delighted to welcome back robert caro the last time he we visited was 2002. it was unforgettable. the storiess of dead johnson political machine painted the picture of the powerbroker extraordinaire. like his subject he has no fear. he has spoiled us with a portrait to treat us to the narrative and the diversions of bystanders so rich in detail they might form the basis of future studies in and of themselves. his book as a companion piece to the moses book and today in 2019 more resonant than ever power used for good and against the greater good. as he gives a deep background into the why he does what he does. why he take so long to crank out the next volume and with every sheet of paper with every file with that essence of political power and with political power the late-night comedy beats to its own drum and without question as one of the funniest guys on the planet. and an armchair presidential scholar and also a robert caro devotee a. he sent regrets and calls the johnso
the new deal, the life of francis perkins. fdrs secretary of labor and his moral conscience. this was part of the ninth annual festival in washington d.c.. the book festival in the national mall. (inaudible) the streets around these building. i will explain to you how that happened. much of the research was done at library of congress which is sponsoring today s events. it is a wonderful institution. the beautiful buildings. they are such important research materials there. it is all available free. it is public access libraries. they are one of the things that make our nation great. i am very grateful to the library of congress for being here and for continuing to give us such wonderful material. this is a self selecting crowd. i know some of you already know who francis perkins is, but a lot of people do not. let us start by asking this question. how many of you know who francis perkins is? yes! this is great! good! how many of you know someone on social security! please
now this is a self selecting crowd. i know some of you already know who frances perkins is, but a lot of people don t. so, let s start by asking this question. how many of you know who frances perkins is? oh, yes. this is great. good, good, good. how about this? how many of you know someone on social security? please raise your hand. how many of you know someone who is receiving unemployment insurance or who has ever received unemployment compensation? how many of you know someone working a 40-hour week? more or less. frances pirngs work. how many of you know a 12-year-old who has quit going to school so she can work full-time in a factory? frances perkins work, her ban on child labor enacted in the fair standards act made it possible to keep kids in school longer instead of in mills and factories. it s awfully noisy here. i want to talk more so you know about the breadth of frances perkins accomplishments. a middle-aged woman waited expectantly to meet with her employer a
history month, and have you been drinking water? then you might be in trouble. let s catch up on today s headlines. let s kick it off with the democratic primaries. after super tuesday, voters basically decided the race should be between joe biden and bernie sanders. so michael bloomberg promptly dropped out, and now in the wise words of the philosopher, another one. we begin with today s big breaking 2020 news. senator elizabeth warren is dropping out. warren speaking out on her decision to suspend her campaign. gender in this race, you know that is the trap question for every woman. if you say, yeah, there was sexism in this race, everyone says, whiner! and if you say, no, there was no sexism, about a bazillion women think, what planet do you live on? i promise you this, i will have a lot more to say on that subject later on. trevor: damn elizabeth warren has a good point, yeah, because, like it or not, there was some truth she dropped there. a woman addressing se
also on tonight s show, the presidential race is officially a sausage fest. dulce sloan celebrates women s history month, and have you been drinking water? then you might be in trouble. let s catch up on today s headlines. let s kick it off with the democratic primaries. after super tuesday, voters basically decided the race should be between joe biden and bernie sanders. so michael bloomberg promptly dropped out, and now in the wise words of the philosopher, another one. we begin with today s big breaking 2020 news. senator elizabeth warren is dropping out. warren speaking out on her decision to suspend her campaign. gender in this race, you know that is the trap question for every woman. if you say, yeah, there was sexism in this race, everyone says, whiner! and if you say, no, there was no sexism, about a bazillion women think, what planet do you live on? i promise you this, i will have a lot more to say on that subject later on. trevor: damn elizabeth warren has