Book the accidental president , now we have him here virtually to talk about his new book about the 1948 elections going 78 years to another Election Year and you will be amazed how similar it sounds in some ways and in others what is different is politicians were all younger than they are today. That is one big difference. Take it away and tell us about the overview of the book. I want to say a couple things. Thank you for having me lose the Commonwealth Club is a wonderful place to be. I know books, i fell in love with reading when i was 6 years old because books can transport you to another time or place and that has been a blessing. I started this book in 2017 talking about the accidental president and i planned this book to come out in the 2020 cycle. This was a book about the election and it will be relevant and give me an opportunity to talk about things that matter. Secondly, elements in our life conspired in such a way, everything i was writing about was no longer taking place
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Good evening, everyone. My name is britney, the manager politics and prose and id like to thank all of you for coming out tonight. I want to especially thank you for supporting an independent bookstore like politics and prose. [applause] get ready to clap again. And a nonprofit like sixth and i. [applause] your attendance at events like this is truly vital to us and we literally would not be in without you so we just want you to know how much we appreciate you and your choices. I am so excited to introduce to nights event because it is not a secret amongst my friends or coworkers how much i love and admire diane rehm. Shes a native washingtonian who begin a radio career in 1973 as a volunteer for w and you and is into the producer, host and d. C. Icon we all know today. She is author of several books including finding my voice, on my own, life, and, of course, the book youre all here for tonight, when my time comes which addresses the urgent hotly contested cause of the right to die mo
[applause] good evening, everyone. Im the partner of Events Manager in politics and prose and i would like to thank all of you for coming out tonight. I want to especially thank you for supporting an independent bookstore like politics and prose. [applause] get ready to click again. And a nonprofit like speedy levin. Your attendance is vital to us and we wouldnt be here without you, so we want you to know how much we appreciate you and your choices. Im excited to introduce because it is no secret among my friends and coworkers how much i love and admire diane ream. Shes a native washingtonian who began her career in 1973 as a volunteer and has grown into the producer, host and dc icon we all know today. Shes the author of several books including finding my voice, on my own, wife and of course the book you are all here for tonight, when my time comes, which addresses the urgent, hotly contested rights of the right to die movement. Through interviews with terminally ill patients and phys
[applause] good evening, everyone. Im the partner of Events Manager in politics and prose and i would like to thank all of you for coming out tonight. I want to especially thank you for supporting an independent bookstore like politics and prose. [applause] get ready to click again. And a nonprofit like speedy levin. Your attendance is vital to us and we wouldnt be here without you, so we want you to know how much we appreciate you and your choices. Im excited to introduce because it is no secret among my friends and coworkers how much i love and admire diane ream. Shes a native washingtonian who began her career in 1973 as a volunteer and has grown into the producer, host and dc icon we all know today. Shes the author of several books including finding my voice, on my own, wife and of course the book you are all here for tonight, when my time comes, which addresses the urgent, hotly contested rights of the right to die movement. Through interviews with terminally ill patients and phys