Founder of Writers Block now sailing to the end of our 30 third year. In. [applause] if you are not yet on the email list, signup. We just added senator amy klobuchar. So, www. Writers block. Com. The last time he visited was in 2002 for the master of the senate. It was unforgettable. Bobs story is about the genius of the political machine. Painted a picture of the powerbroker extraordinaire who simply had no p or. Like his subject, robert caro has no peer. Hes treated us to slight left turns in the narrative. His divergence into fascinating bystanders. Divergence so rich in detail and character that they might form the basis of future studies and of themselves. So consider his new book, working them as a companion piece to his great moses and johnson book. Today in 2019, its more pleasant than ever about power used for good and power used against the greater good. As the book answers for questions, it raises more. Into the ways and wise he does what he does with such graceful shorthan
I have lived in. How Americas National essences being ignored, trampled or distorted. What else are you saying here. To direct ourying fromtion away from moment the political mania that has surrounded us for 363 days so far this year and weve got two more to go. Oversday we start all again. I just want to take a break from that and have us look at 400 years of our engagement with the idea of liberty. My argument is that is the ourmate of america, of nationalism. Its the exceptional american idea. It is something that americans have been talking about, writing about, fighting for for for centuries. Four centuries. Some of them are famous. Some of them every one of you has read. Allrs are obscure but they laid down principles that affect us waiting to liberate us today. I want us to be proud of that. I must to think about it. I want us to be inspired. Host we will take your calls in just a couple of minutes. Republicans can call 2027488001. Democrats 2027488000. Ndependents 2027488002 yo
Some of the other Asset Classes are moving on a bit of news. Sterling falling, erasing the gains we saw for the currency before the general election. Going below 1. 31. The thai baht is one of the strongest currencies in this part of the world, Interest Rate. Bit later coming out Oil Inventory story, that is not the oil price but we have 60 or thereabouts. That is reflective of a growth in u. S. Inventory. Bitcoin, continuing to be there even though it is higher. A report says the cryptocurrency perhaps peaked two years ago and on top of that we have a lot of rivals out there. There is a crypto scam in china which is seeing unwinding of the action. That is where we are from these Asset Classes. What else is going on . Lets join su keenan. Japan and the latest economic data, japanese exports fell for a 12th straight month in november. Aat confirms little sign of pickup despite indications the slump in Global Manufacturing may have bottomed. The value of shipments abroad fell just under
Earlier we heard from steve perryman, a former teammate of Martin Peters at tottenham in the seventies. He told us how he will remember him. Martin was one of those people that just deserved more than being a footballer of high repute, which he obviously was. He did things for charity, he was kind, he was a proper gentleman if he promised to do something, he delivered it. And therefore, with what he did in the world cup and stuff like that, i mean, these days, we talk about giving honours to footballers when they get to a semifinal, Martin Peters actually won the world cup for england. I only ever played with two world cup winners in my life, the other was ossie ardiles, and both very classy people and very, very intelligent. His conduct, with regard to how he. Youre in a special situation, being a footballer at a top class club, and because of that, youre like a role model. He took that serious, that he should conduct himself in a certain way. Other people speak on the television toda
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this program entitled, historically speaking, we return fighting. World war i and the shaping of the modern black identity. Published by smithsonian books, we return fighting is a collection of essays that chronicle of men and women who served the country on the battlefield as well as on the home front and their struggles for civil rights. One of the main things we will learn this evening is that while the Civil Rights Movement was decades away, world war i established important questions of citizenship that paved the way toward future progress. We are fortunate to be joined tonight by the museums Deputy Director and editor of we return fighting. The images are really very powerful, of americans at war and on the home front. It also gives us a different look at the life African Americans faced when they came home after the war. Let me end by welcoming you and assuring you that you are in for a wonderful evening. Thank you for joining us and im sure y