Tonight and my great friend the new president of the capitol historical society. On june 4, 1919, the 19th amendment was passed and sent to the states for ratification. The suffragists used the white house as a backdrop to challenge inequity and bring attention to their cause. And tonight we look forward to hearing more about their successful efforts to secure womens right to vote. But before i introduce our speaker i have a couple of other introductions and things id like to share. First of all we have guests from Smith College here tonight, the Washington Club of Smith College. Stand up the washington Smith College crowd. Theyre our special guests tonight and were honored to have them. Id also like to tell you a little bit about the White House Historical association. And for those of you who have been with us before know i love to talk about our wonderful mission begun in 1961 by first Lady Jacqueline kennedy. And remember she was only 31 years old when her husband was inaugurated p
A nonprofit nonpartisan place that has independent thinkers. So to sit here at new america and help to design the organization itself. It is not an exaggeration to say that they have done more in this last year that we have accomplished in a lifetime. As a filmmaker and bestselling author. You can see trump and his generals of what new america is. So not only to think independently, its almost for the country right now thats how it struck me. So right now and give you a chance to ask questions and then give you a little time for a book signing so with that with the unconventional questions so you say in the beginning that i am a former Government Official and with the assistant secretary so looking from the other side and to have their own agenda so can you walk us through particularly the situation you are writing about is unfolding in real time. Thank you for hosting this event. So you make mistakes all the time. And previously i want to know everything. Then youll never miss the boo
Also like to think of it as house of independent thought and thinkers. We are here today to talk to one of the abpeter bergen a long time expert here at new america and Top Executive now helping to design the organization itself. It is not an exaggeration to say sheesh that peter has done more in the last year than most of possibly a lifetime as a researcher, reporter filmmaker and bestselling author. The book we are going to talk about today and decorated it almost as much of the Christmas Tree is trump and his generals i think this book is a great example or of what new america is. As far as a place where we not only think it is also this book is scary fearless. We will give you a chance to ask questions. At the end we will give you a little time to get books signed if youre so inclined. Peter has a hard cap is off to other places. We will be ending promptly. With that, peter, im going to start by asking you a nonconventional question for up book awas is a little bit about your metho
Plus our power house round table takes on the state of the 2020 race. Announcer from abc news its this week. Here now coanchor martha raddatz. Good morning. Welcome to this week. Its been over a week since the block buster impeachment hearings. Tomorrow democrats will take another important step in the highspeed, highstakes impeachment inquiry. The House Intelligence Committee is set to release its report to its members monday ahead of the first public hearings in the Judiciary Committee wednesday. Its the Judiciary Committee which is tasked with drawing up articles of impeachment. Theyll hear witness testimony from legal experts and ultimately deliberate what may or may not constitute high crimes and misdemeanors. Trumps legal team has been invited to participate in those proceedings. As of this morning, theyve yet to issue a response. For more lets bring in abc news chief legal analyst dan abrams. Dan, the Intelligence Committee is producing a report based on their investigation incl
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