Have them here virtually from his home and we are going to talk about his new book about the 1948 election. Were going back 72 years another Election Year. You will be amazed at how it sounds the same in some ways but in some ways very different. The difference is the politicians were all younger than they are today so thats one big difference but a. J. Take it away and tell us about the overview of the book and which is a very good. By the way. Thank you. I like to say couple things first rate thank you so much for having me pay the Commonwealth Club is a wonderful place to be at here we are with a lot of people going through a lot of pain and suffering. Im just reminded why he fell in love with reading when i was six years old. Books can really transport you to another time and place and during all of this is really been a blessing. Regarding my last time with you id started this book back in 2017 when i talked about the accidental president and the book came out during the 2020 elec
Person in the world. He never forgot where he came today. From mean streets. Protesters and Police Square off nationwide in a weekend of violence. Federal agents called in. The latest just ahead. Final crossing. A new tribute to john lewis, the and he works from the bottom up civil rights hero making one last journey across the bridge as you guys said so rightly in where he almost lost his life fighting for justice. Speak to the legacy that he leaves behind and the lives he the intro. He was just happy to be on a has changed. Set. He was just happy to be looking at joey bishop next thing hes sitting next to joey bishop. And he just was always today a rare honor. The congressmans lie in state at the u. S. Capitol. Comfortable in his own skin. Always felt like the luckiest in the end zone, the nfl and guy in the world and i used to say to him not the players reach an agreement luck, reg. Blessed. He goes, youre right. Youre right on a return to play but one star blessed. And i always fel
Good evening. Welcome to new america. Such a nice room, comfortable chairs. Im the director of the Political Reform Program here at new america and i want to welcome you all to a discussion about the possibilities of rankedchoice voting, as folks can revive our democracy in various ways, potentially solving a bunch of differently challenges. This is an event, a a series of events for new americas 20th anniversary which is done in 1999 with the idea of creating a home for new generation of both people and ideas across a wide range of policy questions. I kind of one of the oldtimers although it wasnt your in 1999. I saw the creation of it and fundamental ideas about political, reforming the political system, part of the dna of this organization from the beginning. As my colleague lee reminded me, the book that the founders wrote called the radical center which was one of the ideas that they wrote that was not really like a bible but it is kind of hard of that. And that i was here, came b
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