Good evening, every saturday night throughout the summer booktv is putting on several hours of a wellknown author. Kind of our twist on binge watching. Tonights featured author s historian David Mccullough the author of a dozen books including bestselling histories on the american revolution, the invention of manned spaceflight the settlement of the Northwest Territory and the creation of the brooklyn bridge. He is a two time winner both Pulitzer Prize and National Book award and appeared on booktv and cspan over 75 times. Coming up over the next several hours we will show you some of those programs. First up in 1992 he appeared on cspans book not programmed to talk about his biography of president harry truman. The book won the Pulitzer Prize for biography and hope to change the view of the truman presidency. Here is David Mccullough from 1992. David mccullough, and your last chapter called citizen Truman Truman had held to the idea of the mythical roman heroes cincinnatus. Whats that
Programs. In 1982 he appeared on book notes to talk about his biography of president truman it won the Pulitzer Prize for biography and to help change the view of the truman presidency. Here he is from 1992. Cspan you start off by saying as far back as he could remember truman held onto the mythical roman heroes. What is that all about . The mythical hero who left in time of war with the great general and was victorious and renounced all of his power and returned to the farm. Thats a theme the country was founded on. If you are at the capital with the great painting of George Washington turning over his powers as commanderinchief of the Continental Army to congress the symbols earth all throughout that painting because they believe this is what democracy entailed that any citizen should be called upon at any time to serve b ultheir country in any capacity and the power belong to the people and would bepo returned to those who held it. He like to say i never forget who i was, where i ca
Mr. Mccullough sits down to talk about this book on the american revolution. 1776. This is from cspans q a program. This week on q a, august is offering historian David Mccullough. On the genera general henry knom in maine. Host David Mccullough, you told audience outside of this general henry knox museum, days ago that everybody in american should know who henry knox is pretty white. David because these extraordinary historian an american who seem to be miscast. Seem to be fellow not prepared for the role of the history and for him to play and who not only lived up to the rule, but when over the top as it were. And as an example of a man who came from very humble origins, very little advantage in the way of education, or connections. Heroes to be one of the most important americans of his day read the men that George Washington discovered. And amanda George Washington counted on. Through nearly eight and a half years of the revolutionary war and who then counted on him as his secretar
Is all about, and how to live it well, and you want to love and be loved . I suggest that the answer is, whether youre 13 or 33, would be yes to all of these. To those yeses, the Catholic Church responds by saying come on, lets Work Together to find out how to answer all of this question successfully. Today, we will talk to two of the people who help the church and the work of communicating with these age groups. The coordinator said the ministry through youth and young adults for the archdiocese of San Francisco. Then, we will find out something about who are todays young people, what do they think, what do they want, what do they fear . How do we help them to find meaning, to build community, and to live in a deep and genuine relationship with jesus christ as the basis for deep and genuine relationships with themselves . And, with all of others. Please stay with us as we talk to our youth and young adult ministries about their work. Hello, welcome to mosaic. I want to introduce our g
And puzzled as to what life is about and how to live it well and do you want to love and beloved . I suggest that the answer is whether your 13 or 33 would be yes to all of these. And to those yeses, the Catholic Church responds by saying come on, lets Work Together to find out how to answer all of those questions successfully. We will talk to two of the people that helped the church in the work of communicating with these age groups for the archdioceses of San Francisco and find out something about who are todays young people and what do they think and want and fear . How do we help them to find meaning build community and live in a deep relationship with jesus christ and for deep relationships with themselves and others. Please stay with us. Hello and welcome to mosaic. I want to introduce our guests today. These are employees of the archdioceses, coordinators of ministry. Amanda george is on my life. Your coordinator of Youth Ministry and on her left, chris mary anna, your the same