What has it done to your thinking of history . Fan ofd i might be a john because he was a good old yankee. But i am not sure that being a northerner has affected me consciously, i do not like to think that i am letting the present influence my conception of the past. So i am not sure. But i am a new englander for sure. Brian can you remember when you first heard about john adams . Mr. Wood probably not until high school. I did not know much about him, not until college. Home not gotten to see his until after college. So it was a long time before i got to know him. Now, because they did three volumes on his writings, i got to know him. I know him better than i know most of my friends. He is really something. Brian you said in your book that he had a tyree and Thomas Jefferson did not. Why do think one did and the other didnt . Adams was a puritan in that sense. Tradition, of that they kept diaries. He needed to write out his emotions and feelings. He put everything in that diary. He sai
Gordon it made me a fan of john, just because he was a good old yankee. I am not sure that being a northerner has affected me consciously, i do not like to think that i am letting the present influence my conception of the past. So i am not sure. But i am a new englander for sure. Brian can you remember when you first heard about john adams . Gordon probably not until high school. I did not know much about him, not until college. I had not gotten to see his home until after college. So it was a long time before i got to know him. Now, because they did three volumes in the library of america about his writings, i really got to know him. To know him better than i know most of my friends. He is really something. Brian you said in your book that he had it and Thomas Jefferson did not. Why do think one did and the other didnt . Gordon adams was a puritan in that sense. He came out of that tradition, they kept diaries. He needed to write out his emotions and feelings. He put everything in th
Brian gordon wood, as a longtime historian, what impact does it have on you that you were born in concord, massachusetts, grew up around boston . What has it done to your thinking of history . Gordon it made me a fan of john, just because he was a good old yankee. I am not sure that being a northerner has affected me consciously, i do not like to think that i am letting the present influence my conception of the past. So i am not sure. But i am a new englander for sure. Brian can you remember when you first heard about john adams . Gordon probably not until high school. I did not know much about him, not until college. I had not gotten to see his home until after college. So it was a long time before i got to know him. Now, because they did three volumes in the library of america about his writings, i really got to know him. I think i got to know him better than i know most of my friends. He is really something. Brian you said in your book that he had it and Thomas Jefferson did not. W
As a longtime historian, what impact does it have on you that you were born in concord, massachusetts, grew up around boston . What has it done to your thinking of history . Gordon it made me a fan of john, just because he was a good old yankee. I am not sure that being a new englander has affected me onsciously, i do not like to think that i am letting the present influence my conception of the past. So i am not sure. But i am a new englander for sure. Brian can you remember when you first heard about john adams . Gordon probably not until high school. I did not know much about him, not until college. I had not gotten to see his home until after college. So it was a long time before i got to know him. Now, because i did three volumes in the library of america about his writings, i really got to know him. I think i got to know him better than i know most of my friends. He is really something. Brian you said in your book that he had a diary and Thomas Jefferson did not. Why do you think
Republican senator mike lee talked about the us cancel call to the comes with exercising freedom of speech, spoke of the Federalist Society attorneys convention in washington dc. Good morning. Good morning. I apologize about my voice. I am Vice President and director of the practice groups and article one initiative of the Federalist Society. It is my honor to introduce our speaker for the morning address, no question the senator from utah is known well to this audience and i doubt that i could add much in the way of fun facts or previously undisclosed details about his distinguished career in service to the country but i can say i once worked on capitol hill and when there are Public Servants in the legislature the phrase jack of all trades master of none was very often the most charitable characterization that came to mind when observing some of our nations representatives up close but not so with senator mike lee. The senator has always been generous to the society with his masterfu