Host our guest, larry elder. Radio talk show host, columnist. The firms are up on the the numbers are up on the screen. Were talking about his most recent book which is a memoir. Mr. Elder writes a lot about politics as people who follow him know. If youd like to dial in and talk about that as well, 2025853885 in the east and central time zones, 5853886 if youre in the mountain or pacific time zone where we are right now on the campus of usc. Mr. Elder, chapter two, if norl was hate. My hatred for my father was not the kind where you get a spanking, seethe for a bit and things go pack to number go back the number because you realize he punishes you because he loves you. Norm was intimidation. Normal was tense. Normal was wondering if you would Say Something that could set him off. Normal was hate. Yeah. When people look at me and im smiling, they often wonder why is it that im so sort of nonchalant about it. Im writing that from the perspective of a child, andering seems romantic, ever
Can critique that manuscript before it is too late . We have all been there when our book has come out and you participate in a panel and people always say, you should have done this, you should have done that. Today, we do have one of the worlds leading scholars, jeff engel, who i will say a word about first. Jeff is presenting his manuscript very much in progress. The title is when the world seemed new george h. W. Bush and the end of the cold war. Jeff is an associate professor of history and the director of the center for president ial history at Southern Methodist university. He is the author of numerous books. Two of the most recent include into the desert and the fall of the berlin wall. And we are really fortunate to have jeff with us. He is going to say a few words about his manuscript. He put a few chapters of it up online. I know that some of you had a chance to look at it. Ira said, you really should get a practitioner, someone who knows a thing or two about how government
Conference, but you need something to tie the room together. Why dont you have a leading scholar come in and present a manuscript in progress and really bring some of the leading scholars and practitioners who can critique that manuscript before it is too late . We have all been there when our book has come out and you participate in a panel and people always say, you should have done this, you should have done that. Today, we do have one of the worlds leading scholars, jeff engel, who i will say a word about first. Jeff is presenting his manuscript very much in progress. The title is when the world seemed new george h. W. Bush and. E end of the cold war an associate professor of history and the director of the center for president ial history at Southern Methodist university. He is the author of numerous books. Includehe most recent into the desert and the fall of the berlin wall. And we are really fortunate to have jeff with us. He is going to say a few words about his manuscript. He
When the weapon was found, it still had green marks from the branch and they were able to find exactly where he had the branch on. A few years ago, for the 50th anniversary of the freedom riders, they had a reunion here in town, and one of the gentleman that came into town this is his bus tickets he had carried with him all these years. It is also the receipt he received for getting out of jail. He was arrested with all the other freedom riders that came into town for a breach of peace. It meant so much to him he carried them with him all these years. He was from san francisco. He came as an 18yearold student because he wanted to make a change. The impact it had. To immediately arrive here in jackson and the throw to in jail, for trying to improve society. You can tell when he gave it to us, this held a deep lays in his a deep place in his heart. The freedom riders consisted of hundreds of different people from across the country, all of the africanamericans, as well as a lot of white
The Ronald Reagan president ial Foundation Library hosted a discussion about the 40th president s legacy. Peddlers included a biographer lou cannon and peggy noonan. [applause] good morning. Thank you all for coming today. I did i know where you have a gone off to but thank you for your introduction. What you said i found almost embarrassingly flattering. I sometimes say i do not deserve a those kind words but i have arthritis and i do not deserve that either. [laughter] what the heck. I saying the library thank the library for the privilege to be here today. Good for this stimulating environment of the reagan library, intellectually stimulating. All of us have been here many times. Just one shot out i want to thank john highbush. We call him he worked we call him heroic highbush. He always does. Always thinking about the future. Thank you, john. Task this morning is a pretty clear one. I see no reason not to get straight to it. Years since the passing of Ronald Reagan. In that time, w