It was 1972, to a plot 30 in the morning when George Mcgovern delivered his acceptance speech. A few months later, he would lose badly to president Richard Nixon. Tonight, the candidacy and legacy of George Mcgovern. We are live from the mcgovern museum in mitchell, south dakota. Joining us is provincial author scott farris. It was 2 30 when he delivered the acceptance speech in miami. Why . It was emblematic of the whole Mcgovern Campaign, which was it was an insurgent campaign run against the establishment. What happened was, as you heard from senator mcgovern, he was very strong on the issue of vietnam. One of the things about senator government senator mcgovern as one of the most influential who ran for the presidency who was not successful, he went after the vietnam issue. He spoke about that war in ways no patinkin that had ever spoken about war before. No president president ial candidate had ever spoken about war before. It was Strong Language that unsettled lots of americans a
The example to support the club during these uncertain times. Today eye crimed to talk with tiffani cross, political analyst and author of book say it louder, black voters, white narratives and sieving our dem. Tiffany has spent years in politics and media and witnessed the ways in which black voterrers are minimized and suppressed through both policy and media coverage. Say it louder builds on the work and explains the way in which black voters have been crucial in the same political system that were an dismissed from and although Voter Suppression is not new, Tiffany Cross asserts the change is coming by way of political activism and a demographic shift. I if you have a question you want me to ask tiffany later put it in the chat box in youtube or the comments facebook and the question will get to me. Thank you Tiffany Cross for joining us today. Thank you, aimee, for being in this conversation with me. Im so excited to have it, but im especially excited to have it with you. So looki
I have a public plan, and as one whose heart has ached for the past eight years over the agony of vietnam, i will halt the senseless bombing of indochina on inaugural day. [applause] greta it was 1972, 2 30 in the morning when George Mcgovern delivered his acceptance speech. A few months later, he would lose badly to president Richard Nixon. The contenders. The candidacy and legacy of George Mcgovern. We are live from the mcgovern museum in mitchell, south dakota. Joining us from there is president ial author scott farris. Acceptance speech in miami. Why . Scott thank you, greta. Of the structure of the Mcgovern Campaign. Against the establishment. Senator mcgovern, he was very, very strong on the issue of vietnam. One of the things that has drawn me to writing about senator mcgovern as one of the most who ran for the presidency who was not successful, he went after the vietnam issue. He spoke about that war in ways no president ial candidate had ever spoken about war before. It was la
This program is part of the Commonwealth Club virtual series. We like to thank our members and sponsors and supporters for making this and all of the other programs possible. We are grateful for your support and hope that others will follow examples to support the club during these uncertain times. Today im excited to be talking with Tiffani Cross longtime analyst and author of a brand new book, say it louder tiffani has spent years in politics and the media where she has witnessed the ways in which black voters are minimized and suppressed through both policy and media coverage. Say it louder builds on the work and explains the ways in which black voters have been crucial in the same political system that were often dismissed from and although Voter Suppression is not new, Tiffani Cross asserts that the changes coming by way of political activism in this country and a demographic shift. If you are watching along with this and have a question you would like to ask tiffani later in the
First program on my watch, as the former general manager of cbs Radio Network news and former managing editor for the broadcast division of united press international, the boys on the bus was required reading and i had the pleasure in the challenge, the legendary pie chamberlain of upi, a lot of you knew pie chamberlain. Looking forward to a terrific discussion this evening and now i have the pleasure of introducing the chair of the National Press club history and heritage team, the 80 seventh president of the National Press club, the bureau chief of the gaylord News Washington bureau for university of oklahoma and a dear friend, mister gil klein. [applause] thanks so much. The role of the National Press clubs history and heritage group, the legacy of the clubs 112 year history as well as to explore the history of journalism especially in washington. We are pleased that on april 20 seventh the new book, new history of the club called tales from the National Press club is scheduled to b