Up next, historians talk about the history and politics of prohibition in the u. S. The National Constitution center hosting this event, the moderator is jeffrey rosen. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the National Constitution center. [ applause ] i am jeffrey rosen, the president of this wonderful institution. The only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a n nonpartisan basis. Beautiful. So great to hear those wonderful words of our Inspiring Mission statement here in the beautifully renovated kimmel theater. Ladies and gentlemen, just a few months ago, we opened up this gorgeous new space renovated with the sydney kimmel foundation. And youre hearing me from these stateoftheart cool ted talk mics on these beautiful new seats. And its a thrill to see so many people here to celebrate the opening of the return of our great exhibit american spirits. [ applause ] i want you to go see it after the show if you
Richard norton smith, why did you call your book that you wrote 35 years ago uncommon man . Well, its taken actually from the title of a relatively famous hoover speech about the uncommon man. If you remember, Vice President henry wallace, who was the second of fdrs Vice President s, gave a famous speech in 1942, i believe, maybe 43, about the censure of the common man. And wallace from a leftofcenter perspective was projecting, in effect, the goals and ambitions of the generation that was fighting world war ii. And it wasnt enough simply to defeat the nazis, but to create at home a true democracy, a place where the common man would finally come into his own. And hoover approached this from a different place in the political spectrum. He was in effect making the case for what we might call meritocracy. But some think i shouldnt paraphrase it. But you know, when you get sick, you want an uncommonly skillful doctor. When we go to war, we want an uncommonly able general. You get the pictu
Lots of guests coming up mel Mellody Hobson will join us. Well ask if todays the start of a downturn or a buying opportunity. The ceo of icelandbased Decode Genetics will join us. What the company has learned about how the virus spreads. Its an interesting study. Lets focus in on the big stories we are watching in this final hour of trade. Bob pisani tracking todays selloff Courtney Reagan with plunging retail Sales Numbers and wilford. Bob, a little recovery weve seen lets take a look at the s p and call this one cuomo versus the horrible Economic Data because the markets once again, cuomo moves markets. 12 30, started talking about lower hospitalization rates, the market lifted at that time continuing to lift but cant compete against those horrible Economic Data sara was talking about. The energy, the banks, the small caps, the industri industrials, Economic News, they suffer the Energy Stocks getting pounded, even down double digits, some recovering off the lows like apache and hess
And more life conversation weeknights at 8 p. M. Eastern for washington journal prime time. Good morning, everyone. Im joanne myers and only half of the Carnegie Council id like to thank you all for beginning the morning with us. Were delighted to welcome ali khan and cspan booktv to this breakfast program. Ali will be discussing his book United States. As a former director of the centers for Disease Control p ad prevention, he has been on the front lines in the fight to contain the worlds deadliest diseases. But hes not the first to have done so. Throughout history human seven fightingng diseases, waging deay and never ending wars against rampant and violent contingents. In fact, there is never been a time when were not affected with microbes and fought against them. During his time as selfdescribed disease, our speakers had his own brushes with viruses, Infectious Diseases and contagion. S for example, in 1995 he worked among red cross workers in your for the first ebola crisis. Afte
Did you call your book that you wrote 35 years ago, uncommon man . Richard its taken actually from the title of a relatively famous hoover speech about the uncommon man. Remember Vice President henry wallace, who was the second of fdrs Vice President s, gave a famous speech in 1942, i believe, maybe 1943, about the century of the common man. And wallace, from a left of center perspective, was projecting the goals and ambitions of the generation that was fighting world war ii. It wasnt enough simply to the nazis, but to create at home a true democracy, a place where the common man would finally come into his own. And hoover approached this from a different place on the political spectrum. He was in effect making the case for what we might call a meritocracy. I should not paraphrase it, but when you get sick, you want an uncommonly skillful doctor. When we go to war, we want an uncommonly able general. You get the picture. The advances in society were brought about not by common, but by