In partnership with the library of congress, cspan brings you books that shaped america. Our series explores key works of literature that had a profound impact on the country. In this program, the common law. Written in 1881 by Oliver Wendell holmes junior all of her Wendell Holmes junior grew up surrounded by writers and thinkers such as ralph waldo emerson. When the civil war began, folks answered president lincolns call for volunteers homes answered the call and volunteered. At the end of the war, he enrolled in Harvard Law School and embarked on a legal career. In 1881, a summary of lectures he had given was published as the common law. Balancing legal principles with realities of the emerging modern era. He later served on the u. S. Supreme court as remembered for his writing and his jurisprudence. The common has remained in print and continues to be cited, yet remains controversial. Welcome to books that shaped america, our cspan series that looks at how books throughout our hist
Not that of illusions lost, but illusions maintained. Thank you. So the subject, i suppose here is Herbert Hoover in World War Two revisionism. I have to confess my book, the book that this is based on is not really about Herbert Hoover as such, although he does play a rather important cameo role in the proceedings and to some extent the famous magnum opus free and betrayed is definitely one of the main inspirations for the book. I do have to say though, that Herbert Hoover and at least some version of his own World War Two revisionism is actually in the news today. If you can believe that. Ross dwight, bless his soul, has actually just put in a plug for my book very much in the mode of revisionism. In his New York Times column. Although i gather it is it is something of a subscriber only newsletter. I dont know whether its actually going to appear in the print edition or not. But the shtick that he is kind of pushing here by way of promoting my book and promoting World War Two revisio
So the subject, i suppose here is Herbert Hoover in World War Two revisionism. I have to confess my book, the book that this is based on is not really about Herbert Hoover as such, although he does play a rather important cameo role in the proceedings and to some extent the famous magnum opus free and betrayed is definitely one of the main inspirations for the book. I do have to say though, that Herbert Hoover and at least some version of his own World War Two revisionism is actually in the news today. If you can believe that. Ross dwight, bless his soul, has actually just put in a plug for my book very much in the mode of revisionism. In his New York Times column. Although i gather it is it is something of a subscriber only newsletter. I dont know whether its actually going to appear in the print edition or not. But the shtick that he is kind of pushing here by way of promoting my book and promoting World War Two revisionism, is that he says its a necessary and perhaps healthy correct
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Look back there is no matter where you are in the world. You have probably heard the name mix, Richard Nixon, richard mill house, next and tricky dick. Or just mix up as history has come to know him. He is the president who met with the chinese and the russians. And some strange way was the 1st to forge real relationship with both look at this video with a mr. Nixon and lynn and brandon. The, whats the, whats the, theyre going to take a drink and mr. President says no, you during 1st and then mix and says no you under and 1st then he says no younger and 1st then they sit there and stare each other. Kind of an interesting scene between 2 very interesting then this thing plays out in such an interesting way. There it is and whos going to try and come on . What are you drink . Okay. 5 president s takes the 1st step, so they have it look, if ever there was a really complex figure in modern american politics, it was, makes him go by todays standards was, was a liberal and you have framed by