Before we get to todays program i will know about you other progress we february 16 at noon professor chris myers will be here to talk about their book, history of race and democracy in the Nations Capital. It is a tumultuous four century story of race and democracy in washington dc. A city that has often served as national datagram for contentious issues. Including slavery, segregation, civil rights and the drug war. After two year absence from public view Abraham Lincoln is original emancipation proclamation will be on display in the gallery during the president s day weekend. Do not miss this rare opportunity to see the original emancipation proclamation. The document will be made available for viewing on october 17, 18 and 19 between the hours of 10 and 530 each day. To learn more about these in our programs and exhibits consult our calendar of events online archives. Gov. There is a table outside where you can sign up to receive email updates. Another way to get involved in the Na
Of the gate ways to let galveston from an 18th century to the new century. More than not it is a point, sort of a marker that we can always turn to and say that it happened here. He is an author and former white house president ial speechmaker who spent years researching and writing his new robert e. Lee biography, the man who would not be washington, published in january of this year. Jonathan has appeared as a commentator on msnbc and bbc radio. His writing has appeared in the new york times, the Weekly Standard and other outlets. During his time at the white house, jonathan served as a speechwriter and special assistant to president george bush, a graduate of yale university, and we welcome him. [applause] thank you so much for that lovely introduction judy. As was mentioned, i used to work as a president ial speechwriter before i started writing this book. So you can imagine my shock when i learned that the subject of my new book didnt much care for my old occupation to. [laughter]
Super interesting to one the biggest differences there are no ghettos in switzerland and portugal. But they couldnt do is act like the people who were attics were others. In switzerland if you are an addict in switzerland switzerland the semis picture postcard you have in your head. Its a nice little place with lovely ordered parks and if youre a heroin addict people see you are a heroin addict reader have the equivalent of words shot away. That was really importance of part of the job offers that we would like to dismantle ghettoization and United States apart it is about humanizing people and saying we are all people as we all deserve a chance to live. We all deserve a chance to be happy and we can choose policies to do that. Thank you all for your questions. I really loved it. Thank you. [applause] i shouldve said i will now sign your books if you want me to. We will be here until 10 00 so please feel free to hang around and talk to johann. Grab a glass of wine, coffee and buy some
Democracy or its ideals. Just wondering from critiquing american decisions, how did we do what mistakes we make and how would you do it differently . I dont have time to tell you all the mistakes that were made here. The basic problem has been not having a strategy, not having an idea and reacting. The arab uprising countess off guard here three months later what was our response . We still didnt have one. One year later, what do we want . Still dont have one. That goes on today. Pacific the u. S. Spends billions of dollars in egypt has been on the ground in all kinds of ways come the summer was share quite helpful to the country for decades and yet has managed to alienate and enrage every single constituency in the country. Somehow today, muslim brothers, revolutionary activist and human rights communities, the military that the u. S. Crucially bankrolled all feel betrayed and abridged by the United States because of the ways in which it is flawed, delayed we first overreacted to deve
Ramifications of passing which included greater rights and opportunities but also isolation and disregard from the greater africanamerican community. Or topic for today is a chosen exile a history of racial passing in American Life by Allyson Hobbs. Allyson hobbs is an assistant professor in the History Department at stanford university. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and received im sorry from Harvard University and she received a ph. D. With distinction from the university of chicago. She has received fellowships from the Ford Foundation and michelle are claman institute for gender research and the center for comparative study of race and ethnicity at stanford trade allison teaches courses on american identity africanamerican history africanamerican womens history and 20th century american history. She has won numerous Teaching Awards including the Phi Beta Kappa teaching prize the grapes award in the humanities the sinclair great teaching award. She gave a ted