They were among the very first to recognize and articulate the threat of fascism that were sweeping through europe in the 1930s, while most of their colleagues, male or female, refused to acknowledge the blatant signs of nazi imperialism. West and thompson fought the only way they could, not on the military battlefield, but in the arena of ideas. Willing to risk everything and smashing literary and social icons in their wake, rebecca west made sicily was nothing if not icon. Sicily, the youngest of three daughters was born in 1892, in the outskirts of london. Her father, a gifted cartoonist and journalist, soon revealed to be a notorious gambler, thief and womanizer, abandoned their families when sicily was only 8 years old. Devastated, she was unable to recognize to reconcile, his apparent adoration with the pennery and shame into which his leaving had cast them. This, i believe, was the defining moment of her life. Her fathers betrayal forever destroyed her faith in people and in god
This week filing a lawsuit against the president for his use of executive orders. Have relations between the white house and Congressional Republicans reached a new low . That is our question. Our phone lines are open at 202 5853880, our line for democrats. For 5853881, our line republicans, and if you are independent, 202 5853882. Join us on social media, send us an email, journal cspan. Org or send us a tweet cspanwj. Good sunday morning. Above the fold in the new york times, the news from afghanistan secretary of state john kerry brokering a deal to audit the afghan votes. This comes 12 hours of often tense negotiations, the secretary of state announcing yesterday that afghanistan would audit all 8 million votes. Host we will have more with shane harris on the situation in afghanistan. Also the latest calming raids by hamas and israel and the israeli army indicating it is prepared to send boots on the ground as early as today or tomorrow. Lets been with another headline this morning
From the very beginning it is one thing that never change. How old was he in this picture on the cover . He would be in his mid50s. On his own terms, seemed to me to sum up his viewpoints on life, on politics, on women, and on life and on death. A quick story behind that that goes to the heart of who he was, because it took me much of those 14 years to reach what i thought was an adequate understanding of this very elusive figure he was incredibly close to his mother abby aldrich rockefeller, and like i said, she died in 1948, and i was told by someone very close to him that he kept her ashes in his house. Happy rockefeller was kind enough to spend half a day with me, and give me a tour both of the big house and the house he built for their retirement. Every rockefeller house is built with the same floor plan. On the left is the mothers room, and on the right is the fathers room. And at the end of the tour, i see this funerary urn. So i relate the story to her, and she says, all that s
Rockefeller. He explores the wealth, privilege, and power on the Nelson Rockefeller family, the influence on the Republican Party over the years, and his time as governor of new york state. Smith also talks about rockefeller outside of politics, his marriage to Happy Rockefeller, and the murky circumstances of his death. Richard norton smith, after 14 years of work on your book, what would you tell somebody who does not know about Nelson Rockefeller, who he is, what he did . He was a significant, indeed historically significant, figure in a number of fields. On one level, i gave him the name of rockefeller republicanism, that i would describe as existing views of tens of millions of americans who may not be aware of the phrase. In a nutshell, a combination of policies that are fiscally responsible and socially liberal. He said himself that he had a republican head and a democratic heart. Nead esposito, who was one of them the more improbable of rockefellers allies, he said that he was
Washington journal continues. Host welcome back author Richard Norton smith. A pleasure to have you. Thanked for being with us. Guest my pleasure host taking a look back 50 years ago, nomination of Barry Goldwater which would rock the gop convention. Lee edwards called him the most consequential loser in american politics. It all began 50 years ago today in San Francisco. Lets take a look back at one of the news reels reflect okay what happened in california. The man who came from San Francisco expecting to win in a walk appears heading that direction. Barry goldwater is claiming more than he needs to win on the first ballot. When he addresses the platform committee, he appears to be a man who exudes confidence. He gives the committee at preview of his campaign tactic. He calls for Less Government at home. A rear guard, William Scranton attempted a floor fight over the seating of a negro delegate from tennessee. He was defeated in a voice vote and his followers girded for another battl