i do want to especially thank president trump. i don t think anybody should doubt his influence. he was with me from the beginning. somebody wrote that out when he was there, and he was all in. given mccarthy maybe the speaker, but this is donald trump south. it s built on the back of trump republican acolytes whose job depends on the support of trump s own base. the dynamics that were on display during the four-day speakership battle have continued to play out in six months since. chaos caucus republicans, many of whom are trump loyalists, and some of whom participated in the attempt to deny mccarthy the speakership, brought the entire country to the brink of economic default just a few weeks ago. and encouraged by trump to stonewall efforts to reach a deal on the debt limit. but mccarthy s speakership so far will likely be remembered for republicans many efforts to avenge donald trump to take action against his critics, and to rewrite the narrative of his first presiden
Receptor. Marijuana works we tested it at the cancer society. It was a fun time to walk down the halls. [laughter] it worked in making people eat and having less nausea and vomiting. Now theres other ways of doing it then using marijuana. Two questions. Why does all the research all have to happen within the confines of the u. S. System . And how fast, wheres it going and the other part of my question which is, we all look at things in technology is such a massive part of this and we think literally timewise and we have been pushing for 40 years since the one cancer began. Now here we are, what what do you think the timeframe is . The next five years can be much faster than the last 40 combined. I think we are going at an accelerated rate. Its worse if you pick up a medical journal. Every issue there something new and exciting. I think the timeframe has accelerated. We are doing two things, and then i dont want want to take up too much time. Converting some cancers and chronic diseases
Desegregation. And now ceo rosen, in turn, is enforcing the time limit. [laughter] ladies and gentlemen, like the sixth amendment right to speedy trials, the National Constitution center book fairs have to end on time. But i just have to thank, first of all, our two superb participants, harlow unger and judge wecth, for a spectacular conversation. [applause]. A tribute to the cspan audience and a vindication of my faith that when the citizens of the United States are presented with the best arguments on all sides of complicated constitutional questions, they can Pay Attention and grasp them and make up their own minds. Its a privilege to share bill of rights day with you. Thank you so much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] every weekend, booktv offers programming focused on nonfiction authors and books. Keep watching for more here on cspan2 and watch any of our past proms online at booktv. Org. Jonathan yardley, how did you get into the become review business . Guest i stumbled int
And ready to go, so let me ask you to start things off. All right, thank you michael. Do we have five hours . [laughter] i want to take this paragraph or two and pull it apart. One of the wonderful things about writing a book about the great gatsby is that i can purchase assume pretty much assume, as i think andrew can that were speaking to an audience who has read the novel at least at some point in their lives. So im going to read from the first chapter where nick decides to go visit his cousin Daisy Buchanan who he hasnt seen in a while. Hes invited for dinner, and he walks into the buchanan mansion. With tom buy canna who has to be one of the greatest characters in literature. We walked through a high hallway into a bright, rosycolored space, fragilely bound into the house by french windows at eitherrened. The windows were ajar and gleaming white against the fresh glass outside that seemed to grow a little way into the house. A breeze blew through the room blew curtains in at one e
For one another, for her daughters and for her sons. If we push hard, this next wave can be the last ways. In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders. [applause] i think weve seen what it takes to be a global phenomenon. First, and extraordinary business. A second extra antibusiness and on the level of impact on a global stage that all of us would love to have. I think we cheryl, you can see its not just your intellect. Its not just your experience. It is the whole cheryl. It is followed her. Mr. Charisma, leadership. Im proud to have worked with her and im looking forward to working with you about the new things are going to do. What an extraordinary leader, sheryl sandberg. [applause] looks to be fat, Oscar Goodman to discuss his memoir, being oscar. Mr. Goodman talks about cases he handled during his career as a criminal defense attorney and share stories from history terms as mayor of las vegas. This is about an hour. Being oscar is the name of the b