Tolerance, temperance, and a number of other social causes of her day. I am going to talk about her, but i am doing a couple other things for you. The premise of this course is the idea that you must understand women reformers in the context of their day. So i am going to trace her personal context, which is important, she was a quaker and i will talk about what that means, but also her social context, social, political and religious contexts, the things that were going on around her. And it is my argument, the city, the domestic second great awakening which i have mentioned, was a part of what helped to radicalize her, contributed to her effectiveness. So both her personal and social contexts are part of this. And i want you to see this as modeling for your own thinking about your own reformers. Each of you is working on a reformer, and i want you to weigh what is in her personal context as a reformer and in her larger context that shapes are issues and effectiveness. Think about it o
Is the moderator. Okay, well, i am quite honored and pleased to be moderating as session with two distinguished authors on american politics from different perspectives, there is Jonathan Darman was a journalist before, maybe he still, is before becoming an author. He was correspondent for news week and he covered among other Things National campaigns and in 2004 and in 2008. He most recently has turned his attention to another Political Campaign in the 1960s, his new book is landslide lbj and Ronald Reagan at the dawn of a new america. Jonathan will be talking about that and anything else we can get him to speak on. On my left is Chase Untermeyer who has been a practitioner of politics, he served in the president ial administrations Ronald Reagan, george bush and george w. Bush, his book when things went right the dawn of the reaganbush administration is drawn from his diary of the first years of the first Reagan Administration. Please give me a hand tour to authors. And we will get s
Perspectives. Jonathan darman was a journalist before, maybe still is, before becoming a book author. He was a correspondent for newsweek, and he covered, among other things, National President ial campaigns in 2004 and in 2008. He most recently has turned his attention to another Political Campaign in the 1960s. His new book is landslide lbj and Ronald Reagan at the dawn of a new america, so jonathan will be talking about that and anything we can talk him into speaking on. On my left is chase untermeyer, who has been a practitioner of politics. He served in the president ial administrations of Ronald Reagan, george h. W. Bush, and george w. Bush. His book, when things went right, is drawn from his diary of the first years of the first Reagan Administration. Please help me give a hand to our two authors and we will get started. [applause] jonathan, since your book comes chronologically before chases, im going to ask you a question that is kind of a twofold question. Number one is, how
This moment this moment is one of personal pride and gratificati gratification. Yet one cannot help but reflect the deep sadness that we feel over the troubles and the violence which have erupted regrettably and tragically in the streets of this great city. And for the personal injuries which have occurred. [ applause ]. Surely we have now learned the lesson that violence breeds counter violence. And it cannot be condoned whatever the source. [ applause ]. I know that every delegate to this Convention Shares tonight my sorrow and my distress over these incidents and may we, for just one moment, in sober reflection and serious purpose, may we just quietly and silen y silently, each in our own way, pray for our country and may we just share for a moment a few of those immortal words of the prayer of st. Francis of assisi, words which i think may help heal the wounds, ease the pain and lift our hearts. Listen to this immortal saint. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is i
My fellow democrats. I proudly accept the nomination of our party. This moment this moment is one of personal pride and gratification. Yet one cannot help but reflect the deep sadness that we feel over the troubles and the violence which have erupted regrettably and tragically in the streets of this great city. And for the personal injuries which have occurred. [ applause ] surely we have now learned the lesson that violence breeds counter violence. And it cannot be condoned whatever the source. [ applause ] i know that every delegate to this Convention Shares tonight my sorrow and my distress over these incidents and may we, for just one moment, in sober reflection and serious purpose, may we just quietly and silently, each in our own way, pray for our country and may we just share for a moment a few of those immortal words of the prayer of st. Francis of assisi, words which i think may help heal the wounds, ease the pain and lift our hearts. Listen to this immortal saint. Where there