Trumps first year in the white house be with author and historian, bill w. Brands. Also with mara liasson and doug g. Brinkley. This hourlong event was part of the annual Texas Tribune festival at the university of texas in austin. [applause] as we were saying, bryan curtis on behalf of the Texas Tribune i am happy to welcome me to the Texas Tribune festival and to trump in the presidency. A very rich panel. There is a hole in this, there is a whole bunch of panel today Trump National security, trump in congress, trump and resistance. I hope this will be the first of a huge dent the possible. There is lunch at the main mall and it will conclude with a reception at the at t center. Some more housekeeping. The panel is with pearson and the sponsors play no role in the content, panelists or my line of questioning. The event will be 60 minutes for the last 15 to 20 i will leave it open for your questions from the audience for this godless panel. After that, pearson will host all of us for
And at the same time let me give you a heads up for full disclosure and also for purposes of a lively discussion that im going to challenge you a little bit on the points that you make in the book as practicing psychiatrist and head of the largest, one of the largest psychiatry departments in the world i know something about the budget matter, but please do know that i do this in the best of intentions and in the interest of clarity and accuracy and the believe that we are both soldiers in this very important historically neglected mission. Im going to orient my questions along three themes, first your background, second, substantive issues that you address in the book and then third, what are the steps Going Forward that we can sort of advocate or aim for in order to provide some corrective measures and what youll be doing Going Forward in that regard. So to begin, let me just ask, youre train as a journalist and comes from the best schools in the country, you could have picked anythi
Pearson and the sponsors and donors underwrite would play no role in the content of the panel or my line of questioning. This event will be 60 minutes. The last 15 to 20 will be open to questions from your audience. After that pearson will be , hosting all of us for a brief meet and greet next door where hub of theommunity Texas Union Building where we will all drain the swamp together. So please join us for that. If you are going to tweet during this event, while you are looking at your phone, please silence it. With that said, let me introduce our panelists. Douglas left is brinkley. He is a professor at rice and cnns historian and the author of several books about the presidency. Most recently rightful heritage. Next in him is the National Political correspondent for npr. She has covered every president ial election since 1992. 1776. [laughter] you can hear her on shows like morning edition. She is a contributor to fox news. You are left is a historian and writer who holds the senio
That is needed and the priorities that it should have and you certainly seem to recognize it. Its also particularly gratifying to be interpreting you because youre clumsily along with having gone to the Journalism School which is one of the more dominant schools of a journalism in the country. Of course that is where i the faculty and am currently employed. So, speak to thank you, doctor. Host please, call me jeffrey. When someone calls me doctor it makes me feel old and dodgy. The book is a welltimed scathing indictment of the Mental Health care system in this country and overall i am in complete agreement with you. At the same time let me give you a heads up for full disclosure and the purposes of a lively discussion that i will challenge you a little bit on the points you make in the book. As a practicing psychiatrist and head of the largest Psychiatry Department in the world, i know something about the subject matter. Please, note that i do this in the best of intentions and in the
A very rich panel i believe. There is a whole in this, what we call, a whole bunch of panels today, trump a National Security, trump in congress, trump and resistance. We will hope to make this a first of these you today here at the festival. Theres lunch on the main mall and the day will conclude with reception at the at t center. A few more housekeeping things. This is supported by pearson and the sponsors and donors and underwriters play no role in determine the content of panelists or my line of questioning. This event will be 60 minutes. The last 20 i leave it open for your question from the audience from this Diverse Panel and after that pearson will be hosting all of us for a brief meet and greet next door in the Community Hub of the Texas Union Building where we will all drain the swamp together. Please join us for that. Also if youre going to tweak your hashtag is trip 17 17 whie you look at your phone please silence it. With that said let me introduce our panelists here first