Im going to read you a paragraph, just in case any of you wandered in without actually checking your program or the door, and you can guess what that paragraph what this panel is about. It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars, civilization itself seeming to be in the balance. But the right is more precious than the peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest to our hearts, for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own governments, for the rights and liberties of small nations, for a universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples and shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free. To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and everything that we have, with the pride of those who know that the day has come when america is privileged to spend her
Im going to read you a paragraph, just in case any of you wandered in without actually checking your program or the door, and you can guess what that paragraph what this panel is about. It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars, civilization itself seeming to be in the balance. But the right is more precious than the peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest to our hearts, for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own governments, for the rights and liberties of small nations, for a universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples and shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free. To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and everything that we have, with the pride of those who know that the day has come when america is privileged to spend her
On the printers row with fast in chicago the final panel of the day is a conversation about the Kennedy Administration and relationship between the president , Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther king junior. Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the 33rd annual printers row lit fest. I want to give a special thank you to all of the sponsors. The program will be broadcast live on cspan book tv. If theres time at the end with the offers we ask that you use the microphone provided and speak into it so the viewers at home can hear you. Before we begin todays program we ask that you silence your phones and turn off your cameras. Please welcome the interviewer, jane daly. Im from the university of Chicago Department of history. Im not going to be talking so much today which is just as well because we have two fabulous authors to talk about their incredible books. Let me tell you a little bit about them and then they will talk to you. The first author today is john bohrer, reporter, writer, T
If theres time at the end of the q a with the authors, we ask is the microphone provided and please speak into it so that viewers at home can hear you. Before we begin todays program ph announced in sinister phone and turn off all flash cameras. Please welcome her interviewer, chained daily. [applause] thank you. High coming changes from the university of chicago. He can tell by my voice im not going to be talking so much today which is just as love because we have two fabulous authors to talk about their incredible books. Let me tell you about them and then they will talk to you. Our first author todays train to come reporter, writer and its producer at morning show. I want to say hes the producer, but apparently there are others as well. Re his writing is published across politico and the new republic in new york magazine. His book here, the revolution of Robert Kennedy from power to protest after jfk is his first book published by bloomsbury. Our second author to date is transcended
For the right of those who submit to authority and have a voice in their own governments, the right and liberties of small nations, universal dominion of rights for such a concert of free people, as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free. We can dedicate our lives and we have, everything with the pride to know the day has come when america privileged to spend her blood in her might for the privilege see of her birth and happiness and peace that she has treasured. She can do no other. This is a panel on Woodrow Wilsons legacy. Together by the society of historians in the gilded age and progressive area death era. Continue thish to or any other conversation, for the reception occurring this evening from 5 00 to 7 00 on the fourth floor. I am an historian at Duke University and ill injured is the panel in the order of presentation, the order of the program. First, mary, professor and chair at the History Department where she was also the foundin