And cultural historian as many books include new york intellect, the unfinished city, and a nation of nations. These professor of history at new york university. Editor of sex, death and god and l. A. Reviewsys, articles, and interviews have appeared in vanity fair, the paris review, the New York Times, the , Los Angelesst times book review and various anthologies. What you please join me in welcoming david reid, to a spiegel of it was fecal about his book and of each other professor bender. And then be joined by professor bender. [applause] mr. Reid thank you, lily. Its a pleasure and honor to be here in connection with this distinguished series. This is a memorable occasion for me because it is my first powerpoint presentation. [laughter] so bear with me. I might be the only person in america who does not have experienced in this medium. Got thet clicking microphone adjusted. Great. Survey just a very brief of new york pictorially. We begin with this. Its a fantastic shot of the fina
About his book, the brazen age, new york city and the american empire. A conversation with New York University history professor Thomas Bender. That betweenes 1945 and 1950, post world war ii new york city became a heaven for exiles. The museum of the city of new york posted this hourlong event. It is now my great pleasure to introduce our speakers. They have four bios in our program. An intellectual and cultural historian, whose many books include new york intellect, the unfinished city, and a nation among nations. Atis professor of history New York University. David reid is editor of sex, death and god and l. A. His essays, articles, reviews and interviews have appeared in vanity fair, the paris review, the New York Times, the washington post, Los Angeles Times book review and various anthologies. What you please join me in welcoming david reid to a speak about his book and and then be joined by professor bender. [applause] mr. Reid thank you, lily. Its a pleasure and honor to be her
[applause] if you would help us by falling appears shares, the books are available at the front. Years. I am happy to sign them. Every weekend book tv offers programming focused on nonfiction authors and books. Keep watching for more here on cspan2. And watch any of our past programs online and booktv. Org. Sylvia dudes morris recalls the life of a conservative commentator. Her a election to congress, her tenure as ambassador to italy, and a political and personal life. His program lasts about an hour. Sylvia jukes morris recounts the life of the late conservative commentator and congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce. The author reports on lucs tenure as board to italy and her political and personal life. This program lasts about an hour. [inaudible conversations] i am the senior director of programs and chief operating officer here at roosevelt house, and it is my great pleasure to welcomeou here to it is my great pleasure to welcome you here to tonights very special discussion of price of
Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce. The author reports on lucs tenure as board to italy and her political and personal life. This program lasts about an hour. [inaudible conversations] i am the senior director of programs and chief operating officer here at roosevelt house, and it is my great pleasure to welcome you here to tonights very special discussion of price of fame the honorable Clare Boothe Luce, by sylvia jukes morris. Price of fame is the second in a twovolume biography of ms. Luce. The first volume was published 17 years ago, and as the wall street journal has written, both books are really models of a biographers art, meticulously researched, sophisticated, fairminded and compulsively readable. Now, we are, of course, gathered for tonights discussion here in the former home of franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt where i think it is probably safe to assume that Clare Boothe Luce was not a regular social visitor. [laughter] mrs. Luces relationship with the roosevelts was, one might
This is a really special evening for me because i am welcoming my dear old friend frank foer, editor of the new republic. Frank and i have known each other since 2000 when he first came to the new republic as a brilliant young writer from u. S. News. He established himself early on as the magazines most thoughtful and penetrating commentator and was tapped as editor in 2006. He briefly left and came back in 2012 where he has presided over a renaissance of this extraordinary magazine that i love so much and have been lucky enough to work at since 1991 when i joined them as my first job out of law school. I was hired as Legal Affairs editor by Andrew Sullivan who was the editor at a time. This was due to no great shakes on my part, but only because i had gone to college with andrew. I like to say on the Harriet Miers of legal journalism. Its pure nepotism but its the luckiest of my life because it launched this extraordinary career in journalism at this beautiful magazine and led to what