Can hear you. Before we begin todays program we have ask that you silence your phone. Please welcome our interviewer today alexander. [applause] thank you, thank you for coming. Not quite the afternoon yet but neither is the morning. Were talking about the times we live in. So i will take advantage of that. We have a little plan, jeremy is going to tell you a little bit about his book, so i dont support it but also hes going to read from it so you get the idea of what it is about. The book is called young radicals in the war for american ideals. I read it and i loved it so please welcome jeremy mccarter. [applause] thank you, there we are. Good morning or afternoon. As alexander said. I would like us to go on a little trip right now, i want you to try to imagine your way out of the moment of crisis we are in as a country, i want you to think about the time we werent looking ahead with dread about the next bad thing that might happen but we were looking ahead with hope toward the next p
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] book tv live coverage now continues, author jeremy will discuss political and civic activism in america before and during world war i, this start now. [inaudible conversations] hello, everybody, welcome to the 33rd annual Chicago Tribune of printers lit fest, i would like to give a special outout and thank you to all sponsors. Todays program will be broadcast live on cspan2 on book tv. If theres time at tend of the q session with the author we ask that you use the microphone provided so the viewing audience can hear you. Before we begin todays program we have ask that you silence your phone. Please welcome our interviewer today alexander. [applause] thank you, thank you for coming. Not quite the afternoon yet but neither is the morning. Were talking about the times we live in. So i will take advantage of th
Gentlemen of the delegation, it is great to have you here. You are always welcome here, your ideas are welcome here. Is i loved, it the article in the paper, you wrote so eloquently in the daily telegraph. I think it was only about 10 days ago, in there about the values that are nations share being not tradable. I thought it was a very concise way to sum up so much of what we stand for and also what we stand against. Faced greathave odds, often at a terrible cost, and waterloo and 100 places i would say that you fought courageously for freedom after all those years and some things are in during in this world enduring in this world and it is hard to find a greater bond in freedom and peace. I would say the relationship between the u. S. And u. K. Were joined by over 200 years and to those values, those shared values, including liberty and respect for Human Dignity and regard for basic political freedoms. I will also point out that the relationship is not an historic artifact, it is high
Table. I am pleased to have him back on the program. Welcome. Thank you. Could you characterize for me today the relationship between iran and the United States . Deal, andeir nuclear the president says that you are in accordance with it but not the spirit of it. You suggest that in some ways the United States is violating some of the tenets of the deal. But where does the relationship stand overall . This administration has been pursuing a hostile policy. I think it is a misguided policy, i think the allegations against iran are tired and dont stand any tests of reality. It think it would be best for the United States it should look at its achievements in our region. And see what it has achieved. It has made all the wrong choices to read its allies are accusing each other of supporting terrorism. I believe the United States needs to take a fresh look at this is situation in our region and see where its interests are. Is dealing with important issues of stability and security in our re
Table. I am pleased to have him back on the program. Welcome. Thank you. Could you characterize for me today the relationship between iran and the United States . Deal, andeir nuclear the president says that you are in accordance with it but not the spirit of it. You suggest that in some ways the United States is violating some of the tenets of the deal. But where does the relationship stand overall . This administration has been pursuing a hostile policy. I think it is a misguided policy, i think the allegations against iran are tired and dont stand any tests of reality. It think it would be best for the United States it should look at its achievements in our region. And see what it has achieved. It has made all the wrong choices to read its allies are accusing each other of supporting terrorism. I believe the United States needs to take a fresh look at this is situation in our region and see where its interests are. Is dealing with important issues of stability and security in our re