Anyone might get a free pass to american citizenship but heres the thing. Millions of people who have come forward and worked to get right with the law under this policy have been living here for years too. In some cases even decades so leaving the broken system the way it is is not a solution. In fact that is the real amnesty, pretending we can support 11 Million People or build a wall without spending tens of billions of dollars of taxpayer money is abetting what is really factually incorrect. If it is not going to work it is not good for this country. It is a fantasy that offers nothing to help the middle class and demeans our tradition of being a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. In the end it is my firm belief that immigration is not something to fear. We dont have to wall ourselves off from those who may not look like us or pray like we do or have a different last name, because being an american is about something more than that. What makes us american is our shared comm
And today, you are joining us on a very special day. Were broadcasting here from the historic pastor reading room. Where for the past 80 years , scholars from around the globe have come to use the largest shakespeare collection in the world. I would like to extend a warm welcome to you today who joining us on cspan2. And those of you joining us forhe live feed, thanks making it possible for shakespeare fans to enjoy this special day. Shakespeares influence goes beyond the written word, your arrival was accompanied by the folger consort. Ourfolger consort is inhouse ensemble. If you are interested in their music, you can find it on itunes and have a look at the wonder of will room that has been created by itunes. Apple has partnered with us so we collect shakespeare material for everyone who wants to celebrate. Today, we are here to celebrate the legacy of the worlds greatest storyteller. And what better way to do that than pay tribute with stories. People are celebrating shakespeare al
History. He wins and 72 over mcgovern , the biggest landslide in history. In fact, at dec. 72 he says someone asked not to write a book about all of this. And having the most successful presidency of all time. But, boy, how the mighty have fallen. That story, of constantly looking at the interest, how someone can be the most powerful person and take that kind of cataclysmic fall, and these tapes are forming of just a part of the story. They need to be supplemented with memo, oral history. I wanted to think john dean for coming here to austin and providing your insight and firsthand knowledge and stealing the buck. [applause] and he wrote a biography of warren harding. [laughter] [inaudible question] [applause] [inaudible conversations] and that was a conversation about the nixon presidency. We will be back with more live coverage from the texas book festival after this short break. Coming up next a memoir. [inaudible conversations] interested in American History . Watch American Histor
Be live from austin with two other events. Today you would hear from authors charles blow francis fukuyama. For complete schedule go to booktv. Org. We will begin at a panel on president Richard Nixon featuring former Nixon White House counsel john dean author of the nixon defense and historian Douglas Brinkley and luke nichter editors of the nixon tapes 19711972. Journalist Robert Draper is the moderator. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] this is a wide broadcast on cspan. We will keep things moving smoothly. Thank you very much. We will have introductions in a moment and then we will move forward into our first panel of the day. Thank you all very much for being here with us. [applause] good morning everyone. My name is Robert Draper and im with the New York Times magazine. Our abiding fascination with the 30th president of the United States Richard Milhouse nixon has been stoked by two remarkable books
Powerful new book filled with shocking revelations about how he made his extraordinary lifes journey from literally eating dirt in rural, louisiana, to his position now as a columnist for the New York Times. But first, the parents of jordan davis are here for an exclusive interview about the conviction of the man who murdered their son. The shooting death of jordan davis. Over loud music. Its senseless. We will not stop until we get the type of justice we deserve. The jury in the michael dunn murder trial. Deadlocked on the murder charge. I will declare that mistried. Angers and disbelief that they could not agree on a first degree murder charge. A blow to the victims family. We will not stand by and let you use the law to kill our young black boys. Justice wasnt done for jordan. And we will continue to wait for justice for jordan. His community demanded a new trial. Breaking news in the retrial of michael dunn. We the jury find the guilty of first degree murder. This was a new trial w