He argues thaw failures and reinventions we use the constitution as a tool to create our modern core values. The Smithsonian Associates hosted the event. Good evening, everyone. Can you all hear me in the back . My name is ruth robbins and it is a pleasure to welcome you to our program, before we start a couple of quick things. If you have electronic devices, now is a good time to turn them off. As usual in our programs, there is no photography and no filming. Also, if youre wondering what our equipment is in the back of the room, its cspan. So make show your nicest smile, brush your hair, in case you get a cameo and when we get to the q and a part, there is a meeker phone in the back of the room that will let you know when its time for that and youll get time to ask your questions. In the rest of times it is always worthwhile to visit the documents that set us apart from british rule and created the framework of the government. Today our guest speaker Kermit Roosevelt explains these d
These campaigns start thinking about a transition of power. Guest it is an interesting history. Until 2010 there was no legal requirement for campaigns to prepare. In 2010 the president ial transition act passed. It provided that it was not just something they could do, it was a responsibility. Of candidates who are representing major parties to organize transitions. So, transitions generally start as early as april. Certainly by may, because there is just too much to do in organizing the National Government to do it in 75 days between the election and inauguration. It is a quite surprisingly sophisticated, can be, operation. Host what does it entail . Guest there are really four responsibilities. The first is to prepare to put a team on the field, if you will. Organize a white house staff, a cabinet to fill the most important senateconfirmed positions. They have to be cleared. Getting a running start is important. The Second District the second is to prepare the first 100 or 200 days
And nonfood products. In. Food for primarily food stores will not be expanded and we are also putting a ban on fireworks ahead of new years eve and theyll be in an ordinance in place to make this law. But there will also be a ban on body Care Services hairdressers beauty salons etc schools will also be limited and Daycare Centers as well so that will mean that children are to be looked after at home wherever possible and from the 16th of december so thats from wednesday schools will be closed certainly the School Children no longer have to go to school there will be emergency care. In place for some children. And Distance Learning will also be offered the. Senior year. High school might be dealt with differently and daycare will be run just the same as schools in this regard we are appealing to employers to offer home Office Options wherever possible from the 16th of december to the 10th of. January. And in terms of take away and delivery food from restaurants this will continue to be
Peter i am going to go ahead and turn it over to john. I want to start with something i read in the introduction. Just absolutely fascinated by. And it is about your father. It is really a lovely story. Irwin silber. Book, published a songs of the civil war. He was not like a diehard civil war buff. He was not that kind nina he did like to sing the songs. Peter i have a question about your father. This is what you wrote. This book is not about my father civil war. It is partly about the people who created the civil war my father came to love as well as those who created the kind of civil war that he despised. So tell us, what did you mean by that . How can that help us sort of frame your book . Then we will turn it over to john. Nina so i think come in terms of the kind of the civil war that he came to love, i guess i would say that was the civil war i am going to say it was the civil war created by the popular front. By that, i mean this sort of loose coalition of civil rights organiz
Ofodollar getting a bit traction. The dollar is going down. This is part and parcel of the yellen trade, which seems to be getting reaction now. It will be interesting to see how she works handinhand with the fed chair. Minutes,e last few crude went through 45. This is wti. We are backing off the little bit, but that line in the sand is the highest level we have seen since march 6, which gives you an idea of the turnaround we are seeing. The big question, is it running too far, too fast . Alix some analysts starting to scratch their heads a little bit, particularly as they look at the curve. President elect joe biden said to announce his selection of former fed chair janet yellen as secretary of the treasury. Joining us as michael mckee, Bloomberg International policy and economic correspondent. What about this appointment is giving confidence to the markets specifically . Theael janet yellen ticks most important box for investors, she makes them money. Take a look at what happened whe