History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. Next on the presidency, a conversation about William Leuchtenburgs new book, the american president from Teddy Roosevelt to bill clinton. Douglas with historian brinkley about the president he has met and shares his insight on others like william taft, harry truman, and Calvin Coolidge. The New York Historical society hosted this 90 minute event. [applause] good morning, thank you for being here. One Public Service announcement. We will be taking questions. When that happens, we ask you to just ask one question, tried to keep it brief, but also tell us your name. We will try to get as many people through the microphones as we can. Two Staff Members will be on hand. We will be going back and forth and picking up people to ask questions. It is an absolute thrill for me to be here, because William Leuchtenburg is a hero of mine. I did my doctorate in u. S. President ial diplomatic history, and his books were a seminal reading when i was co
People through the microphones as we can. Two Staff Members will be on hand. We will be going back and forth and picking up people to ask questions. It is an absolute thrill for me to be here, because William Leuchtenburg is a hero of mine. I did my doctorate in u. S. President ial diplomatic history, and his books were a seminal reading when i was coming through the ranks and getting my doctorate. I still now use and teach his books at my class in Rice University on the american presidency. I found that one of his books about fdr, was just an absolute classic. You have not even considered understanding our modern times without reading that book. What a long legacy fdr passed on to our politics after his death. We want to begin today by asking you congratulations on the new book. It is epic. Has that been a dream of yours, to write a book that covers all the 20thcentury president s . How did that idea come to you . Mr. Leuchtenburg i was at a conference at the university of pennsylvani
Good morning, thank you for being here. One Public Service announcement. We will be taking questions. When that happens, we ask you to just ask one question, tried to keep it brief, but also tell us your name. We will try to get as many people through the microphones as we can. Two Staff Members will be on hand. We will be going back and forth and picking up people to ask questions. It is an absolute thrill for me to be here, because William Leuchtenburg is a hero of mine. I did my doctorate in u. S. President ial diplomatic history, and his books were a seminal reading when i was coming through the ranks and getting my doctorate. I still now use and teach his books at my class in Rice University on the american presidency. I found that one of his books about fdr, was just an absolute classic. You have not even considered understanding our modern times without reading that book. What a long legacy fdr passed on to our politics after his death. We want to begin today by asking you congr
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