Tv, a conversation with the author of the book, the president is a sick man which recounts the surgery being performed on a i cant recollya president disappearing for five days. Im david cowen, welcome back to our lunch and learn series. Welcome to the university of oklahoma. Thank you for coming. Please join us again everyone next week on the 26th. Were going to continue the lunch and learn series of the director of the archival. This is an historic banking house, again, a week from this thursday. On the 24th, this is tuesday upcoming, well be screening the rediscovering alexander hamilton. This is the pbs documentary that was recently released and all of your questions about the movie can be answered because the producer will be in the house. Turning our attention to today and Matthew Algeo and the president is a sick man. This the matthews third book. His second Harry Trumans excellent adventure which traced their crosscountry trip in 1953, got a lot of great press, and in 2009, the
You today by your television provider. And i come here tonight to the alsmith dinner knowing im the underdog in these final weeks. If you know where to look, there are signs of hope, theres signs of hope, even in the most unexpected places, even in this room, full of proud manhattan democrats, i cant i cant shake that feeling that some people here are pulling for me. Im delighted to see you here tonight, hillary. I was thrilled to get this invitation. And i feel right at home here because its often been said that i share the politics of alfred e. Smith and the ears of alfred e. Newman. It is an honor to be here with al smith. I obviously never knew your great grandfather but from everything that senator mccain has told me the two of them had a great time together before prohibition. So of course i am delighted. But not surprised by the final repeal of the 18th amendment. I felt all along that when this matter was properly submitted to the rank and file of our people they would readily
Cspan3, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. I come here tonight to the Al Smith Dinner knowing im the underdog in the final weeks. If you know where to look, there are signs of hope. Even in the most unexpected places, even in this room full of proud manhattan democrats, i cant i cant shake that feeling that some people here are pulling for me. [ applause ] im delighted to see you here tonight, hilary. [ laughter ] i was thrilled to get this invitation and i feel at home here because its often been said that i share the politics of alford e. Smith and the ears of alford e. Newman. Its an honor to be here with al smith. I never knew your great grandfather. From everything that senator mccain has told me [ laughter ] the two of them had a great time together before prohibition. Of course im delighted, but not surprised, by the final repeal of the 18th amendment. I felt all along that when this matter was
Cspan. Org debates or listen live on the cspan radio app. Wilson,e back with rick the cofounder of the Lincoln Project. Why hisre to discuss group process President Trumps reelection. Good morning. Good morning. How are you today . Ps reelection. How are you doing . Guest i am good. Host remind us of the purpose of the Lincoln Project and for the viewers who want to know, where do you get your funding . Guest are funding comes from the National Grassroots with over 500,000 donors. We have a few major donors trade almost all of our fundraising as come through small dollar donations and people who want a voice that is able to attack donald trump and able to go after his campaign in a way that many others cannot. We are a group of former republicans and folks who were driven out of the donald trump iteration of the Republican Party for a host of reasons. Primarily because he has conservative principles. He is governing as more of an authoritative statist. We look at this election as a thr
Reelection. How are you doing . Guest i am good. Host remind us of the purpose of the Lincoln Project and for the viewers who want to know, where do you get your funding . Guest are funding comes from the National Grassroots with over 500,000 donors. We have a few major donors trade almost all of our fundraising as come through small dollar donations and people who want a voice that is able to attack donald trump and able to go after his campaign in a way that many others cannot. We are a group of former republicans and folks who were driven out of the donald trump iteration of the Republican Party for a host of reasons. Primarily because he has conservative principles. He is governing as more of an authoritative statist. We look at this election as a threat to the future of this country great it was our moral and political obligation to do something about it. Host you described yourself as a former republican strategist. Does that also mean you are a former republican . Do you still c