My eldest daughter picked up the Annie soundtrack from the local library recently. Thus, I have been bombarded by the soundtrack everytime we ride in the minivan. My daughters are beginning to pick up the lyrics bit by carrot top singing bit. It is cute, but I would have acquitted the orphanage matron for manslaughter as she rang their "little necks". The sun has come out, it is a hard knock life and herbie hoover get slammed.
But most of all, the girls love the reprise of Tomorrow.
After listening the song, I heard him tell Ickes and Perkins to sing. I started to think, were they fictional characters, or real like FDR?
Frances Perkins:
Harold L. Ickes:
Yes, I need to get a job.
But most of all, the girls love the reprise of Tomorrow.
After listening the song, I heard him tell Ickes and Perkins to sing. I started to think, were they fictional characters, or real like FDR?
Frances Perkins:
an economist and social worker, served in Roosevelt's gubernatorial administration as Industrial Commissioner and became the first female cabinet member when FDR appointed her Secretary of Labor, a position she held throughout Roosevelt's presidency.
Harold L. Ickes:
As interior secretary, Ickes moved quickly to address concerns of American Indians and the National Park System. His greatest contribution was his administration of the Public Works Administration (PWA), a massive New Deal construction program. Through the PWA, Ickes oversaw the construction of the Triborough Bridge (New York), Lincoln Tunnel (New York), the Grand Coulee Dam (Washington), the Key West Highway (Florida), as well as numerous sewer systems, schools, hospitals, and other public buildings. Ickes was also in charge of fuel resources in the U.S. during World War II. His fastidious management of the PWA budget and his crusade against corruption earned him the nickname "Honest Harold." A stalwart supporter of civil rightsand civil liberties, Ickes (a former president of the Chicago NAACP) lent his strong support to the African American contralto Marian Anderson when the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to allow her to perform in its Constitution Hall, and was a vocal critic of the World War II internment of Japanese Americans.
Yes, I need to get a job.
Annie Lyrics
Tomorrow - Cabinet Lyrics
3 comments:
I just finished a biography of FDR by Jean Edward Smith. I recommend it to all history geeks. In it Perkins and Ickes obviously played a major part. I am not a major fan of FDR, but he was a fascinating figure.
Or pick up a copy of the older
"The Age of Upheaval' by Arthur
M. Schlessinger..
thanks for the recommendations
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