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If he would look up a scholarship and he was not qualified he would give it to me. He wouldnt be upset. We helped each other. We were in college. We were trying to get a so we could register for the next semester. We came up with creative stories every semester. [laughter] we get on a payment plan. We were real resourceful and did whatever it took to continue. It was tough. It was so tough that if a young person asked me today how would how did you do it . I couldnt you have to pray. You have to use the resources and tools and people around you. Go for it. Have faith its going work out. You have to let people see what youre trying to do and take the first step. It will come. It happened for all three of us which is phenomena which is we made it through with no money. Yeah. Continue watching booktv all weekend long for more nonfiction authors and books. Youre watching booktv on cspan2. Here is our prime time lineup for tonight. Visit booktv. Org for more of this weekends television sche ....
Host weve been talking with tim gay, author of assignment to hell. Thanks, tim. Guest thank you very much, appreciate it. Next on booktv, paul dickson presents a collection of words popularized by american president s. The authors collection includes warren g. Hardings Founding Fathers invoked during his 1920s president ial campaign, Theodore Roosevelts use of the word muckraker in a speech critical of specific journalists, and military Industrial Complex delivered by president eisenhower during his final president ial address to the American Public in 961. 1961. This is a little under an hour. [applause] thank you very much. Ive been playing around with words for a long time, and i think when i was a kid, one of my i wasnt that athletic, and i wasnt tha ....
And then immediately after the First World War or the second world war, sorry, we had the only major incidence of increased fertility rate, and thats the baby boom. Everybody knows about the baby boom. And it really was a remarkable moment, because not only did the fertility rate increase quite high, as high as 3. 7, i think, for white americans and, i think, 3. 9 for black americans, not only did it jump up, but it stayed up for an entire generation. It was a really long lasting effect. People changed the way they lived for a generation, and then by 1970 that momentum had ended, and we saw not a gradual floatdown, but really dropping off a cliff. Jonathan last on how changing demographics and birthrates could cause the u. S. To lose its place as a world leader sunday night at 9 eastern on after words on cspan2. And look for more online. Like us on facebook. Next on booktv, paul dickson presents a collection of words popularized ....
Dunham comes clean about girls. Osgood a handson kind of singer songwriter is trying his hand at a very different sort of musical composition. This morning Anthony Mason has his story. Reporter hes the leader of phish, the biggest jam band in america. I love writing music. I just love it. Its like food. Reporter but now Trey Anastasio is trying something new broadway. Like a giant sculpture that wont submit very easily. You know, you change one thing and Everything Else changes. Reporter coming up on sunday morning, curtain up on Trey Anastasio. Osgood lucy craft serves up sushi prepared by a legendary chef. Lee cowan admires the courage of actress Valerie Harper. Steve hartman meets a boy with plenty of new fo ....