My name is mark lavigne and im an affiliated scholar with the Billing Center for the American West. Our program today is called jack london, apostle of the American West. And it is being cosponsored by stanfords bill lane center for the American West and the Stanford University libraries. As bruce was describing, the bill lane center is dedicated to advancing scholarship and Public Public education on the past, present and future of Western North america. So this is a very appropriate program for them, and the Stanford University libraries offers access to a comprehensive range of Scholarly Resources both print and digital format in support of research and instruction here at stanford. Today we inaugurate a new lane Center Initiative called arts west. It is designed to place a spotlight on the rich contributions of the arts and humilities in the American West. Arts west offers the Stanford Community innovative public programming, on the writers, artists and cultural leaders that make t
About political campaigns. I have been through four. Residential campaigns both candidates inevitably are drawn by the diversified nature of their part to compromise a little. This is true always of both candidates. That general eisenhower had made no more compromises to bring all the divergent elements of one great artie together great party together. To some voters, this is disillusioning. Two people who understand politics, it is the nature of our twoparty system. Sylvia jukes morris, your second book on Clare Boothe Luce starts where . 1952, i dont know what month that was but in november of 1952, eisenhower appointed her ambassador to italy. She had always wanted a position like that because she loved italy. She had been there many times. She had been during the war and also as a terrorist. A touruiist. The book doesnt begin there. The last book ended where she was elected to congress. Describes herok arrival at Union Station in january of 1943 as a representative from connecticut
I have been through four president ial campaigns. Both candidates inevitably are drawn by the diversified nature of their part to compromise a little. This is true always of both candidates. I felt that general eisenhower had made no more compromises than necessary to bring all the divergent elements of one great party together. To some voters, this is disillusioning. Two people who understand politics, it is the nature of our twoparty system. Sylvia jukes morris, your second book on Clare Boothe Luce starts where . In 1952, i dont know what month that was but in november of 1952, eisenhower appointed her ambassador to italy. She had always wanted a position like that because she loved italy. She had been there many times. She had been during the war and also as a tourist. The book doesnt begin there. The last book ended where she was elected to congress. The current book describes her arrival at Union Station in january of 1943 as a representative from connecticut. Why is Clare Boothe
Worth two large books written by you . I dont know that it is about worthiness. It is more about interest. She was such a multifaceted person, had so many are compliments, too many for her own good really. Because of a lack of what you would call she never got a university degree, she was always afraid at every job that she was going to be found out that she was unqualified. That is why she changed professions so often. I am writing about a woman who had nine lives, not just one. I just got so intrigued by how she got to where she got, which was to congress. You were here 17 years ago. You said that you had done most of the research for the second book. Why did it take 17 years . She kept every scrap from the day she was born practically. Never threw anything away. All her diaries, letters, analysis of herself which she frequently wrote. I had seen them and they were to be shipped to the library of congress for me to work on them there. I didnt have time to xerox everything. I waited a
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