Great modern american historians. One of the things that makes him great, he really mines the resources of president ial libraries. He has come here to the carter library, gone through and found very interesting documents other people had not seen before. Hes done that at other president ial libraries. Combined with that, he has also mined the resources of archives on various evangelical organizations that have become involved in politics. In addition to that, on top of his Research Skills he is an excellent writer. I had the privilege of reading many of his books including the one thats just come out. I can tell you as much as i have followed the subjects and done my own research, there were many points i came across new information, i said, wow, that really explains whats going on. If you want to understand the difference in the United States between the 1970s and 1980s. In case you have forgotten, there were very significant differences and you wanted to know about the transition to
Election and his defeat in 1980 by mr. Reagan. Mr. Balmer spoke at the Jimmy Carter Museum in atlanta back in 2014. Welcome. Its a pleasure for me tonight to introduce randall balmer, professor of arts and sciences at dartmouth college. I have followed his career for a long time. His under graduate work was done at a school where my father was a dean and my brother joe attended that school at the same time. And randy has turned into one of our great, modern american historians. One of the things that makes him great is he really minds the resources of president ial libraries. He really mines the resources of president ial libraries. He has come to the carter library, gone through and found very interesting documents that other people had not seen before. And he has done that at other president ial libraries. Combined with that, he has also mined the resources of the archives on various evangelical organizations that have become involved in politics. And on top of his research skills, h
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What led to this book . Guest nancy pelosi had never been on the cover of time or any National Magazine despite having become the first woman speaker of the house, and we felt like it was time to take a look at the whole person, the profile. So i was assigned the piece but i was not all that interested in her and it was only when i andted interviewing her looking into her background that i realized obviously someone who will go down in American History both as a groundbreaking figure as the first woman speaker and i think one of the most congressional figures in her time. The profile was published and i decided it was worth expanding into this book. Host how much access did you have to the speaker . Guest she did cooperate with this book. She gave me a series of interviews. As i recount, she is not the most transparent person, not someone who will let her hair down and tell you everything she thinks. But she did give me a series of interviews that i felt were revealing and added to the
For having me query it having me. Back in 2017. Ned she had never been on the cover of time or any National News magazine, despite having become the first woman speaker of the house back in 2007. We felt like it was time to take a look at the whole person being theiled, so i was assigned piece, but it wasnt honestly all that interested in her. It was only when i started to interview her and look into her background that i realized what a fascinating and significant character she is, and obviously someone who will go down in American History both as a groundbreaking figure and i think one of the more effective congressional leaders in American History, and certainly of her era. The profile was published in september 2018, and i decided was worth expanding into this book. How much access did you have to the speaker . She did cooperate with this book. As i recount in the book, shes not the most transparent person. Shes not going to sit down and let her hair down and tell you everything sh