Theater covering the anniversary of shakespeares death and taking your calls on shakespeare. That is saturday, april 23rd. This is booktv on cspan2. Television for serious readers. Tonight, steve olsen recalls the eru erup eruption of saint marys. And then at 10, Jillian Thomas on the impact title 70 the 1964 Civil Rights Act had on working women. And we wrap up with a report on how the welfare system has failed the poor. That happens tonight on cspan2, booktv. How did you get started in speech writing . Guest that is an amazing story. Where i was a high school debater and debated in college and doubled my major into Communication Studies and never thought of speech writing but just taught speech. At the university of virginia i was asked to give a guest lecture at the university of North Carolina chapel hill. I went down and gave my lecture at 10 oclock in the morning. President ford was speaking on the campus at noon and we all decided to go over and hear him because how often do you
The nominee on the other side ends up being donald trump, i think the potential is that he ends up making that case for her. And that certainly has been if you look at the polls in recent, like, the last sort of swing states, the last five states that voted last week, she won all five in a surprise sweep that even her own campaign wasnt expecting, and a lot of that was based off women moving much more towards hillary and away from the republican primaries, frankly. But, i dont know, well have to see if she can actually make that case. It hasnt been made yet. But i think the bottom line too is if you are willing to go for the jet ski, how are you going to pay for it in and theres nothing that, you know, outlines things from an Economic Policy standpoint that connect all those dots in bernies case. What about the macro, second part of the question, does the millennial expectation of equality have implications for the larger push for women, are they going to be giving up more than the old
We cant ignore international competition. The question for the committee is, if the United States isnt going to adopt some form of intellectual property bonds or patent box, what are we going to do . Are we going to just ignore what is going on in the rest of the world . It hardly seems like a good idea. But the downside and people have noticed this of the patent box or intellectual property boxes that unless theyre carefully crafted, you can have a serious problem of encouraging too much property being included in the patent box, and you get a lot of revenue erosion that way, and its pretty undesirable. The issue really is what are we trying to achieve with the intellectual property box and patent something to the answer should be we want to encourage activities we would otherwise lose, and if we find ourselves in that situation, then we should try to figure out a way to craft one of these things. The rest of the world is doing and it we ignore them at our peril. I think i have a diff
Shakespeares death. At noon today booktv is live from the Folger Shakespeare library in washington d. C. That all begins at noon, and its followed with your opportunity to talk with shakespeare scholar ellen mckay and Folger Library director michael witmore. Also this weekend, sue klebold discusses her son, dylan, the columbine shooter. She traces her journey to understand the junction between violence and mental illness. Some of the other books were featuring this weekend on weeking tv booktv, why the rust belt is the next hot spot for global innovation. Theres two new biographies which examine the lives of John Quincy Adams and louisa adams. Plus, youll hear about the life of missionary john birch, the namesake of the john birch society. For a complete its schedule television schedule, go to booktv. Org. Booktv on cspan2, its 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors, television for serious readers. [inaudible conversations] good evening. Thanks for coming. Im with the local Amnesty I
Joining on the live feed for making it possible for shakespeare fans to enjoy this special day. Shakespeares influence goes beyond the written word, your arrival was accompanied by the folger consort. If you are interested in their music you can find it on itunes and have a look at the wonder of will room that has been created by itunes. We collect shakespeare material for everyone who wants to celebrate. Today we are here to celebrate the legacy of the worlds greatest storyteller. What better way to do that than pay tribute with stories. I am willing to bet that every one of you has a story to tell about how they got to know this amazing writer. 400 years ago to this very day, april 23, 1616, William Shakespeare died. The world is much larger and connected today than it was in 1616 and a lot has happened. We are still talking to shakespeare. For many it feels like he is still in the room. If you look around he is still in the room. How is it that we still have more to say about this w