It is for people my age disorienting. For people, my children and grandchildrens age is the only america they have known and the most natural thing in the world. You can watch this and other programs online at booktv. Org. The wonderful thing about the gulf coast, is so underappreciate it and that is good because it gives us a lot to write about. If we were in new York San Francisco or chicago those cities and places are all so well known and new york is the literary capital but on the gulf coast we tend to think about from texas to the Florida Panhandle there really is instability, we have a similar environment, similar trees, long leaf pines, palm trees, sandy soil, salt in the air. The gulf of mexico and nourishes and supplies us with wonderful seafood, estuaries, wonderfully rich and tradition and culture. In and around these things for hundreds of years, it is an extraordinarily rich subject to take and of course along comes the oil spill in 2010 where all of a sudden we are in ce
History. He wins and 72 over mcgovern , the biggest landslide in history. In fact, at dec. 72 he says someone asked not to write a book about all of this. And having the most successful presidency of all time. But, boy, how the mighty have fallen. That story, of constantly looking at the interest, how someone can be the most powerful person and take that kind of cataclysmic fall, and these tapes are forming of just a part of the story. They need to be supplemented with memo, oral history. I wanted to think john dean for coming here to austin and providing your insight and firsthand knowledge and stealing the buck. [applause] and he wrote a biography of warren harding. [laughter] [inaudible question] [applause] [inaudible conversations] and that was a conversation about the nixon presidency. We will be back with more live coverage from the texas book festival after this short break. Coming up next a memoir. [inaudible conversations] interested in American History . Watch American Histor
Biden is just a trojan horse for socialism. They sold off your dreams and gave away your jobs. Now you have a president who is fighting for you. Attacks on donald trump dominating night one of the Democratic National convention. Good morning, thanks for joining us. Todd the two our Virtual Event with the present of nominee joe biden only making one appearance. Jillian Griff Jenkins breaks down the highlights. Reporter good morning. The first night in the virtual convention, thousands of cheering delegates camped in their respective state areas, something of the New York Times called in online awards show. It was complete with celebrity, democrats oberstars, republican in the leader of the Progressive Left Bernie Sanders who painted a dark picture of life under a second term of donald trump. Watch. We have a president who is not only incapable of addressing these crises but is leading us down the path of authoritarianism. Nero fiddled while rome burned, trump golfed. While joe and i dis
Soul of america. He understands rejection and he knows resilience. Barack obama leaned on joe for his strength and decency and you can too. The future of our planet is at stake. Donald trump is the wrong president for our country. He is clearly in over his head. Biden they sold of your dreams and gave away your jobs, now you have a president who is fighting for you. There you have it. Attacks on donald from dominating night one of the Democratic National convention. Thank you for joining us. The two our Virtual Event taking on the telephone like format with the presumptive nominee joe biden only making one appearance. Griff jenkins in wilmington, delaware with all the highlights. It is in history books, the First Virtual convention, no delegates cheering, no packed hallways but yet they did it with celebrities. Some republicans and the face of progressivism, Bernie Sanders painted a dark picture of the future under a second term of donald trump. We have a president who is not only inca
To finally deliver this covid19 package in a deal that includes 1. 4 trillion government funding plan. This could come soon enough. Lets look at that, we have a 600 per person direct payment, extra 300 a week in Unemployment Benefits. It provides the Paycheck Protection Program with cash infusion and extend the infection moratorium and provides funding for vaccine distribution. It does not provide liability shield for businesses, does not provide money for state and local governments and lacks direct aid to the Restaurant Industry which has been so hardhit. Many lawmakers are complaining the bill doesnt go far enough and Mitch Mcconnell says it hits the mark but is open to going further. Its not too little too late. It is targeted at what the country needs right now. If after the new administration comes in they want to advocate more we will take a look at it based on conditions in the country at that time. Reporter the house passed a bill at 3 59 53, the senate, 926 with on as being r