The lives and careers of several family members including Grover Cleveland Vice President Adlai Stevenson and twotime democratic democratic illinois governor Adlai Stevenson second. This originally aired in 1996 and its about an hour. Cspan jean h. Baker, author of the stevensons a biography of an american family, whats the scope of this book . Guest well, its pretty broad and its a long book but it covers a lot of stevenson generations. And it also focuses on the most important, in some ways, of all the stevensons. And thats Adlai Ewing Stevenson ii, who lived from 1900 to 1965 and, of course, was the losing democratic president ial candidate in 1952 and 1956. It took me a long time to do and i really was trying hard to look at layers of stevensons and different views of family life, etc. , and not only do just a political biography of some of the best known stevensons. Cspan did you ever meet any of them . Guest yes, i did. The most prominent stevensons that i met were Adlai Stevenso
Relationship of the u. S. President s in the president s club inside the worlds most exclusive fraternity. And Kevin Phillips recounts what he believes was the most important year of the American Revolution which was 1775, a good year for revolutions. For an extended list of links to various publications 2012 notable book selections, visit booktv. Org or our facebook page, facebook. Com booktv. In 2008 judge robert bork sat down with eugene meyer, president of the federalist society, on booktvs after words, an hourlong interview program. Judge bork discussed a collection of his written works spanning nearly four decades. This interview was taped at judge borks home in virginia. Judge robert bork died on december 19, 2012. Host why did you, why did you collect a time to speak, and is this just a book for lawyers . Guest well, i tried to do the articles in one year or because the Intercollegiate Studies Institute approached me and asked me to collect, to make a selection they could publi
The courts. Good morning and welcome. I am dean reuter. It is my pleasure to welcome you here today. In the room, or watching on the live stream, or cspan. Welcome as we mark the 40th anniversary of the Federalist Society. I say the word mark purposefully. Some applause is appropriate but i am blessed interested in accolades. I am more interested in looking to the future. Indeed, my prediction as a veteran of the Federalist Society is that the Federalist Society is poised to accomplish more in the next 10 years then it has in the past 40. But, that depends on you. Not only is this organization yours, you are the organization. You are the Federalist Society. The Federalist Society is nothing more than its volunteer membership. Well, maybe the donors too. [laughter] the donors are important. We are a Nonprofit Organization and we are good at being a Nonprofit Organization. So, donors are important. The theme of this years convention is particularly topical. The current state of the legal
America societies and received a commendation from the foreign minister of japan. And he is the author of two previous critically acclaimed books about the senate. In 2012 the last great Senate Courage and statesmanship in times of crisis. And in 2018 broken can the senate save itself and the country . Iras latest book is called the betrayal how Mitch Mcconnell and the Senate Republicans abandoned america. Interviewing mr. Shapiro today will be eugene meyer an awardwinning veteran journalist with passions for history and travel real estate and the chesapeake bay. Widely, published in magazines. He is authored four books and was for many years a reporter and editor at the washington post. Since leaving the post in 2004 mr. Meyer has received 17 awards for his work and has had more than 50 bylines in the new york times. His first journalism job was as Washington Bureau librarian for the old New York Herald tribune where he got to tag along with a White House Reporter to watch lbj sign th
Lowering standards for businesses, consumer and home buyers. Does it signal a return to the bad old days of too easy credit . Home grown, walmart pledges to buy American Made goods. How it could affect manufacturing. We kick off a special series called made in america. It was a stunning late day capper today to a day of major news affecting the newspapers you read, the websites you visit, the tv networks you watch, and the Cable Systems you may subscribe to. Amazon. Com founder and ceo is buying the Publishing Business of the Washington Post company. Which includes the fames newspaper for 250 million. The post long run by members of the eugene meyer and graham families reached the peak of its fame for tough reporting, during the watergate era. Baso says, i understand the Critical Role the post plays in washington, d. C. , and our nation, and the posts values will not change. According to an sec filing, the rest of the company will change its name within 60 days of the deals closing and