You new programs and publishing news and watch the archived programs any time at the tv. Org. Spending more than five years in south africa he was elected to the African National congress. During the transformation after apartheid mmr of exile of red, white, and black the stricture of us antagonism. The rating has been honored with the legacy award for nonfiction and an ea promotion. In his new book memoir and philosophy through and from one another and with the worldview with examples from his own life which in turn forms philosophy. All yours. This is the third time ive done Something Like this. It seems to every time. Thank you for coming out tonight and sharing your evening with me in the auditorium of the free library of philadelphia. Now we are together like this so now in this type of situation there would have been an auditorium. I dont know. I hope everyone is safe and healthy. I will share with you an episode for my book. Those of you who have seen the book or read from the o
Is funded by taxpayers. Our speaker is chair of the Organization Since mid2014 and we hope to hear bro adams plans for marking that opportunity organization. Its politically eclipsed in recent years 146 milliondollar budget grants generally go to state Humanities Councils museums, research and educational institutions. Than native of michigan adams has degrees from Colorado College and the university of california and santa cruz. His formal education was interrupted by three years of service in the army including one year in vietnam. It was partly that experience he says that motivated him to study and teach the humanities. He has said quote it made me serious in a certain way and as a 20yearold combat infantry adviser i came face to face acutely with questions of writers artists philosophers and musicians are examining in our work starting with what does it mean to be human unquote. Later he coordinated the great works in western Culture Program at Stanford University and served as Vi
Good morning, everyone. My name is nirra tanden president and ceo of the center for american progress, and im really honored to be joined by our esteemed Commission Members for the new report from the Inclusive Commission a commission convened over a year and a half ago. Im very honored to be joined by our cochairs, dr. Larry summers, former treasury secretary, and ed ball shadow chancellor of the exchequer for the u. K. We convened this commission because we at cap are very focused on the challenges the middle class is facing in the United States, challenges of stagnating wages rising costs. What we recognize these were not just trends that the American Public is facing. Its really Global Trends are faking us and we can learn from other countries. So that is why weve undertaken this effort. I hope everyone has gotten our report, a very big report. And im going to now turn it over to larry and ed, and then i will ask questions of our Commission Members to get their thoughts, and then r
Contributions to and influence over her famed family dynasty. This program is about an hour. Host Barbara Perry its good to be here with you talking about the kennedys. But that is having grown up catholic i think the kennedys have the particular resonance for us but i wanted to start right off in ask you, youre a Supreme Court president ial scholar. How did you get interested in rose . Guest ive been interested in the Kennedy Family since i was a little tyke read when i was four years old my mother to me and my brothers to downtown louisville. She piled the center 56 chevrolet and drove us downtown to the courthouse. She was completely drawn to this new candidate on the scene in the president ial race senator john f. Kennedy. Host do you think because he was catholic a little bit . Guest i have to think i that was a major part of it in addition to which he was about her age so she was the new generation to which the torch was being passed that i point out what she loved history and po
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