First slide if we could. We have Ronald Reagan, and we talked about the disruptions of the 1960s, the social changes in the towards 1970s suburbanization. We talked about nixon and carter and the desire so Many Americans silence, tot, for escape the disruption, to escape the conflicts. Ronald reagan coming into office in the early 1980s, elected in november 1980, represented what Time Magazine is saying here, a fresh start. A positive disposition. His hero was Franklin Roosevelt. Ronald reagan was of a different party, but his hero was roosevelt because he grew up listening to him on the radio. I will talk about that more and a couple of minutes. He saw and roosevelt a figure who helped to restore hope to americans and the sense of better days ahead, someone who restored a sense of can do spirit in america. That is what reagan was all about. He came of age not just in the shadow of the Great Depression and the cold war but also the vietnam war, the disruptions of the 1970s and 1960s, a
Butterfield, director of the fred w Swift National library. It is my pleasure to welcome you back here. And the Ford Motor Company each month sponsors a free book talk like this one. An opportunity for the community to come and learn from the greatest historians in the field. Thank you for being here tonight. We are thrilled to have to begin the program, im you. We will hear a brief hesitation from susan swain, copresident and chief executive officer of cspan. She will be joined by brian lam, the founder and executive chairman of cspan and moderating an esteemed group of historians discussing the american presidency. The american presidency is, as you know, a fascinating subject of inquiry in every possible way. [laughter] in the constitution, there is not much said about it. As you might imagine. Article one is quite long. Article two is quite shorter. As you can imagine, the executive power shall be vested in a president of the United States of america. Full stop. That is the first s
We the people podcast and i cant wait to share her work and her insights with you. Lindsay, welcome to americas town hall. Thank you so much for having me. And Edward Larsen holds the hue and hazel darling chair in law and is University Professor of history at pepperdine university, he is a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in history and coauthor of 14 books, several of them on George Washington and the founders and his newest book is franklin and washington, the founding partnership. It is great to welcome you to the National Constitution center. Thanks for having me back if only virtually. Well it is just great. And im so eager to learn from both of you and with both of you in the spirit of louie brandize, let us reason together, let the learning begin. Okay. Ed, lets begin with you because you have this powerful pairing of the two founders you consider the first among the founders, washington and franklin. You note that they are labelled first and second in the most famous portrait o
Is widely published. I had the great pleasure of introducing her recently on a podcast, and i cannot wait to share her work and her insights with you. Lindsay, welcome to americas town hall. Edward thank you so much for having me. And edward larson, the hugh and hazel darling chair in law at pepperdine university. He is a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in history. He is the coauthor of 14 books, several of them on George Washington and the founders, and his newest book is franklin and washington, the founding partnership. It is wonderful to welcome you back to the National Constitution center. Thank you so much for having me back, even if only virtually. It is just great. I am so eager to learn from both of you and with both of you in a spirit of louis brandeis. Come, let us reason together. Let the learning begin. Let us begin with you, because you have this powerful pairing of the two founders you consider the first among the founders, washington and franklin. You notice they are la
Pleasure to put on my constitutional reading glasses you can tell i am not actually outside because i have to put them on before i do the introduction and introduce our wonderful guests tonight. Lindsay chervinsky is a white house historian at the White House Historical association. She is the author of the new book the cabinet George Washington and the creation of an american institution. She is widely published. I had the great pleasure of introducing her recently on a podcast, and i cannot wait to share her work and her insights with you. Lindsay, welcome to americas town hall. Lindsay thank you so much for having me. Jeffrey and edward larson, the hugh and hazel darling chair of law at pepperdine university. He is a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in history. He is the coauthor of 14 books, several of them on George Washington and the founders, and his newest book is franklin and washington the founding partnership. It is wonderful to welcome you back to the National Constitution c