situation that was at hand and how he did in in a professional and reasonable manner. He was trying to find the best and safest way to make sure that nobody got hurt in the riots of 1962. I think that he was being really smart and he had clearly thought everything through that he was doing. He sounded really respectable and honorable and he showed interest in the problem and showed that he cared.
Hunter Rogers-The Last of the Mohicans
I originally picked this book because i had heard of it on multiple occasions and figured it was a popular book and had to be a good read because of this. The story started off a little slow at first but as it went on it started
to pick up and turned into a very entertaining adventure that covered a lot of historical information about the French and Indian War.
I choose we where solders. I saw the movie and thought it was really good and decided to read the book. The book was also very good. The authors did a good job with details and imagery. Sometimes it was a little hard to follow but eventually you could figure it out. I learned a lot about the vietnam war while i was reading this book and recommend it to everyone else.
Ryan Whitlow
Earl Solis-President Calling
I decided to listen to LBJ's "Vietnam Dilemma", which is LBJ discussing on the current events on Vietnam. He is worried about the current events, and it interests me how unsure he seemed while talking to Bob. He said we were winning, then said nothing changed since '52, and then says we were losing. What interests me most was how he said "I'm not doing much about fightin' it, and uh I'm not doing much about winnin', it, and I just read about it" this quote interested me a lot because I would have thought that since he was president, the leader of the United States, that he would be more involved with something as big like the Vietnam war, but he's "not doin" much to help with the cause. It makes me speculate on what kind of president that LBJ was.
Sarah Zimmerman - The President's Calling
I chose to listen to Richard Nixon's tapes regarding the Watergate scandal in the 1970's. The scandal involved the break in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in D.C. by five men who were apart of Nixon's administration. Nixon apparently did not know of this as he was away on vacation, but due to other recordings that had surfaced, it has been speculated that he had complete involvement, which I happen to agree with. When addressing the scandal to the public, he says that two of his closest associates-Bob Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman-had resigned due to the scandal. In a later tape after the speech however, Nixon, (seemingly intoxicated and his speech slurred),confides in Hobart D. Lewis. He informs him that it was very hard to actually force the two men to resign, contradicting his statement in the speech saying they resigned on their own accord. To me, Nixon was cowardly and did not want to own up to his own doings.
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