Macbook tv continues now on cspan2. Television for serious readers. This week center for Public Affairs Virtual Event we bring to florida congressman matt gaetz for it is currently seing his second term in the u. S. House speaker of representatives. Hes mayor of the Armed Services committee and House Speaker judiciary committee. His work in cgress focuses on social security, Veterans Affairs and adherence to constitutional principles. During todays conversation congressman gates discusses his new book, firebrand a book is quoted as saying is your invitation for the frontlines of our fights. Join me with ideas, energy, images and stories. This is not my chronicle logical die watch on television for that. This is how you prevail with joy and now enjoy and chant invite you to enjoy our Virtual Program from the air force one pavilion oval office. With congressman matt gaetz and executive director john heubusceubusch. Student congressman matt gaetz, welcome too the reagan library. I wish we
And by. Corporate funding provided by. Welcome back to firing line, senator angus king. Margaret, great to be with you. Looking forward to talking about some pretty important stuftoday. Well, its a privilege to welcome you back for this special edition of firing line senator, you were recently quoted in the New York Times as saying. As we sihere right now, are foreign adversaries trying to interfere in our election . Yes, absolutely. Theres no doubt about it. Russia in the lead. Iran seems to be doing something. Were not sure exactly what. I dont think china is really engaged at this point. G iran is workound the margins, but russias in, in a serious way. So what is the motivati, thensenator, for these foreign actors . Well, theres somethingtw in common n iran, russia, and china. None of them like democracy. Putin hates democracy. The idea of a free and open election terrifies him. They very much want to undermine our democracy and show the world that it doesnt really work. I think tha
Television provider. Vanderbilt university hwartz talksomas sc about his book Henry Kissinger and American Power a political biography. From a takes questions panel of scholars. The National History Center Hosted this online event and provided the video. Prof. Schwartz thank you so much. I want to think the commentators and everyone for assembling this. I am deeply honored, especially to be given the William Roger lewis lecture. State department committees suffering from bows and arrows. That was about a decade ago. I got to know him well and i feel really honored to give a let her lecture in his name. This book came about, and many of my friends have heard me give this origin story. About because of the review i did that mention the series that was used biography to teach history. It would hit biographical topics or would you say representative biography to get at a broader subject of history. Published their first volume, it was on pocahontas because of the issues regarding native Am
[applause] mr. Bruno democratic senator al gore. [applause] mr. Bruno and retired vice admiral james stockdale, who is the Vice President ial nominee. [applause] mr. Bruno for independent candidate ross perot. [applause] mr. Bruno now, the ground rules for tonights debate. Each candidate will have two minutes for an opening statement. I will then present the issues to be discussed. For each topic, the candidates will have a minute and 15 seconds to respond. Then this will be followed by a fiveminute discussion period in which they can ask questions of each other if they so choose. Now, the order of response has been determined by a drawing and well rotate with each topic. At the end of the debate, each candidate will have two minutes for a closing statement. Our radio and tv audience should know that the candidates were given an equal allocation of auditorium seats for their supporters. So, id like to ask the audience here in the theater to please refrain from applause or any partisan
Professor ibram kendi how are you . I am well. How are you doing . Host have you moved to boston yet. Guest i have. Host good luck with that. [laughter] host how are you . Guest i am doing well. I am okay in columbus ohio. Host its good to hear thank you both so much for joining us for this conversation. Im excited to speak with both of you. Whenever i talk with both people together i look for points of connection and looking at the two of you are realize that both of you are in your thirties. Both of your mothers are named carol. [laughter] both of you talk a lot in your book about the role of personal transformation and that understanding you have achieved about yourself. You want to start by asking you if you feel understanding yourself is the first step to conquer all the isms of our society . I will start with you saeed jones. Guest yes. It is not static but ever evolving but to my own personal experience, my early years as a teenager in the suburbs of north texas, the years i was