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With phone calls. And then i think when you, the longer that youre doing it and you realize there are better ways to go about this, maybe more calculating ways to even go about this, you just, you grow in it. And i think that thats what some of these people are experiencing. So as a result of that, you know, i give them grace because ive been given grace. And there are a lot of people out there who have every reason in the world to hate me because of some of the things i led against them eight years ago, and yet they dont. So i think that comes into it. Host many conservatives, traditional, hardcore conservatives will agree with a lot of the content of flyover nation. In a 20second sales pitch, why should someone who might be what you sort of disdain as a coastal elite lefty who doesnt get it, why should they buy and read the book . Guest if they want to win an election or win a debate, they need to get this debate so they understand the people they need to convince, what issues these
Are truly libertarian and that is not a popular position in this country. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] best. Hello thanks for your patience we are excited to be celebrating the launch of the book by. [applause] we have plenty of books at the register and be appreciated after words to grab one from us to help support events just like this so for more information about our author and moderators from the New York Times among others of their oddball a when urbane of the 2012 algiers award. Next editing for numerous publications the washington postbox newsweek and the new yorker on line and others including the book of jezebel and works as a columnist for a veneer times book review. Finally a writer appearing in the year career and in New York Times pdf Rolling Stone and then puerto rico in puerto rico and random house please welcome our speakers. [applause] i just want to thank everybody for being here and the call this the book launch but it came out a fe
Beginning at 8 00 p. M. Eastern with cspans the contenders series. Thats followed by archival video of his 1968 president ial campaign and push to get on the california ballot. Also, a tour of the George Wallace collection at the Alabama Department of archives and history, and the discussion of segregation and politics in the 1960s in alabama. Thats friday, beginning at 8 00 p. M. Eastern here on cspan3. And now the contenders, our series on key political figures who ran for president and lost but who nevertheless changed political history. Over the next two hours, we feature former Vice President and minnesota senator Hubert Humphrey, who was the democratic candidate for president in 1968. This program was recorded at the Minnesota History center in st. Paul. This is American History tv on cspan3. Stay right there. [shouting] mr. Chairman, my fellow americans my fellow democrats, mr. Chairman, my fellow americans. My fellow democrats, i proudly accept the nomination of our party. This
Democratic convention. And mccarthy and Vice President humphrey were the leaders in the democratic race. Ron and dottie went to chicago as part of the New Hampshire delegation. There they continued their protests along with many other delegates who also wanted to see a more detailed plan for peace as the partys campaign theme. We shall overcome we shall overcome we shall overcome some day other demonstrators protested against war in the citys streets. And these protests erupted tone into a confrontation with police that drew the concerned attention of many americans. The delegates shared that concern. But first they had to fulfill their obligation to nominate a democrat for the presidency. As the balloting went on, it became clear that Vice President humphrey had the support of the convention. Ron and most of the New Hampshire delegates were pledged to vote for mccarthy, and they honored that pledge. I cast 20 votes for senator eugene j. Mccarthy and 6 votes for Vice President humphrey