I did not intend to write this book. But i tried to write the book that i saw that i was too close to some of the events like the of war and a divorce and other issues. I put it away. And i went to work but then my grown grandchildren made me promise i would do it. So he made me promise i would do it. One year ago in january i found chris who is the ultimate person to work with. She kept me focused. We were joined at the hip over eight months. I am most grateful to press. That is how it started. Faq for hosting this wonderful event and also to celebrate the remarkable woman and her intriguing life. I once felt the women of the greatest generation have not gotten their due, attention, or credit they deserve. Not to take away from the men who were patriotic, and brave, survived the depression, fought the war, contributed to the baby boom after words but so did the women. But they got the intention of the they were just as talented and patriotic and importuned. Cynthia helms has experienc
His journey as a civilrights activist participating in the 1963 march on washington, a prominent historian and editor of Martin Luther king jr. s papers, part of three days of booktv this weekend, monday, featuring authors and books on the inauguration, president obama and Martin Luther king jr. Last week booktv attended the key west literary seminar in florida. Today from noon to 3 00 eastern we bring several of their talks and panels from the event. Paul hendrickson, robert richardson, jeff gawker, and many more present and discuss their books. Next, cynthia helms, widow of Richard Helms, recounts her life. She drug in england and served in world war ii, calls for introduction to the world of secret intelligence via her husband, the internal politics of the cia and the couples time spent in tehran as Richard Helms served as American Ambassador prior to the iranian revolution. This is about an hour. [applause] [applause] thank you. Very kind of you, nice event you allowed us to have h
Lived for these extraordinarily significant times and knew people like richard nixon, who she had an absolutely bistro response to a did not like at all, which are interesting. Her perspective is a perceptive i dont never think ive seen a madhouse. Its very much a womans date because she was responding to the way she treated his wife. And i think that is what is valuable, that is what it what it would contribute to the historical record, but also wider story is important because people have a slightly different take on experience. Another question . If not, i have more. [inaudible] adding imac i like to tell stories in a way. And i really wanted a boat to try to understand, you know, [inaudible] people had to understand culture and he felt so upset when he would reach people on the hill and they didnt know what he was talking about. He really chilled it into me and everything i said he would say qualified bad. How do you know that . Prove that to me . He would never stand some vague. I
The big question, will the past few days blunt his apparent momentum . The next 53 days will shape the next 50 years. The future of our children and grandchildren hangs in the balance. Hillary clinton meanwhile fighting back on the campaign trail after a week that saw some tough new polls. New details ahead. And in a new interview with nbcs chuck todd, Ohio Governor john kasich hints at whether hell be voting for the gop nominee in that critical battleground state. All here on msnbc, the place for politics. Just moments ago senator Bernie Sanders wrapped up a rally in the battleground state of ohio. He was speaking at a rally for Hillary Clinton in akron. Heres his reaction to trump walking back his birtherism claims during a News Conference yesterday. If you want to disagree with obama, disagree with obama. But do not go around putting a lot of money into trying to tell the American People that because we have an africanamerican who happens to be president today that he is not a legit
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