Texas. Mr. Caro is the author of a four volume biography of the 36th president. Here is the 2003 tour of the lbj library. First time i came here, i was looking for the papers and came around the corner like this. This is what i saw. The only moment in my life, the moment in my life when i felt my quitting. I was really overwhelmed. What you are looking at here the papers of Lyndon Baines johnson, the 36th president of the United States. Pulitzer prize winning author robert caro has been sifting through the millions of papers of Lyndon Johnson for 26 years. Recently booktv joined mr. Caro to learn how he conducts research for his multivolume biography, the years of Lyndon Johnson. During our visit robert caro also spoke at the lbj library for the first time. Over the next two hours youll see parts of thats beach interspersed with abof that speech interspersed with a id be happy to take questions if anybody has a question they would like to ask. Keto is how you came to write about Lyndon
Book came earlier in the year when i the press coverage of sara palin unfold and she to be on the National Stage i was amazed at some of the exaggeration and distortions or been told about her and some of our most established news media. People said that she was a supporter of pappy cannon, she wasnt. People said she was a supporter of the Alaskan Independence Party, she was not a member. Rumors about the paternity of her youngest child were circulated on the web. [inaudible] all of these rumors and lies i decided we should catalog them to show not only the fact that all of these myths were propagated, but also try to ask for the question of why. I think the question of why it isnt a way more interesting question. Sara palin has this unerring ability to summon up the worst feelings in her opponents. It is really quite amazing. What is that quality . Why is that quality they are invited to have the effect it had . Of personal thing she represents most of the things that the left in this
A result of the pandemic claims of espionage and state secrecy the diplomatic dispute between the u. S. And china intensifies in. The 1st friday prayers at Istanbuls Hagia Sophia after its controversial change of status from a museum to a mosque. In School Football 100 students of friends after a 4 month break caused by coronavirus a limited number of fans were allowed into the stadium. In the french cup final. Welcome to the news hour more than 6 months since the corona virus was 1st detected in china the pandemic is still ripping through the world that record rates more than 284000 new infections have been reported in the last 24 hours thats a record rise according to the World Health Organization nearly 10000. 00 people have died in that same period the biggest spike since the end if april across the planet the virus has killed more than 635000 people more than a 5th of those fatalities are in the us the worlds worst hit country a new hot spots in the south and west have pushed the
At a joint hearing on the coronavirus and the procurement of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies. This rants an hour and a half. Joint hearing will come to order. Let me begin by thanking everyone for joining us today. I hope that my colleagues, our witnesses and viewers are staying healthy and safe. I want to thank chairman pain and Ranking Member king of the Emergency Preparedness response and recovery subcommittee, for coming together with Ranking Member crenshaw and i to hold this hearing. We are here to discuss federal and state efforts to picker critical supplies and response to the coronavirus pandemic. First, i want to acknowledge that the federal Emergency Management agency, fema, who is put in charge of the federal governments response was asked to testify today. While fema is not here today, i understand that and miss straighter gaynor plans to appear before the full Committee Later this month. Im pleased to hear this because it is vital that we Work Tog
They hit the take and have full analyst with panel. We have the latest on the deadlock coming up. Turning to markets this morning, futures under pressure ahead of july jobs report. Take a look. We are expecting a decline right out of the gate on dow industrials, nasdaq down 55, s p down 17 after markets ended yesterday near session highs, in fact, nasdaq scoring a fourth record close in a row. Dow industrials up 185 points yesterday and nasdaq 110 and s p up 21 at 4 00 oclock on wall street. Unrest in america, portland plagued by violence and fires overnight. Federal agents headed to two more cities as part of operation legend. Mornings with maria is live right now. Global markets this morning under selling pressure. Take a look at up european indices, dax index in germany lower by 28. Germany showing some signs of recovery, 8. 9 in the month of june. In asia overnight markets were mostly lower following President Trumps executive orders. Shanghai composite down 1 , hang seng and hong