French revolutions. This is about one hour. Okay. Im tim marshall the provost for the new school and im delighted to welcome everyone here for this wonderful event to launch laura auricchios new book which is right here. [applause] the Marquis Lafayette reconsidered which came out this month published by knox publishers. This is a research over the course of seven years at a major part of it the tilted personal life from the inside of the passion french hero become of the American Revolution of several freshmen over several to watch the kids. Theres an intimate depiction summit towering figures of the historical period while also eliminating and explore the new role of the press and publication the politics of the time. The personal letters of marquis de lafayette which can be found in in the collection of elaborate of congress and at Cornell University provides many of the books anecdotes. And now a few words about laura. She is a specialist in 18th century french history and art and
Eric first got into journalism at the Los Angeles Times where he worked for 15 years. Los angeles time is in washington covering the Justice Department when shifted to the New York Times 12 years ago he continued to cover justice. This lifetime well positioned and very well soars after the september 11th attacks to report on the Bush Administration to step up domestic spying operations. In 2006 he and another New York Times reporter, james arrived and, received a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting as the Pulitzer Committee put it they are carefully sourced stories on the secret domestic eavesdropping that stirred a National Debate on the Boundary Line train fighting terrorism and protecting civil liberties. Eric reveals an extensive recruit. Of former nazis, in years later, when the Justice Department was searching for former nazis in this country the investigations were complicated by thefts of other Government Agencies to cop seal their own involvement in the past of those be
Because after all, we have been taught that the pilgrims that squanto taught them to warn them of had a good crop that first year. In exchange 21 they wanted to have a big cities to celebrate and to give thanks and play a little folk all. And that is how all of this began. Our modern understanding of thanksgiving is very much a 20th century invention. It was not a holiday that was marked throughout the first 300 years of europeans being permanently settled in the new world. But now it is entered American Mythology as true and squanto as a central part of the myth. What is not so much a part of our understanding of this. Was king philips war which followed about 40 years after the arrival of the pilgrims was an absolutely devastating war between the english and the dutch and it was ferocious probably the greatest percentage of the population of all of these peoples was killed, more than in any other american conflict. So it was absolutely defining of their relationship in the historical
Speaking just for myself, not for the movement. I think becoming a party was the single worst idea we could possibly do. [applause] i dont want any organization controlling my way of thinking. None. Nor do i want the other candidates to be controlled by it. I want the voters to have a right to listen to me in the 20 other people besides me and make a decision as to who they would like to have. But i would like all the voters to be involved and not process. I think theyre acting as the independent movement could do. Clearly it could be helpful in changing the structure in the architecture so more people can participate. It can help in education. More independent candidates running as a terrific thing. My guess is early on in the system what the candidates will do is they may not win but they can change the debate. Somebody mentioned Teddy Roosevelt earlier that day. Teddy roosevelt lost the election but clearly changed the election much like Rush Limbaugh did when he ran against bill cl
That all happens starting next on cspan2s booktv. And now on booktv, jon ronson takes a look at public shaming in the internet age and the impact its had on the lives of people who have been targeted. [inaudible conversations] hi, everyone. Id like to welcome you to book court. Thank you so much for coming. Were very excited to have jon ronson here with us tonight. He is a journalist, documentary filmmaker and best selling author of the psychopath test, lost at sea them, and the men who stare at goats. His writing has appeared in many places including the guardian, New York Times, vanity fair, gq and others. He contributes regularly to this american life, and we are very excited to have him here to talk about his new book, so youve been publicly shamed. Without further ado, please join me in welcoming jon ronson. [applause] hi. Thank you very much for coming. I thought id start by telling you the story of the worst thing that i ever did. [laughter] its not in the book. It was too painf