The causeation and so its unfortunate within this whole process that hasnt come up. Yet, still the number one incline of opioid addiction is with the older generation. These are people who had slipped disks, arthritic knees and our standard of care is to go with oipiates first instead and arting with m. R. I. s work with the cause first. Instead we want to numb the pain first and thats where were missing it. Host in terms of the older population, the hill reports one in three beneficiaries in medicares Beneficiary Program received a prescription for opioids in 2016. Thats from the hill. Arlington, virginia, next up and this is michelle, republican line. Caller yes, hi. Thank you for taking my call. I just like to say i really appreciated the first lady and also the president s leadership and the compassion that theyve shown in making this known as a Public Health crisis all across our nation. I really appreciate the president s actionoriented approach. He looks at this like a corporate
Does. You write in your brand new book i decided i would write a second book in 2008 while riding ben senator barack obama the campaign bus we made no we can stop at his home in chicago, illinois. Why did you lead with that . Part of the reason why i got into writing about American History is because the barack obama and his campaign. It brought a lot of interest in african American History with the first African American president s in the white house and i was a solid hold dash assigned to cover that i literally remember pulling up of a couple of blocks away from the town house that what book will lie right to next and literally right in the spotted hit me and i got so excited i immediately called my editor in said this is what i will do next. She could not tamped down that enthusiasm just think about it make sure you have a really good idea but i think it sounds great and it took off at that point. Cspan what was the idea . Direct story of the africanamerican slaves who actually liv
The Second World War cost 15 million lives. 2,000 of them u. S. Coast guardsmen who died fighting for our freedom. Two decades later their services would be called upon again in a place called vietnam. Their unwavering esprit de corps would carry them through ten years of war. Many would serve in the struggle for democracy in vietnam. One was paul scotty from new york. You came in the coast guard in 1965. And the buildup started in march when i joined the coast guard, i wanted to go to vietnam and i thought the coast guard would be a way to get there. But just before he shipped out he fell in love. I was go going to get ready for the war. I was getting in shape, chasing girls with one exception. An english teacher i had met wanted me to go out with this girl. So i figured id date her, take her out and that would be the end of that. Well, 32 days later i married her. We went off to reno and then i left for vietnam. We were together for 14 days. He arrived in country on 1 may 1967. As a
The Second World War cost 15 million lives. 2,000 of them u. S. Coast guardsmen who died fighting for our freedom. Two decades later their services would be called upon again in a place called vietnam. Their unwavering esprit de corps would carry them through ten years of war. Many would serve in the struggle for democracy in vietnam. One was paul scotty from new york. You came in the coast guard in 1965. And the buildup started in march when i joined the coast guard, i wanted to go to vietnam and i thought the coast guard would be a way to get there. But just before he shipped out he fell in love. I was go going to get ready for the war. I was getting in shape, chasing girls with one exception. An english teacher i had met wanted me to go out with this girl. So i figured id date her, take her out and that would be the end of that. Well, 32 days later i married her. We went off to reno and then i left for vietnam. We were together for 14 days. He arrived in country on 1 may 1967. As a
Jesse holland. Mr. Holland talked about his book subseven the invisibles. Jesse holland you write in your brandnew book, i decided i would write a second book in 2008 while riding on that then senator Barack Obamas president ial campaign bus and he made a week and stopped at his home in chicago illinois. Why did you leave your forwarded back . Guest part of the reason why i wrote about the africanamerican history in washington d. C. Was because of barack obama and his campaign. It brought up a lot of interest in africanamerican history having the first africanamerican president of the white house and i was lucky enough to be assigned by the sociedad press to cover obama that weekend and i literally remember pulling up to a couple of blocks away from the obamas townhouse in chicago thinking to myself, what book am i going to write next and literally right there on that spot is where it hit me and i got so excited about the topic i immediately called my editor at that point and said this