She said to me, on that day, i want you to see what you can be when you grow up. I will never forget that day. I thought about that day while we stood here in this field. Now i said to bakari a few ago, this day has even more significance to me. At the time that we came here, i was also serving as chairman of the board of directors of the shaw boys club in charleston, South Carolina. Many of you may not recognize shaw. Me robert gould Robert Gould Shaw was the quiet kernel colonel who commanded the 54th regiment. And to see here today reenactors of the 54th regiment participate in this program and reflect back on that day, this day has significant meaning to me in the way that you would not believe. [applause] heres what i want to say about today. I dont know if i ever thought, while standing on these grounds 50 years ago, that i would be back here 50 years later, as your representative to the United States congress. But i am. And its because of what was launched that day. Remember wat
Colbert book club. Tonights selection. A farewell to arms by earnest hemingway. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] stephen welcome, everybody. Thank you for joining me. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Audience stephen [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] stephen ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for being here tonight. In here, out there, joining me for the and historic third edition of the Colbert Book Club. I started as a tribute to and copy write infringement pop my deer friend oprah winfrey. As everyone knows oprah gives me things. Sweaters, avocados, or cease and desist letters. Previous installments of the Colbert Book Club include the great gatsby and anything but catcher and the rye. Theyre wonderful shows filled with thoughtful literary analysis. None of which i can remember because i was [beep] on chardonnay. Tonight, tonight is a special night. A night that is cold, and dark, and hard, and filled with regret. A night that we discuss a writer named Erne
[cheers and applause] stephen welcome, everybody. Thank you for joining me. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Audience stephen [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] stephen ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for being here tonight. In here, out there, joining me for the and historic third edition of the Colbert Book Club. I started as a tribute to and copy write infringement pop my deer friend oprah winfrey. As everyone knows oprah gives me things. Sweaters, avocados, or cease and desist letters. Previous installments of the Colbert Book Club include the great gatsby and anything but catcher and the rye. Theyre wonderful shows filled with thoughtful literary analysis. None of which i can remember because i was [beep] on chardonnay. Tonight, tonight is a special night. A night that is cold, and dark, and hard, and filled with regret. A night that we discuss a writer named Ernest Hemingway. Now sit down, and be quiet. To celebrate this American Icon im wearing a rugged safari o
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Audience stephen [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] stephen ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for being here tonight. In here, out there, joining me for the and historic third edition of the Colbert Book Club. I started as a tribute to and copy write infringement pop my deer friend oprah winfrey. As everyone knows oprah gives me things. Sweaters, avocados, or cease and desist letters. Previous installments of the Colbert Book Club include the great gatsby and anything but catcher and the rye. Theyre wonderful shows filled with thoughtful literary analysis. None of which i can remember because i was [beep] on chardonnay. Tonight, tonight is a special night. A night that is cold, and dark, and hard, and filled with regret. A night that we discuss a writer named Ernest Hemingway. Now sit down, and be quiet. To celebrate this American Icon im wearing a rugged safari outfit and occasionally drinking from a goat bladder wineskin. [cheers and ap
[cheers and applause] stephen welcome, everybody. Thank you for joining me. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Audience stephen [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] stephen ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for being here tonight. In here, out there, joining me for the and historic third edition of the Colbert Book Club. I started as a tribute to and copy write infringement pop my deer friend oprah winfrey. As everyone knows oprah gives me things. Sweaters, avocados, or cease and desist letters. Previous installments of the Colbert Book Club include the great gatsby and anything but catcher and the rye. Theyre wonderful shows filled with thoughtful literary analysis. None of which i can remember because i was [beep] on chardonnay. Tonight, tonight is a special night. A night that is cold, and dark, and hard, and filled with regret. A night that we discuss a writer named Ernest Hemingway. Now sit down, and be quiet. To celebrate this American Icon im wearing a rugged safari o