1877 to 1929. He explains how and why the United States shifted from generating most of its revenue from regressive consumption tax toss a more direct and progressive tax on North Carolina with the passage of the 16th amendment. The National Archives Center Hosted this event in december 2014. Into. Netanyahu for attending Todays Researcher talk, itch richard mccauley, we host this noontime series. Todays talk is the last in 2014, a year when weve been treated to some splendid presentations by some of the centers most significant researchers. That said, we end the year with a bang by hosting todays guest, Ajay Mehrotra who is discuss his significant and timely book making the modern american if i say ral state, law, politics and the rise of progressive taxation 1877 to 1929 published by Cambridge University press. We will resume this talk these talks on january 15 when we host Rebecca Edwards professor of history and Department Chair at vassar college. Her talk is titled sex on the fron
Relationships between Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard taft and eugene debs. Welcome to viewers on cspans book tv. James chaces new book, 1912 wilson. Roosevelt, taft and debs the election that changed the country. It has just been published by simon and schuster. Woodrow Wilson Center is the memorial to our 28th president. Created in 1968 by an act of congress within the smithsonian institution. Because Woodrow Wilson headed Princeton University before becoming president the center memorializes his legacy as a bridge between the worlds of academia and public policy. It serves as a neutral forum for over 400 meetings a year where even the most contentious issues can be discussed. The center is nonadvocacy. It takes no position on policy issues. Rather the purpose of this Institutions Research and meetings is to contribute to the policy debate by providing Historical Context and an understanding of foreign cultures and perspectives. The results of these activities are
The election that changed the country. It has just been published by simon and schuster. Woodrow Wilson Center is the official memorial to our 28th president. Created in 1968 by an act of congress within the smithsonian institution. Because Woodrow Wilson headed Princeton University before becoming president the center memorializes his legacy as a bridge between the worlds of academia and public policy. It fulfills this mission through a residential Fellows Program and by serving as neutral forum for over 400 meetings a year at which even the most contentious issues can be discussed. The center is nonadvocacy. It takes no position on policy issues. Rather the purpose of this Institutions Research and meetings is to contribute to the policy debate by providing Historical Context and an understanding of foreign cultures and perspectives. The results of these activities are widely disseminated through reports and books published by the centers own press, a website, wilsoncenter. Org a rad
Thanks to all of you for helping us put this program together from terre haute, indiana, the eugene v. Debs home and museum. Tomorrow night on American History tv in primetime, republican president ial candidate Charles Evans hughes. A look at his 1916 campaign against Woodrow Wilson. Foreign policy is a Campaign Issue in that election, and his latest tenure of supreme justice of the Supreme Court. Thats at 8 00 p. M. Eastern time part of American History tv in primetime on cspan3. On saturday, cspans issue spotlight looks at police and Race Relations. Well show president obama at the me roirl service for five Police Officers shot and killed in dallas. When the bullets started flying, the men and women of the dallas police, they did not flinch, and they did not react recklessly. And South Carolina republican senator tim scott giving a speech on the senate floor about his own interactions with police. But the vast majority of the time, i was pulled over for nothing more than driving a n
Times for popular Public Affairs and history programs. Stay up to date on all the election coverage. Cspans radio app means you always have cspan op the go. Next on history book shelf, author james chace talks about his book. 1912 wilson. Roosevelt, taft and debs the election that changed the country. Professor chace describes the personalities and relationships between Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard taft and eugene debs. Welcome to viewers on cspans book tv. Today were here to discuss james chaces new book, 1912 wilson. Roosevelt, taft and debs the election that changed the country. It has just been published by simon and schuster. Woodrow Wilson Center is the official memorial to our 28th president. Created in 1968 by an act of congress within the smithsonian institution. Because Woodrow Wilson headed Princeton University before becoming president the center memorializes his legacy as a bridge between the worlds of academia and public policy. It fulfills this miss