[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good evening and welcome to the main event the last program of the evening here in the ballroom. My name is ron and i am an editor correspondent broadcaster at npr and also thank you and a fulltime faculty member at American University school of public affairs. It is my very great pleasure to be here this evening with John Aloysius farrell, jack farrell to his friends and he has written his third book. His first was called Clarence Darrow attorney for the. I think you should buy that book just for the title. The second book was called tip oneill and the democratic century and then turn to Richard Nixon Richard Nixon, the life. He is such a popular character. Jack because of that trajectory i have to ask what made you turn to nixon . I was drawn to his story. The original subtitle to the book was Richard Nixon an american tragedy and i was struck as they did the research that people like Henry Kissinger and Elliott Richardson would wri
Plus since its a threeday holiday weekend, book tv is onon for three days we will re air the entire festival, 8 30 a. M. On monday labor day. That is whats coming up. Now we have one more author speaking tonight and we will go back up into the history and biography room here at the Convention Center and this will be John Aloysius farrell talking about Richard Nixon. Book tv, live coverage. [inaudible conversations] good evening. Welcome to the main event, the last program of the evening here in the ballroom. My name is ron, i am an editor corresponded at npr and also aha fulltime faculty member at American University of school of public affairs. It is my great pleasure to be here this evening with John Aloysius, jack farrell to his friends. He has written his third book. His first book was called clarence, attorney for the damned. I think you should buy that book just for the title. The second book was the democratic century and then he turned to Richard Nixon, the life. Is such just b
Be here this evening with johnai farrell. Jack farrell to his friends. And he has written his third book, his first book was calledl clarence dar darrow, attorney for the dammed and the second book was tip oneill, and then he turned to Richmond Nixon Richard Nixon, the life. He. Pause hi is such a popular character. Because of that that trajectory i have to ask what made you turn to dick nixon . N i was drawn to his story. The original subtitle for the book was Richard Nixon, an american tragedy, and i was struck as i did the research i that people like Henry Kissinger and Elliott Richardson and would wright in the diaries and as watergate was collapsing around him they would say, this is really like classic greek tragedy, shakespearean scene of someone who has so many gifts, and yet this amazing tragic flaw which brought him down in quite a shakespearean manner. He was always whispering in his own ear, youre not good enough. They hate you. Theyre against me. And in the end it destroye
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