Overwhelming against it. I was drug czar, director of National Drug control policy, 8 990. We didnt have this kind of research then. We had some, smattering. But now it is overwhelming, the harm that marijuana does. And i just have to believe or want to believe the American People are not informed of these facts. And so the point of the book was to get these facts out so they can make a second judgment on this, an informed decision. Let me get to the end of my story. I think in colorado which has been kind of ground zero here, that they will reconsider at the end of the day. Host uhhuh. Guest try to put this jeepny back in the genie back in the boding and recriminallize because theyre starting to see the results. You can watch this and other programs online at booktv. Org. And its day two of booktvs lye coverage of the Los Angeles Times festival of books. On your screen the campus of the university of Southern California, home of this 20th annual festival. Yesterday we covered programs
Los Angeles Times festival of books. On your screen the campus of the university of Southern California, home of this 20th annual festival. Yesterday we covered programs on journalism publishing, World Leaders and more, and today we continue our live festival coverage with author panels on u. S. History, california history and crime. Youll also be able to talk with authors such Azzam Quinones and ben shapiro. Theyll sit down with us on our outdoor set to answer your questions via twitter and by phone. Check booktv. Org for a complete schedule of todays events, and you can see schedule updates all day long at the bottom of your television screen. All right. We kick off todays l. A. Times festival inside newman hall on the usc campus. Youre going to hear from Claudia Rankin author of a book called citizen, which was a finalist for the National Book award. Live coverage of the 20th annual los Angeles Times festival of books starts now on booktv. [inaudible conversations] hi everyone welco
Careers in multiple fields, politics journalism and diplomacy. She may have disagreed with much of mrs. Roosevelts philosophy, but as early as 1948 she was recommending that truman ask her to be his running mate. And for her part Eleanor Roosevelt publicly praised her appointment as ambassador to italy writing that mrs. Luce would be an able ambassador who will represent us well. Price of fame goes into fascinating detail about luces relationships not only with the roosevelts, but with so many of the great figures of the 20th century from eisenhower to several churchills to jfk and of course her stormy marriage to henry luce. And so does morris herself in a wonderful account of how she became to be Clare Boothe Luces biographer the only one to have access to her public and private papers. And so it is really a great privilege to have Sylvia Morris with us here tonight. Born in england, she taught English Literature before moving to the United States in 1968 with her husband the writer
Constitutional convention in philadelphia during the spring and summer that year and profiles the men who wrote and signed it that september day. His book is titled plain, honest men. The National Constitution center in philadelphia hosted this hourlong event in 2009. I guess were ready. I want to first of all thank steve for that wonderful introduction and especially for not comparing us to bonnie and clyde or abbott and costello. Which if you had been at some of the original conversations, you could have easily concluded. I also want to say to steve and stefan and all of the trustees here and real linch in the audience who are part of the National Constitutional center extended family it is just wonderful to be back here but even more than that, its wonderful to be back here without any real responsibilities whatsoever. If you have any complaints about tonights program or acoustics or parking or accommodations, i can give you linda johnsons email at the end of the program and urge yo
The cultivation of the instinct of beauty, he observed, is a primary practical concern, especially under a government that makes no plans for an astocracy. On a day i1760, Young Thomas Jefferson rides into williamsburg, virginia. Back home, at the foot of the blue ridge mountains, he had already begun his study of greek and latin. [bell tolling] now he will enter the college of william and mary to gain what he called a more universal acquaintance. Though he is critical of the government and the architecture in williamsburg, he will return here many times over the next 20 years to study and practice law. And eventually to take up residence with his family as the second governor of virginia. I was bred to the law, he once reflected, and that gave me a view of the dark side of humanity. Then i read poetry to qualify it with a gaze upon its bright side. The books he was purchasing in these years embraced the whole spectrum of 18thcentury knowledge. None were more treasured than his books o