And i will try to contain my enthusiasm until i get to the end of the introductions. The four most powerful africanamerican women in politics share the story of their friendship and how it has changed politics in america, the lives of black women in american politics are remarkably absent from the shelfs of bookstores and libraries. For colored girls who have considered politics is a sweeping view of American History from the vantage points of 4 women who have lived and worked behind the scenes in politics for over 30 years, Donna Brazile. [applause] yes. Yolanda. [applause] absent is bishop leah dultry and menyan moore. [applause] group of women who call themselves the colored girls. Like many people who have spent their careers in Public Service they view their lives in fouryear waves where president ial campaigns and elections have been common threads. For most of their work on the president ial campaign of walter mandel, michael decacus, bill clinton, al gore, barack obama and Hill
Are here in the room and all of you watching at home at cspan book tv, we are delight today start the third day of this years fourth day celebration, today we will do 32 events, i hope you are all staying all day. [laughter] we couldnt be more delighted, thank you for making more time in the morning and check out schedule and come back for more things tomorrow, we will star today, how we win, shes in conversation with hannah and i will send you over to them. [applause] okay, what have i dont . Anyone who knows me, technology is not my friend. [laughter] hi, welcome to madison. Thank you. Let me just tell you a little bit about sarah, her bio is on the website, its in your information and its on the book that you all will be buying many copies of. [laughter] but sarah is a very incrediblable woman, she was getting ready to leave after president bush the second and getting ready to go until Hillary Clinton brought her in the office and said, talk to me about what youre doing and she said
House. We will talk about their influence, and i hope our speakers will tell us they were inenormous the influential. That is my hope. I already know they are. Someone said, there would be no cost to duchenne as it was written if we had not had George Washington, and there would read no George Washington without martha. Explain what you mean. Without him it is hard to imagine the constitution looking anything like it does. It is pretty terse because it is expected washington will fill in the gaps with his performance. In many ways martha is key. She gives him many things but not everything. She gives him social status. She is the wealthiest widow in virginia. Wealth, prominent, social status. She gives them a lot of comfort, stability. He always has her to rely on. He is a way for eight years. He goes back very briefly. She will spend time with him. She gives him many things. That is in this and all. She does not give him a son, and air to the throne. That is why you can trust him, bec
The first u. S. Woman president. From michelle in chile to angela in germany and ellen swearingn was held on the grounds of the capitol, which just a few years ago was a battle zone in president s and heads of states . Well, according to a new cbs poll, a phenomminally hig number of americans say the would vote for a qualified woman running for president. 92 . Indeed, many believe the United States has alreadyge period of time have held president ial policy. So, is america now ready for u. S. President who say woman . Well ask the author of the widely read and intriguing book, about the wives of american president s, all of them titled rating the first ladys. John Benjamin Roberts th second. Oneonone is brought to you isy month. Why dont we have a woman president in the unite states . Why havent we had one . I think the answer to that is simply that american women may not be ready for it. A majority of the voters ar fee may president we would probably have one. Im being a little bit fl
President ial policy. So, is america now ready for u. S. President who say woman . Well ask the author of the widely read and intriguing book, about the wives of american president s, all of them titled rating the first ladys. John Benjamin Roberts th second. Oneonone is brought to you isy month. Why dont we have a woman president in the unite states . Why havent we had one . I think the answer to that is simply that american women may not be ready for it. A majority of the voters ar fee may president we would probably have one. Im being a little bit flip. The thuth is we are not a and women have not really focused on politics unti the last couple of decades so we havent developed a team that can move up to theprey what do you make of the women occupy seats in the United States congress . Compared to the rest of the pretty much near the bottom. Something like number 6 around the world in terms of that women are not terribly for office when that changes, wel you written a fascinating bo