Very strict process to make sure they are assigned to people who have no connection to was under not trying to pass back or softpedal a review, the worst part of my job is waiting for those reviews to come back and they are not always confident. It is agonizing in the book review section. My colleagues put up with it. I can honestly say they have all been supportive under the worst circumstances. Host with book reviews do you read . Guest the la book review. I have heard good things. The la book review is great, it is not a startup anymore. Im impressed by their reviews and i read all the great reviews in the library journal, to figure out what to assigned three month out. As far as book review sections, the guardian is a great section. Host ron charles is the editor of Washington Post book world. This is booktv on cspan. Thanks so much. [inaudible conversations] hi. We are welcome to book court. We are excited to welcome Louisa Thomas in conversation with louisa hall about her new boo
Different chap it terse in the book so some of the rich Historical Context is lost in my presentation today. I will ask your forbearance to offer you a few indeath glasses. Any questions about the details, the contest or other i would be happy to answer in the q a. Politicians this congress and many soldiers and their families made decisive distinctions between themselves and their social Welfare Benefits and civilians in theirs. Claiming soldiers and benefits isnt new. They had organize the after the civil war, for example, that soldiersere entitled to pensions and to soldiers homes, for example. But i would say in the late 20th century without conscription, without mass armies, the divide between civilian and soldier grew wide and army leaders made very special efforts to distinguish soldiers of the volunteer era from civilians and benefits from quite different. Id like to focus on the moment of origin of this politics of separation, a moment of origin for the volunteer force and the
Not just for generations to come, but in healing the ones right now, and hopefully soon. Theyd like to see a response from the state. We had no hope that this would come to this point. Reporter wade greenly was just 7 when his 16yearold brother charles was stoent a prison sent to a prison work camp for rape. It was hard to see him there. Reporter never spoke about what happened to him as part of the groveland four, four black men convicted of raping a 17yearold white girl 67 years evidence. I didnt know they had make minimum hymn walk in glass, i didnt know they had beat him. I know i have heard that they did people like that, but i did not know they did it to him. Reporter wade will attend a city apology with his nephew and College Student john two years ago, josh read gilbert grove, that said the men were wrongfully convicted. This could have been me. Reporter with the greenlys, he began an online petition that Grew National attention, including bills to exonerate the four, but like
Baseball in particular grew to be a National Pastime and big business. She describes the efforts of Baseball Club owners to modify the rules of the game, establish a National League, and attract a broad middle class audience. The class is about an hour and 15 minutes. Professor waugh good morning ucla students. Good to see you for my lecture baseball becomes professional. It wasnt too long ago that these subjects were controversial, if you can can imagine. Sports and consumerism, they werent important enough. It would have raised eyebrows. Like i am raising my eyebrows now. Sports, Department Stores buying stuff, will not anymore. Sports and consumer culture our research and written about, made boring like every other topic by historians. Now theyre even professors of sports history. Why . Because professors have found that we cannot ignore sports. Why . Because it represents money and big power, big business. We cant ignore sports for another reason. Its also cultural and emotional. T
Twilights last gleaming . Brightraod stripes and thro the perilous fight, ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming . And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Starspangledat banner yet wave, oer the land of the free and the home of the brave . [applause] tonight continues a wonderful weekend and yearlong of programming and activities as the Eisenhower Institute celebrates the 125th birth date of dwight d. Eisenhower. We have had film makers, members ofterans, the shape organization, and members of the eisenhower administration. We still like ike. Programlike to turn the over to steve scully, who will be moderating our town hall forum. Recognize someo of the brave men who served under general Dwight Eisenhower. We are pleased and honored and thrilled to have you here tonight. I think you all deserve a round of applause. [applause] thank you very very much. Thank all of you for being with us tonight. A rare a