Nonfiction books and authors. Cspan2 created by americas Cable Television companies of the Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Beginning now on booktv we will spend time with the late author and columnist William F Buckley. This is part of our summer bins watch series which features one wellknown author. He found the National Review and help to the political Debate Program firing line for several years, also the author of 50 books which included his thoughts on politics, religion, culture, literature and other topics. He appeared on booktv and cspan at 45, we will share those programs with you. First up tonight, in 1993 Mister Buckley sat down to discuss the collection of his essays from his book happy days were here again. Here he is on cspans Interview Program from 1993 book notes. Cspan on the cover of your book it says reflections of a libertarian journalist. You always call yourself a libertarian . Guest as of course you know, something called the
Delaware putting joe biden over the top. He represented delaware and the u. S. Senate for 30 plus years. Tonight, he officially became the democratic nominee. Heres how it happened. Thank you to all of our delegations. I am pleased to announce that Vice President joe biden has officially been nominated by the Democratic Party as our candidate for president of the United States. Vice President Biden is hereby invited to deliver an acceptance speech. Thank you very, very much, from the bottom of my heart. Thank you all. It means the world to me and my family and i will see you on thursday. Thank you, thank you, thank you that is how it unfolded. Alexi is joining us from wilmington, delaware. A very different convention tonight, a very different acceptance by joe biden. Tell us what your reaction has been so far. There are not many balloons or confetti falling from my hotel room or sitting on the floor behind me. I am stuck in this hotel until they give their live remarks wednesday and th
Hillary, and michelle obama. In nancy reagan had been for first lady four years when she spoke at the Republican National convention in 1984. She was a film actress when she met ronald reagan. She became first lady of california when her husband was governor. Later, she became first lady of the United States when he was elected the 40th president. Michael dever, aide and friend of the reagans, said without nancy, there would have been no governor reagan and no president reagan. Here are Nancy Reagans brief remarks to the delegates at the Republican Convention 36 years ago. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the first lady of the United States of america, nancy reagan. [applause] thank you. Thank you. Thank you. [applause] thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. I have to tell you that there is no experience like watching yourself on film that you had done 30 years ago. [laughter] it is an experience. But i know you have obviously heard a lot
Geai and musical gut aturing john bte and homin. And now, live from a safe distance, its Stephen Colbert stephen welcome to a late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. Its midjuly, and despite our best quarantine efforts, yesterday america set a new record for daily coronavirus cases. Way more than when we started quarantining back in march. Its almost as if that celebrity imagine video didnt help. Should we try another one . Maybe sugar pie, honey bunch. Sugar pie, honey bunch in florida alone, new cases over the past week outstripped the total count in most european nations. That is a shocking vacuum of leadership in a state that, i will remind you, has an entire hall of president s. Cant we just plug an extension cord into one of those old guys and put him in charge . I cannot tell a lie. This country has really screwed the pooch. Stephen thank you, general. All the people in charge who told us the pandemic wasnt a big deal are looking big dumb right now, like oklahoma governor and
Noah cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus featuring john batiste and stay human. And now live from a safe distance its stephen colbert. Stephen welcome to a late show. Im your host stephen colbert. Its mid july and despite our best quarantine efforts yesterday america set a new record for daily coronavirus cases. Way more than we starnt started quarantining back in march it st almost as if that celebrity imagine video didnt help. Should we try another one. Maybe sugar pie, honey bunch. Sugar pie honey bunch. If florida alone new cases over the past week outstripped the total count in most european nations, that is a shocking vacuum of leadership in a state that i will remind you has an entil canwe just plug in annto e of o old guys and put him in charge. This country has really the pooch. Thank you, general. All the people in charge who told us the pandemic wasnt a big deal are looking big dumb right now like oklahoma governor and chonky dracula kevin stitt, cuz remember trumps rally in tulsa, ok