Same time. I think President Trump made a terrific selection in nominating judge barrett. This is why the American People elected President Trump. In 2016, there was a sharply differing division for the justices that would be appointed. Hillary clinton promised to nominate justices who were committed to returning fundamental protections on things like the Second Amendment and free speech and now a very different vision for what the Supreme Court justices and judges who would be faithful to the constitution and would follow the text of the constitution and protect the bilbill of rights into fundamenl liberties and free speech and religious liberties, the fundamental rights of all americans have enjoyed. The decision denominate judge barrett will be the most important decision of this presidency and making the nomination the most fulfilling the promise made to the American People. Likewise, i expect the senate will confirm they will be honoring the promise we made for the American People
Friends and intimates and developed a level of selfreliance that increased over the course of a life time and career. Elenor said he had no real confidants. Not me either. A speech writer for fdr was a very asstute observer of rogues roosevelt and wrote the classic bioography of roosevelt and hopkins. That is a bible in fdr history. He got to know roosevelt well. He said he has a thickly forestly interior. He didnt want anyone to penetrate that force to see what was going on inside. We was probably the most solitary president we have ever had. This is the contradiction that is fdr and wife Frances Perkins was such a complicated man and theres no episode in his presidency or his life which underscore is this duality more than this type does. Four days before the Chicago Convention opened on july 11th, 1940, Franklin Roosevelt called Felix Frankfurter down from the Supreme Court. They had a two hour session in the oval study adjacent to the president s bedroom on the second floor of the
Started by washington and continued by jefferson became pa paramount to law. It was a deeply respected practice and very few considered challenging and no one had succeeded. He was going to retire because he said that he was tired and he was broke. And he was both. He had already designed and was then building the first president ial library in america in hyde park new york which has been restored. I urge you to go see that. It is a fabulous experience. He built a retreat called top cottage at hyde park where he could get away from visitors he knew would come. He signed a contract to write regular articles and was going to write his memoirs and two of the top aids were going to come do this. He was thinking about retirement and he was enjoying. There were third term rumbles about whether or not he might run. But nothing to it. He didnt give it any serious attention. Then as kevin mentioned at the beginning of the book he was woken in the middle of the night, september 1st, 1939 to be t
And wrapping up is mitchell sue covers account of the attack on the u. S. Mission in benghazi, libya, on september 11th, 2012. For more information visit indiebound. Org. Gloos were pleased to be joined on our set right outside the history and biography room by former justice of the Supreme Court, sandra day oconnor. This is her fifth book, stories from the history of the Supreme Court out of order. Ourt justice oconnor, when did you discover that you enjoyed writing . Guest oh, goodness. All you do as a justice is write, so nothing changed there. And there were just lots of things to write about and tell about. Now, what are you doing at the book festival today . T because i dont think youre talking about your book. Guest no, not really. I know Jim Billington whos head of the library of congress, and my brother has a new book out. And so Jim Billington told me i had to bring my brother to the conference, so thats why were here. Host and you were in conversation with alan dray whn is a
History. He wins and 72 over mcgovern , the biggest landslide in history. In fact, at dec. 72 he says someone asked not to write a book about all of this. And having the most successful presidency of all time. But, boy, how the mighty have fallen. That story, of constantly looking at the interest, how someone can be the most powerful person and take that kind of cataclysmic fall, and these tapes are forming of just a part of the story. They need to be supplemented with memo, oral history. I wanted to think john dean for coming here to austin and providing your insight and firsthand knowledge and stealing the buck. [applause] and he wrote a biography of warren harding. [laughter] [inaudible question] [applause] [inaudible conversations] and that was a conversation about the nixon presidency. We will be back with more live coverage from the texas book festival after this short break. Coming up next a memoir. [inaudible conversations] interested in American History . Watch American Histor