The next arthur you will see at the National Book festival will be New York Times columnist thomas friedman. Thank you for being late, thank you for being late an optimists guide to thriving in the age of accelerations is the name of his most recent book. In the meantime we are pleased to be joined at the Washington Convention center by historian David Mccullough whose most recent book is the american spirit, who we are and what we stand for. 202 is area code, 7488200, east and central time zones, 2027488201, for those in the mountain and pacific time zones. You are familiar with his books. John adams, the johnstown flood, the wright brothers. That is a couple books. American in paris. There is a few of the books, we are here to facilitate that conversation. Jeanette in sarasota, you are on booktv with historian David Mccullough. Caller hello. Guest good afternoon. Caller i love your work, in bradenton i want you to autograph my john adams book but i couldnt get a ticket. Here is my qu
They have had so dont turn your back from keeping in touch with everybody as your experiences progress. Host if you have been watching live coverage of the National Book festival you saw David Mccullough earlier in conversation with david rubenstein, 2500 people in a packed room waiting in line as you can see around the set, cried ground gathered to see David Mccullough. Raymond in delaware please go ahead. Caller an honor to speak with you, i have many of your books. Can you comment on the most recent elevated efforts to take down our national statues, those that have withstood time for over 150 years, thank you. Guest i find that a complicated and emotionally charged issue. I when the statue was built, when the edifice was created in memory of someone, has a great deal to do with whether or not it is something that ought to come down. The statues to the heroes of the confederacys that were put up in the 1890s were being put up at a time when racism was rampant in the south, black peo
[inaudible conversations]. That is autor j. D. Vance, hillbilly elegy. Bestseller the past year or so, talking about 25 minutes. The next author at National Book festival will beonal b New York Times columnist, tom friedman. Thank you for being late. That is his latest book. Were pleased to be joined here at the Washington Convention center, historian, David Mccullough. His most recent book american spirit, who we are, what we stand for. If you live in the east and central time zones an want to talk to mr. Mccullough, 2027482001. For those in the mountain and pacific time zones. Youre familiar with his work. Familiar with all his book. John adams, harry truman. Johnson flood. The wright brothers. That is couple of the books hes. Has written. American in paris. The greater journey is the name of that book. You know what you want to ask him. Were here to to facilitate that conversation. At jenette in sarasota, florida, youre on booktv with historian David Mccullough. Caller good morning,
There is a few of the books, we are here to facilitate that conversation. Jeanette in sarasota, you are on booktv with historian David Mccullough. Caller hello. Guest good afternoon. Caller i love your work, in bradenton i want you to autograph my john adams book but i couldnt get a ticket. Here is my question, writing about Abigail Adams and we all know john adamss wife was the most liberal lady in america but when she was in england and went to see a fellow, she said some things had prejudice in her she didnt know was there, talked about the blackest man she had ever seen. And a fellow was touching the skin, the moment she called, and held more. Hello . Host what would you like him to respond to . Caller i would like him to respond to that. I dont know jeanette, David Mccullough. Guest im unaware of the incident you are talking about. I do know Abigail Adams, passionately convinced, dedicated abolitionists. She and her husband, her husband was the only founding father who became a pr
7488201 for those in mountain and pacific time zones you are familiar with his work, familiar with all of his books, john adams, harry truman, the wright brothers, that is just a couple of the books. That he has written. American in paris, that the greater journey is the name of that book. That is 50 of the book. You know you want to ask him. We are here to facilitate that conversation. Jeanette and sarasota florida, you are on both to be with historian, David Mccullough. Hello mr. Mccullough. Good afternoon. I love your work and in fact you in sarasota or bradington about a year ago and i wanted you two autographed by john evans book but i could not get a ticket. But here is my question, when you were writing about Abigail Adams and of course, we all know that john adams wife was just about the most liberal lady in america. But when she was in england, and she went to see othello she said there were something that brought prejudice in her that she did not know was there. She said that