Afterwards is a a weekly interw program with relevant guest hosts anything top nonfiction authors about their latest work. All afterwards programs are available as podcasts. Reverend sharpton i dont want to start this conversation about your book by quoting something you wrote towards the end of your book which i think its a great jumping off point for this conversation pick you write i tell everyone the hardest job of being a preacher is to eulogize a life that someone who did nothing. My friends it is hardest to eulogize the lifeblood of the country who did nothing and then political and its a so i beg of you, give me something to work with. When your time comes understand before the family as they prepare to take you to god, let there be Something Worthy come something of merit that you did for your fellow man that helped to lift them. The name of your book as we all know is rise up. Talk more about that. Why it is imperative completely its imperative for people to give folks like y
Stay right there dont move mr. Chairman, my fellow americans, my fellow democrats i proudly accept the nomination of our party [ cheers and applause ] this moment this moment is one of personal pride and gratification. Yet one cant help, but reflect the deep sadness that we feel over the troubles and the violence which have erupted, regrettably and tragically in the streets of this great city and for the personal injuries which have occurred. [ applause ]. Thats Hubert Humphrey accepting the 1968 nomination for president at chicagos Conrad Hilton hotel where the democrat his gathered for their convention in the midst of the vietnam war while thousands of angry protesters demonstrated outside. Hubert humphrey, longtime, minnesota senator and unsuccessful candidate is the focus of this weeks Contenders Program. We are live from minnesotas history center. Nick collette is the document ari documentarian of Hubert Humphreys life and the tumultuous year of 1968. I want you to set the stage f
On the printers row with fast in chicago the final panel of the day is a conversation about the Kennedy Administration and relationship between the president , Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther king junior. Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the 33rd annual printers row lit fest. I want to give a special thank you to all of the sponsors. The program will be broadcast live on cspan book tv. If theres time at the end with the offers we ask that you use the microphone provided and speak into it so the viewers at home can hear you. Before we begin todays program we ask that you silence your phones and turn off your cameras. Please welcome the interviewer, jane daly. Im from the university of Chicago Department of history. Im not going to be talking so much today which is just as well because we have two fabulous authors to talk about their incredible books. Let me tell you a little bit about them and then they will talk to you. The first author today is john bohrer, reporter, writer, T
If theres time at the end of the q a with the authors, we ask is the microphone provided and please speak into it so that viewers at home can hear you. Before we begin todays program ph announced in sinister phone and turn off all flash cameras. Please welcome her interviewer, chained daily. [applause] thank you. High coming changes from the university of chicago. He can tell by my voice im not going to be talking so much today which is just as love because we have two fabulous authors to talk about their incredible books. Let me tell you about them and then they will talk to you. Our first author todays train to come reporter, writer and its producer at morning show. I want to say hes the producer, but apparently there are others as well. Re his writing is published across politico and the new republic in new york magazine. His book here, the revolution of Robert Kennedy from power to protest after jfk is his first book published by bloomsbury. Our second author to date is transcended
Senator chris coons just back from liberia with report on what is right and whats wrong why the effort to combat ebola. Allstar panelist of analysts because this is face the nation. Captioning sponsored by cbs good morning thousands of Police Officers from all over the country are gathering for the funeral of win january liu one of the Police Officers associated two weeks ago in the wake of the fewer other over the deck of eric garner at the hands of the new york police department. One of those attending the funeral is new yorks democratic senator Charles Schumer we spoke to him earlier. Senator, as you and literally thousands of people from across the nation gather to honor officer liu hanging overall of it is this nasty situation thats developed between the mayor and new york police department. We now understand that arrests are down 66 , traffic citations down 90 . Every category of arrest statistics show dramatic drop. What is going on here and is this reaching a crisis state . No,