Steeped in revolutionary war history. Saratoga springs, i represent half of saratoga county. When you grow up in upstate new york, you truly grow up around our nations founding history. The battle of saratoga was one of the most important battles in the world because it turned the tides of the revolutionary war. For school kids that are growing up, the fact that they can learn about saratoga battlefield as part of their curriculum and actually visit the battlefield with their teachers and family it is so tremendously powerful. This district is very independent. If you look at many of our local elections and our federal elected officials, people go to the ballot box and vote for the individual who they think will be the strongest advocate for their communities and their region, so i think i reflect the viewpoints of the district, and i think i also reflect my generation. If you were to ask millennials and i am an older millennial yder that Demographic Group they are looking for new, inn
The conservative movement on the other, so this is a natural kind of looking at that area. Natural kind of outgrowth of her previous work looking at that area. Heather has watched maybe not watched every single one of 33 years of firing line episodes but pretty close. She is probably the reigning expert now on all things related to firing line. Please help me welcome Heather Hendershot to the podium. [applause] she is probably the reigning sother hendershot thanks much. It is really great to be here, particularly here at the Hoover Institution because hoover was so important to the research i did on the book. I was out at stanford where all the papers are, and the preserved all the episodes in the papers and transcripts, i really could not have done it without the Hoover Institution, so it is great to be here. The first thing that people ask me about this book is why did you write it . The short, quick answer in part is this guy. Book been working on the since 2011, and about a year an
But i know what youre talking about. I was standing in the back and someone whispered in my ear, they said i always liked him because he was smart and funny. Now i also know that he is a beautiful human being. So i want to thank you very, very much, for this remarkable event. Thank you for being here tonight. Thank you. [applause] i also want to thank bob weisberg for a remarkable conversation as well. Thank you, bob. [applause] this is booktv on cspan two, television for ear juice readers serious readers. We have astrophysicist kneel degrass tyson lead as discussion on the universe. Mit professor Heather Hendershot, remembers william f. Buckleys firing line. We wrap up the lineup at 11 45, with author courtney martin, she talks about her latest book, the new better off. Reinventing the american dream. That all happens tonight on cspan2s booktv. Welcome to the Hoover Institutions washington, d. C. Office. My name is mike franc. Im the director here. It is my real pleasure today to be a