and the ears of alfred e. newman. [laughter] it is an honor to be here with al smith iv. obviously, i never knew your great-grandfather. but from everything senator mccain told me - [laughter] the two of them had a great time before prohibition. [laughter] al smith: of course i am delighted, but not surprised, by the final repeal of the 18th amendment. i have said all along that when it was properly submitted to the rank and file of our people, they would readily see that it had no place in our constitution. it would be very difficult if not impossible to explain to those who come to this country from the lesson taught to the coming generation, to make it their business to see that no such matter as this is ever again made the subject of federal constitutional laws. a peter sien: you have been listening to the 2008 presidential nominees talking at and that year s al smith dinner followed by al smith himself you talking about the lifting of prohibition in 1933. will welcome to
i am delighted to see you here tonight. i was thrilled to get this invitation. i feel right at home here because it is often said i share the politics of alfred e. smith and the ears of alfred newman. it is an honor to be here with al smith. i never knew your great- grandfather. everything senator mccain told me, the two of them had a great time before prohibition. [laughter] i am not surprised by the final repeal of the 18th amendment. when this matter was submitted, they would readily see it had no place in our constitution. it would be very difficult if not impossible to explain to those who come to this country to make it their business to seek that no such matter as this is ever again peter sien: you have been listening to the 2008 presidential nominees talking at and that year s al smith dinner followed by al smith himself you talking about the lifting of prohibition in 1933. will welcome to the contenders series. we welcome to you from the state a assembly hall i
this holiday weekend watch booktv on c-span2. gay [inaudible conversations] etna [inaudible conversations] good evening. and welcome to the mid manhattan branch of the public library, thank you for joining us this evening. tonight s program is jayhawk based on the author s recent book 1932: the rise of hitler and fdr 2 tales of politics, betrayal, and unlikely destiny . in 1932, two digression battered nations confronted their destiny, going to the polls to choose new leaders. america s presidential choices were gregarious aristocrat franklin roosevelt or tarnished wonder boy herbert hoover. germany suffered two rounds of bloody elections, and two presidential contests, not a reactionary hindenburg against rising radical hatemonger adolf hitler. as unstoppable politics and economic forces advanced on disoriented societies, merciless worldwide great depression bought opportunity for a transformation, perhaps hopeful, perhaps did the. through fd are s new deal and hit thei
programing i d also like to thank our c-span audience who will be joining us as well and and welcome them and also you to other and new programs we have into the future. just a bit of housekeeping here. we ll speak for a little while and then when there are questions, when we get ready for questions over here is a microphone. and if you d please just queue up at that microphone so that we can get the best sound and can respond to your questions accordingly. so this evening, i d like to welcome david patricia, he s the author of roosevelt sweeps nation. fdr is 1936 landslide and the triumph. the liberal idea. it s a very good book. i ve read and i thoroughly enjoyed it. and as i was saying to david back in the green room, what i enjoy about a book and about his book is when you agree with it and when you don t agree with it, because that means you re thinking and engaging with the topic and so i think he did a really good job. welcome, david, and we re glad to have you tonight
and welcome them and also you to other and new programs we have into the future. just a bit of housekeeping here. we ll speak for a little while and then when there are questions, when we get ready for questions over here is a microphone. and if you d please just queue up at that microphone so that we can get the best sound and can respond to your questions accordingly. so this evening, i d like to welcome david patricia, he s the author of roosevelt sweeps nation. fdr is 1936 landslide and the triumph. the liberal idea. it s a very good book. i ve read and i thoroughly enjoyed it. and as i was saying to david back in the green room, what i enjoy about a book and about his book is when you agree with it and when you don t agree with it, because that means you re thinking and engaging with the topic and so i think he did a really good job. welcome, david, and we re glad to have you tonight. glad to be here. which george, the first so well many people know you from your your va