Media and politics these days and leads to real world violence and murder. Ill talk about it an author. Good evening. Im mehdi hassan. Since this show launched in october ive been warning about the crisis of democracy that has been engulfing this nation. And im sorry to have to report this to you. But the past week has brought even more confirmation that the crisis continues to get worse. In texas despite the slight reprieve republicans remain determined to pass a bill that would enact new and horrific restricts on voting. Governor greg abbot says the bill will be back in november. Its one of nine bills to restrict voting now in the lone star state. Texas republicans were fully prepared to sign the measure into law at the end of may had House Democrats not successfully staged an 11th hour walkout to block the measure. Republicans are being shamed to make the bill better. A provision to take away early voting on sunday to hinder church goers, absolutely not. One of the bills architects
Im jamie colby here in port orange, florida, just south of daytona beach. Im here to meet a retiree who had a curious relic hidden among the rafters of her home in West Virginia. When her grandson finds it, hes convinced its a valuable piece of history. My name is betty bland. For more than a century, a strange inheritance collected dust in the attic. My husband and i thought it was worthless, until our grandson john surprised us all. Im john buell. I knew my greatgreatgrandfather was a Famous Artist renowned for his epic murals of texas battles. I had no idea id end up solving a mystery surrounding one of them. I meet betty and john at the family home, where they explain that the benefactor in this strange inheritance tale is born in belfast, ireland, in 1836. His name is Harry Mcardle. As a child, harrys a whiz with a paintbrush or sketch pad. Would we describe him as a prodigy . I mean, probably. He was a very prolific painter. As a teenager, he immigrates to america and attends the
Host we are focusing on books written by former first ladies. The first first lady to venture into publishing was known one who recalls her time in the white house 1914 and since then ten other first ladies have published memoirs. We will focus tonight on five women who have served in that position in the last 50 years. First up, Rosalynn Carter who served as first lady from 19771981 and she is the author of five books. In 1984 her bestselling memoir, first lady from plains, was released. Missus carters subsequent books have focused on caregiving and Mental Health care. This is a subject she is championed throughout her life. Now from 2010 here is Rosalynn Carter talking about her book, within our reach ending the Mental Health crisis. [applause] thank you very much. Thank you. [applause] i am really pleased to be here tonight and pleased to see so many people interested in my book. I have been on a book tour this week and i started on monday and i get the same two questions every time
In port orange, florida, just south of daytona beach. Im here to meet a retiree who had a curious relic hidden among the rafters of her home in West Virginia. When her grandson finds it, hes convinced its a valuable piece of history. My name is betty bland. For more than a century, a strange inheritance collected dust in the attic. My husband and i thought it was worthless, until our grandson john surprised us all. Im john buell. I knew my greatgreatgrandfather was a Famous Artist renowned for his epic murals of texas battles. I had no idea id end up solving a mystery surrounding one of them. I meet betty and john at the family home, where they explain that the benefactor in this strange inheritance tale is born in belfast, ireland, in 1836. His name is Harry Mcardle. As a child, harrys a whiz with a paintbrush or sketch pad. Would we describe him as a prodigy . I mean, probably. He was a very prolific painter. As a teenager, he immigrates to america and attends the Maryland Institute
From the heart which the news york times called a deeply felt kingly observed account and mrs. Bush conjures a hometown with enormous detail later system and feeling. Tonight mrs. Bush will be interviewed by Cokie Roberts and we are all delighted to look on her back to the Smithsonian Associates event. Copies of mrs. Bushs book which she has already signed are available in the lobby. Because of her schedule there will not be any personalization of the books after the program. Before we begin i would like to remind all of you to have your cell phones or Electronic Devices silenced and im going to do that with mine too. [laughter] additionally no photos are allowed during the program from cell phone cameras or any other cameras. We appreciate your cooperation on both of these items. As ive mentioned we are pleased to have Cokie Roberts. Conversation with mrs. Bush are cookies a senior news analyst for npr news where she was a Congressional Correspondent for more than 10 years. Additional