Search bar at the top of the page. It is great to be here with you all to celebrate and discuss an excellent new book by one of our countrys most original and insightful economic thinkers. Amity shlaes. Over the course of her distinguished career she has brought her wideranging intelligence and feel for storytelling to some of her countrys leading intellectual and cultural institutions. She has served as a member of the wall street journal editorial board, columnist for Financial Times and bloomberg news, she has taught economic history at the stern school of business. Now in addition to her prolific book writing, amity serves as a president ial scholar for kings college, chairs the board of the Calvin Coolidge president ial foundation, and in a big coup for us at michigan chairs the whole Selection Committee for the Manhattan Institute high outcries. An award she herself has won. Few decades have imprinted on the popular imagination quite as much as the 1960s and so many of us remembe
And cultural institutions. She has served as a member of the wall street journal editorial board, columnist for Financial Times and bloomberg news, she has taught economic history at the stern school of business. Now in addition to her prolific book writing, amity serves as a president ial scholar for kings college, chairs the board of the Calvin Coolidge president ial foundation, and in a big coup for us at michigan chairs the whole Selection Committee for the Manhattan Institute high outcries. An award she herself has won. Few decades have imprinted on the popular imagination quite as much as the 1960s and so many of us remember that decade for its most dramatic and turbulent moments. The assassinations of the kennedys and Martin Luther king jr. The march on washington and antiwar protests. Neil armstrong on the moon and fighting in vietnam. Amitys focus is not the job that played across the screens on the country abindeed a generation of politicians came to realize that the centrali
Course of her career amity has brought her intelligence and feel for storytelling for the intellectual and cultural institutions. She has served as the wall street journal editorial board, columnist for the Financial Times and bloomberg news, taught economic history at the school business. In addition to her prolific book writing she serves as a president ial scholar for king college, the board of the president ial foundation and in a big coup shares the selection for thema Manhattan Institute d award she herself is one. Amitys latest work Great Society, new history is a stunning achievement. Few decades have been imprinted on the popular imagination as much as the 1960s and somebody remember that decade for the dramatic and turbulent moment. The assassination of the kennedys and Martin Luther king jr. The marchch on washington and antiwar protests. Neil armstrong on the moon and fighting vietnam. Amitys focus is not the drama that played out on Television Screens across the country, s
Goes on, its all change as it gets milder, wetter and windier. Thanks darren. Also coming up around £50 million worth ofjewellery is stolen from the home of formula one heiress Tamara Ecclestone. Hello everyone, this is afternoon live im simon mccoy. Boris johnson is preparing to address his new mps who have been arriving in westminster before they go to the house of commons tomorrow. Some of the 109 new mps are from labour strongholds which had never voted conservative before. Later this week the government will set out its plans in the queens speech. Its then expected to try to pass crucial brexit legislation on friday. Meanwhile, the fallout from labours defeat continues with Party Officials saying they are expected to meet early in the new year to agree the timetable for replacing Jeremy Corbyn as leader. Our Political Correspondent helen catt reports. On their way to westminster tory mps still over the moon at having turned the red seats blue. Bye thank you its the start of a new
Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. Borisjohnson will urge nato leaders to put on a united front today as they gather to mark the 70th anniversary of the partnership. President donald trump is among the 29 allies holding talks amid growing divisions over natos future. Heres our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. Donald trump may have arrived for a meeting of nato leaders, but the big question is whether he will be able to resist saying anything about the general election. White house Officials Say the president knows he shouldnt wade into other countries politics, but the conservatives have made sure he wont have a one on one meeting with borisjohnson to avoid pictures that could be used by his opponents. This evening, the Prime Minister and the 28 other nato leaders will be guests of the queen at buckingham palace, for her reception to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance. But the smiles may be rather forced. For when they meet tomorrow at an hotel in watford,