Introduce myself first. So you know not who to complain to later. My name is gregg barrios. Former book editor of the express news, worked for many years and los angeles for the Los Angeles Times. Ive written for the new york times, currently i write for the los angeles review of books. I am on the board of directors for the National Book critics circle. Im also the author of the book of poetry that deals with cute its called look house. This time i would like to introduce iowa miriam pawel. She is the former Pulitzer Prize winner and spent 25 years working at news day and the Los Angeles Times. Her book, the crusades of Caesar Chavez, a biography is the First Comprehensive biography of the iconic leader. She is also written the union of their dreams, a widely acclaimed and nuanced history of Caesar Chavez united form workers move. She recently received the National Endowment for the fellowship to support her work in the chavez biography. Please welcome miriam pawel. applause thank you
Good morning, welcome. Today we are very fortunate to have a very special guest with us, miriam pawel. However, i would like to introduce myself first so you know who to complain to later. My name is greg berrios. Im a former book editor of the san Antonio Express news. I worked for many years in los angeles for the Los Angeles Times. Ive written for the new york times. Currently i write for the los angeles review of books and im on the board of directors of the National Book critics circle. Im also the author of a book of poetry that deals with lacausa. In fact, its called, lacausa. At this time i would like to introduce miriam. Miriam is the former Pulitzer Prize winning editor who spent 25 years working at newsday and the Los Angeles Times. Her book, the crusades of cesar chavez, a biography is the First Comprehensive biography of the iconic, charismatic leader. She has also written the union of their dreams, a widely acclaimed and nuanced history of chavezs United Farm Workers Move
My name is greg barrios. Im a former book editor of the san Antonio Express news. I worked for many years in los angeles for the Los Angeles Times. Ive written for the new york times, currently, i right for the los angeles review of books, and i am on the board of directors of the National Book critics circle. I am also the author of the book of poetry that deals with la causa. In fact, its called la causa. At this time i would like to introduce miriam. Miriam is the former pulitzer prizewinning editor who spent 25, with the Los Angeles Times. The crusade of cesar chavez, a biography is the First Comprehensive biography of the iconic, charismatic leader. She has also written the union of their dreams, a widely acclaimed and nuanced history of chavezs United Farmworkers Movement. She recently received a humanities endowment of fellowship to support the chavez biography. Please welcome miriam powel. [ applause ] thank you. Hi, miriam. Hi, greg. Thanks. Can you hear me . Im on. I want to
Agree that its the unofficial history of National Review as it includes some Memorable Events in the magazines history that wont necessarily get mentioned in the official histories. Priscillas brother william f. Buckley writes in the forward to her book that after he founded National Review he reached out for an experienced editorial hand dragging priscilla from an exotic life as a reporter and editor ipparis into the indiggant billet of a struggling to be born venture in opinion journalism. Priscilla returned from paris in 1956 to work on brother bills brand new weekly magazine National Review. But first priscilla took a month off to do what she loved best, quail hunting in the morning golfing in the afternoon, and partying with good friends at night. Priscilla buckley graduated from Smith College in 1953 and worked for a year as a copy girl and Sports Writer for united pres. She spent four years as a radio rewrite staffer next she lived in paris france where she was a United Press Co
Black people were entitled to the same rights at the restaurant counters, jobs, housing or whatever it was not because the government was going to give it to them but because they enjoyed the same rights as every human being. Guest government had to enforce equal treatment not segregation so it was an important tool. Host and i am not throwing the baby out with the bath wart. There is a reason for government. Government needs to restrain the sinful people who will not be constrained from within a higher power. Government is an established institution but it has limitati limitations. The founders wanted the government to be restrained so the people would be unlimited. That is why it starts we the people not we the government. Thank you for coming in. The new book is called what works and Common Sense Solutions for a stronger america. And you can notice the groundhog on the cover and that is because he thinks we keep ignoring the Common Sense Solutions that our forefathers have given us.