[video clip] my mother was a college student, student of International Affairs who took a an interest in public issues. She could not vote yet that tenant farmers on our farm, some of whom were illiterate could vote. Host who was harry byrne and why does he play a central role in your story . Guest Harry Thomas Byrne was the youngest legislator in the tennessee General Assembly in 1920. He was a freshman delegate. He was up for reelection in the fall. He represented a small hill town in east tennessee, the republican part of tennessee. And he, although he voted with the antisuffragists and the nt ratificationists from the 19th amendment, was upper ratification and that tennessee General Assembly that summer, he changed his mind because of a q a letter he received from his mother we described in that clip. The mind, tilted the vote by one vote and that is how the 19th amendment was finally ratified. Host how did the vote for ratification of the constitutional amendment come down to tenn
[video clip] my mother was a college student, student of International Affairs who took a an interest in public issues. She could not vote yet that tenant farmers on our farm, some of whom were illiterate could vote. Host who was harry byrne and why does he play a central role in your story . Guest Harry Thomas Byrne was the youngest legislator in the tennessee General Assembly in 1920. He was a freshman delegate. He was up for reelection in the fall. He represented a small hill town in east tennessee, the republican part of tennessee. And he, although he voted with the antisuffragists and the nt antiratificationists from the 19th amendment, was upper was up for ratification and that tennessee General Assembly that summer, he changed his mind because of a letter he received from his mother we described in that clip. That changed the mind, tilted the vote by one vote and that is how the 19th amendment was finally ratified. Host how did the vote for ratification of the constitutional ame
I have the pleasure today of moderating this conversation between two outstanding policymakers and scholars. And the us china relationship. And working in the Defense Department and mongolia and the commissioner congressionally mandated Security Review Commission and the author of a terrific new book which is called the china nightmare. And we will be talking about it with him and with retired Lieutenant General hr mcmaster. And a reputation and military service one of those adaptive mines in the American Military i am delighted to have both of them here with us today. I am sorry neglected to say hr is also the author of a new book called battleground. Thank you both for making time for china policy. Thank you very much thank you for your leadership at aei and mr. Mcmaster for joining us. And to have reshaped china policy last few years. I am very thankful as we all are for doing that. The china nightmare, what does my book mean by that . China certainly has grand ambitions and power b
Next, on q a, author elaine weiss talks about her book, the womens hour. Later the contenders features window wilkie Wendell Wilkie who ran against president was built in 1940. Also programming on kamala harris. Elaine weiss discusses her book, the womans hour, about the. Leadup to the ratification of the 19th amendment to the u. S. Constitution on august 18, 1920, that granted women the right to vote. Host elaine weiss, i want to start our conversation on the centennial of womens suffrage with coverage of some you talk about in your book, the womans hour. My mother was a college student, student of International Affairs who took a an interest in public issues. She could not vote yet that tenant farmers on our farm, some of whom were illiterate could vote. Host who was harry byrne and why does he play a central role in your story . Guest Harry Thomas Byrne was the youngest legislator in the tennessee General Assembly in 1920. He was a freshman delegate. He was up for reelection in the
Student, student of International Affairs who took a an interest in public issues. She could not vote yet that tenant farmers on our farm, some of whom were illiterate could vote. Host who was harry byrne and why does he play a central role in your story . Guest Harry Thomas Byrne was the youngest legislator in the tennessee General Assembly in 1920. He was a freshman delegate. He was up for reelection in the fall. He represented a small hill town in east tennessee, the republican part of tennessee. And he, although he voted with the antisuffragists and the nt ratification nests from the 19th amendment, was upper ratification and that tennessee General Assembly that summer, he changed his mind because of a letter he received from his mother we described in that clip. That change of mind tilted the vote by one vote and that is how the 19th amendment was finally ratified. Host how did the vote for ratification of the constitutional amendment come down to tennessee . Guest a convoluted pa