I think the perceptionce that many people in the United States and also around the worldhi that this is an extraordinary unusual time in a sense where we are out of time will be a curiosity in the future. People will look back and wonder about that wonderment. And he gets kind of an interesting phenomenon. When you think about today do you compare it to any other time in history . As a historian. Im interested in that. We have a cognitive tendency. In the same way im the kind of person that seems like this and family members. Our need for familiarity. For most of my career as a historian. What time is this like. It is an easy story to write. I think theres a whole crop of president ial biographers who go out on talk shows. I generally find them to be not i in this era. Its actually a way to kind of contain the chaos. It is a way to avoid what is truly strange about this. What do we mean when we talk about American History. How are we to reckon with the fact that our present day is so p
Indeed, freedom to print things and publish things. It is not institutionally freedom of the press. Every saturday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Lectures in history is also available as a podcast. Find it where you listen to podcasts. Wherever he goes, he speaks out, clearly and forcefully on the issues, answers questions, explains exactly where he stands on domestic and Foreign Policy. Everywhere he goes, the people are responding with enthusiasm for this new and different kind of person. Barry goldwater has been constantly on the go. Its a grueling schedule. And whenever he can, he catches a quick nap with his daughter peggy and his wife peggy. Soon its back to the campaign where Barry Goldwater is calling for courage and integrity in meeting problems. Hes calling for an end to donothing policies, for progress based on the dynamic principles of the republic. Hes calling for a rebirth of individual freedom. We put our reliance upon freedom, upon the Free Enterprise system. We reject, therefo
Florida really is a microcosm of the nation. As florida goes, the nation goes. Four years ago, donald trump one foot up by 113,000 votes in a state of more than 10 million voters. He carried that narrow victory to the white house across the nation. Statea is a divided politically. We have diversity, diverse ethnic diverse in ethnic ways, economically as well as demographically. Voters,ters, younger byple who are divided democratic and republican. As florida goes, the nation will go. We have seen voting problems in the states. Is the state ready . I think the state is ready. It is remarkable because we have ago withcy of 20 years recounts and florida has we crafted and updated its voting systems that the state is very prepared for what we are seeing is kind of a record surge in early voting turnout and that is bit it has been going smoothly. What changes were made . Guest for one thing, we have for it a statewide standard the standard for recounts. Each county does not independently dec
You today by your television provider. And i come here tonight to the alsmith dinner knowing im the underdog in these final weeks. If you know where to look, there are signs of hope, theres signs of hope, even in the most unexpected places, even in this room, full of proud manhattan democrats, i cant i cant shake that feeling that some people here are pulling for me. Im delighted to see you here tonight, hillary. I was thrilled to get this invitation. And i feel right at home here because its often been said that i share the politics of alfred e. Smith and the ears of alfred e. Newman. It is an honor to be here with al smith. I obviously never knew your great grandfather but from everything that senator mccain has told me the two of them had a great time together before prohibition. So of course i am delighted. But not surprised by the final repeal of the 18th amendment. I felt all along that when this matter was properly submitted to the rank and file of our people they would readily
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