So as we unfold here today and evolve through this process let me say on the outside that usually when i am on some show, i am sitting in your chair. Today im asking the question so bear with me as we unravel this or peel this onion. As i went through the book i saw so many interesting things about how we get to a better chemistry. How we get get to a better civility. How do we get things done in washington. So let me ask you on the outset, why write the book . Thats a great question. I think we write the book in part because we love the institution and we want to see it continue to thrive and progress and be what it can be and what our Founding Fathers envisioned for it. But that takes work and leadership, takes adjustment. I worry today that because of the dysfunction, we are at a crisis point. We are going to have to take some corrective action to bring it back. This institution is only as good as the people who sir. I think sometimes we take it for granted. We have to remind the Am
Event has become such an important night. Wasnt always so . Was it always so . Betty president sent their message and writing. It was not a big event like this. Televisionbegan coverage and that made it a big in event and a national event. Since the 1940s it has been a major public event. Host it is mandated by the 2,stitution, in article section three. The president should from time to time. John adams delivered his in person. Oft tradition continued sending a written message. Radio came along and president Calvin Coolidge was the first to use it. The first president ial broadcast 47. In 19 was it a Television Audience that made that decision . Had on theevelt first evening broadcast by radio. It did not have quite the same impact. 1960 Lyndon Johnson understood the power of media. In 1960 five he decided to take the state of the Union Address which had always been given admitted day around high noon every day and he put it into primetime viewing and gave it to a primetime viewing aud
Know. S the america i thats the country we love. Clear eyed, bighearted, undaunted by challenge, optimistic that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. That is what makes me so hopeful. Bout our future i believe in change because i believe in you, the American People. Here aswhy i stand confident as i have ever been that the state of our union is strong. , god you, god bless you bless the United States of america. [applause] great job, mr. President. Great to meet you. Pres. Obama thank you so much. Thank you. Happy new year. Pres. Obama this one, you should probably send in. It works. I want to make sure that it does work. Thank you. Appreciate you. Pres. Obama hey appreciate it. Really inspiring. Magnificent. Obama he definitely would have been. John lewis, i love you. Lewis i love you, too. Pres. Obama happy new year, everybody. [indiscernible] while just sent this in . Why dont you just said this in . On the christmas pictures, send them and that we will giv
Egos on both side of the house. As we unfold here today and go through this process, let me say, usually im sitting in your chair. Im answering the questions. Today im asking the questions. So bear with me as we unravel this or peel this onion. I went through the book and i saw so many interesting things about how we get to a better chemistry. How do we get to civility. How do we get things done . Just let me ask you at the outset, why write the book . Thats a great question. I think we write the book in part because we love the institution. We want to see it continue to thrive and progress and be what it can be and what our Founding Fathers envisioned for us. That takes work. It takes leadership. It takes adjustment. I worry today that because of the dysfunction, we are at a crisis point. We are going to have to take some corrective action to bring it back. This institution is only as good as the people who serve. I think we take it for granted and we have to remind the American Peopl
Difference. We dont have any of those things anymore. None of the happens today and i think that is one of the problems. Several times with a state crisis of how he would act in the senate we would have a joint Conference Meeting of republicans and democrats in the Old Senate Chamber and sometimes it was to have a cia briefing, sometimes to see if we could find a way of how to proceed with the impeachment trial. Every time we had those joint meetings, marvelous things happen to. We heard each other out and we moved forward to. Afterwards airs on book tv every saturday at 10 00 p. M. And sunday at 9 00 p. M. Eastern. You can watch all previous afterwards programs on our website, book tv. Org. Book tv is on location at the university of wisconsin in madison and we are talking with professors who are also authors. We are pleased to be joining out by a emeritus professor, jerry apps, his book is called limping through life a farm boys polio memoir. What is polio . Guest its not something w