If not this microphone very similar to this one. When we are done speaking if you could hold your questions until im in your face with a microphone that would be wonderful just to make sure everyone can hear you and it will be heard on broadcast. Tank you all so much for coming to book people tonight. We are an independent bookstore and your business is the single reason we exist. We could not put on events like this without you. For some energy why do we give ourselves a round of applause. [applause] we are thrilled to be joined tonight by author and activist roxanne dunbarortiz. Tonight will be learning about roxannes eighth book making us all feel lazy, an Indigenous Peoples history of the United States. Roxanne has been active in the International Indigenous movement for more than four decades. She received her ph. D. From ucla and went on to teach and a newly established native American Studies Program at cal state university. While there she helped found both the ethnic studies a
And. With a wide arms as a distinguished visiting professor. [applause] i think john has done well so i would say our Political Science students to accomplish this historical solar a uncelebrated author. His most recent book Thomas Jefferson rose to the coveted number one spot on the york times bestsellers list one of the best books of the year by the times book review and washington post. The bestselling biography of Andrew Jackson earned a Pulitzer Prize says executive better it executive Vice President of random house with a fascinating books with the influential reading less. With his expertise and engagement of the literary world to make it possible to bring Exciting Events to dash fill just like this book the letters of arthur schlesinger, jr. Just released a few days ago. I am proud to have jaundice by partner in this years lecture series. Tonight he has invited andrew and teeeighteen schlesinger did of their love to review over 35,000 letters written by their father the of the
Of jfk jr. , his relationship with his mother, and how she really felt about the women in his life. Today monday, october 27th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on monday morning. Im matt lauer along with hoda kotb, al roker and natalie morales. Savannah returns a week from today. Yes. Little vale. Meanwhile, we have there book coming up the good son about jfk jr. And his relationship with jackie. Hard to believe its 15 years since he died. He would have been 54 years old next month. Wow. Any new yorker will remember if you look back in that 1 knife years ago remember seeing him. I remember seeing him playing frisbee in the park. Those times you remember. Lets get to our top story on monday morning. Its the fallout over new measures in place by some states to try to stop the spread of ebola. A nurse just back from west africa held in a tent is now slamming the rules that landed h
Life of jfk jr. , his relationship with his mother and how she really felt about the women in his life today, monday, october 27th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Im matt lauer, along with hoda kotb, al roker and natalie morales. Savannah returns from Maternity Leave one week from today yes, indeed. Little vale. Less time with mom, thats right. Meanwhile, the good son about jfk jr. And his relationship with jackie. Its hard to believe its been 15 years. What . Since he died. He would have been 54 years old next month. Wow any new yorker remembers, if you look back in that 15 years, i remember seeing him play frisbee in the park. It was always those iconic moments you remember. Well talk about that book in a while. The top story on a monday morning. Trying to stop the spread of ebola, a nurse back from west africa, being held in a tent is n
And welcome them and also you to other and new programs we have into the future. Just a bit of housekeeping here. Well speak for a little while and then when there are questions, when we get ready for questions over here is a microphone. And if youd please just queue up at that microphone so that we can get the best sound and can respond to your questions accordingly. So this evening, id like to welcome david patricia, hes the author of roosevelt sweeps nation. Fdr is 1936 landslide and the triumph. The liberal idea. Its a very good book. Ive read and i thoroughly enjoyed it. And as i was saying to david back in the green room, what i enjoy about a book and about his book is when you agree with it and when you dont agree with it, because that means youre thinking and engaging with the topic and so i think he did a really good job. Welcome, david, and were glad to have you tonight. Glad to be here. Which george, the first so well many people know you from your your various books in the