Okay, lets start, delighted to have you here, the call of the wild west is what i call this, jack london, rugged individualist or socialist . Turned out to be both. So jack london, the most popular writer of his time, even more popular than mark twain since mark twain was in the twain of his life, jack london was the up and coming major figure and sold a half 1 million copies of books, really a phenomenal character. He was in individualist who spoke out against individualism. He was a capitalist to railed against capitalism. He was a socialist who criticized the socialists. He was a racist who hated racism. So now you know who jack clinton is. A very complex character. And so by the way we are going to have time for questions and answer butmany of you, i have been fascinated with the novels, stories and life of jack london, the most prolific novelist of the american wild west, theres probably no better eclectic writers in london. He lived as a minor, he lived and wrote as a minor, a sa
This conference from Purdue University continues with biographers looking at political history, this talk was part of a twoday conference called remaking american political history, its an hour and a half. Welcome and thank you for attending our session on this beautiful friday afternoon. We will have to compete with the outdoors and hopefully we will convince you that the made the right choice, hanging out with you to talk about media and biography and political history. A lien between the four of us weve written at least 17 biographies, it might be more than that i was losing count because Randy Roberts has written so many, youve written more than half of our total number i think. So, we have a lot of experience in this genre, weve been drawn to and have an affinity for it in some way or another. So, before we begin lets introduce the panelists and as i introduce each of you if you could stand a minute or two, telling the audience what was it that drew you to biography and what is it
Independents, 2027488002. You can also catch up with us on social media. On twitter it is cspanwj. On facebook it is facebook. Com cspan. A very good wednesday morning, you can start calling now. A note to begin on the president s travel schedule, the president going to dayton, ohio, and el paso, texas. Daytond to arrive in around 10 30 and he will be joined by melania trump. He will head to el paso, texas around 1 45 local time and expected to depart about 2. 5 hours later. Here is one of the headlines about the president s trip. Shaken cities await trump. Conway,e from kellyanne he goes trying to heal communities. Meeting with those injured and loved ones who survived. One person the president will not be meeting with today is veronica escobar. Her series of tweets from last night explaining why. The white house invited me to join the president and my response was clear. I requested a phone call with him to share what i have heard from many constituents including some who are victims
Good morning, welcome to breakfast with Charlie Stayt and naga munchetty. Our headlines today. Murderers who refuse to reveal the whereabouts of their victims bodies could spend longer behind bars under new plans unveiled by the government. Conservative leadership vote blunder two ballot papers instead of one have been sent to some Party Members. Welcome to wimbledon, where the fairy tale continues for 15 year old coco gauff. The american saved two match points to beat slovenias Polona Hercog, and become the youngest player in the last 16 for almost 30 years. Game of thrones star Emilia Clarke tells breakfast how having a stroke in her 20s has led her to back calls for more support for young victims. Ifi if i could be able to help a young person in the same state i was in then i know that they would be able to be lifted. Good morning. A lot of fine weather on the way across the uk this weekend but a little bit of a change in the way things feel some fresher air blowing in from the nort
Introduce and welcome all of you this very special evening as a continuing mission of the White House Historical associations, president ial sites summit, which i hear is going swimmingly and this panel will engage as i think, very powerfully entitled, entertaining at the white house, a conversation with former social secretaries. After that engaging conversation, were well, were welcoming you to a number exhibits that weve kept open. The star spangled banner just, in case you havent had enough lately. Of course, is right behind me. And its special chamber. The american presidency and the first ladys just above you on the third floor. And our new and culture wing three west with entertainment nation a spectacular a way to as well as some of our incredible curators who visit our guides up there. Each of these exhibitions as well as our museums overriding help us envision our mission and live it each day, which is to empower people to create a more just and compassionate future by preser