Conference. Not so. Pat buchanan was with him every step of the way. This book was launched last week. This is the Pacific Coast launch of it, the greatest comeback, how Richard Nixon broke the new majority, the silent majority and how he won the presidency. Here is a man who spent every day with him strategizing, planning, creating, and he is the first and eyewitness to the magnificent brilliance of the 37president. Cheese welcome pat buchanan. [applause] [applause] thank you very much, sandy. With that reception on might start looking at 2016. [applause] i always relished coming back here. This is the second time i have spoken in the east room of the Nixon Library and there are some magnificent memorable plays. I was going to mention to all the folks are served with a overs years, even going back four or five decades. I would like to single out one who was written with Richard Nixon for the campaign of 1960 before i was there. The campaign for governor in 62 before i was there and Ri
Brought out the rambler as a tremendous success in the vaults of his career. Romney was speaking hin do your cat a huge Jewish Community gathering for gore went to see what he said the next morning and his conclusion was the rambler mustve been one hell of a car because George Romney was able to sell its. [laughter] that was typical of what was being written. You almost feel bad debts then we got into the later sixties you see what happens to detroit as a consequence. But then thousands and thousands were arrested but part of what was happening in that decade that we were not responsible no doubt we benefited from this. Revolution was on social, cultural, moral, the Antiwar Movement now it was ablaze with the Civilrights Movement degenerating with black power and all the rest. So they cause more more americans to save the Great Society we support civilrights that it is not turning now well. This is what Middle America is saying. Said the governor romney gone and made a terrible mistake
If you want want to do with the frustration many to have an environment where we are not exploiting those people. Host gary segura is the coauthor of this book Latino America how americas most dynamic population is poised to transform the politics of the nation. He also teaches at stanford. Professor segura thank you for your time on and booktv. Guest all right. Thomas read former Campaign Manager for Ronald Reagan in 1960s talks about president reagans Political Development and argues that reagan was a political grandmaster. This is about 40 minutes. Ronald reagan experienced several beginnings in his career history whether starting as a radio broadcaster in iowa becoming a successful hollywood actor, serving as spokesman for the General Electric Company Hosting a number one rated Television Program becoming governor of california and seeking the presidency. Each of these as a specific new piece to our understanding of the man and his character and we continue to learn more about him
Actor, and is a spokesman for General Electric, and how these experiences influenced his life in public office. This 90 minute event is part of a Congress Posted by the Young Americans foundation. Start this panel, we have a special video clip we will be showing. In celebration of our time for choosing, event this weekend. Youngans Foundation Americas foundation released clips contrasting reagans vision of america with that of president obama. This one is featuring the subject of entitlements. It is a fitting piece for what we are experiencing in america, and for all of our videos, you. Org. O to yaf we have not massively extended the welfare state. Foodstamp use has surged. Towe asked so many people pass the effect. Thatcher once said the problem with socialism is you eventually run out of other peoples money. They are going to solve all the problems of human misery through government and government planning. Is hardly anybody who will defend this program. The government has made livi
In your book about al gore and the gridiron dinner. What was it . In the last year of the clinton presidency, bill clinton, the president , decided he would bag the gridiron dinner, where the president usually goes to speak. And he didnt like it much. It was the second time he didnt. And taking his place was al gore. I got a phone call just a few days before the dinner, wondering if id help in Vice President gores speech. I got a call from my friend, bob shrum, who was a media guy for gore. And what they wanted me to do was have a phony interview with him, where i would ask all kinds of questions not with him, but with president bush and they would have president bush saying general. Now, that was a little piece of tape that they got from an interview that george w. Bush had done earlier with a smart aleck guy up in massachusetts, who had asked him, do you know the name of the president of pakistan, general musharraf. And poor bush said, general, and he couldnt think of his name. So, t