Publications including the american scholar, the american short fiction, the atlantic monthly, new republic, the smithsonian, the Washington Post magazine, and the wilson quarterly. And opinions and book review pages of the boston globe. The New York Times, u. S. Today in the Washington Post. He lives in virginia. Please give a warm welcome to robert wilson. [applause]. [background sounds]. Thank you ce that introduction. I am hoping your app works a lot better than the app for the iowa caucuses. [laughter]. I trust it will. You can probably actually test it. Thanks to all of you for coming this morning on this cold morning. It is very pleasant to see so many of you here. Very pleasant to see cspan here. I dont think cspan for all of the done to support book culture in america. I am attempt to say that normally what remains of the culture in america but on a day like today, its very easy to be optimistic about the state of books. I love being in savannah. My wife martha and i come here
The wilson quarterly. And on the oped opinion and book review pages of the boston globe. He the New York Times, usa today and the washington post. He lives in manassas virginia. Please give a warm savannah welcome to robert wilson. [applause] thank you. I appreciate that introduction. Im hoping your app works a lot better than the app that was done for the iowa caucuses. [laughing] i trust it will. Youre probably actually tested it. And thanks to all of you for coming this morning on this cold morning. Its very pleasant to see soo many of you here. Its very pleasant to see cspan here and what you think cspan for all that does to support book culture in america. I would be tempted to say normally what remains of book culture in america, but on a day like today its very easy to be optimistic about the state of books. Books. I love being in savannah. My wife martha and i come here as often as we can and we live outside washington dc. And we have a in the panhandle of florida. We used to d
Smithsonian, the Washington Post magazine, and the wilson quarterly. And opinions and book review pages of the boston globe. The New York Times, u. S. Today in the Washington Post. He lives in virginia. Please give a warm welcome to robert wilson. [applause]. [background sounds]. Thank you ce that introduction. I am hoping your app works a lot better than the app for the iowa caucuses. [laughter]. I trust it will. You can probably actually test it. Thanks to all of you for coming this morning on this cold morning. It is very pleasant to see so many of you here. Very pleasant to see cspan here. I dont think cspan for all of the done to support book culture in america. I am attempt to say that normally what remains of the culture in america but on a day like today, its very easy to be optimistic about the state of books. I love being in savannah. My wife martha and i come here as often as we can and we live outside washington dc. And we have a in the panhandle of florida. We used to drea
The 13th annual savannah book festival presented by georgia power, bob, david and nancy, the philip e and answered be foundation. We are especially grateful to our sponsors for this glorious menu, the Trinity United Methodist church and we would also like to welcome our litter artery numbers and individual donors today. It is through your support that we are able to make Successful Events free to the public. 90 percent of our revenue comes from our donors and members and we thank you. This years festival is full of great events and authors and we dont want to miss any of the fun. So, download the new book savannah book festival 2020 app on your phone. And you can be in the know. About everything we have going this year. If you need more info about downloading this app, you can find in the back of your program. Before we get started i have a couple of housekeeping notes. Robert wilson will be signing festival purchased copies of his book in the square immediately following the presentat
And im kerry sayers. And im your host, bill kurtis. Its political gaffes through the decades. The great edward r. Murrow said when politicians complain that tv turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there and that tv has merely demonstrated that not performers are well trained. Today on through the decades, we look at politicians who didnt give their best performances on the political stage as they attemped to run for office. And the Television Cameras were there to capture their gaffes and preserve them for all of history to remember. So we begin the doomed decision of a president ial hopeful. The 1972 race for the white house was never really close themselves an even deeper hole when their nominee George Mcgovern picked Thomas Eagleton to be his running mate. Senator george h. Mcgovern is hereby declared the 1972 democratic nominee for president of the United States. Heading into the 1972 democratic convention, George Mcgovern was har