Welcome to the Commonwealth Club, im george hammond, chair of the forum which organized todays events. Im happy to welcome back a. J. Baime who was here a year and half or so ago and his last book in this time we have him here virtually from his home and we will talk about his new book the 1948 election so we are going back 72 years for another Election Year and youll be amazed at exactly how similar it sounds in some ways and in other ways very different and one of the difference is the politicians were younger then so that is one big difference but a. J. , take it away and tell us about the overview of the book, a very good read by the way. Thank you. I want to say a couple of things first. Thank you so much for having me and the Commonwealth Club is a wonderful place to be and here we are going through painandsuffering and i know for myself im just reminding why i fell in love with reading when i was six years old because books can transform or transport you to another time and plac
Suggest to our friends especially our european friends this point that when arabs and israelis agree on something it makes sense to Pay Attention so congratulations understand under snapback and your overall opposition to irans aggression and its quest for Nuclear Weapons the 2nd thing that has happened. Is equally as stark and that is the achievement of the israeli. Peace agreement the creation of full normalization between israel and the United Arab Emirates this is been brokered by President Trump with your assistance and it has been a boon to peace and to regional stability i think it holds a new era where we could have other nations joint we discuss this and i hope well have good news in the future maybe in the near future. I think it makes sense we have 2 of the most advanced economies in the world. Brimming with innovation israel in the u. A. E. Its a natural fit and the support of the United States makes this. I think something with International Ramifications this is the allia
Book the accidental president , now we have him here virtually to talk about his new book about the 1948 elections going 78 years to another Election Year and you will be amazed how similar it sounds in some ways and in others what is different is politicians were all younger than they are today. That is one big difference. Take it away and tell us about the overview of the book. I want to say a couple things. Thank you for having me lose the Commonwealth Club is a wonderful place to be. I know books, i fell in love with reading when i was 6 years old because books can transport you to another time or place and that has been a blessing. I started this book in 2017 talking about the accidental president and i planned this book to come out in the 2020 cycle. This was a book about the election and it will be relevant and give me an opportunity to talk about things that matter. Secondly, elements in our life conspired in such a way, everything i was writing about was no longer taking place
Half it or so ago for his last book and this time we have him here virtually from his home and were going to talk about his new book about the 1948 election so were going back 72 years to another Election Year and youre going to be amazed at how similar it sounds in some ways, in other ways its different but in some ways, the politicians were all younger than they were today so thats one big difference but aj, take it away and tell us about the overview of the book. Just a very good read by the way. I want to say a couple of things first. Thank you so much for having me. The Commonwealth Club is a wonderful place to be and a lot of people are going through a lot of pain and suffering. For myself, im reminded why i fell in love with reading when i was six years old because bookscan transport you to another time and place and during all of this thats been a blessing. Regarding my last time i was with you i had already started this book. It was to that 2017 when i was with you, you talked
Our guest is former new jersey governor chris christie, twotermis governor a republica, a former president ial candidate, formerer u. S. Attorney. He ran President Trumps Transition Team for mostan of 26 pigs also the author of let me finish, his memoir of his time as governor alongside President Trump your governor christie thanks for joining us on your own jersey shore. Thank you. Happy with your. Youre one of the few people the president listens to on the outside on political matters and id love you were at a come to jesus meeting at the golf club in new jersey with President Trump. How did that go and did the president decide to make any changes with his campaign . As you know ive always taken the position that consultation fight with the president are between me and the president. I think the president is really focused on the next 95 days, really focused on trying to make sure that he gets attestation for the next four years, and its always good for me to have some time to visit