In her current book, to make men free a history of the Republican Party which was , published late last year, this was her second book to be named as an editors choice selection of the New York Times book review. Professor richardson writes widely for popular publication. She is committed to presenting historical scholarship or four audiences on the economys wall. She is now the editor of and founder of a new web magazine called we are history. She is at work on an intellectual history of american politics and aggressive treatment of the reconstruction era. Heather richardson. Prof. Richardson thank you very much. It is a real pleasure to be here. And not just because i am coming from boston. [laughter] can everybody hear me in the back . Are we ok . Terrific. What i want to talk about today is not just the Republican Party but why we might care about the Republican Party even if we are not into politics. We turn it on . Prof. Richardson that is why asked you if you could hear back the
Examines the origins of the party and the slaveholding south, arguing it was founded to advocate for the middle class against elite plantation owners. She also looks at the republican figures who defined the party like resident Abraham Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan. The National History center of the American Historical Association at the Wilson Center cohosted this event. It is about an hour and a half. Host it is my real pleasure to introduce Heather Cox Richardson today, someone whose work i have been reading and admiring for some time now. She is a professor of history at boston college. And every time i think i have caught up with what she has written, she produces yet another book. So i have to keep reading but i do so with great pleasure. She has written five books on various aspects of American History. She is a 1992 graduate of Harvard Universitys program in the history of American Civilization and her first four books explored civil war the gilded age, and the
Screeria nigeria. Maryland discusses u. S. Hostage policy and earnest moniz testifies before the Senate Energy committee. Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe has been in washington, d. C. , this week for a meeting with president obama and a state dinner at the white house. Today the Prime Minister addressed a joint meeting of congress. This is 50 minutes. Mr. Speaker the Prime Minister of japan [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] members of congress, i have the high privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you his excellence see, Prime Minister shinzo abe, Prime Minister of japan. [ applause ] mr. Speaker, mr. Vice president , distinguished members of the senate and the house, distinct guests ladies and gentlemen, back in june 1957, my grandfather standing right here as Prime Minister of japan began his address. By saying, and i quote, it is because of our strong believe in democratic principles and ideals that japan associ
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