Turbulent relationship with his father, join in the conversation with your phone calls, Facebook Comments and tweets. In depth with larry elder live sunday at noon eastern on booktv on cspan2. The center for Public Affairs Virtual Event we bring you a conversation with Washington Post National Politics columnist Karen Tumulty who is joining us with her brandnew book the triumph of nancy reagan. In addition to working at the Washington Post she works Time Magazine, the los angeles times, and is recipient of many awards including excellence in political reporting. Ask four years ago by Simon Schuster to write this biography the book was finally being published tomorrow on april 13th, 2020, one. Kirkus reviews because the trance of nancy reagan a luminescent exhaustive biography which chronicles the private life and local influence of nancy reagan. The book draws on interviews with reagan cabinet members, friends, and family members, and how she became one of the most influential first la
Reading words. I hope were rolling. And mine its just fine with me. It appears to an observer that after 33 years of marriage you too are still absolutely nuts about each other mrs. Reagan. How do you plead guilty . Mr. President how good a politician is mrs. Reagan . Oh, absolutely dont you think so . The words right out of my mouth. I think she prompting you again. Is reckon some people have suggested that you have been the driving force in your husbands career and that you wanted the presidency more than he did. Yeah. I know ive read that too. Not true. I i thought i married an actor. And actually, he was asked he was asked to run for office. Soon after we got married and turned it down by the democrats when he sold democrat. And then when the governorship came along i went along with it, but that wasnt something that i had carved out for for our future and certainly the presidency wasnt something that i said youve got to do this. No that that isnt true. I think what people get mixe
Reading words. I hope were rolling. And mine its just fine with me. It appears to an observer that after 33 years of marriage you too are still absolutely nuts about each other mrs. Reagan. How do you plead guilty . Mr. President how good a politician is mrs. Reagan . Oh, absolutely dont you think so . The words right out of my mouth. I think she prompting you again. Is reckon some people have suggested that you have been the driving force in your husbands career and that you wanted the presidency more than he did. Yeah. I know ive read that too. Not true. I i thought i married an actor. And actually, he was asked he was asked to run for office. Soon after we got married and turned it down by the democrats when he sold democrat. And then when the governorship came along i went along with it, but that wasnt something that i had carved out for for our future and certainly the presidency wasnt something that i said youve got to do this. No that that isnt true. I think what people get mixe
Stocks Closing Price on friday. Michelle, how was your weekend . It was great. How about yours . Fabulous. Good, good. In global news, chinas Statistics Bureau says the countrys economy is showing clear signs of stabilization. Among the reasons, policy support and some improvement in global demand. Chinas economy is said to be on track to meet the governments 2 on 13 growth target of 7. 5 . U. N. Inspectors in syria are now heading to the site of the alleged poison gas attack. Syria has supposedly agreed to allow the inspectors to visit the site. This comes amid calls from western powers for military action. Well have more from john harwood in just a few minutes. Here in the u. S. , dozens of wildfires burning this morning across the west. One of the most severe is raging out of control in the mountains of northern california. The latest reports say the giant wildfire has charred 15,000 acres within Yosemite National park. A live report from scott cohn who is on the ground there in the
Yes, that is basically it. I dont know if he wanted to be there while trump was making his speech about the change of staff. Phil rucker, as condensed as they are, all of our Print Colleagues at the white house are writing the Lookback Piece about the Reince Priebus era, all six months of it. And i know you contend he was something less than a Chief Of Staff in full always . You know, yeah, i think that is exactly right. Look, this is an establishment republican who became close to donald trump over the course of the campaign. Tried to help integrate the party in the trump world. Tried to do it in washington to help trump govern and pass his agenda on capitol hill. But he was beset time and time again by the kind of chaos and disorder that has really defined all of trumps enterprises,
including this white house. It was so remarkable, that Reince Priebus was so belittled and demeaned at work, the backbiting was so intense and vicious. I talked to one staffer, the president said that Rei