Announcer tonight on late night with seth meyers, ethan hawke, comedian lewis black an all new closer look, featuring the 8g band with carter mclean. And now seth meyers. Seth good evening, im seth meyers and this is late night. How is everybody doing tonight thats fantastic lets get to the news. When asked about President Trumps refusal to concede the president ial election, president elect joe biden yesterday said, quote, i think it will not help the president s legacy. Oh, yeah it would be a shame to tarnish that what was it going to be . The man who finally stood up to the sun . President trump tweeted today that he was, quote, now preparing to win wisconsin. And next week they will beat hillary according to estimates, President Trump has been offered book and Television Deals that could be worth 100 Million Dollars but he still wont come out. President trump visited Arlington National cemetery today in observance of veterans day and while he was there, he helped put out a fire. Yo
Each artwork a different chapter print hope you can visit soon. Summa hello look at the southern festival of books. I am your host jared porter apply to join us today. Before we begin, on the behalf of humanities tennessee at think a direct of the southern festival of books. Metro National Arts commission, ingram content group, tennessee arts convention, and about university and Parnassus Book spray think of your support that makes this event possible. And speaking of support the festival is free part is a event and donations of individuals like you help make it possible every year. If you believe this event in sessions like this one, you can help it happen. Please give at hum tn. Org. Again that is hum tn. Org. A couple of vermonters before we begin. Parnassus books his official bookseller for the festival in purchasing through them keeps the festival freak and buy books today to the links of the top of the chats. You have an opportunity to ask questions later in the session is your t
We last broadcast book read updates. There are two i want to start with. One is this monumental Frederick Douglass prophet of freedom by david w. Blight, the definitive biography of Frederick Douglass especially what is going on in the United States with racial injustice, nobody was more consequential it has been more consequential on the target of race in america than Frederick Douglass. Way ahead of his time. He was not only in abolitionist and passionate abolitionists as a former slave but he insisted from the earliest time in the 1840s right through his death in the Nineteenth Century video quality was the goal and he would brook no deviation from that. He was very clear what the goal was and so many of his words ring true today and i recommend the biography. It is a long read but one of the things i learned about Frederick Douglass is he was an active suffragist. Absolutely. Very insistent. Had a distinguished career, was able to talk to a mixed race audience at a time when that w
This event responsible joining us live tonight. As i have the privilege of introduce or gusts, first for jeb bush. Governor bush was the first republican in the States History to be reelected. Under limit government creating 1. 3 million net new jobs and improving the States Credit rating. Currently governor bush is the chairman for headquartered in coral gables, florida. Tonights guest of honor, author of citizen mack, politics an honor able calling, senator connie mack. 1982 he eleft a successful banging career to run nor house of representatives and serve three terms before run fog their u. S. Senate. Then served two terms before choosing not run for reelection. He became chairman of the h lee moffet conference. Ill hand it over to governor bush to begin the conversation and just keep in mine that you can submit your questions through the chat feature and later in the event. Thank you very much. Such joy to have this conversation with a man i admire so much, and ive read the book, c
The jealous and emancipated. John brown, Abraham Lincoln and struggle for american freedom. Purchased the book likely from a cappella books, there is a link in the chat at the right of your green go to the link provided on the website. Please submit your questions at the bottom of your screen. Use the q and a, it tends to be less credit that way. I will get to as many of them as i possibly can. Chair of history of the university of texas at boston, hes authored 30 books on u. S. History, the moment First Americans and biographies with both finalists. Thank you so much for joining us. My pleasure. Delighted to be back. Abraham lincoln and john brown, well covered by historians. What did you want to add to the understanding of these famous american martyrs writing about them together . I think teaching American History with 35, going on 40 years, some of the biggest questions of history are essentially questions to get down to almost moral questions. As a moral question at work here that