[music plays] jackson, you have a new book called american radicals. What years does your book cover . Prof. Jackson the earliest event in the book is 1817. It covers 1823 to 1870s. It covers the period roughly from the 1820s to the 1870s. Susan this is described as the second American Revolution. Why is that . Prof. Jackson the radicals in my book were calling for a second American Revolution based on what the revolution we know, fought by their fathers generation many had grandfathers who fought in the revolution. They described that revolution as merely political. They felt it had accomplished a separation from england. It had accomplished the foundation of a new political system. But the social revolution they had in mind would have to follow that merely Political Revolution in order to really bring into American Life the ideals of the founding that had to do with equality, with justice, that were glaringly not part of lived american experience, even in this new land. That was supp
The committee im proceeding under the rule. I wonder how this panel can opine as to whether the president committed an impeachment offense and the answer quite frankly is because you came in with a preconceived notion. You already made that determination and decision. Ill give you a for instance. Until the recent collocolloquy, several of you said the president said i would like you to do me a favor. But that was inaccurate. And im going to read it to you. I would like you to do us a favor though because our country has been through a lot. One of you said well thats because the president was using royal we. Here the president is talking about the country. Thats what hes talking about. Its audacious to say its using the royal we. Thats royal, all right but it aint the royal we. And ill just tell you, when you come in with a preconceived notion it becomes obvious. One of you just said, mr. Feldman it was you who said, and im going to quote here, roughly, i think this is exactly what you
Then, Todays Campaign rally in New Hampshire where joe biden was joined by john kerry. Then Bernie Sanders holds a town hall in iowa. Susan you have a new book called american radicals. What years does your book cover . Prof. Jackson the earliest event in the book is 1817. To 1870s. 823 this is described as the second American Revolution. Why is that . Prof. Jackson the radicals in my book were calling for a second American Revolution based on what the revolution we know , fought by their fathers generation many had grandfathers who fought in the revolution. They described that revolution as merely political. They felt it had accomplished a separation from england. It had accomplished the foundation of a new political system. Revolution they had in mind would have to follow that merely Political Revolution in order to really bring into American Life the ideals of the founding that had to do with equality, with justice, that of livedingly not part american experience, even in this new l
Campaign trail. First we take you to New Hampshire where joe biden spoke to voters, introduced by former secretary of state john kerry. After that, to iowa, where senator Bernie Sanders spoke to potential caucusgoers. Susan you have a new book called american radicals. What years does your book cover . Prof. Jackson the earliest event in the book is 1817. It covers 1823 to 1870s. This is described as the second American Revolution. Why is that . Prof. Jackson the radicals in my book were calling for a second American Revolution based on what the revolution we know, fought by their fathers generation many had grandfathers who fought in the revolution. They described that revolution as merely political. They felt it had accomplished a separation from england. It had accomplished the foundation of a new political system. But the social revolution they had in mind would have to follow that merely Political Revolution in order to really bring into American Life the ideals of the founding th
We went to talking to you about the book which is 101 president ial insult. The concept comes from many years ago, probably 30 years ago my research noticed the relationship between the 44 men who have served as president , sometimes Good Relationships and sometimes bad. Sometimes they start out good and it goes sour. So i began collecting these quotations and i started thinking about the political environment that we live in today and i thought this would be timely to demonstrate the fact that these flights by these men have been around since the founding of our country. A lot of these guys did not get along did they . They did not. Sometimes they got along one of the classic is tom adams and Thomas Jefferson who parted their careers and were great friends and collaborators and had a big folly now as they found themselves with Political Parties. And a dozen years before their death adams writes a heartwarming letter to jefferson and said you and i ought not to die before we have expla