There he found an exclusive campus he. It he resented it as an undergraduate and came to resent it as a professor there. He then became president of the college. And it was at this time he decided now i have the ability to change what this college is. Wilsons predecessor in the presidency of princeton was a man who used to brag he ran the finest country club in america. [laughter] he did. There was no question about it. It was an enclave for the sons of the very, very rich. Wilson tried to tear that down. It was in doing that, he began writing about what he was doing and speaking about what he was doing. This is how the most immediate oric rise in American History occurred. People began to look at wilson, who used the princeton campus as a great metaphor for america. He believed Higher Education should be the great catapult for people. Anybody from any class in a country that has no classes but in such a country, anybody who is educate and works hard should be able to leapfrog. It shou
About the league of nations, the thought is ive heard he was so intransient. Not willing to accept some of the reservations that some of the senators wanted. Im wondered if you can reflect on that. For miss goodwin. Thank you. Im reading it now and its incredible. Thank you. I was wondering its such a big question that choose whatever part you like. Either comparison between tr and fdr, similarlities, disalready similarities. Reflections give that yesterday was the 50th anniversary of killing of kennedy. How in the world do we get to Campaign Finance reform . , ii mean, everyone is so disheartened about the road where we are. What do you see in the future . Thank you thatch. I dont think it was in my job discrepancies to answer that question. I heard something about the league of nations in there somewhere. [laughter] which wilson wanted to have pass so we might have fought the war to end all wars. And wilson was intransigent. I think for a couple of reasons, one of which he was a stub
President obama and Congressional Republicans have met face to face, and signs of a thaw seem to be emerging in the deadlock of the Government Shutdown. To both sides of the aisle. He may not want to call it a negotiation. Thats what i would call it. And i do view that as progress. There has been constructive talks. When it comes to the House Republicans in particular there is an indication of a recognition that we need to remove default as a weapon in negotiations. Wall street likes that both sides are talking. The dow was up 111 points, the second tripledigit gain this week. Lets go out to Mike Viqueira for the latest developments in washington. Mike, good evening to you. Are we getting closer to a deal or further away from the deal . Whats the direction . Reporter it appears were getting closer. Were closer than we were on the outset of when thursday morning came. We know that the president and Speaker Boehner spoke, and very details coming out on that. That can be interpreted as an
[applause] Doris Kearns Goodwin and scott heard its wonderful to have you here and welcome to miami. This is our premier annual cultural events so its great to have you here. You both have written books about president s who are part of the progressive era. Really, it was really started by eva roosevelt. Of course he was affectionately known as teddy so Doris Kearns Goodwin how did he start the progressive era and what propelled him to act . And what were his successes that are still with us today . I may indeed call him teddy even though he didnt like to be called teddy that but i think he has lost that data with history so Teddy Roosevelt came into power at a time when really the aspects of the Industrial Age had not been dealt with since the civil war. There was no real Workers Compensation. Women and children were exploited in the factories. Huge monopolies were heating up, the gap to train the rich and the poor had grown wider sounded familiar to situations of today. Additional re
Dylan steve will be at the signing tent after if you have additional questions. Those of you been dying to know who i am. I am jessica grogan. I also have a book in the 60s is at the festival this weekend and you can find that in the 10th as well. [applause] [inaudible conversations] where youre at the National Press club with jennifer baumgardner. We are talking about we do . I would say this book is a feelgood book about one of the most frank thinks that have been politically in last couple decades. Now its a done deal. Its considering that momentum is continuing. I dont often have this happy of his tory. Its also a meditation on marriage. Im a feminist writer and i thought a lot about marriage. As a married person. I have a lot of issues with it. I think it has historically a lot of complexity for all of us as people who care about social is, but also value in something i was trying to grapple with in the book. And then theres american leaders as they came to terms with what it mean