[inaudible conversations] welcome to arlington vermont on booktv. Located on Lake Champlain about 45 minutes south of the Canadian Border. Its home to the university of vermont and its the states most populous city with about 42,000 residents. With the help of our Comcast Cable partners over the next hour we will feature the Literary Committee including author Willard Sterne Randall on the war of 1812. A lot of people have misconceptions about the war of 1812. They think it was all about the star spangled banner and the british attack on washington and it was not very important like a hiccup in history. It had been a long struggle with the british over trade and writes and basically to take us back so its much more important than the way its taught in school. We begin our special feature in burlington with bill mahers and Jeff Danziger on their book the full monty, vermont in the age of trump. About a month before trump was elected i had openheart surgery and so i was not in great shap
Misconceptions about the war of 1812. They think that it was all about the starspangled banner and the british attack on washington and that it was not very important like a hiccup in history. There had been a long struggle with the british over trades and rights. The british wanted basically to take us back. Its much more important in the way its taught in school. We began our special feature unpredicted bill mayors and Jeff Danziger on their book the full monty, vermont in the age of trump. About a month before trump was elected i had open heart surgery, and so i was not in great shape and i was in even worse shape when this election happened and i thought what a wretched birthday present that was. So i think like a lot of people who did not vote for him, i was pretty depressed for a month or six weeks, and gradually we, with most things, you start to get over them but it still wrangled on me and i just didnt want to sit and be frustrated all the time so started to think what can i d
Are particularly strong with 20th century vermont members of congress who tend to have long tenures in congress. Goerge george aiken served in until 1974 until 1974. Aiken was a republican, a moderate republican. He was known for having these regular breakfasts with the leader of the democrats in the senate in the lunch room. He had a strong relationship with the white house. He kept a diary in his later years of being senator. He wouldnt enter these weekly enterenteruld would these weekly entries, a very significant historical event. August 10, 1874. Augustlks about him 10, 1974, talks about being at his home. Speaking, i arrived at my home on friday. There was one cucumber big enough to pick. Monday, there were 30 cucumbers big enough to pick. This is an important diary for u. S. Political events, for the nation. Six, he get to page finally gets to the big news of week, the big sensation the resignation of Richard Nixon as president. Although i constantly oppose resignation on his pa
Statement or a closing summation, each will be questioned in turn, each will have an opportunity to comment upon the answer of the other; each reporter will ask only one question in turn. He is free to ask any question he chooses. Neither candidate knows what questions will be asked and only the clock will determine who will be asked the last question. These programs represent an unprecedented opportunity for the candidates to present their philosophies and programs directly to the people and for the people to compare these and the candidates. The four reporters on Tonights Panel include a newspaperman and a wire service representative. These two were selected by lot by the press secretaries of the candidates from among the reporters traveling with the candidates. The broadcasting representatives were selected by their respective companies. The reporters are paul niven of cbs, edward p. Morgan of abc, alvin spivak of united press international, and harold r. Levy of newsday. Now the fi
Until this series have americans seen the candidates in facetoface exchange. Tonight, the candidates have agreed to devote the full hour to answering questions on any issue of the campaign. And here tonight are the republican candidate, Vice President richard m. Nixon, and the democratic candidate, senator john f. Kennedy. Now, representatives of the candidates and of all the radio and Television Networks have agreed on these rules. Neither candidate will make an Opening Statement or a closing summation, each will be questioned in turn, each will have an opportunity to comment upon the answer of the other; each reporter will ask only one question in turn. He is free to ask any question he chooses. Neither candidate knows what questions will be asked and only the clock will determine who will be asked the last question. These programs represent an unprecedented opportunity for the candidates to present their philosophies and programs directly to the people and for the people to compare