and it was more than a dream as a son of the reagan revolution. that army would soon be the majority leader. that phil graham s economic expertise along with leader armies at least for a narrow window in american political history would be ascendant in this town. and while we have to be careful as historians not to dwell in the past we can as we are on the brink of a red wave and i mean that philosophically not as a partisan. this year know that that isn t merely about party registration. about one party being in charge instead of another it is about the ideas that define us as a people namely freedom. flourishing and this town and this government spending a hell of a lot less money than it does. and so it is a great great privilege to have army. senator phil graham my one of my political mentors who a couple years later. he was thinking about running for a different office. he was in louisiana, and i said senator, you know, this is before there was a red wave in louisian
and it was more than a dream as a son of the reagan revolution. that army would soon be the majority leader. that phil graham s economic expertise along with leader armies at least for a narrow window in american political history would be ascendant in this town. and while we have to be careful as historians not to dwell in the past we can as we are on the brink of a red wave and i mean that philosophically not as a partisan. this year know that that isn t merely about party registration. about one party being in charge instead of another it is about the ideas that define us as a people namely freedom. flourishing and this town and this government spending a hell of a lot less money than it does. and so it is a great great privilege to have army. senator phil graham my one of my political mentors who a couple years later. he was thinking about running for a different office. he was in louisiana, and i said senator, you know, this is before there was a red wave in louisian
comments before i turn it over to my friend and colleague steve moore who really will be running the show tonight. and that is in 1994. i was president of my university s college republicans. and it was more than a dream as a son of the reagan revolution. that army would soon be the majority leader. that phil graham s economic expertise along with leader armies at least for a narrow window in american political history would be ascendant in this town. and while we have to be careful as historians not to dwell in the past we can as we are on the brink of a red wave and i mean that philosophically not as a partisan. this year know that that isn t merely about party registration. about one party being in charge instead of another it is about the ideas that define us as a people namely freedom. flourishing and this town and this government spending a hell of a lot less money than it does. and so it is a great great privilege to have army. senator phil graham my one of my poli
Thank you for joining us for tonights lecture, a tempest, a teapot. Political combat antebellum rhode island with scholar eric chaput and Elizabeth Sulock director Public Programs for the Newport Historical society. This year, the 180th anniversary of the door rebellion, which is considered the most significant constitutional political event to occur in rhode Island History. During tonights lecture, dr. Chaput will explore the life of Thomas Wilson dorr and his attempt to overturn Rhode Islands existing government in the spring of 1842. He will focus heavily on the numerous newport connections to the story of dawes attempt at legal reform, including a lengthy trial, led to his imprisonment in 1844. A native Rhode Islanders erik chaput teaches at Providence College and at Western Reserve Academy. He holds a doctorate in American History from Maxwell School of citizenship and public at syracuse university. And he is the author of the people smarter. And is 1842 rhode island rebellion, wh
Rhode island with scholar eric chaput and Elizabeth Sulock director Public Programs for the Newport Historical society. This year, the 180th anniversary of the door rebellion, which is considered the most significant constitutional political event to occur in rhode Island History. During tonights lecture, dr. Chaput will explore the life of Thomas Wilson dorr and his attempt to overturn Rhode Islands existing government in the spring of 1842. He will focus heavily on the numerous newport connections to the story of dawes attempt at legal reform, including a lengthy trial, led to his imprisonment in 1844. A native Rhode Islanders erik chaput teaches at Providence College and at Western Reserve Academy. He holds a doctorate in American History from Maxwell School of citizenship and public at syracuse university. And he is the author of the people smarter. And is 1842 rhode island rebellion, which is available at newport history shop dot com. Dr. Chaput is the cocreator with historian rus