Next, political analysts debate the future of the Republican Party. Topics include how millennials view the Trump Administration and the twoparty system. Christina bellantoni of the Los Angeles Times moderated the forum which was hosted by zocalo Public Square in los angeles. Usthank you all for joining here at the National Center for the preservation of democracy. I am the associate publisher of zocalo Public Square. I want to begin by thanking our hosts, the Japanese American National museum and a big thanks to cspan for recording tonights program for a later broadcast. [applause] here are mission is to connect people to ideas and to each other. We are a Nonprofit Organization publishing an online ideas magazine and providing live events of that examine essential questions in an acceptable and democrat spirit. Since our founding in 2003, we presented 548 events featuring 2184 speakers, and 23 cities, seven states, and six countries. We do this all on the staff of eight people. [appla
Thank you all for joining us here at the National Center for the preservation of democracy. I am the associate publisher of zocalo public square. I want to begin by thanking our hosts, the Japanese American National museum and a big thanks to cspan for recording tonights program for a later broadcast. [applause] here are mission is to connect people to ideas and to each other. We are a Nonprofit Organization publishing an online ideas magazine and providing live events of that examine essential questions in an acceptable and democrat spirit. Providing live events of that examine essential questions in an acceptable and democrat spirit. Since our founding in 2003, we presented 548 events featuring 2184 speakers, and 23 cities, seven states, and six countries. We do this all on the staff of eight people. [applause] so we thank you for joining us today at even number 549. As always, this is free and everyone is welcome. At a time when our countrys public sphere and our conversation has be
I would like to begin by thanking our hosts tonight, the. Ust needs the japanese and cspan for the broadcast. [applause] our mission is to connect people to each other can we are a Nonprofit Organization publishing an online magazine and live events that examine essential questions in a broadminded and potential spear. Since our founding in 2003 p represented presented 548 events featuring 2184 speakers in 23 cities and seven states and six countries. We do all this with a staff of eight people. [applause] so we thank you for joining us today at even number 549. As always, this is free and everyone is welcome. At a time when our countrys public sphere and our conversation has become polarized and segregated, it is important to provide a welcoming space, because democracy is as much a culture as a system and we believe in creating meaningful opportunities for people to learn about one another is as important as ever. And in everything we do across our defense and our journalism, were de
Well, right now im reading a book called the safety net that works. Really trying to understand a lot of the issues surrounding poverty, trying to take my experiences at the local level and trying to find answers to a lot of problems we deal with with people in poverty and how do we move them into the middle class, so that is when im reading. I read a lot of policy right now. We have a lot on the table and so i read an awful lot of policy at this point. I just reread a book that i very much enjoy called the moon is down by John Steinbeck and it tells the story about how a foreign invader came into a small town and basically hijacked the community for its own benefit. I think its interesting. Its an interesting perspective right now, so i think those are the ones i have been reading and probably on the future probably the hillbilly eligibility will be the next one we pick up. Thank you for your time. Last question. Seems you like you said focus on a lot of books that are narratives on p
The process of declassifying the government materials that were the basis of his book. This hourlong event is hosted by the National Archives in washington, dc. Washingtonid that in the first place people look in a newly published book is the index to see if they are mentioned. At the library of congress and other Research Institutions we look at acknowledgment pages and the bibliography, also. Looking for ourselves. If you look at the acknowledgment at the able archer book, you will see different offices. A large portion of the documents upon which the author based his story came from the Ronald Reagan and George Bush Library president ial libraries and other archive holdings. I am very proud of all of our staff, some of whom are in the audience today. And it is gratifying to see others appreciate the work we do whether it is helping people navigate through our holdings or as nate noted, breaking a declassification log jam to release a critical document. We help researchers uncover th