Washington post columnist, thriller writer who writes about the cia and such. This month, Pulitzer Prize winning author, Colson Whitehead as our guest. His most recent book is the under ground railroad. Mr. Whitehead, whats the appropriate response new book is appraised by oprah, president obama, you won the National Book award, what is the appropriate response . If only it took the pain aw away. [laughter] has taken off in a way thats unexpected and startling and wonderful. Just try to enjoy it despite my best efforts. Why does it put you in a better mood . Ive been writing for 20 something years doing fiction 20 some years, sometimes we write a book and people dig it and understand it sometimes write a book and no one cares and its sort of disappears so i have the pride the job i did with the book. Either you dig the groups of two prospectors or you dont and so you are either along for the ride description or not. Definitely when i was writing was my second attempt at a novel. My fir
Sanitation conditions at slaughter houses. They tried to block the sanitation rules saying it violated the 14th amendment. Up next on American History tv, a university of michigan professor explaining how the ca case. Thank you for being here and being prompt. P i currently serve as president at the Supreme Court Historical Society. Im pleased to welcome you to the third of four lectures that comprise our silverman lecture series. Before we begin the evenings program, im commanded, not asked, im commanded to ask you to turn off your electronics, cell phones, tablets, apple watches, even in silent mode they can interfere with the sound system here in the courtroom. Thank you for doing that. I would like to express the societys gratitude to our host this evening, Justice Sonia s o sotomayor. I want to thank her for taking time off at a very busy time in the life of the court. She was born in the bronx, new york. She earned a b. A. In 1976 from princeton, a j. D. From Yale Law School wher
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