Capital times as associate editor of the nation magazine and aggressive. Progressive. We couldnt be more delighted to be hosting this event all spring and summer long here on our crowd podcast channel and watch it take a moment to say thank you the Madison Public Library and the medicine Public Library foundation. Their support for online cultural events is an absolutely unwavering. They are, oh, my gosh, im so excited to see john nichols. Their support for these events has been absolutely unwavering and they have been so dedicated to bringing author in advance to all of you with your watching in your home at madison or across the country or across the globe. Weve seen an incredible uptick in her audience, people from all over and it is just absolutely wonderful to see the response so thank you and what heres arguing us come to one. And all the responses of major events keep going. Without further do i like to bring john and larry to the screen, and step way myself. Hello, everyone. Th
Foundation. Their support for online cultural events has been absolutely unwavering and they are, oh my gosh, im so excited to see john nichols. Their support for these events has been absolutely unwavering and they have been so dedicated bringing author events to all of you whether you are watching in your home in madison or across the country or across the globe. Seen an incredible uptick in her audience of people from all over and it is just absolutely wonderful to see the response. Thank you to everyone here tonight and everyone who comes and to all the sponsors who made sure these events keep going. Without further ado i would like to bring john and mary to the screen and step away myself. Larry tye. Hello everyone. Thank you for joining us. Larry, thanks for coming all the way to massachusetts to be here with us. [laughter] larry is on cape cod as we speak. You have about 100 people or close to 100 people with us and some more may join us as we go along and as was explained upfro
They gavel it is session saturday morning and ten eastern. Watch the debate live on cspan good evening. Every saturday night throughout the summer, book tv is putting on several hours of a wellknown author. Kind of hard twisted on binge watching. Tonight teacherg author is historian David Mccullough for it is author of a dozen books including bestselling histories, on the american revolutions, and the invention of mans spacefligh for some ofe Northwest Territory in the creation of the brooklyn bridge. Hes a two time winner about Pulitzer Prize and the National Book of board and his appearance he over 75 times. And coming up over the next several hours, we will show you some of those programs. S. First up in 1992, they appear on cspans program to talk about his biography of president harry truman. The book won thepr pulitzer prie biography would have changed the view on the truman presidency. Here is David Mccullough from 1992. You start out by saying im a as far back as nearly as he co
In 2018. Welcome to our latest lunchtime lecture. Im chief historian here at the u. S. Capitol historical society. Welcome. Im really pleased today to introduce you if you dont already know jeanne and david heidler. Theyve been speakers before and today were really honored that were one day into the official existence of their latest book on Andrew Jackson, the rise of Andrew Jackson. It was just released officially yesterday, so were at the threshold of greatness here with the book. And i hope yall consider buying it. Theyre going to be available afterwards to sign it for anyone whos interested. And i also want to point out their previous book ive said theyve been here before was washington circle. Were also selling discounted copies back there. Im told the hard cover were selling is 5 cents more than amazons soft cover, so that sounds like a winwin. Anyways, i hope youll have some Great Questions for jeanne and david. This is a hot topic. I assume some of you are familiar faces but s
[ applause ] so, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Well m coto the kansas city public library. Robert merry, this is his second presentation in the somewhat hallowed halls of the library, five star library this week from library journal. Thank you. He has a masters degree from Columbia University school of journalism. Hes been a reporter from the observe, the walt walt journal, managing editor and editor in chief of Congressional Quarterly and more recently the american conservative. He says its collab la tif but it sounds like robert merry. We believe in constitutional government, fiscal prudence, sound monetary patrol si, delineated borders, authentically free markets, and restraint in Foreign Policy mixed with diplomatic acuity. We adhere to ideas over eidology, principles over party. One could wish there were more of that kind of true conservatism wandering around the beltway than some who profess to be conservatives. Hes also the author of books on those ultimate journalistic in