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Listen on the go with the free cspan radio app. At the Libertarian Party convention in orlando, florida, Joe Jorgenson and her running mates gave acceptance speeches. You will see both of them, starting with mr. Incident as she highlights some of the specifics of the partys platform including eliminating the Education Department and withdrawing all u. S. Troops stationed abroad. Gesture, one person, one moment in time. He remained in the closet to the rest of the world. It would not be for another 25 years but the Supreme Court would strike down laws banning gay sexual activities. Weeks after her high school graduation, she was in a car accident. She needed 13 surgeries to reconstruct her face, including an artificial eye. Weeks after her high school into, had, she moved that setback. She graduated from college. She graduated in 1988. Moved in with her friend ed and his samesex partner. When the landlord came by, she pretended to be as girlfriend out of fear that ed and norbert could b
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About me. Its about the movement of young people coming together. To watch this program and other episodes, visit our website at booktv. Org. Click on the indepth tab at the top of the page. Joining us is pulitzer prizewinning author and historian rich atkinson. Here is his latest book the lfbritish are coming, the war for america, 1775 to 1777. Mister atkinson, your wellknown foryour world , you wrote back 200 years. I did. I spent 15 years looking at the american role in the liberation of europe and world war ii and when i finished third volume having gone through north africa and western europe beginning in normandy thinking about what to do next the obvious thing was due for that campaign whative done for western europe. I just didnt have a heart for it in part because i would have had to start the war over again at pearl harbor even earlier. Ive been thinking for a long time about what was i want to do as a historian and a narrative writer and ive always had a fascination since i