At columbia i hope we are back together again next year and the way we annually celebrate these wonderful awards in the memory of one of the great nonfiction narrative writers of any generation certainly a great influence on the generation of writers that i grew up around and probably the folks being honored tonight. What we are going to do tonight is try to concentrate on the substance rather than the ceremonies since zoom is not a place to exchange awards and the like. We will have a series of conversations with our four winners and then when we are done we will take your questions in chat and try to wrap up in an hour using zoom best practice of not leaving you in front of your computer screen for too long a time, especially this time of day. For those of you new to the awards, we have a short video about j anthony with his prizes. People talk about book writing they almost always talk about the process of writing, sitting at the keyboard writing it down is in many respects not the
Celebrate these wonderful awards. In the memory of one of the great nonfiction narrative writers of any generation, certainly a great influence on the generation of writers that i grew up around, and probably among the folks being honored tonight. What we are going to do tonight is try to concentrate on the substance rather than they ceremony since zoom is not a great place to exchange awards and the like. So were going to have a series of conversations with our four winners, and then ill when were done well take your questions in chat. And well try to wrap up in an hour, following the zoom practice not leaving you in front of your computer screen for to long especially this time of day. As we get started, for those who may be knew to the awards and to the legacy that they honor, we have a short video about J Anthony Luka ss prizes. People talk but book writing, they almost always talk but the process of writing. Sitting there by the keyboard, and writing it dont and it is in many resp
1929, the Financial Health of the over and stated stock market plunges into a Great Depression, it grips the world. This land is your land this land is my land from california to the New York Island i want to see my country again holds a prosperity. This land was made for you and me snen send in let me insert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is, fear itself. By the time Franklin Roosevelt gives his 1933 speech, almost a quarter of the nation is unemployed. More than 5,000 banks have failed. The drought is persisting in key agricultural areas in the country. People must have faith. Coming up in a next hour, stories from the Great Depression as we take you around the country to places like oledo. In 1931, five of the six largest banks in toledo failed at the same time. Which made it the largest ranking failure of the Great Depression. To successful Infrastructure Projects impacting us today. And to one ending in tragedy. We will take you to st. Paul, where depression er
If you agree or disagree. Let us know. Democrats, 202 7488000. Republicans, 202 7488001. Independents, 202 7488002. If you want to talk about this idea of spending to help the economy and text us, it is 202 7488003. Ur twitter feed, cspanwj you can post on our Facebook Page at facebook. Com cspan. The Financial Times picked up the story in which chair powell talked about in washington. Additional fiscal stimulus may u. S. Orth it to shield the economy from longterm damage left by the pandemic. The oce secretarygeneral warned the rising debt level would come back to haunt us. Powell told the Peterson Institute in washington yesterday that although the economic response is timely and appropriate at large, it may not be a final chapter. That event is available on cspan. Org. Here is a bit of that event featuring jay powell. [video clip] we will continue to use our tools to their fullest until the crisis has passed and the economic recovery is well underway. Recall that the fed has lending
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