Author david grann answers reader questions and talks about the significance of the osage inan murders. I dont think you can understand our country unless you understand this part of our history. This is one of the worst racial injustices and crimil conspiracies in American History and it was never taught in school. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributionso your pbs ation from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff its been nearly two weeks since a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in parkland, florida. Now, Congress Faces the question what to do about guns i america. The answ is anything but clear. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage desjardins walking the halls of congress today, sctdents turnedists from Marjory Stoneman douglas high, preing for more gun control. The
Nonfiction, author Frances Fitzgerald discusses her history of evangelicalism in america. Good evening. Welcome to tonights lecture. Before we get started, you may have noticed a few cameras in the room. A couple rules, please turn off all of your devices and also, if you are to ask a question that question time, everyone has to come to the microphone. Please do that appear interested in asking a question. This is, we are very excited about tonights program. Its a pleasure to welcome tonights journalists and author Frances Fitzgerald. This is made possible through the generosity of the living foundation. Born in new york city, she came of age as a journalist in the vietnam war era. In 1972 she published fire in the lake. The history of vietnam and the United States military involvement in that country. The book was awarded a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book award. She authored numerous books and theyve appeared in publications such as the new yorker, New York Times magazine and rolli
Grann here. These were circumstances out of everyones control. His plane was delayed. You may insert your own early joke here. Tonight david grann will talk about his book, 28, the story of the unspeakable historical crime of greed, fear, anger and racial cleansing. It is part crime thriller them apart political history and this is a book that will generate conversation long after david catches his next plane. It is easy to read this book because david tells the story in a riveting detail rich, suspenseful way. It is hard to read this book because it is true and devastating and maddening. David grann is a magnificent storyteller, staff writer for the new yorker and is written for the New York Times magazine on the atlantic, Washington Post, wall street journal, new republic and hollywood. His previous awardwinning book the lost city of the is in movie theaters right now and if you cant take their word or mine, then how about Us Supreme Court Justice Steven breyer. Justice breyer cited
We begin with a look at the continuing story of the russian probe in washington. We talk to dan balz, chief correspondent for the post once you go down the road of having a special counsel and degree to which this is an expanding investigation, it will slow down the white house. Everybody will have in a sense the dual responsibility, they obviously have a responsibility to the country and to the president to help in the governing process but they will also feel an obligation to themselves to take whatever precautions they may need or simply to be as open as they feel they should be to cooperate in the investigation. As you say, it should not be a suggestion that they have something to hide. But its wise to have your own counsel when youre in situations like this. We continue with Jeffrey Goldberg, editor and chief. This one of the Little Secrets of much of Donald Trumps support. Its as i think there are a lot of people who voted for him who looked at this administration and do understa
We begin with a look at the continuing story of the russian probe in washington. We talk to dan balz, chief correspondent for the post once you go down the road of having a special counsel and degree to which this is an expanding investigation, it will slow down the white house. Everybody will have in a sense the dual responsibility, they obviously have a responsibility to the country and to the president to help in the governing process but they will also feel an obligation to themselves to take whatever precautions they may need or simply to be as open as they feel they should be to cooperate in the investigation. As you say, it should not be a suggestion that they have something to hide. But its wise to have your own counsel when youre in situations like this. We continue with Jeffrey Goldberg, editor and chief. This one of the Little Secrets of much of Donald Trumps support. Its as i think there are a lot of people who voted for him who looked at this administration and do understa