I would like to start from reading from doctor cheneys opening paragraph. Put the spike of a drawing compass into the map of virginia a dairy farm, George Washington home, extend the leg of the compass what reaches out 60 miles and draw a circle, within and it not only washington but thomas jefferson, james mattis and james rural were born leading to manhood and made their home. It is the story that evokes what the historian called the spirit of hope and perseverance that runs straight through the american experience. Doctor cheney is a longtime member of a site faculty and i want to take moment to acknowledge how much we all appreciate her scholarship and her intellectual contributions to ai, not to mention a service she is done for our country. This is the latest in a series of several works by doctor cheney that examine our countrys history, its consideration and rigor. Her last book, James Madison, became a New York Times best seller in 2014 and shed new light on the life of one of
On Election Night with the results withheld from major democrat run locations only to appear. Later and they suddenly appeared and they all had the name biden and were just about all i think almost all they all had the name but none which is a little strange i challenge joe and every democrat to clarify that they only want legal votes because they talk about votes and i think they should use the word legal legal votes we want every legal vote counted and i want every legal vote counted we want openness and transparency no secret count rooms no mystery ballots no illegal votes being cast after election day you have election day and the laws are very strong and that you have an election day and they dont want the votes cast after election day and they want the process to be an honest one its so important we want an honest election and we want an honest count. And we want honest people working back there because its a very important so thats the way this country is going to win this way t
Discussing the life and legacy of thompson jefferson, focusing on issues of slavery and race. This is court si of the United States. Im pleased to announce a mini series with six lectures called great president ial lives. This is attractive for two main reasons. First being its timeliness. As we prepare for an Election Year it will be an insight that we can all benefit from. Second, an esteemed professor who just completed 50 years. During that half century dr. Crawly has contributed in numerous ways including the creation of our renowned Historic Preservation program. And this great live series. But it is for his excellence in teaching that he is perhaps best known, and certainly to literally thousands of stun thats have come fthrough our halls. He received our highest honors from his colleagues and students. Many of whom voted him as the faculty member to truly impact their lives. So with great pleasure i introduce Professor William b. Crow b. Crowely. He has learned and shared so mu
Joining us once again on book tv is congressman gerald connolly, democrat from virginia. Give us an update on your reading list, congressman. Peter, as you know i read at least a book a week and the last broadcast, the book read update, there are two i want to start with. One is this monumental biography of Frederick Douglass by david wright. Its probably the definitive biography of Frederick Douglass and especially with whats going on in the United States and its fight for Racial Justice nobody was more consequential and has been more consequential on the question of race in america and Frederick Douglass, way ahead of his time. He was not only an abolitionist and a passionate abolitionist as a former slave, but he insisted from the earliest times in the 1840s, right towards the end of the 19th century the quality was the goal. And he would brook no deviation from that. It was very clear about what the goal was and so many of his words ring true today i really recommend the biography