This generation the first part of his career overseas courtesy first of the Chicago Tribune shortly after graduating from harvard in the middle east from iraq and other countries. In 2008 shared a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting and then covering politics and Foreign Affairs with the 2014 National Book award and as a finalist for the 2015 put surprise. The new book is adapted from an occasional series of new yorker articles over the past decade including most recently, the profile of biden last august for him it has become an area of accidental expertise planting the former Vice President in the book to highlight the extensive experience, fundamental decency and language of dealing. Speaking of articulate and incite the conversation with Pete Buttigieg the 2020 democratic president ial candidate he also has a new book out he did an event for that three weeks ago so recognizing evans work and also putting in the political his former primary opponent who is now the enthusiasti
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That is not very large, not very. The westerned in part of the United States, in california. Its name is riverton. Missesan in the car is dawson, one of rivertons 15,000 residents. She is principle of Public School number two, but today there will be no classes held here, for this is election day. This classroom is one of the 130,000 places in the country in which american citizens are going to cast votes today. This is the table where the voters names will be checked. The locked ballot box and the polling booth. Here it is, in the privacy of this curtained space that americans vote every four years on the first tuesday after the first monday in november, to choose the national government. Mrs. Dawsons representingach one of the Major Political parties. As schwartz, democrat, works 1st street works for streetcar company. His wife is democrat. They have known each other for years. First, they were among the they remove the last traces of their campaign activities, their party buttons. T
Day of decision a look at the , contest between incumbent president gerald ford and challenger jimmy carter. Narrator it is Early Morning of the first tuesday in november. This is an american city, a city that is not very large, not very rich, not very old. It is situated in the western part of the United States, in california. Its name is riverton. The woman in the car is mrs. Dawson, one of rivertons 15,000 residents. She is principle of Public School number two, but today there will be no classes held here, for this is election day. This classroom is one of the 130,000 places in the country in which american citizens are going to cast votes today. This is the table where the voters names will be checked. The locked ballot box and the polling booth. Here it is, in the privacy of this curtained space that americans vote every four years on the first tuesday after the first monday in november, to choose the national government. Here come mrs. Dawsons colleagues on the election board, e
Coming up on American History tv. A 1945 film from the u. S. Office of war information, about how americans voted in the 1944 president ial election. Where frank roosevelt, won a fourth term as president. It is Early Morning of the first tuesday november. This is an american city. A ci that is not very large. Not very rich, not very old. It is situated in the western part of the United States, in caifornia. Its name is riverton. The woman in the car is mrs. Dawson, one of rivertons 15,000 residents. Shes principal of Public School number two. But today, there will be no classes held here, for this is election day. This classroom is one of the 130,000 plaacethe country over in which american citizens are going to cast theirotes today. This is the table where the votersnames will be checked. The locked ballot box and the polling booth. Here it is in the privivacy of this curtained space tt the americavoters every four years on the first tuesday after the first monday in november oose the