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]
York times the Weekly Standard and others. During his time in the white house Jonathan Horn served as a speechwriter and special assistant to president george bush, Yale University and we welcome him. [applause] thank you sell much for that love the introduction. As mentioned i used to work as a president ial speechright ear before i started writing this book so you can imagine my shock when i learned the subject of my new book didnt much care for my old occupation. Robert e. Lee was so offended when he heard that George Washington might have used a ghost writer to pen his famous farewell address that he refused to believe it. He said anyone who said George Washington used a ghost writer was injudicious so in writing this biography, i should care less about my own biography. I am so pleased to be at this Beautiful House and so grateful to the Historical Society for inviting me today. I had a chance to see the Historical Society earlier today and it is such a wonderful facility and i am
Us at comments cspan. Org or send us a tweet, tweet, cspan comments. Join the conversation. Like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. Welcome to columbus, georgia, on booktv, located on the chattahoochee river. The river served as a Major Trading post and created a booming textile industry in the citys early history. The boats would come up the river and bring finished goods like, you know, furniture, machinery or agricultural implements x the farmers from east alabama and west georgia would bring their produce especially cotton into columbus, and it would be shipped down the river. Our port on the gulf is apalachicola, and from there the cotton would be shipped mainly to england or to the textile mills in the north. The help of our mediacom partners, for the next hour we explore columbus literary scene starting with local author Dan Crosswell as he recounts the life and career of general walter bidell smith. Basically, eisenhower was the good cop. So what he needed was a bad cop and
Multiple reports the nfl is preparing to suspend tom brady over deflategate as early as today. But for how long . And terrifying collapse. A stage gives way during a choir performance in china. At least eight singers injured. Police looking into what went wrong. Today, monday, may 11th 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a live in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Ladies did you both have nice mothers days . Yes. Best one ever. I hear what the hype is about. It was awesome. Natalie . Mine was great. Breakfast in bed from the kids. Meanwhile mothers day was tough for a lot of people in the country. That Severe Weather impacting tens of millions of people. Tornadoes and flash flooding in the south and the midwest. In colorado nearly two feet of snow. Weve got it all covered starting with nbcs Kerry Sanders who is in texas. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, matt. A tremendous
Morning, your take on day two of the Government Shutdown. 202 7370001, 202 7370002, and independence 202 6280205. 12 can email us at journal cspan. Org. Phone is davidhe hawking, Senior Editor with roll call. What will happen today . What is the latest . I do not think we know too much about what will happen today except almost certainly what happens today, whatever , we think the piecemeal bill we will have today is opening the National Institute of health. There were reports yesterday that some young all in a Clinical Trial at nih for cancer treatment, that the trial had to stop and the kids did not get their treatment. What through social media and capital. Almost certainly that will face the same fate as the bills that moved yesterday, which would have involved allowing the District Of Columbia to locally. Aise money to stay open the National Parks and Veterans Administration to keep going. All of those got republican votes, but that was not enough to pass the bill under the two th