communication director and i worked for president clinton. [applause] john edwards presidential campaign and in some ways it s a lot. nancy pelosi would say the same thing. you kind of grow and think about and learn from the losses in the tough situations more than other situations. and then the victories which come a little easier. susan and i come i first met her [inaudible] sara asked me if i would moderated and i was likee susan page? talking about nancy pelosi this is definitely my wheelhouse. i d on experiences of working for hillary and the second book she proclaims the declaration of independence. not a declaration of war and thats is what it s about. there s just something about her i don t like. sometimes there s just something about her that s incredible and there s something about her that is incredible and incredibly effective. and susan and i talked about this and thought for our discussion of madam speaker madam speaker to start with the question of what
in seeing each other in person. [applause] i d like to ask everyone if your cell phone by ms. turned on if you wouldn t mind turning it off and i ll let you know about5 the program. we are going to open it up to audience questions. the title of this panel is how racism hasha shaped our history and we are really lucky to be joined byy two of the best writers in this country on history and race. adam harris is the author of the state must provide. thisun book is a history of the higher education in this country and the situation of how [inaudible] it rings of names including thurgood marshall and names thaa may be more familiar. i did not know who he was and i found him inle europe look and i said this is what it s all about. also joined by clint smith the author of the best-selling book how the word is passed. places where black and white americans interacted. he can go-to place observe talk to everyone and reserve judgment. we will talk about how he can do that in this
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