For more information go to our website, studentcam. Org. This week on q and a, meijer inc chairman, hendrik meijer, talks about Arthur Vandenberg, the man in the middle in the of the american century. Brian hendrik meijer, author of of the man in the middle of the american century. When was the first time you ever thought about writing a book this about this man . In 1989 i thought of a biography. But i was casting about for another idea. Ill a failed fiction writer and poet looking for a character i wouldnt have to create but could explore and explain. Was talking to freand of mine historian in grand rapids, saying Arthur Vandenberg, i am intrigued by him. I love foreignpolicy. I kept running across his name. But some professor back in 1970 published the first of what was supposed to be a twovolume biography and i thought the world doesnt need two biographies. That year my friend was responsible for the local state Historical Societys annual meeting. He was putting together the progra
Captioning sponsored by cbs good mornings, welcome to face the nation from the center here in greenville, South Carolina. At last nights Republican Debate was anything but peaceful. The reputation for brass knuckle candidates they took their brawling primary on to the stage. Donald trump was on the offensive attacking george w. Bush for the war in iraq. Obviously the war in iraq is a big, fat mistake george bush made a mistake. We can make mistakes. But that one was a beauty. We should have never been in iraq. We have destabilized the middle east. Dickerson you still think he should be impeached. Do whatever you want you call it whatever you want i want to tell you they lied. They said there were weapons of mass destruction. There were none. They knew there were none. There were no weapons of mass destruction. Dickerson okay. All right. I am sick and tired of him going after my family. While donald trump is building a reality tv show, my brother was building a Security Apparatus to im
This is overheard. [applause]. Evan thomas mallon, welcome. Thomas thanks for having me. Evan congratulations on this thomas thank you. Evan brand new book. Why reagan . Why the Reagan Administration as a setting for a novel . What propelled you to have the book be set there and then . Thomas i seem to be visiting republican president s at their lowest points. Evan you have a thing. You have a thing for republican president s kind of on the outs, or heading there. Thomas the previous book to this one was watergate. And this shows reagan in 86, which is arguably the low point in his presidency. Evan we have irancontra. We have really the coming apart of a lot of personnel things within the white house. Thomas democrats retake the senate. Evan democrats retake the senate. Thomas reykjavik, the summit. Today theres a Strong School of thought that argues that reykjavik was what won the cold war. Evan right. Thomas but at the time its perceived of something of a fiasco, something that just
Speedy a process as possible. Holds the necessary hearings and hopefully appoints and selects the president the Supreme Court justice that the president nominates. Dickerson what levers, senator, do the democrats have though if the republicans in majority they decide to slow walk this, what could democrats do . How far could it go . Well, i think should do everything that we can. I think the main leverage that we have is rallying the american people. Look, you could be conservative, you can be a progressive. But you cannot allow, we cannot allow the republican majority in the senate to deny the president his basic constitutional right. There are very important cases that need to be heard that are not going to be determined if we do not have a ninth member of the Supreme Court. I think the issue is taking the people. And i think fair minded political point of view will be say this is absurd. This is obstructionism. This is not what democracy and what the congress is supposed to be about
Speedy a process as possible. Holds the necessary hearings and hopefully appoints and selects the president the Supreme Court justice that the president nominates. Dickerson what levers, senator, do the democrats have though if the republicans in majority they decide to slow do . How far could it go . Well, i think should do everything that we can. I think the main leverage that people. Look, you could be conservative, you can be a progressive. But you cannot allow, we cannot allow the republican majority in the senate to deny the president his basic constitutional right. There are very important cases that need to be heard that are not going to be determined if we do not have a ninth member of the Supreme Court. I think the issue is taking the situation to the american people. And i think fair minded political point of view will be say this is absurd. This is obstructionism. This is not what democracy and what the congress is supposed to be about. Dickerson let me switch back to polit