The modern world. What i found even more telling was how things are invented. How invention itself is encouraged and nurtured. At least how it has been encouraged and nurtured in this country in the past. Its easy to say, as i do in my book, that we are a nation of tinkerers. We americans like to think of ourselves as natural adventurers, risktakers, entrepreneurs. But what does that mean exactly. . I am a believer in american exceptionalism. But as marines like to say, it has to be earned, never given. How did we earn it . How did we do what we did and . And how could we get back to doing it right . As the first nation to exist wholly in the modern age, United States has also insisted when timeed wholly in that making things when we were extracting them from the earth. We invented almost everything about america. We have constantly reinvented almost everything as we deemed it necessary, including our institutions, our customs, our laws. Above all, our definition of who is american and
As best we can. Im going to talk to you a little bit tonight about america the ingenious. This book i wrote. The best thing about writing books is hopefully you learned something. I learned a great deal writing this. Americansof how invented, developed or learned to exploit so many of the things exploit the world. What i found even more telling was how things are invented. How invention itself is encouraged and nurtured. At least how it has been encouraged and nurtured in this country in the past. , as i do in myy book, that we are a nation of tinkerers. We americans like to think of ass natural adventurers, risktakers and entrepreneurs. But what does that mean exactly. I am a believer in american exceptionalism. It hasnes like to say, to be earned, never given. How did we earn it . How did we do what we did and how could we get back to doing it right . As the first nation to exist wholly in the modern age, United States has also insisted when making things when we were extracting them
Are watching American History tv, all weekend every weekend on American History tv. Tv,ext on American History novelist and historian kevin baker discusses his book, america the genius how a generation of tinkerers changed the world. At an event in cape cod, mr. Baker describes what he thinks are key factors in the nations innovative spirit. Guestant to thank our tonight. Kevin baker has written several your, at you are still in but also was raised in rockport, massachusetts. He has experienced being a massachusetts person. Tonight,ing forward to keeping an ion the weather, but please welcome kevin baker. Mark, for having me. Great to be on the cape, if only virtually. Hoped to be there, but i am going to have to make do. Talk to you about america the ingenious, this book i wrote. The best thing about writing books is that hopefully, you learn something. I learned a great deal writing this. Americansory of how invented, developed or learned to exploit so many innovations that would sha
David welcome to cavuto coast to coast im david asman in for neil cavuto. President hitting back over criticism after phone call with the ukrainian president and a democratic impeachment push. Blake burman is at the white house with the very latest. Reporter the president arrived at the United Nations about an hour early. He will be there for three days of meetings to talk to a dozen World Leaders to give a big speech tomorrow. As he was arrived this morning he was asked about the phone call earlier this summer with a newlyelected ukrainian leader volodymyr zelensky. He acknowledged on the phone call he did indeed talk about joe biden. The president also saying the conversations on the call were appropriate and that biden shoulding investigated in his view. The president feels that bidens son hunter benefited from business dealings in ukraine and china. Because of his fathers position then as Vice President. Phone call with the president of ukraine. Everybody knows it. It is just a dem
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