Left by the passing of these iconic americans and how lucky we were to have befriended them. [no audio] thank you. Throughout the year, we honor president and missions bushes legacy bushs legacy, where the bush exhibit chronicles their love affair with maine, president ial years, and the bush connection with you wendy that she would any une. Today, we had the Incredible Opportunity to examine a Pivotal Moment in american history, and of americas educational system. We gather to learn about and to commemorate, the 30th anniversary of president bush convening all u. S. Governors to create a unified set of National Educational goals. This work brought data and research at long last into the process of crafting educational policy. Our event today will undoubtedly shed light on the strides we have made since september 27, 1989, when this historic meeting took place. We will also shine a light on the work left to be done. To introduce the event further and or millie introduce todays in speci
Her late husband, dick goodwin. When i would be writing about teddy or Franklin Roosevelt or abraham lincoln, i would call the other president s my guys cause i felt so close to them after all those years. But now this was my guy. [margaret] it revisits the 1960s through their lives and work. As a speech writer for john f. Kennedy [kennedy] liberty and Progress Walk hand in hand. [margaret] lyndon b. Johnson [johnson] and we shall overcome. [margaret] and Bobby Kennedy. [bobby] he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope. [margaret] dick goodwin wrote some of the most memorable speeches of the civil rights era. Always when he wrote a speech, it wasnt just necessarily to make pretty language, it was to provoke people to action. [margaret] later, he helped draft al gores 2000 concession speech. This is america and we put country before party. [margaret] can we learn from the past to help us navigate todays challenges . [doris] were in a very tough time right now, but these other times were even
cause i felt so close to them after all those years. But now this was my guy. [margaret] it revisits the 1960s through their lives and work. As a speech writer for john f. Kennedy [kennedy] liberty and Progress Walk hand in hand. [margaret] lyndon b. Johnson [johnson] and we shall overcome. [margaret] and Bobby Kennedy. [bobby] he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope. [margaret] dick goodwin wrote some of the most memorable speeches of the civil rights era. Always when he wrote a speech, it wasnt just necessarily to make pretty language, it was to provoke people to action. [margaret] later, he helped draft al gores 2000 concession speech. This is america and we put country before party. [margaret] can we learn from the past to help us navigate todays challenges . [doris] were in a very tough time right now, but these othetimes were even rougher. [margaret] what does Pulitzer Prize winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin say now . [announcer] firing line with Margaret Hoover is made possibl
Thank you for coming, every onef you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] booktv is on facebook. Like us to interact with booktv guests and viewers, watch videos and get uptodate information on events. Facebook. Com booktv. Youre watching booktv one t cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Booktv, television for serious readers. On this Holiday Weekend on booktv on cspan2, here are some of the rams to look for. Reza aslan live on sunday on in depth. On after words, matt kibbe talks about his book, dont hurt people and dont take their stuff. Also featured this weekend are hillary clinton, ben be carson, marion berry, steve forbes and Michael Lewis along with topics such as gay marriage, north korea, world war i and the tea party. And for more information, visit us online. Booktv, television for serious realizers. Readers. Next, from the National Press club in washington, d. C. , Michael Lindsay, president of Gordon College in massachusetts, presents the results of
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