Speaker gingrich its terrific to have you with us at the Reagan Library. As you know we originally had planned to have you live and in person as we have so many times and i want you to know when the pandemic is behind us and you are able to travel and things can be safe again we still would love to have you out at the Reagan Library again with your new book or the next one the right. So thanks so much for joining us today. I like to say first of all i am a huge fan of the Reagan Library and particularly the educational things you do in the way you create learning experiences for young people and i cannot remember a time when i visited that we did not have a wonderful experience so i can assure you as soon as im allowed to get back to the west coast i will be dropping in to see you. Correct it. Would love to have a mr. Speaker and ambassador gingrich as well. I have known you for years. You are an intellectual. You are a historian. You are an imaginative guy. I wonder mr. Speaker could
Then with the spread of the coronavirus and onto the election 2020 will continue to be a process of change and is here with us today to discuss his book and thoughts on america. We now invite you to join a virtual program. With the Reagan Institute director. Speaker gingrich, its just terrific to have you with us here at the Reagan Library. Plan to view a live and in person once the pandemic is behind us and you are able to travel again we would still love to have you out to the Reagan Library. Thank you so much for joining us today. I am a huge fan of the Reagan Library. And i cannot remember a time that we just did not have a wonderful experience. I can assure you as soon as i get back to the west coast i will be dropping in to see you. Terrific we love to have you. I have known you for years. You are an intellectual. You are and imaginative guy, mr. Could you ever have imagined the way the United States finds itself today in the middle of the pandemic literally to stop in its tracks
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But today, our subject is the socialist party. The rise of socialism as a key element of american radicalism in the early 20th century. On a reading list, the chapter by michael casing gives a good quick summary of this moment in the various kinds of socialism at that time. From 1860 at least onward, there had been some kind of socialist presence in the u. S. But largely confined to immigrants from europe, particularly germans, english. The emergence of a mass socialist movement with a base in the u. S. Political system follows the final flowering of the 19th century radical tradition and the defeat of the populist party in the 1890s. The inheritors of 19th century radicalism were forced to kind of think about new ways of confronting the problems and inequities of the rapidly changing Industrial Society of that time. It is often said by those who write about the history of socialism that american socialism was particularly untheoretical. Very few americans produced theoretical works ab
With us and make a presentation for about 45 minutes, after which, there will be a q a time. There are microphones on each side. Camille will help you navigate that. And those of you unable to come to the microphone, let us know and we will accommodate that. After that, there is a book signing. You will have seen this book in the library. There able to take your credit card and lynn is able to sign it. It is not too early to be making christmas gifts. Get all of that shopping done well before. Dr. Dumenil is the glass professor of history at occidental college. Number ofught at a distinct institutions, including. Erkeley, Whitman College she specializes in u. S. Womens history and cultural and social history since the civil war. Professoristinguished , having received many honors, including being a senior fulbright lecturer at the university of rome and many other recognitions, which is all to say that we are in for a treat. She brings to this topic a richness which i think is going to