Programs. In 1982 he appeared on book notes to talk about his biography of president truman it won the Pulitzer Prize for biography and to help change the view of the truman presidency. Here he is from 1992. Cspan you start off by saying as far back as he could remember truman held onto the mythical roman heroes. What is that all about . The mythical hero who left in time of war with the great general and was victorious and renounced all of his power and returned to the farm. Thats a theme the country was founded on. If you are at the capital with the great painting of George Washington turning over his powers as commanderinchief of the Continental Army to congress the symbols earth all throughout that painting because they believe this is what democracy entailed that any citizen should be called upon at any time to serve b ultheir country in any capacity and the power belong to the people and would bepo returned to those who held it. He like to say i never forget who i was, where i ca
Humanity can overcome the most accurate of weather predictions. [laughter] thank you to our new sponsor wells fargo specifically sponsoring the new history and biography on pavilion was 1h annual National Book festival all of us at the library of Congress Hope you enjoy it as much as we have planning and bringing it to you with so many great sponsors and partners but its also an important because building a key reading is essential not just to enriching our own lives but extending horizons of society to sustain that democracy and we are grateful to those 115 riders bringing us the creative spirit and collective in a national way here at the mall. At the 11th National Book festival not only a success but the unprecedented number of people participating with the work of over 100 volunteers giving of their time with more than 1000 it is a record in that respect as well as people like you who have been here. Also special recognition to the wonderful librarian the executive director Jennife
i think the thing about ty golfers is that we re very fortunate. the region is betting big on golf, as a symbol of economic development in a rising middle class. there s no gender. no age, no limitation and golf. everybody can play together. on this months living golf, will visit asia s first replica course. check out the action of a tournament in thailand. and find out why vietnam is angling to become the world s best golfing destination . more than ever before, elite golf is a young person s sport. at present, the average age of the world s male top ten players is just 28. and nowhere is that better exemplified than with thailand, where we caught up with the teen sensation who was having a massive impact, and really building out his country s proud legacy. it was just this perfect storm that led to this shortage. elizabeth cohen, appreciate it, thanks so much. some parents who can t find formula have been forced to bring their kids to the hospital. for insta
but the full scope of the tragedy can only be conveyed in stories, names, faces of people taken too soon. the deadliest shooting in buffalo, new york. police say a gunman driven by hate toward the black community killed ten people, injured three others at a supermarket there. among those that died in the shooting, an 86-year-old mother of a retired buffalo fire commissioner as well as a former buffalo police officer who died exchanging gunfire with the shooter. this morning, police say the 18-year-old suspect was planning to continue his carnage if not stopped. president biden and the first lady head to buffalo tomorrow to meet with families of the victims. begin in buffalo. victor blackwell is there for us. victor, what are you learning about the victims? reporter: ten people killed. all the stories tragic. imagine this. andres mcneal was here purchasing cupcakes. he lost his father on the day they were celebrating his birthday. you mentioned the mother of the former fire
it s the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. i m alisyn camerota. i m victor blackwell in buffalo, new york. police here say the suspect in that racist rampage that ended with the death of 10 people plan to keep killing beyond the toms market if he had not been stopped. authorities say the suspect, an 18-year-old white man drove more than 200 miles to this neighborhood to kill, to kill black people. many in the community here and across the country are outraged that there is another mass shooting, apparently driven by white supremacy. and of course the tributes are already pouring in for the victims who were killed, they re all black americans ranging in age from 32 to 86. the family of one victim, ruth whitfield speaking out and a loved one collapsing during the news conference, over welhelmedy grief. for those people who do not see us, how dare you not see us as american. we stand here on the blood, sweat and tears of our ancestors, and taught us to be proud of that fac