Cspan nearly 40 times and over the next five hourswere going to share some of those programs with you. First up tonight in 1993, Mister Buckley sat down to discuss a collection of his essays from his book happy days are here again. Here he is on cspans Interview Program from 1993, book notes. On the cover of your new book it says reflections of a libertarian journalist. Do you always call yourself a libertarian western mark. Off and on. As i of course do, its something called the movement was encouraged by me in National Review during the late 50s and the idea was to put out to the straight libertarians and conservatives how much they had in common and how effective this symbiosis would be between them. So from time to time i stressed the fact that every now and then that im a libertarian and in most of what i write theres a certain amount of it that is does not augment or diminish human liberty. Did i remember you saying maybe when you ran for mayor of new york that this may not be yo
Nonfiction books and authors. Cspan2 created by americas Cable Television companies of the Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Beginning now on booktv we will spend time with the late author and columnist William F Buckley. This is part of our summer bins watch series which features one wellknown author. He found the National Review and help to the political Debate Program firing line for several years, also the author of 50 books which included his thoughts on politics, religion, culture, literature and other topics. He appeared on booktv and cspan at 45, we will share those programs with you. First up tonight, in 1993 Mister Buckley sat down to discuss the collection of his essays from his book happy days were here again. Here he is on cspans Interview Program from 1993 book notes. Cspan on the cover of your book it says reflections of a libertarian journalist. You always call yourself a libertarian . Guest as of course you know, something called the
Then i am a libertarian. And in most of what i write the certain amount that is oriented to diminish human liberty. Cspan do i remember you saying we ran for mayor of new york that this may not be you but as far as you are concerned you would just as soon through the garbage out the window let them deal with it and the government . Your main one memory is exchanges James Baldwin and when he was defending the littering on the streets it was a form of protest against the city for not paying close enough attention. It isnt very helpful to use that energy think he would make a good mayor. Cspan if somebody buys the book what will they get . They get the best i can give them in various modes over the past eight years those were eventful years covering the collapse of the soviet union they cover the death of some very important people. And my sister who served as the editor it is the mood of which i write with carl sagan and mario, and Teddy Kennedy and so on. And then to analyze the problem
Amanda good evening. Welcome to the Hudson Library historical society. We are so happy you are here for the event. I am amanda flower, one of the here, andlibrarians tonight we are honored to welcome howard means to discuss kentew book 67 shots state and the end of american innocence. Campus,states main only 10 miles from here, where the shooting took place. We are very excited to have this program of national and local interest. Mr. Means is a editor at the washingtonian, author and coauthor of 10 books, including Andrew Johnson and the 45 days that changed the nation, Johnny Appleseed the man, the myth, an american story, and the first biography on colin powell. Please join me in welcoming mr. Means. [applause] means i also wrote 67 shots. [laughter] thank you, amanda. Veryaa herself is also a accomplished novelist in detective, mystery stories, won an Agatha Christie award. But you are stuck with me instead. I talked with a number of people who were at kent state, in 1970. Can you h
Much differently now. The plight of women in abusive relationships. There were all kinds of feminist protesters going snip, snip, snip. If she had just stabbed him to death, we never would have heard of her. Tainted love its been through the ringer. What do you need . Mark. John, are you okay to do the interview without your glasses . Can i read the questions first . No, you cant read the questions first why . cause thats not how it works. Its all a matter of what you believe. You know, i want people to understand the story, the whole story. The truth to the whole story. The whole story was a coverup. The whole court case. Lorena getting off on her charge was a big coverup. Okay. Go for it. Well start where you want to start. What was a coverup . Its one of the most talked about stories of the year. The case has struck a nerve. The sordid details of a marriage gone berserk. The bobbitts could only get more attention if they were starring in a tv movie. This case wont go away. It contin