[applause] well i hope youre having as much fun as i am at this festival. You know, i always think of students in college a few of you were in college few years ago as best thing to do is to take the take the teacher not the course. And here i think is thing that is fun is to tack these incredible authors to be in a room with them whatever theyre talking about. The only problem with it this with this festival is theres somebody in every room and you want to be with but today we have terrific people who i think, youve heard from them all at one point or o another Douglas Brinkley written biography about more president s than most of us have ever heard of but also done so many other interesting things including among ga gazillion and great space race so be watching for that. And to give you gossip he has basement, basement studio basement studio envy of john who has got that msnbc, and margaret is trying to make the same deal with the cbc. [laughter] of course great history in 1919 that
Macmillan and jon meacham. I hope that you are having as much fun as accessible as i am. [applause] [cheering] the best thing to do is to take the teacher, not the course. To take these incredible authors and whatever they are talking about. The only problem with this festival is there is somebody in every room. I think you heard from them all at one point or another. Douglas brinkley has also done so many other interesting thin things. John f. Kennedy and the great space race. He is the cnn historian and has a little basement studio envy of jon meacham, whos got that at msnbc. [laughter] of course the great historian and transformative books that is so important and hes written so many wonderful biographies, former editor of newsweek many of us know him from his basement from morning joe. The assignment is to talk about their favorite historical figure. I think i want to make that a free and fun thing. And then maybe we will then get into some other elements of thinking about writing.
[applause] and now from the 2018 Rancho Mirage writers festival in california authors and historians john and margaret mcmellon and douglas discuss is their favorite historical figures. Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to the stage Douglas Brinkley morgan and john with your moderator, jeff. [applause] well i hope youre having as much fun as i am at this festival. You know, i always think of students in college a few of you were in college few years ago as best thing to do is to take the take the teacher not the course. And here i think is thing that is fun is to tack these incredible authors to be in a room with them whatever theyre talking about. The only problem with it this with this festival is theres somebody in every room and you want to be with but today we have terrific people who i think, youve heard from them all at one point or o another Douglas Brinkley written biography about more president s than most of us have ever heard of but also done so many other in
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