Congressman james clyburn, republican from South Carolina and the majority whip for the democrats in the house. Lets begin with the weight representative john lewis. As you bid farewell at the Memorial Service this week in the rotunda what was going through your t head practice share your thoughts with us. Thank you very much for having me. I was thinking of our early daysoh together when john and i first started in 1960 to help organize the student nonviolent coordinatingvi committee the city and started february of 60 and two weeks later and then to organize citizens and march 515 and so spontaneous to come together so april of that year in raleigh north carolina. And then we decided to meet again. And to organize ourselves. Thats when i met john that same evening and it was that night 10 00 oclock in the evening to 4 00 oclock the next morning. We had been in and out with each other ever since. When he was ousted as chair we got active i was in charleston South Carolina he was in ge
Only begins with trees, flowers and landscaping. Thats from a film created by the Johnson Administration with Lady Bird Johnson talking about beautification, her signature issue as first lady. She was a natural campaigner, successful businesswoman and savvy partner to her husband, Lyndon Baines johnson. Good evening. Tonight well tell you the story of Claudia Taylor johnson known toe everyone as lady bird. Here too tell her story tonight are Cokie Roberts, the author of two books about womens political history, founding mothers and ladies of liberty. Thanks for being here. And we have an expert, with a number books from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, currently working on a new biography of Lady Bird Johnson. Ladies, i want to start with the beginning of where we were 50 years ago this week. Bhamp the immediate challenges in the first terrible day. They were enormous. First of all, nobody knew if there was a widespread plot. So the country was in terror for a period of time. Then
Assess0. The United States . Guest well, thanks for having me. Thats a wonderful by broad question to open with and challengen weeing. We are living a moment of crisis, lard to deny. Weve been through a spring dominated by Public Health crisis that with us. Were facing now also so el crisis that is as old as our country, the struggle for racial equality and for human equality. But then also is very much of this moment, and forces us to confront challenges in our society that had trouble with in recent years. This is a time that makes us wonder how strong our institutions will perform to be, how well rise to a challenge like this. Think you cant help but see it as a team of crisis but because it as time of testing its also a time to think about what americas strengths are, walt we are good at and how we can bill on that to address the enormous problems. Host how did we get here . Guest well, thats an awful complicated question. Our country has always tried to strike a balance between th
Cspan. Org coronavirus. Up next on booktv, we will show some other programs from our archives the focus on the issue of race in america. A couple of the authors you will see include cornel west and even candy but we begin with the Manhattan Institute Heather Macdonald ritchie argues that identity politics is challenging diverse thinking at the collegiate level. This is from 2018. At Claremont Mckenna and southern california, the blockade that could enter prevented anyone from attending my talk, socalled students of color at nearby Pomona College and some would say its white supremacist war hawk, queer phobia classes in ignorance of interlocking systems of domination that produce the lethal conditions under which oppressed people are forced to live. [laughter] so to actually have an audience still in his seat and willing to listen is an unusual experience. It may take me a while to get accustomed to. Now weve been hearing a lot of late about the crisis of free speech on College Campuses
They give for joining us this afternoon. We have over 350 people registered across the country and as far away as japan its about 4 00 a. M. But that is still impressive it has that reach. I am the director programs and execution on exhibitions and community productions. A special welcome to anyone who might be attending a Virtual Program for the first time. With that geographic spread im sure there is a that is a tragedy for the first time the oldest Historical Society in america founded 1791 and dedicated to sharing the nations history. And through social distancing taking a course in Virtual Events and Online Events planne planned. The Program Next Week also friday at 2 00 oclock and the virtual tour of plymouth massachusetts and of course the 400th anniversary. I hope you can join us for that program as well there are Additional Details on our website. Today we have a Great Program we are joined by the associate professor of english at Washington University st. Louis with the phd a