What happened than . I was so happy this happen. What happened is when i finished the book up to 1912 i did not want it ended with a sense of betrayal but i didnt really know what the relationship had been like past that. I followed them in 1914, 15 and 16. People brought them together but taft says it was like an armed neutrality. In 1918 teddy was in the hospital with an operation that taft had once undergone any work undergone any wrote them a letter saying i know how painful this is an teddy wrote him back. Its often things a little bit so it just happened than some months later by happenstance they were both at the Blackstone Hotel in chicago and when taft checked in the elevator operator told him roosevelt was in the restroom restaurant eating alone. Taft said bring me down immediately. He walked over to roosevelt and the whole room, 100 people dining in a broom and he says im so glad to see you. They throw their arms around each other and teddy says please sit down and the entir
Cspan. I have the pleasure this evening of welcoming and introducing two eminent scholars of Richard Nixon and the nixon era. Our moderator is frank gannon, who served as special assistant to donald rumsfeld. He was chief assistant to nixon on the writing of his memoirs during the president s years in san clementa. And he has the were distinction of having interviewed the president on tape in 1983. Those materials now reside at the university of georgia in the p body archive. We also have john roy price, a harvard educated attorney who cofounded the Rippon Society. He promptly joined the new Nixon Administration in 1969, working for Daniel Patrick moynahan as special assistant to the president on affairs. John later went into banking later becoming chief of regulations for chase bank. Special note, john is joined this evening by his daughter alexandra and his son phil. Welcome to both of you. Johns new book, the last liberal republican, a insiders perspective on nixon surprising social
On cspan. I have the pleasure this evening of welcoming and introducing two eminent scholars of Richard Nixon and the nixon era. Our moderator is frank gannon, who served as special assistant to donald rumsfeld. He was chief Editorial Assistant to nixon on the writing of his memoirs during the president s years insane clementa. And he has the were distinction of having interviewed the president on tape in 1983. Those materials now reside at the university of georgia in the p body archive. We also have john roy price, a harvard educated attorney who cofounded the rippon society. He promptly joined the new Nixon Administration in 1969, working with Daniel Patrick moynahan on the council, like to working with domestic adviser, as special assistant to the president for urban affairs. John later went into banking later becoming chief of regulations for chase bank. Special note, john is joined this evening by his daughter alexandra and his son phil. Welcome to both of you. Johns new book, th
Also had had a daughter at 14. So all of those questions led me to pursue them. A very aristocratic family. We need to step back and say exactly who madam nhu was. He brotherinlaw, the brother of her husband became president of South Vietnam in 1956 or 55. 54 he becomes premier. So madam nhu was the de facto first lady, because the president of South Vietnam and theres a few titles before that, but for simplicity well calm him the president. He was a bachelor. That makes him sound like he was going to vegas on the weekends, but he was really very moral, he slept on a hardwooden cots. He signpersonally signed entry visas. Theres this kind of very catholic austere man who needs a first lady, someone to host the parties and go to the orphanages, host the flower shows. So madam nhu, his younger brothers wife becomes this woman and shes perfect for it. She looks great for the cameras, likes to be out there, and this sort of gives her a voice. All of her life i think she had been looking for
Please keep the spirit of lit fest going all year long with a subscription. This year we are also introducing a new digital bookstore. Please take one of our promo cards for information about the app and axis the special book deals. Before they can todays program please file ensure cell phones. You return your camera flash off. We will allow you to take pictures. You can post those pictures online using hashtag printers row. Gives me great pleasure to introduce to you guys are moderate todays conversation, eric banks. Mr. Banks. Thank you. Thank you very much. Welcome everybody. Its good to see you here this morning and its my pleasure to welcome today Monique Brinson demery, the author of the amazing book, finding the dragon lady the mystery of vietnams madame nhu, which has recently been published by Public Affairs books. She holds a masters degree from harvard university, and when she made contact with madame nhu who was the unofficial first lady of the south east government in 2005