Public service and brought to you by your television provider. Welcome to the Commonwealth Club. Im george hammond, chair of the vanity form, i am happy to welcome back a. J. Baime. We had him here i urine to have a go for the accidental president , his last book and this time we have him here virtually from his home and we will talk about his new book about the 1948 election going back 72 years and you will be amazed how similar it sounds in some ways, in other ways very different. Politicians were all younger than they are today. Take it away, the overview of the book, a very good review. Guest thanks for having me. The Commonwealth Club is a wonderful place to be. A lot of people going to pain and suffering, i am reminded why i fell in love with reading, books can transport you to another time and place and it has been a blessing. Regarding my last time with you i started this book in 2017 to talk about the accidental president. This book came out in the 2020 election cycle. This is
And its still showing a lot of Forest Management to creating smoke for the bay area. Innovative policy to battle those red and purple colors Climate Change. Its 35 35 right now. Indicating all of that smoke even up in the higher lets get a check on traffic elevations and thats the reason why we saw those orange colors in the sky yesterday. With gianna. As we head through the day, hey there. Hey, good morning. Taking a look at the roadways. It is an early start to the because of that smoke, kind of backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. Inhibiting the heat, so our temperatures will be below this is the work on the upper deck and you are looking live average once again. Here and metering lights are mid 60s in San Francisco and turned an this morning and ll t upper 60s in oakland and mid 70s for san jose and upper 70s 880 overpass. That road work on the upper for concord. Were going to talk about the deck of the bay bridge just before the tunnel has a couple science of why we saw those oran
Killed. Nearly 100 major fires are reported in almost a dozen states. North of sacramento, three people were killed in the bear fire. Authorities say that one person was found in their car apapparently trying to escape t flames. The fire is burning dangerously close to the town of paradise. You may remember paradise was decimated by wildfire two years ago. Stunning images show an orange haze of smoke hanging over the Golden Gate Bridge and throughout San Francisco yesterday morning. Its the result of thick ash from wildfires burning across northern part of the state. Danya bacchus is in fresno county, california. Will the weather conditions be at least a little better today and maybe help the firefighters out . Reporter good morning to you, annemarie. Yes, the weather conditions are expected to be better today. The santa ana winds that we have been experiencing are not expected, which could be helpful for firefighters. For thousands of them, this fight is far from over. Talent, oregon,
Talks about the Motion Picture industry and the codes that sought to tamp down on sexuality in films. He addresses the scopes trial in which a Tennessee High School teacher faces charges of unlawfully teaches evolution in a statefunded school. Now in my last lecture and in our debate on monday, which i think went pretty well, you might have been left with a question in your minds, what was the legacy of world war i for American Society . Now the politics of the United States definitely veered to the right during the 1920s. Republican president s fairly conservative ones were elected by land slides in 1920, 1924, 1928. Congress was under control of the republicans throughout the 1920s. With support of congress, republican president s signed bills which rolled back the income tax increases passed during world war i. Leading social movements on the left, labor unions and socialist party both lost members during the war. The socialist party was never a factor in american politics again aft
Book the accidental president , now we have him here virtually to talk about his new book about the 1948 elections going 78 years to another Election Year and you will be amazed how similar it sounds in some ways and in others what is different is politicians were all younger than they are today. That is one big difference. Take it away and tell us about the overview of the book. I want to say a couple things. Thank you for having me lose the Commonwealth Club is a wonderful place to be. I know books, i fell in love with reading when i was 6 years old because books can transport you to another time or place and that has been a blessing. I started this book in 2017 talking about the accidental president and i planned this book to come out in the 2020 cycle. This was a book about the election and it will be relevant and give me an opportunity to talk about things that matter. Secondly, elements in our life conspired in such a way, everything i was writing about was no longer taking place