[background sounds] good afternoon, good afternoon and we will to the American Enterprise is to do. My name is paul, im an aei resident scholar and Financial Services of the organizer of todays events. This afternoon i am pleased to host matthew sake to discuss his new biography of carter glass. One of the most influential politicians of his time, and architect of key legislation that the American Financial system. Kind of in 1858 in lynchburg virginia and grew up in the reconstruction self. Is this policy on the role of government was shaped by the views of thomas jefferson. For just 70 miles north. From 1903 until the early 1940s they played a key role in every important legislative debate. Its colleagues in the house, later in the senate, both democrats and republicans, as the go to expert when it came to baking issues. Our glass was a consummate politician. He was an expert when it came to reading the political tea leaf and crafting compromises that could be passed into law. He was
Good afternoon. Good afternoon and welcome to the American Enterprise institute. I am a resident scholar and Financial Service organizer of todays event. This afternoon im pleased to host matthew to discuss his new biography one of the most influential politicians of his time in an architect of key legislation that shaped the American Financial system. Carter glass was born in 1858 in lynchburg virginia and grew up in the reconstruction south. The philosophy on the role of government was shaped by it the views of Thomas Jefferson a fellow virgin and born just 70 miles north of the virgin upon. From 1903 until the early 1940s, carter glass played a key role in every important financial legislative debate. His colleagues in the house and later in the senate, both the democrat and therefore can recognized glass is to go to expert when it cam comes to bang issues. Carter glass was a politician meaning he was an expert when it came to reading the political tea leaves and crafting compromise
This afternoon im pleased to host matthew to discuss his new biography one of the most influential politicians of his time in an architect of key legislation that shaped the American Financial system. Carter glass was born in 1858 in lynchburg virginia and grew up in the reconstruction south. The philosophy on the role of government was shaped by it the views of Thomas Jefferson a fellow virgin and born just 70 miles north of the virgin upon. From 1903 until the early 1940s, carter glass played a key role in every important financial legislative debate. His colleagues in the house and later in the senate, both the democrat and therefore can recognized glass is to go to expert when it cam comes to bang issues. Carter glass was a politician meaning he was an expert when it came to reading the political tea leaves and crafting compromises that could be passed into law. Never an ideologue is willing to empower the federal government is in his judgment, circumstances warranted. While not a
Tonights lecture will trace the history of harry byrds conservative political organization, which dominated virginia politics for more than half a century. The byrd machine wielded power and influence over everything from the choosing of gubernatorial candidates to how the state would maintain racial segregation. A major turning point which sparked the organization lynns decline, came with massive resistance. A group of laws passed intending to prevent integration of virginias schools. And here to speak tonight is Michael Lee Pope hope, an Award Winning journalist whose reported for npr, the new new york daily news, the Northern Virginia magazine and the alexandria gazette packet. Michael holds a masters degree in american studies from Florida State university and is a former adjunct professor at Tallahassee Community college. Hes the author of several books, including a Hidden History of alexandria, d. C. Shotgun justice. And of course, most recently, the bird machine, the rise and fa
Leading argument for why people should elect him governor he wanted to make investment in Public Education that does not sound like ath byrd machine here they are abandoning all these things that they held for so long campaigning with president johnson advocating for more funding for Public Education, meanwhile the John Birch Society they want to investigate subversive influence in government and that sort th of thing in the nothing leader George Lincoln rockwell wanted the School Curriculum there is always fights over the School Curriculum. George lincoln walked well wanted it to say whites were supremacy they were superior he wanted the added to the curriculum so the thing about godwin and his coalition he got the machine people that he wouldve otherwise gotten in the Lyndon Johnson supporters that were new to the coalition and he got booze campaigning in Northern Virginia and bill talk campaigning on the southside this is an interesting coalition yay booze, bill tuck, president john