Good evening. Welcome to mount vernon. My name is kevin butterfield, director of the fred w Swift National library. It is my pleasure to welcome you back here. And the Ford Motor Company each month sponsors a free book talk like this one. An opportunity for the community to come and learn from the greatest historians in the field. Thank you for being here tonight. We are thrilled to have you. We will hear a brief hesitation from susan swain, copresident and chief executive officer of cspan. She will be joined by brian lam, the founder and executive chairman of cspan and moderating an esteemed group of historians discussing the american presidency. The american presidency is, as you know, a fascinating subject of inquiry in every possible way. [laughter] in the constitution, there is not much said about it. Article one is quite long. Article two is quite shorter. As you can imagine, the executive power shall be vested in a president of the United States of america. Full stop. That is th
President and ceo of George Washingtons mount vernon, talks about how washington views the presidency and executive power. As always, you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Is next. Host good morning. 17th. Monday, february, we had to morning, mount vernon for a conversation about the first president and his impact on the office. We begin with a question about the qualities you want in the person who occupies the oval office. What do you look for in a president . In the eastern and central time zones, 2027488000. In the mountain or pacific time zones, 2027488001. You can send us a text this morning. Hat number, 2027488003 please include your name and where you are from. Otherwise, catch up with us on social media. Start calling now on this president s day and as you are thinking about the qualities an want, we take you back to event last year, the release of president s. The [video clip] there was a preeminent little inist and and 1951 inhtin
Because of the deaths of their predecessors are talking about is the accidental president s. This is in our. Good evening, everybody. Im part of the event staff at politics and prose. Before we begin id like to go over a few quick announcements splease silence your cell phones and other noise making devices not only is it courteous to the author but we are also on cspan tonight so if you do not want to be the person whose phone goes off on cspan. During the question and answer portion in the interest of the video and audio recording if you could come up to the microphone over here its right here that way we can all hear your questions and engage in a nice discussion afterwards. Last once everything is done if you could fold up your chairs and place them against something solid im pleased to introduce the founder and ceo at alphabet inc. New york times bestselling coauthor with eric schmidt of the new digital age and has written several books on his own including the children of jihad.
Author but we are also on cspan tonight so if you do not want to be the person whose phone goes off on cspan. During the question and answer portion in the interest of the video and audio recording if you could come up to the microphone over here its right here that way we can all hear your questions and engage in a nice discussion afterwards. Last once everything is done if you could fold up your chairs and place them against something solid im pleased to introduce the founder and ceo at alphabet inc. New york times bestselling coauthor with eric schmidt of the new digital age and has written several books on his own including the children of jihad. One of the great lessons of american politics that ive learned is the tale of two brothers. The Vice President isnt relegated to obscurity, namely when the president com, the pres president dies. In his newest bestselling book accidental president , he examines the legacies of these eight men john tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, C
Be the person whose phone goes off on cspan. During the question and answer portion in the interest of the video and audio recording if you could come up to the microphone over here its right here that way we can all hear your questions and engage in a nice discussion afterwards. Last once everything is done if you could fold up your chairs and place them against something solid im pleased to introduce the founder and ceo at alphabet inc. New york times bestselling coauthor with eric schmidt of the new digital age and has written several books on his own including the children of jihad. One of the great lessons of american politics that ive learned is the tale of two brothers. The Vice President isnt relegated to obscurity, namely when the president com, the pres president dies. In his newest bestselling book accidental president , he examines the legacies of these eight men john tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, perry truman