Girl for simon and shooter, the first chronicling of jack and bouquets life from 1950 to 1954, when she worked as a newspaper columnist and writer and met and married future president john f. Kennedy. Welcome, carl. Thank you. I appreciate so much being able to join the White House Historical association today, and im very honored to give you a little bit of a background about Florence Harding and the book. I have to tell you, as is often said, apparent should not really have a favorite child and i think in author perhaps should not have a favorite book, but i will say that this research of this book, and then the unique promotion that i did for the book, will always be a very important part of my life. I started researching this book at a time when the sun was just setting on the last generation of people who knew the hardings firsthand. Of course, they had been young children. Then at the end of the process, the 75th anniversary of the death of president hardening, and of course he d
Stuff on roadways at least the bay bridge not look at the worst ive seen it there right, yeah, theres a little bit of a line a little bit of a wait here at the pay gates job but this is good its actually. This year than yesterday okay yesterday was veterans day thursday heavy so friday light go with that i like that thursday heavy here at the bay bridge toll plaza, the line here is filling just the over crossing so filling in as i said yesterday was veterans day folks took the day off we didnt have any delays or backups at the toll plaza and now its back to business as usual right so 12 minutes and growing to make it into San Francisco but very quiet and trouble free here across the upper deck were checking in on the drive times and they look good, i dont have any hot spots are problems to report no problems for 5. 80 livermore to dublin 6. 80 looks good dublin to fremont the recovering from a crash in san leandro south 8. 80 to 38 and then rolling along to 37 westbound from 8. 80 over
Storm, but now it is my pleasure to get the program started by passing it on to the museums Senior Historian and the executive director of the institute for the study of democracy doctor rob who will be leading todays conversation. Thanks, jeremy and welcome to everyone from beautiful new orleans louisiana. Quite literally in the path of the storm perhaps a few hours from now on the eye of the hurricane. We hope everything goes smoothly. New orleans gets a lot of the latter but we hope we do not get any today. Having said that, we are excited about todays program. Every now and then in my line of work you get to interview an author whose line of work you feel like youve read the published but with this particular author that might be difficult. A writer for the times uk and bestselling author of numerous books the supply and the traitor among the great big trail what a great book that is. I will just tell the audience you really dish this up in the style. Let me begin by asking the kin
Announcer up next, Carl Sferrazza anthony, author of Florence Harding the first lady, the jazz age, and the death of americas most scandalous president , discusses the life of the woman married to president warren g. Harding. Dispels some myths around her time in the white house. The White House Historical association hosted this event and provided the video. Ms. Mann today we are welcoming Carl Sferrazza anthony, the author of several books on president ial families including four biographies and a conference of overview of all the first families. He wrote a two volume history, an inside view of 200 years inside the white house. He served as a consultant to the first ladys exhibit and was the National First ladys historian in 2017. Welcome. Mr. Anthony thank you. I appreciate so much being able to join the White House Historical association today and very honored to give you a little bit of a background about Florence Harding in the book. I have to tell you, as is often said, a parent
Morning a lot colder than yesterday was. Heres your change over the past 24 hours nevado down 20 degrees from the same time yesterday napa down 16 degrees in santa rosa, a full 17 degrees cooler than where we were yesterday so its time for those winter jackets go ahead layer up and feel cozy as you are getting up to the roads to make your way into work. Your car, i know some people i do have leave, but i was just thinking, im jealous of all the people with the heated seats and a heated steering wells must be nice. Yeah, im not on that level must be a knife on mornings like this take a little extra time to warm up that car folks since its so cold out there were looking at the trip into San Francisco. So you need extra time to warm up the car you need extra time to sit in this line which killed all the way back be on west grand but. We like quiet and its been very quiet here in the bay bridge throughout the morning so no issues just a lot of crowding with folks heading back to work they