Up next Lawrence Odonnell talks about his book playing with fire. And the transformation of american politics, which recalls the turmoil of the 1968 president ial election. We recorded this in washington to d. C. In 2017. This 1968 election, was the first when i was alert for. I was in high school, i remember zero of the 1964 election, just the one right before that. And i remember just flashes of 1960, because it was a giant deal for Irish Catholic boys in boston. And one of us was on his way to winning it. And its hard to believe this now, but in those days we lived under a certain kind of, old ghetto culture notion that it could not happen. That they could not elect a catholic president of the United States. But if you know our political history, for the decades proceeding that without smith, and with others there was evidence, that you could not elect a catholic person. And that was transcended and exploded, one night in november in 1960. So the world we were looking at, in 1968 wh
Election day. Thats cutting it close. And while Mitch Mcconnell is confident he has the votes to confirm the president s choice for the high court, the radical dems are acting like agents of a foreign power rather than members of the loyal opposition. The democrats have already attacked judge barretts role as a working mother of seven. Thats right, attacking her as a mother of seven. They have implied she is racist, they have further implied she is a religious fanatic. President trump calls the attacks of the left on her straightforwardly anticatholic prejudice. I thought we settled this 60 years ago with the election of john f. Kennedy, but seriously theyre going after her catholicism. I will stand with her, fight with her, and we will make sure that these attacks stop, because they really its unprecedented. Theyre basically fighting a major religion in our country. This is incredible. Lou at least four of the radical dem senators say they wont even meet with judge barrett, they refus
Election day. Thats cutting it close. And while Mitch Mcconnell is confident he has the votes to confirm the president s choice for the high court, the radical dems are acting like agents of a foreign power rather than members of the loyal opposition. The democrats have already attacked judge barretts role as a working mother of seven. Thats right, attacking her as a mother of seven. They have implied she is racist, they have further implied she is a religious fanatic. President trump calls the attacks of the left on her straightforwardly anticatholic prejudice. I thought we settled this 60 years ago with the election of john f. Kennedy, but seriously theyre going after her catholicism. I will stand with her, fight with her, and we will make sure that these attacks stop, because they really its unprecedented. Theyre basically fighting a major religion in our country. This is incredible. Lou at least four of the radical dem senators say they wont even meet with judge barrett, they refus
Television provider. Vanderbilt university hwartz talksomas sc about his book Henry Kissinger and American Power a political biography. From a takes questions panel of scholars. The National History Center Hosted this online event and provided the video. Prof. Schwartz thank you so much. I want to think the commentators and everyone for assembling this. I am deeply honored, especially to be given the William Roger lewis lecture. State department committees suffering from bows and arrows. That was about a decade ago. I got to know him well and i feel really honored to give a let her lecture in his name. This book came about, and many of my friends have heard me give this origin story. About because of the review i did that mention the series that was used biography to teach history. It would hit biographical topics or would you say representative biography to get at a broader subject of history. Published their first volume, it was on pocahontas because of the issues regarding native Am
Bahrain, signing an agreement between arab countries and israel, the first in a quartercentury. Donald trump will attend and that is really Prime Minister will sign with the foreign ministers. We have a lot to discuss in this halfhour. Their connection to china, lets start with the middle east though you also have comments. My first question looking at the longterm implications for the us and the region of this court. How does this structure look longerterm, into the middle east. Great to be with you. As soon as we wrap up we head to the white house for this historic opportunity for these three nations, that will recognize the reality. We begin with respect to the Trump Administrations approach to the middle east. I have prepared remarks. I will skip them for the sake of a good conversation. It began with the reality for decades, with respect to the middle east, the veto right that said they could prevent any arab nation from engaging with the most important democracy in the middle eas