Who is also my mom. Im very lucky. So linda has worked in dps for 38 years. Founded three different schools, and started different Leadership Programs across the state. For that reason my brothers and i rarely saw her. Linda is an amazing inspiration to me, its why im an information and policy Education Student here. Im inspired by her every day. I hope i dont have to do the 5 00 a. M. Wake up to be just like her. Shes wonderful alongside carmen, there may inspirations. Im so lucky to have to introduce my mom, my favorite educator and best mount to this stage to talk about when grits is not enough. [applause] not always to get to be introduce by her daughter, its kind of cool. I think theyre opening up the back. So if you want to cedar if its too hot in here, think were getting more seats. Lets give it up for those kids. [applause] and why do what i do. Those kids came all the way over. There amazing teachers. Lets give it up. [applause] im here to talk about the book that you are all
[applause]. I guess you all are expecting me to Say Something about now. Please do have a seat. Grateful for the opportunity to be here with you here tonight. Those of you that are gathered in this room for starters. Thank you for making your way here. For those of you who is who this is your job this time a year. On some form of video stream thank you for taking the time to check in with us here. And find out what is happening as we talk about not only the state of the commonwealth but the state of the budget and they are one and the same. Intertwined in the time like this. I want to think a couple of groups in particular. When we come through that weather we head in recent days mindful of a couple of groups. Who i truly think our worthy of ever thinks throughout the commonwealth and frankly in the first group. I want to send a special gratitude to the men and women who mind the call that produces of the electricity in the heat that keeps so much of america were at times like this. An
Period that you are looking at. The wall street journal was started in what year again . In 89. Host a few years after the Financial Times where i work but its the same era, gilded era. Guest started in london, you started in new york. Host and you are the home team but i want to come back to that because i think the parallels between that era and this era are actually very interesting and something that i think about as a business journalist but first off i wanted to note a point of connection you and i both have, we are both from indiana. In my case rural indiana and you are from. Im from a town called whiteland indiana which i wrote about in a book that came out last year called when the new deal came to town. And i wrote a book about how the new deal affected the real people in this little farm village which is back in other days. Host fascinating. Guest anyway, were not talking about that book, we are talking about this one. Host but its relevant because where people come from inf
Our institutions that theres in way to rip it out . I say this. We have to do everything we can to confront it, to debate it, to explain to our fellow citizens what is taking place. We simply have no choice. After words airs on booktv every saturday at 10 00 p. M. And sunday at 9 00 p. M. Eastern. You can watch all previous after words programs on our web site, booktv. Org. Book tv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. Im going to start by finishing up the essayist of mon mon tan montagna and then my research and studies ive been doing on the 1960s, particularly the 60 and the 68 election, and so i began there with gary wills discussion of the conventions in miami and chicago and 68, and then fog cemetery and then a couple of michael crichton. Whats the purpose of reading the first two book . The montagne book im reading because he is right at the nascent period of moving into the enlightenment era. Very considered to be a prototypi
Members and guests appear and guests. Tonight i have the honor of introducing a friend an academic colleague who also happens to be a bestselling author, columnist, speaker, commentator and senior Level Management strategist peter guest speaker has worked with president s and popes from here at home to south asia to iraq. For more than 20 years, our speaker has provided strategic and crisis communication counsel to companies, policy organizations, government agencies, not for profits, advocacy campaigns and grassroots groups. He served in many roles including executive director of Republican Party in new york date, adviser to the u. S. Chief of protocol at the vatican, planner for the department of state visits for former president bush and clinton to this tsunami ravaged south asia and director of communications for the Environmental Protection agency. Our speaker is currently an adjunct professor at the University Graduate school of arts and sciences. A charter member of the board of