To see nowadays. Before 1972, there were few primaries. Most of the delegates to both conventions, republicans and democrats, were elected through as we call it back channels, small party conventions, back room meetings, among various politicians. In 1968, 73 of democratic delegates to the convention had been elected this way. Less than 25 were elected in the way we normally do it now. Ly Lyndon Johnson had taken himself out of the race. He was not up for reelection in 1968, which initiate ad a freeforall between a number of conditions. One of which was dead by august of 68. That was Robert Kennedy who had been a peace candidate, who had been a unifying candidate for many people in the party. He was assassinated in june of 1968. Thats one thing thats lying behind the convention in august of 68 when people arrive there, the kennedy delegates who had been elected, pledged to kennedy. Hubert humphrey had become the nominee, the Party Nominee by august as vicepresident. There was another p
Tenyear 91 basis points one more way in which the economy in this case has confounded some and the markets had it right yeah. There wasnt a day that we came in and we heard from very big people, rich people, Hedge Fund Managers saying this is ridiculous its fanciful, that the rally itself was uninformed. I admit, look, there were parts of me that said are you kidding me, every morning the airlines will be up big when very few people are flying . It turns out that the hiring took place in the areas that we felt were most devastated. Retail, travel, leisure. And its remarkable because when youre looking for 20 and you have all your scripts all set to talk about the beginning of the next great depression, and then you get the actual numbers, it kind of knocks your socks off. You struggle to think why did we hear so much woe is me the other side says we heard it because 13 is still unfathomable, but its certainly more fathomable than 20 so, i dont know its good. It is good. The president r
Book tonight. Hope to be, on cspan2. Matthew good afternoon everybody and thank you for coming out. My name is travis and im in charge of this club. Lets do go over some quickon housekeeping. Remind everybody to please silence your cell phones, are also going to be recording video and audio. Todays talk so tappan. So we can suit time for the q a program portion, we have a microphone right here. We ask that you speak clearly into it and keep your question to a question. So we have all the books on self behind the Cash Register at the front of the store. So you w can get those then come back in, matt will be more than happy to sign them. Then we ask you to keep your tears in a place. Also, we post a lot of events this year. Every year really. We have the calendars up at the desk and also you can check on her website. We update that all of the time. With the pleasure of hosting matthew. Hes an Award Winning journalist. Hes authored many books, and the president is an sick man among them.
Funneled into prison as a way to try to hush them up. To hush them up quietly without the cameras rolling because, remember, that visual image was absolutely essential for movement. To be able to see the violence of jim crow. But that didnt mean that this moment was over. And Bobby Kennedy knew it and jack kennedy knew it. So jack kennedy is giving his state of the Union Address and president kennedy is all we are fighting for democracy and freedom and there is an opportunity for what is happening here on the globe because we have all of these people. It was the middle of decollinization. Those nations are getting free. Imperil bonds are loosening and he sees this as an incredible moment for freedom in the global south. But he didnt mention the american south. Kind of a silence there. But he needed that silence. Because what he was dealing with, he had just come back from that vienna summit. Remember that one that his brother was really trying to get the freedom riders to quiet out on
Touch them up quietly where the cameras rolling because that visual image was absolutely essential for movement to be able to see the violence of jim crow but that did not mean to this moment was over and Bobby Kennedy knew it and jack kennedy know it subject kennedy is giving his state of the Union Address and president kennedy is all we are fighting for democracy and freedom and there is an opportunity for what is happening here on the globe because we have all of these people this is the middle of the colonization africans asians arab latinos those nations are becoming free. Imperial bonds are loosening and he sees this as an incredible moment for freedom in the global self but he didnt mention the american south. In this freedom struggle the kind of silence there but he needed that silence because what he was dealing with it just come back from that vienna summit remember the one that his brother was really trying to get the freedom riders for well that summit didnt go so well. He