Instincts for some of the reactions. So i loved 42 because chad was a strong actor and understood Jackie Robinson and showed him as a powerful, strong man, who was on a mission. Host Sharon Robinson is our guest, the fir call from laura. Caller hi. Thank you so much. Im thrilled be able to talk to you. And heres my question. Youre talking about the 63 march. I was 16 in 1959 and went on the ought march it grated schools then and im degree to know if you know anything about that because your dad was there some and so was i and ive been trying to find out more information about it. Was going to get in touch with your mom but now i have you. Do you remember anything . Guest i remember that my dad did aing you march in 1959 but i also would like to hear your memories. So you can reach me through the Jackie Robinson foundation, based in new york city. And please call and leave a message that youre trying to reach me and ill well talk. Host sharon, from dublin, ohio, go ahead, sharon. Caller
Then theresa may takes questions from the house of commons. Then Madeleine Albright and Condoleezza Rice. Announcer this week on q a, merry talks about his book. You are the author of president mckinley, a new piracy. What was life like a new biography. Then . As going on back the country was expanding and poised to move dramatically into the world. You and i talked about james k. Polk one of my previous subjects, and how he expanded the United States. But mckinley pushed out into the caribbean the way no president had done before. It happened because america was building and Industrial Base and. Conomic growth they were building a navy. Mckinley had a lot to do with it but it was actually before him. They were gaining more and more interest in building the panama canal. With serious up conflict in the caribbean with the spanish empire, which controlled and owned cuba, it was inevitable that we would go to war with spain and basically kick them out of the caribbean and pick up signific
Quite most important thing going on was that the country was emerging and expanding and poised to move dramatically into the well. America is an expansionist country. We talked about james k. Polk and how he expanded the country on the north american continent. Was push out did into the pacific and into the atlantic and into the caribbean in a way to know president had done before. It happened because america was building and Industrial Base and economic growth. They were building a navy. Mckinley had a lot to do with it but it was actually before him. They were gaining more and more interest in building the panama canal. When we ended up with serious conflict in the caribbean with the spanish empire, which controlled and owned cuba, it was inevitable that we would go to war with spain and basically kick them out of the caribbean and pick up significant members of their possessions and become an empire. Brian how would you describe mckinley . If he was in this room, what would he be li
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Them for social media youre welcome to keep them on. Also during our q and a we have microphone just one, this time so if you could step up to that mic that would be great as you can see we have cspan here filming also making an audio recording of the event. And feel free to leave your chairs where they are. We have more events coming up this afternoon so youre welcome to stick around all day. And please to welcome joe this afternoon to discuss her important new book guilded sufficientist about those ho fight for the women right to vote in the early part of the last strig. Among the more than 200 social tirings involved in the movement she writes ab host of familiar names including after beaumont and vaunter build remieppedz us what a radical explosive notion the wells vote was in the early 1900s and how in her own word theres a moment where generations cross paths and an idea that once seems radical loses its toxins. Publishers e weekly is called this book one of the top books for fal