They gavel it is session saturday morning and ten eastern. Watch the debate live on cspan good evening. Every saturday night throughout the summer, book tv is putting on several hours of a wellknown author. Kind of hard twisted on binge watching. Tonight teacherg author is historian David Mccullough for it is author of a dozen books including bestselling histories, on the american revolutions, and the invention of mans spacefligh for some ofe Northwest Territory in the creation of the brooklyn bridge. Hes a two time winner about Pulitzer Prize and the National Book of board and his appearance he over 75 times. And coming up over the next several hours, we will show you some of those programs. S. First up in 1992, they appear on cspans program to talk about his biography of president harry truman. The book won thepr pulitzer prie biography would have changed the view on the truman presidency. Here is David Mccullough from 1992. You start out by saying im a as far back as nearly as he co
Im excited about this book but also about our guest. Its a rare thing to be good at Public Service, to be a person of action and its a rare thing to be a scholar and be excellent at the study of something and tevi troy and Kiron Skinner both bring thatto the table. Tevi was someone who worked in many places in Public Service from congress to several departments, the department of labor and hhs importantly at the white house which is what these books are about, this book and several of his other books. Is again an accomplished author was written in addition to this pieces on the white house and about intellectuals in the white house as well as Emergency Preparedness in the white house. And the use of socialmedia by president s. So i hope you will take the time to listen but also to think about buying this book. Weve got fourth of july coming up, we have president s birthdays in the summer. Anytime is a good one for a loved one to learn moreabout the white house and the presidency. Kiron
Programs. In 1982 he appeared on book notes to talk about his biography of president truman it won the Pulitzer Prize for biography and to help change the view of the truman presidency. Here he is from 1992. Cspan you start off by saying as far back as he could remember truman held onto the mythical roman heroes. What is that all about . The mythical hero who left in time of war with the great general and was victorious and renounced all of his power and returned to the farm. Thats a theme the country was founded on. If you are at the capital with the great painting of George Washington turning over his powers as commanderinchief of the Continental Army to congress the symbols earth all throughout that painting because they believe this is what democracy entailed that any citizen should be called upon at any time to serve b ultheir country in any capacity and the power belong to the people and would bepo returned to those who held it. He like to say i never forget who i was, where i ca
Let me start by introducing our guests, then we will talk a little bit were looking forward have summing you ask questions as well. The reason im very excited about this book but also about our guest is its a rare thing to be good at Public Service, to be a person of action. Its also a rare thing to be a scholar and to be excellent at the study of something. Both the bring that to the tabl table. Was someone who worked in many places in Public Service on congress to several departments with the department of labor. Also importantly at the white house which is what these books are about this book in several of his other books. Hes also got a published author is written in addition to this peace on the white house pieces about intellectuals in the white house as well as Emergency Preparedness at the white house and the use of social media by president s. So i hope you will take the time to listen, but also to think about buying this book. The fourth of july coming up we have president s
I was about to say how special this night is that you all beat me to it which is great. Welcome. I am the executive director of the Jfk Library Foundation and on behalf of our colleagues in the library we are thrilled you could be here all forms are great but tonight it is a treat because its also the beginning of the centennial weekend and we planned this months ago we literally thought would be the best pair a speaker and moderator we could get for this historic time . This is we have and we are thrilled they are both here. [applause] first a few brief announcements first the underwriters and sponsors including our media is spent on sponsors and for the centennial. We are kicking off the centennial about what were doing over the next few days but over the next few days there are opportunities from seeing a new exhibit with 100 items with those that have never been seen publicly before opening tomorrow. Doing a peace corps day we have an astronaut here as part of the attribute to nasa