Susan Harold Holzers is our second hour about your new book the president s versus press. While i invite people to find the first hour, for those who havent seen it, whats that the jist of your new book . Mr. Holzer the thesis is we may believe we are living through the most chaotic and unpleasant confrontational era ever between a president and the media. But in fact, its a long tradition in American Government and American Media history that president s and the press do not share the same interests and have been out war, and a sense, ever since george washington. Susan from the time you started this project, was it always it versus the press . Mr. Holzer im glad you asked. No. Originally it was the president s and the press. In my research about president kennedy, i found that he gave a very defensive speech in 1961 for the American Publishers Association in new york city. And during the speech he said, i wanted to call this speech the president versus the press because you are not a
Susan Harold Holzers is our second hour about your new book the president s versus press. Susan from the time you started this project, was it always it versus the press . Mr. Holzer im glad you asked. No. Originally it was the president s and the press. In my research about president kennedy, i found that he gave a very defensive speech in 1961 for the American Publishers Association in new york city. And during the speech he said, i wanted to call this speech the president versus the press because you are not always living up to your responsibility to protect the american interest. And i have to be talked down so i could call up the president. So i will call it the president s and the press. But i like the first version better, he put it all out on the says ourkennedy interest and theirs are. Ncompatible sto susan is that why he also earned the photo on your cover . Mr. Holzer well, i went back and forth on that and did my andul editor in team team. There is a great shot of Lyndon Jo
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Book tv is back live in austin for the second day of the texas book festival. Over the next three hours you will hear them discuss Sexual Assault on campuses. The first the professors Carol Anderson on racism in america. This is a book tv on cspan two. [indiscernible] welcome to the 26th annual texas book festival we appreciate you coming out in support of all of our authors and just in general great literature. A few housekeeping things. President and ceo in a gentle reminder for you to please silence your cell phone or turn them off. After our session here the authors will be signing books. And remember when you buy a book at the festival you support the author the festival in the local independent bookstore. Its mission is to support low income schools in texas. For your purchases they go very long way. And then you have the book drive going on its running a book drive to raise money to help rebuild the libraries affected by hurricane harvey. A donation of 15 and the foundation will
Your day in our morning minute. The man is dead after being found on the amtrak train tracks in north philadelphia. Police tell us amtrak worker found the man with a head injury laying on the tracks. The street ate my car. Repair crews are going back to philadelphias fishtown neighborhood after giant sinkhole swallowed two cars. Boston street here remains closed off to traffic and take a look at just why. The man charged with killing five people and wounding six others at a florida airport is due in court today. One of the five People Killed is from south jersey. To any creative person who has had a door slammed in their face or anybody anywhere really that feels like giving up, sometimes, finds it in themselves to get up, keep moving forward, i share this with you. That was an impressive speech from emma stone, giving that moving speech after winning a golden globe for best actress. More highlight from the award show coming up a little later in the broadcast. But first, lets get out t