In their ability to gain opportunity, support their families, and have some modest aspect of the american dream. Right now people do not feel that and we do not have a system that is coordinated in a way to be able to put that together. We do have programs that do positive things that we should double down on. Whether that is apprenticeships or advanced manufacturing. We need to paint a picture, what are we doing in various communities . Whether that is world communities, or communities like the southside of chicago where there should be job prospects. I do not think either party answer that question. And that is going to be laid right at the feet of the next administration. I want to see a congress that works. I am tired of everybody bickering and nothing getting done. Ms. Bumiller thank you both, thank you to the audience. [applause] follow the transition of government on cspan as president elect trump prepares his ca cabinet. , live a demand at cspan. Org, on our free radio app. Nex
About living with parkinsons disease and his new book old ge a beginners guide. I didnt want people to think its another sad saga of someone suffering. I wanted to write i didnt want to write it i didnt want it to be auto buy graphicle especially. And i wanted to tell the story i wanted to be able to generalize from it which i think you can. About what it is like to face the fact that not to face having an illness necessarily. But the fact that youre going to die one way or another. When did you first know what year what time did you first know you had parkinsons . 1993, i think. What was your reaction . It was the stress. I was very upset for a few days. , i have accommodated to it. It is not the worst thing in the world. Brian whose idea was it to do its only 18 if you buy it in a bookstore. 9. 99 if you buy it at amazon. Brian whose idea was this . Michael i did a piece in the new yorker but as parsley drawn from the book. People said you out to do a book. As a journalist, you think
Endorsed donald trump for president says he sees the role for the senator in a possible cap administration, but not necessarily as Vice President. He serves as a liaison to the trunk campaign and says he has no inside information on trumps thinking but thinks that a different job might be the one for senator corker, saying i will put my money on secretary of state. Timesfreepress. Com. Tonight on the communicators, the internet and television expo, sponsored by the National Cable and television association. We interviewed tom wheeler by the cable industry, settop boxes, and net neutrality. Of thesee the evolution nature of television, the explosion of video alternatives. You see increased talk about smaller bundles and how that changes the relationship with the consumer. You see alternative pathways to n 1 kinds of over devices, that we have the thential to be entering best era ever for consumers and programmers and those who deliver. Watch the communicators tonight at 8 00 eastern on
Debates october 15, 1992. Talking about his favorite issue, the u. S. Debt. He won 19 of the popular vote, the largest vote for an independent candidate since Theodore Roosevelt. He ran his second independent campaign in 1996 and tonight he is our focus on the contenders. Thanks for being with us. We are doing this series is a way to look at American History through the lens of president ial candidates who fail to rest for the white house but had an impact on American History. Final choice our of 14 people we are profiling in the series. Douglas brinkley joins us. A person was done a number of biographers on 20th century figures, what interest ross perot is to Mark Brinkley he had the pioneer spirit. He harks back to people like henry ford or Thomas Edison. He is not politics as usual. He really cares about the country. Patriotism has become kind of a cheap word to talk about. Ross perot was really a super patriot. He was less interested in money and politics that he was from doing wha
She did a lot of great things, and she also gave a lot of nutty advice and did some questionable things, and she was a complicated, you know, complex person. To the the result is, hope any, the complicated, complex portrait of her. And i think anyone who reads something about themselves has very mixed feelings about it. I would hate to read manager this long about myself something this long about myself. [laughter] [inaudible] and she never did like puff pieces [inaudible] and she liked a zippy read. [laughter] thanks, barbara. Anyway thats all we have time for. Thank you for coming, everybody. Lets give another round of applause for our authors. [applause] again, weve got plenty of books up at the register as well as wine. And hardboiled eggs. Just kidding. Laugh [laughter] [inaudible conversations] watching the nonfiction authors on booktv is the best its for serious readers. On cspan they can have a long or conversation and delve into their subjects. Booktv weekends, they bring you