Chicago about her time in the obama administration. Okay, everybody. We are going to get started. Valerie jarrett is longest serving Senior Adviser to president obama where she oversaw the offices of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs and she chaired the white House Counsel on women and girls. Throughout her tenure at the white house, valerie worked to mobilize elected officials, community and Business Leaders and diverse groups of advocates. She led president obamas efforts to expand and strengthen access to the middle class and to boost american businesses and the economy. She fought to empower women, economically and politically in the u. S. And around the world. And she oversaw the administrations advocacy for workplace policies that empower working families including equal pay, raising the minimum wage, paid leave, paid sick days, Workplace Flexibility and affordable child care. Valerie jarrett also led the campaigns to reform our criminal justice system, end Sexual A
Comfortable with that then that is fine. If they are not and they have to recognize the problem. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] welcome to this season of brad snyder and his new book the house of truth a washington political salon in the foundations of american liberalism. To make sure we have no unnecessary a interruptions and i will mention if you are a regular we ask you to prepare chairs the we have another even so please leave them as they are. We also have cspan booktv covering this event this is being recorded so whenever you ask a question for the second half there will be time for q a come to the microphone so we have a record for Television Book tv. After the event is over all of the copies are available behind the register between 1912 and 1933 a group met in the Dupont Circle road house for discussion that was drawn together that the past administration as they had issues communism the role of the u. S. And in the third book from a strong and
Time lineup at 11 with author richard [inaudible] talking about president lincolns sense of humor. That all happens tonight on cspan2s booktv. [inaudible conversations] mark, how are you . [inaudible conversations] hello, everyone. Thank you so much for coming out this afternoon. My name is david childers, im art of the event staff here at politics and prose, and its our honor just behalf are of the staff and others, its our honor to welcome you here for this event for the author brad snyder and his new book, the house of truth a washington political salon and the foundations of american liberalism. I have a few housekeeping notes i want to cover right before we get started. If you will take this time to silence any cell phones or noisemaking devices so we dont have any unnecessary interruptions during the event. I will also mention that if youre a regular here, sometimes you know that we ask you to put up the chairs. Were going to have an event following this one, so after the events
Them they cared about the rights of workers and the checks Oliver Wendell holmes , jr. And so of his opinions with a 1923 case that down for the first time that the criminal trials violated the due process clause that was the first time the Supreme Court struck down a state conviction that was a huge moment to put a fair criminal trials on the liberal agenda. And linking those with race semitic congressmen held a health care townhome meeting voicing opposition to repeal the Affordable Care act and questions to the Medicaid Expansion and medical marijuana and the Substance Abuse treatment. I have a wonderful honor and privilege to be here in the greatest cities. [applause] and it is my honor to be at this town hall meeting. Of like to open my City Commission meetings with of pledged to the flag please join me. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. And to the republic for which it stands. One nation under god invisible with liberty and justice for all. Like to
The center for state and local government. In the wake of the 2000 president ial elections, professor king directed the task force on election administrations for the National Commission on election reform chaired by former president s geraldford and jimmy carter. That effort had landmarks and voting legislation signed by president bush in late 2002. He later oversaw the evaluation and structure for the Boston Election Department and he served in the Advisory Board of america elect. Org. In the past, professor king chaired harvards Bipartisan Program for newly elected members of the u. S. Congress and he directed the executive program for Senior Executives in state and local governments. Professor king is the author, coauthor and coeditor of three books and he has published in a range of journals including the american Political Science review and the journal of politics. Please welcome david king. [applause]. Thank you. Is this amazing just to be in a group of people who are like you