Publishing . When you write a book, hopefully the book indoors. Sometimes youre given a lecture you say was worth it because things about lectures, the moment they are over, they are over. They disappear. So when audible said, could we record your lectures . I said great. [laughter] audible. Com for people who dont know it. They can subscribe to that and get this out, hour and 42 minutes. It was the 100th anniversary last september so the Foundation Sponsored a celebration at harvard and they asked me to give a talk. I put some work into that talk and i said i wish this wouldnt disappear. Someone came up and said it was a very moving talk. He said how would you feel about having it recorded . I said id like that. Then they did it, they transcribed it. They said it was only about for seven minutes, wasnt long enough. He said are you getting any lectures . I was giving one for next week on the subject of political power from another angle of the Historical Society so basically took down
He really knows biography. So when i heard that shelby was establishing a biography center in leons honor i thought perfect. So its a great thought pleasure to be here giving a lecture on him this evening. I have to share this pleasure with a team of researchers who have helpedme on all my books. Thereare rather small team actually. In fact, it consists of only one person. She writes her own books of course but she always finds time to help me with mine. Id like to say thank you to the only person ive everbeen able to trust with my research , the whole team, my wife. [applause] the aspect of biography i want to talk about this evening is something that in my opinion is seldom talked about when we talk about biography. Giving the reader a sense of place. By a sense of place i mean letting the reader see in his minds eye the physical setting in which a books action is occurring. Letting the reader see clearly enough so he feels as if he was there in that place while the action is occurri
Delighted to welcome back robert caro the last time he we visited was 2002. It was unforgettable. The storiess of dead johnson political machine painted the picture of the powerbroker extraordinaire. Like his subject he has no fear. He has spoiled us with a portrait to treat us to the narrative and the diversions of bystanders so rich in detail they might form the basis of future studies in and of themselves. His book as a companion piece to the moses book and today in 2019 more resonant than ever power used for good and against the greater good. As he gives a deep background into the why he does what he does. Why he take so long to crank out the next volume and with every sheet of paper with every file with that essence of political power and with political power the latenight comedy beats to its own drum and without question as one of the funniest guys on the planet. And an armchair president ial scholar and also a robert caro devotee a. He sent regrets and calls the johnson series o
Effort to bring the Natural World and the man made world into harmony. To bring order, usefulness and delight to our whole environment, and that only begins with trees and flowers and landscapes. Thats from a film created by the johnson administration, with a deeper johnson talking about beautification, her signature issue as first lady. She was a natural campaign, or successful businesswoman and a savvy political partner, are 36 president , lyndon bains johnson. Good evening, welcome to cspans first ladies. Well tell you the story of Claudia Taylor johnston, also known as ladybird. Our two guests are cokie roberts, the host of womens political history, thanks for being here. Betty boyd caroli is the author of numerous books about first ladies, and is working on a new autobiography of labor johnson. Lets start with where we were 50 years ago. What are the immediate challenges for the brandnew first couple in those first terrible days after the assassination of kennedy . They were enorm
Give us a wonderful, wonderful presentation about george h. W. Bush. Well have question and answer after weekends awards and becaus filming tonight, please, use the microphones that we will place, i think one right there and one over to the side there, and thats so your question doesnt get lost on cspan. I want to welcome all of you, and let you know how much we appreciate you all being here tonight. Especially knowing that the democratic partys done a little bit of counterprogramming. [ laughter ] of course, weve got another, another 15 monthsplus to get our fill or probably more than our fill of 2020 president ial campaigning. Here were going to take a few moments to remember a man who won it in 1988. A president who it seemed the longer he lived, the more loved and appreciated he became. I was struck like many others, i think, by the national outpouring of respect and affection in the days leading up to and through the funeral of George Herbert walker bush last november. The funeral