Nonfiction books and authors. Cspan2 created by americas Cable Television companies of the Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Beginning now on booktv we will spend time with the late author and columnist William F Buckley. This is part of our summer bins watch series which features one wellknown author. He found the National Review and help to the political Debate Program firing line for several years, also the author of 50 books which included his thoughts on politics, religion, culture, literature and other topics. He appeared on booktv and cspan at 45, we will share those programs with you. First up tonight, in 1993 Mister Buckley sat down to discuss the collection of his essays from his book happy days were here again. Here he is on cspans Interview Program from 1993 book notes. Cspan on the cover of your book it says reflections of a libertarian journalist. You always call yourself a libertarian . Guest as of course you know, something called the
Mr. Buckley down to discuss a collection of his from the book, happy days are here again. Here he is on cspans Interview Program from 1993, footnotes. On the cover of your new book, it says the sections of the libertarian journalists. To call yourself a libertarian. Often on. As of course you know, the movement was encouraged by National Review. In the late 50s and the idea was to put a dot to the libertarians and the conservatives too much they had in common. And how effective it would be between them. And known that i am a libertarian. In the term, and most of whatever ideas and or intended to those or diminish the human liberty. Host remembering say you saying, made when you ran for the bear new york. They just seem people throw the garbage out the window. If the people would pick it up and deal with it rather than government deal with things. William no. Your memory is in which he was defending, lettering of the streets. On the grounds that is a form of something against the city.
Bombs, including a white house documents, a sketch of a test explosion. We see mr. Trumans recorded announcement that the hiroshima bomb. Explained years later why he used the weapon. The Truman Library institute provided this video. What i would like to do tonight is to show you a number of artifacts, objects, photographs, three dimensional related to the 75th anniversary of the atomic bomb. Each of those are going to present to digitally. We will have questions and answers on the chat box. I hope you enjoy the presentation and i will go right in and look at our first artifact which is actually from 1945, not 1945 but from april shortly after he became president. They will look at documents from july. You can see my timeline here, documents we will show you. And will try to finish off as we get into august. And later into the sixties. They connect to this topic. First information that truman has about the Manhattan Project comes in april just 12 days after he becomes president on apri
If there are, stand or wave, wherever you might be. And if we do not have any veterans, that is a shame. We would love to have them as always. Anybody working on the home front that is here . Theres somebody. Dont be bashful. I thought so. [applause] i saw them earlier. Holocaustors of the who might be here, i would like to recognize them as well. And veterans of any period of time wherever you are in the audience, would you please stand and raise your hand . Thank you. [applause] service. All for your and thank you again for being here. In the Early Morning hours of may 7, 1945, and a Little Red Schoolhouse in france in a Little Red Schoolhouse in france, world war ii officially came to an end in europe with the surrender of German Military alfred jodel. It is the anniversary date of ve day, the 72nd anniversary of that event, which celebrates the allied defeat of the nazis. 72 years ago, the west was facing a new beginning, a Herculean Task to ensure that another war would not break
Qanon rhetoric and violent conspiracies. According to politico this morning, greene showed no remorse for extreme positions, which included past support for assassination of top democratic officials. Politico also reports that Kevin Mccarthy and his top lieutenants are leaning towards removing green from one key house committee, not two. Is that enough . The future of powerful House Republican liz cheney also on the line after she had the audacity to vote her conscience in favor of impeaching trump for that capitol hill insurrection. But cnns Josh Campbell starts us off. Hes live in washington with more on officer sicknick lying in office. We take you live inside those images of the United States Capitol Rotunda, where the remains of fallen officer Brian Sicknick are lying in honor. Swe we have seen members of the Capitol Police coming in to pay their respects, also members of the national guard. Also lawmakers and staffers. That building remains closed to the general public that due t