Wrote james james traubs biography of John Quincy Adams is especially strong. Adams was a complicated hero, a patrician visionary. One of the most important diplomats in American History and finally slaverys greatest enemy in american politics, james traub does justice to the man and his time. A historian of complexity and a writers eye for drama and detail. After his talk and question and answer, james traub will be signing of one level up. Outside the National Archives store. Please welcome james traub to the National Archives. [applause] thank you very much for that introduction. When i was coming here this morning and taking a taxi to penn station in new york, every bus i passed had a giant sign on the side that said hamilton. And so naturally i thought what if lynn manual moran, producer, writer and star of the show came to me and said i have done the hamilton hiphop things. What have you got for me with John Quincy Adams . So i thought i need to have a story to tell. This is the
From abc news, its this week here now, coanchor, martha raddatz. Good morning. And now the stage is set. President obama bringing down the house one last time at the annual washington ritual, the white house Correspondents Dinner. Reflecting on his eight years. Poking fun at the men and woman who want to take his place. My eighth and final appearance at this unique event. And i am excited. If this material works well, im going to use it at Goldman Sachs next year. [ laughter ] this morning, its all about who will succeed him. On to the future now. And three big unresolved questions. Will tuesdays indiana election breathe new life into senator ted cruzs bid to take the race all the way to the Cleveland Convention . Or will it put a practical end to the 2016 primary season . Well talk to the senator in a moment. Second question, how rough will the next stage be . We got a preview in the blistering back and forth over the socalled woman card. The first salvo in a contest thats likely to g
We have the starstudded moments from the president s final white house Correspondents Dinner. From abc news, its this week here now, coanchor, martha raddatz. Good morning. And now the stage is set. President obama bringing down the house one last time at the annual washington ritual, the white house Correspondents Dinner. Reflecting on his eight years. Poking fun at the men and woman who want to take his place. My eighth and final appearance at this unique event. And i am excited. If this material works well, im going to use it at Goldman Sachs next year. [ laughter ] this morning, its all about who will succeed him. On to the future now. And three big unresolved questions. Will tuesdays indiana election breathe new life into senator ted cruzs bid to take the race all the way to the Cleveland Convention . Or will it put a practical end to the 2016 primary season . Well talk to the senator in a moment. Second question, how rough will the next stage be . We got a preview in the blisteri
We have the starstudded moments from the president s final white house Correspondents Dinner. From abc news, its this week here now, coanchor, martha raddatz. Good morning. And now the stage is set. President obama bringing down the house one last time at the annual washington ritual, the annual Correspondents Dinner. Poking fun at the men and woman who want to take his place. My eighth and final appearance at this unique event. And i am excited. If this material works well, im going to use it as Goldman Sachs next year. [ laughter ] this morning, its all about who will succeed him. On to the future now. And three big unresolved questions. Will tuesdays indiana election breathe new ted cruzs bid to take the race all the way to the Cleveland Convention . Or will it put a practical end to the 2016 primary season . Well talk to the senator in a moment. Second question, how rough will the next stage be . We got a preview in the blistering back and forth over the socalled woman card. The fi
From my daughter. Women faces these challenges. Women are considered too emotional to have Public Office. I dont have a problem having a tear in my eye when something affects me. In a nutshell, women are helped with very different standard than men, even in 2013. Us is not ok. This is what i have been fighting against my entire career. I know quite well what it is like to be the only woman at the table and it is difficult. I will admit i was hesitant to run for office until i decided it was time for a change. When i was first sworn into the senate in 1993, i was only the 16th woman ever elected to the 1790. Husetts senate since pretty disgusting, isnt it . [laughter] when i was elected resident of the senate in 2007, i was the first woman ever to be elected to lead a legislative body and at massachusetts. In massachusetts. [applause] today only 25 of our legislature is women and in the senate the number has only grown to 13 . This is not just a problem in massachusetts. 18 of the seats