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A "bully pulpit" is a conspicuous position that provides an opportunity to speak out and be listened to. This term was coined by United States President Theodore Roosevelt , who referred to his office as a "bully pulpit", by which he meant a terrific platform from which to advocate an agenda.
Russian title Genre 2000 C1R: Empire under Attack: Империя под ударом: History, drama 2000–2003 NTV, TNT, TV-6, TVS: Turn off the Light! Тушите свет! Animation 2000–present NTV, TV-6, Russia-1, House of Cinema: Secrets of Investigation: Тайны следствия: Crime 2000–2006 C1R, REN TV: Deadly Force ...
As practiced by Roosevelt, big stick diplomacy had five components. First, it was essential to possess serious military capability that would force the adversary to pay close attention. At the time that meant a world-class navy; Roosevelt never had a large army at his disposal until the 1900s.
Roosevelt nominated Hugo Black to the Supreme Court, despite the fact that Black was an active member of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. The nomination of Black was controversial because he was an ardent New Dealer with almost no judicial experience. [60] Roosevelt and the members of the Senate did not know of Black's previous KKK membership ...
Despite that the Soviet Union started broadcasting in color in 1967, color TV sets did not become widespread until the end of the 1980s. This justified shooting made-for-TV movies on black-and-white film. The 1965 four-episode Calling for fire, danger close [10] is considered the first Soviet miniseries. It is a period drama set in the Second ...
The satirical TV series Second City Television did a 1980 episode consisting of skits centered around a Russian satellite signal overriding the SCTV satellite and causing Russian TV to be broadcast on SCTV's signal, with Soviet Central Television satirized as 'CCCP1' (Three CP One) and 'CCCP2' (Three CP Two) and containing further satires of ...
After his predecessor died, Theodore Roosevelt, at 42-years-old becomes the youngest president of the United States, ushering in the industrial age in 1901. He moves into the Executive Mansion, nicknaming it the White House with six energetic kids like himself, becoming the first celebrity president. But America still has a turbulent history ...
House Arrest (Russian: Домашний арест, romanized: Domashniy arest) is a Russian political comedy television series, broadcast on Premier streaming service in 2018 and on TNT television channel in 2020. [1]