Think it would have been a very good thing for the country if more historians were weighing in more frequently and people who write about politics and history and people who think about what has come before, we dont have enough of it. This is our meager attempt to try to do that. Before we get ste say that this is being recorded by cspan. When you get the microphone, speak into the microphone. Wait for it for you speak. Be aware of the started, let me introduce the men to my left. An editor of a book about president ial misconduct. That is the kickoff for our discussion. A historian who spent most of his career teaching at princeton. His most recent book is about being a historian. I think it is about the profession and the worldview. And written numerous books. Including the one we are featuring tonight. He is one of the creators of the National History center. I was a graduate student at yale. People would always say, there is this great historian. He is going to be so great. He defi
Campaign 2020. As always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Is next. Host as Congress Returns from its thanksgiving break, House Committees get back to work on the impeachment inquiry. House Intelligence Committee releasing its report to members, voting on it on tuesday and the House Judiciary Committee holding its first public hearing on wednesday. Good morning and welcome to washington journal on monday, december 2, 2019. We would like to ask you what is your message to your member of congress on impeachment . Republicans, call 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. Independents and others, 2027488002. You can send us a text. Make sure you include your name and where you are texting from. 2027488003. On twitter, we are at cspanwj on facebook, you can post at facebook. Com cspan. We heard from the administration from the white house in particular. A letter from the president s council and we will show you
The proceedings. We will have live coverage wednesday on cspan3. We have peter ambler, the executive director of giffords to talk about gun violence in america. Leader todd ruger, the and staff writer of cq roll call and kevin johnson, Justice Department reporter with usa today. Guest it was a year after that when the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School happened, 20 dead kids in their classroom, six educators murdered when gabby and her husband mark decided to lots launch what is giffords. It was talked at first. The politics of guns had not shifted in the way that we have now seen them. It seem like it was a step forward and two steps back. We had a lot of proverbial doors slammed in our face but we persevered. Today we are a Large National , organization with dozens of staff, offices across the country footprints in many , states. Host todd, go ahead. The democrats app taking control of the house and cite a very political popular idea behind gun control. Yet the bills hav
Breakthrough essay collection, my misspent youth. And the ends people, which won the usa award for your creative nonfiction. Shes also received fellowship from the guggenheim news and the National Endowment for the art fellowship. She teaches in the msa writing program at columbia university. Turning her to discuss a problem with everything is judith sorry, judith show limits. Shes a critic and journalist and the author of the seventh world. Of a different order of tide. Only the editor of Deputy Editor new York Magazine and science on the new republic. Shes written for the New York Times review and among numerous others. The key to our friends at cspan2 for your joining us to found the conversation about to be. Who that went out further ado, please join me in welcoming megan and judith. [applause] thank you thank you all for your coming out. Im always really relieved when people show up. I love coming to this lease. I love seeing people very early in my career. Will not that early act
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