Lens of a man completely unknown to history named matt wallace who only interacted with him on a couple occasions. But his story tells a great deal about the dark side of lbj and the deals he made with his cronies to which matt wallace has very much evolved and is aware of. Hes an amazing guy and in 1951, he walked into a small golf course owner in texas and shot the man dead. He was arrested two hours later and he said to the arresting officer, i work for lyndon have to get back to washington. Within an hour, lbjs personal lawyer lawyer was defending him and he was exonerated. Then he got top security clearance for weapons contractor in texas and had top security clearance for the next 12 years which the office of Naval Security tried to rescind and they couldnt. There is a hidden story of lbj who had a very dark side as well. Where does this mellon get this information . Its really interesting. On the day after john f. Kennedy was assassinated and lbj became president , that next day life magazine was set to release an article investigating lbjs dealing in texas that article never saw the light of day. There were also doing an investigation of lbj and that was stopped immediately. We could say he is one of the luckiest man alive because jfks assassinated an assassination put him in the white house. Some people say he had something to do with jfks assassination which is not true. What does the term house deal mean . Its a deal with the devil. Men like matt wallace were in fact dealing with the devil. They got something for it but they paid a steep price. A new book out on the american revolution. What will we learn . Paul is the former head of the Art Department and a historian. Its written through the lens of five great painters of the era. They are a Fascinating Group of men to begin with but you see the revolution through completely different eyes when you study the paintings they did which were so iconic at the time there were plenty of paintings around positive sentiment for england at the time and many that supported the colonists cause. Each of the artist had its own connection to the revolution. Heated portraits of all sorts of people at valley forge. He fought in the battle of princeton. Another great artist was involved with the continental army. Benjamin west was in london the whole town. He was very much in favor of the american cause but he was also a leader for george the third so he couldnt go too far in what he believed. He had to hold back. It gives you a fully different look at the american revolution. What was your reaction when you first heard about that book . That i did not know this aspect of the revolution. I had never really read about any of those. I had never read those so i didnt know their story. Reading the proposal for the book, i was stunned by the vibrancy of their own story, how amazing they were whether you are in favor of the revolution or not, these painters had a huge impact. They were recording scenes of washington at the battle of princeton. He was a war photographer of his time. They were taking great risks as well. These men had fascinating, vibrant lives but they come alive in this book. George gibson, who who is Carol Anderson . She is a professor and head of the africanamerican studies in History Department at emory university. She is one of the great africanamerican professors in the country. At the height of the ferguson rights in 2014, in june and july, she wrote an oped in which she argued that even though were talking about black rage in the death of people like Michael Brown and eric garner, we should really be talking about white rage because at every point since the civil war ended when blacks have made social progress in america, they have been met with a deliberate white opposition whether it was in reconstruction or brown versus the board of education or the war against drug lords in the obama presidency. Every time blacks have made progress in this country there has been a fight and backlash against them in the court and legislature and a has been coded as protecting democracy or preventing fraud. It is systemic racism. This is the first time that someone has connected 150 years of history from 1865 until the present to show that the attitudes that were very much alive during reconstruction are sadly very much alive today. They are coded differently and worded differently but that systemic of racism and pushing down a minority is still very much in our culture, sad to say. When is that book coming out . Its publishing on may 31 so its a little bit before the fall season. It is perhaps the most powerful book that i have ever published. At at the end of it i came away with this frustration and anger but also a sense that this is undeniable. We cannot deny that this is happening. Finally a little bit off the beaten path may be for blooms barry and book to be. He is a historian of art in history. Its still connecting great parts with the history that stands behind it. This book is about the famous waterlily paintings. He didnt start painting until he was 75 years old and his wife had died. As he was painting, his his son was in the army and he was terrified of losing his son. It turned into a Military Hospital and he produce these extraordinary paintings at this old age. His good friend had been the Prime Minister of france and he became the Prime Minister again. When he wasnt doing his politics, he would go out to check up on monet who was notably depressive to see how he was doing. He felt monet was it treasure of france and ultimately convinced monet to give a lot of the paintings to the country after he died. They now sit in paris as famous paintings of the waterlily. So this fascinating friendship between the two that is at the center of this book. Thats just a quick preview of some of the books coming out by bloomsbury. You are watching the tv on cspan2. On sunday september 4, book tv is live from Hillsdale College in michigan. The bestselling author, talkshow host Dennis Prager on in depth. Alive monthly callin program. His recent book examines how the ten commitments are still relevant today. He writes about good and evil idealism and extremism, racism, the holocaust and other topics in his book think a second time point he contemplates the pursuit of happiness in happiness is a serious problem. In his 2013 book, still the best hope, he lays out why american vial values must trump in these critical times. It simple. If everyone lived by the ten commandments, you would not need one army or missile or policeman. You would not have to put locks on your doors. This is all humans need. Its amazing. He is taking your calls, emails, emails, tweets and Text Messages live on book tv in depth from Hillsdale College in michigan sunday september 4 from noon until 3 00 p. M. Eastern. Heres a look of the books that president obamas reading the summer summer. The list includes two nonfiction titles, barbarian days in which they recount his life as a surfer in the 1950s and h is for haunt. An account of how adapting and raising haunt helped her grieve the loss of her father. Heres a book on the underground railroad that examines the passageway as a real railroad. And also the girl on the train and a Science Fiction novel. Thats look at whats ong ab president obamas reading list this summer. Book festival, it s with a Panel Discussion on race.
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