Good evening. Were happy youre here for this even. Ive one of the reference librarians here and were here to listen to howard mean about his new book 67 shots at kent state where the shooting take place, only ten miles from here. Beer excited to have this program of national interest. Mr. Means a biographer and former editor at the washingtonian, Business Books include pakistan the ageneral jerry takes tis play. Johnny appleseed, the man, the myth, and the american story. And also wrote the first biography on colin powell. Join me in welcoming mr. Mean. I also wrote 67 shots. Im going to talk about that tonight instead of 76. Thank you, amanda. Ammann to is also herself a very accomplished novelist, and mystery stories, won an agatha christie. Everybody who was at kent state in 1970, stand up and raise your hand. Okay, this is scary. This is really scary. I wanted to point out jerry back there. [applause] jerry was a great help to me in putting getting contacts and writing the book, an
But that provoked visits from the fbi. My father who was a republican had his taxes audited so it really didnt take much. They were all over the place. Lets not forget j. Edgar hoover was in power. It was his own secret police. It infiltrated a lot of womens groups and they were considered dangerous to the country. Thank you all for coming i would love to sign books. [applause] between the author of the newly released from action book and the interviewer who is a journalist, policymaker or legislator familiar and also with the opposing viewpoint. It airs every saturday at 10 p. M. Eastern and we will take you across the country visiting book festivals offer even and look parties to talk about the latest books. The National Network devoted exclusively to nonfiction books. Book tv on cspan2, television for serious readers. Booktv and primetime continues with books on global politics. At 8 p. M. On the less you know the better you sleep looking for russia. Politics and mexico and 9 30 on
Citizenship for wealthy chinese. The real scandal is its perfectly legal. Meanwhile, once the richest country in latin america, venezuela is on the brink of collapse or civil war. How did this happen . Well tell you. But first, heres my take. As regular viewers know, i have tried to evaluate Donald Trumps presidency fairly. Ive praised him when he has appointed competent people to high office, and he has, and expressed support for his policies when they seem serious and sensible, even though this has drawn criticism from some quarters, but there has always been another aspect to this presidency lurking beneath the surface, sometimes erupting into full view, as it did this week. Donald trump in much of his rhetoric and many of his actions poses a danger to american democracy. What makes the american system of government distinctive is not how democratic it is, but rather, the opposite. American democracy has a series of checks intended to prevent the accumulation and abuse of power by a
The Los Angeles County, Department of Public Social Services, and the Department of Public Health’s CalFresh Healthy Living Program have launched the annual CalFresh Awareness Month campaign to remove barriers associated with applying for food assistance.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit the below Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters.