My name is nancy keegan smith, and id like to welcome you as flares Vice President to tonights program. Thank you to our partner American University school of Public Affairs who has been so supportive of our endeavor. And to our flare institutional members Writer University White House Historical association, Massachusetts Historical Society the Gerald R Ford president ial foundation and our two newest institutional members the National First ladys library and the center for president ial history at Southern Methodist university. I programmed tonight is called taking a new look at edith wilson and should be a fascinating discussion of ediths influence on the role of first lady. The Panel Moderator is dr. Catherine sibley professor of history and director of the american studies at Saint Josephs university. Panelists in order i think our doctor Mary Stockwell retired professor of history and Department Chair at Lords University who writes on the American West 20th century politics and e
My name is nancy keegan smith, and id like to welcome you as flares Vice President to tonights program. Thank you to our partner American University school of Public Affairs who has been so supportive of our endeavor. And to our flare institutional members Writer University White House Historical association, Massachusetts Historical Society the Gerald R Ford president ial foundation and our two newest institutional members the National First ladys library and the center for president ial history at Southern Methodist university. I programmed tonight is called taking a new look at edith wilson and should be a fascinating discussion of ediths influence on the role of first lady. The Panel Moderator is dr. Catherine sibley professor of history and director of the american studies at Saint Josephs university. Panelists in order i think our doctor Mary Stockwell retired professor of history and Department Chair at Lords University who writes on the American West 20th century politics and e
Society, the gerald our ford president ial foundation, and our two newest institutional members, the National First Ladies Library and the center for president ial history at Southern Methodist university. Our program tonight is called taking a new look at edith wilson. It should be a fascinating discussion of ediths influence on the role of first lady. The Panel Moderator is dr. Catherine sibling, professor of history and director of american stories at centrist university. The panelists in order, i think, are doctor Mary Stockwell retype fencer of history and our Department Chair at lawrence university. Who writes on the american west, 20th century politics, and, especially, Woodrow Wilson. Our second panelist will be Rebecca Roberts, curator of programming at planted word, a museum of words and language in washington, d. C. And, our third panelist well be doctor stacy a. Cordery who holds the Denison Johnson chair in Theodore Roosevelt studies at Dickinson University in north dakota
Extra power or linebacker hoping for some extra muscle. No, Lance Armstrong was an international hero. A seven timeTour De France winner, the usain bolt of his sport. Not to mention a public face in the fight against cancer. Yet in his confessional last night with oprah, he confessed only what was obvious to anyone who wanted to see it, that he doped throughout his cycling career. But armstrong did not admit to cheating, denied he was a doping ringleader, didnt admit to bullying, and seemed emotionally incapable of sympathy for the people whose lives he ruined and money he took when they tried to do nothing more than tell the truth about what he had done. Joining me is the daily beasts Buzz Bissinger and Sports Editor for the nation dave zirin. Buzz, in august of 2012, just five months ago, you wrote a cover story for newsweek entitled i still believe in Lance Armstrong, and yet last night his interview with Oprah Winfrey began with a series of yes and no questions. Did you ever take b
Cheating, denied he was a doping ringleader, didnt admit to bullying, and seemed emotionally incapable of sympathy for the people whose lives he ruined and money he took when they tried to do nothing more than tell the truth about what he had done. Joining me is the daily beasts Buzz Bissinger and Sports Editor for the nation dave zirin. Buzz, in august of 2012, just five months ago, you wrote a cover story for newsweek entitled i still believe in Lance Armstrong, and yet last night his interview with Oprah Winfrey began with a series of yes and no questions. Did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance . Yes. Yes or no, was one of those banned substances epo . Yes. Did you ever blood dope or use blood transfusions to enhance your cycling performance . Yes. Did you ever use any other banned substances like testosterone, cortisone, or Human Growth Hormone . Yes. Yes or no, in all seven of your Tour De France victories, did you ever take banned substances or bl