Lectures, museum to hers, and more. American history tv at cspan. Org history. We are at the New Hampshire state house in concord where cspan is learning more about the areas history. Up next, we speak with governor chris sununu. Spoke withncord, we republican governor chris sununu inside his office at the New Hampshire statehouse. Governor sununu, thank you for joining us today. Gov. Sununu thanks for having me. Starting out, for what is New Hampshire bestknown . Gov. Sununu when you come up to New Hampshire, i think it is obvious. Our state is kind of bound by the ocean to the White Mountain national forest. It is the foliage in the fall. Skiing in the winter. Our beautiful oceans and lakes in the summer. We are a state that tries to enhance as much as we can and highlight all the good Outdoor Recreational at remedies activities. We on the political side, are pretty wellknown for the first in the nation primary. Our adherence to good politics. We have the largest legislative body of
And then obviously on the political side, we are pretty wellknown for the first in the nation primary. Our adherence to good politics. We have the largest legislative body of all the states. I think it is the Third Largest in the free world behind British Parliament and u. S. Congress. 400 volunteer representatives representing just over one million people. So that is the most Representative Government you will find pretty much anywhere on the planet. When you put all that together, you really get the combination of what the live free or die spirit is all about. Areo the representatives all volunteers . Gov. Sununu they are paid, but it is pretty much like 100 a year, maybe 400 a year, but mostly 100 a year. There is really no such thing as career politicians in the state of New Hampshire, and that is a great thing. When you have that sense of local responsibility, you get the best in government. I was speaking with a local radio host this morning. She jokes that since you have such a
Governor godwin which puts beginning with the national guard. The mountains tell the story. Every ravine is scarred by landslide, every valley a mass of mud and under the mud, the dead. A dozen are almost wiped out. It just came down to this area just like an ocean wave more or less. And these people in here did not have a chance. It took all these houses through here. Unfoldsn, where history daily. In a 79, cspan was created as a Public Service by americas Cable Television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. We are at the New Hampshire state house in concord where cspan is learning more about the areas history. Up next, we speak with governor chris sununu. While in concord, we spoke with republican governor chris sununu inside his office at the New Hampshire statehouse. Governor sununu, thank you for joining us today. Gov. Sununu thanks for having me. Starting out, for what is New Hampshire bestknown . Gov. Sununu when you come up to New Hampshir
[applause] i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Please be seated. Well, now that weve said the pledge and saluted our flag, i would like it if all those who are with the armed forces here today, whether you would be active or retired as well as their families would you please stand we might show you our appreciation. [applause] thank you. Thank you so very much. On that note there are a few other people that i would like to recognize in the audience this evening. Like to start with our board of trustees, president bushs ambassador to the court of st. James, bob tuttle and his wife maria. Ambassador. [applause] and extraordinary supporter over the years of bush family, of president bush, mr. Brad freeman. Brad . [applause] one of our newer but remarkable trustees, mr. Ben sutton. Ben. [applause] from the reagan family, michael and cameron.
This may be where we can get cooperation with the russians. And the printers row lit fest continues. Up next, author david kalan talks about modern day philanthropy. Philanthropy. Good afternoon and welcome to the thinking tribune annual lit fest. Id like to. We have a grayhaired approval. I met him in downtown new york city literary regular parties and gatherings that use to invite people, fact brigades and phone brigades before the internet and knew him over the years and went on to work with him when running World Policy Institute and he was at the most National Think tank, we worked closely on a number of projects, so i had the pleasure to read his earlier books, the cheating culture, the moral center, he has written seven of them and i have always been impressed by david because he asks really hard questions. He comes up with an opinion but is very good about seeing both sides and trying to find where things come together and where we can come up with solutions. He is not an ideol