we have a large field of talented candidates but only one stands out with the qualities that are very important to me. for me, it is vice president joe biden. and i am proud to endorse him for president. [applause] a provenident biden is leader. he is a statesman. and a fighter when he needs to be. he is a man who have shown us who he is and what he has done. has championed important causes such as the violence against women act, fighting for the a formal care act, and turning personal tragedy into a challenge to improve people s lives with the national cancer moon shot initiative. [applause] i believe that it is joe biden who can move our country forward together. and will engage the many brilliant civil-service who work tirelessly to restore faith in the promise of america and our democratic institutions. elect now will determine our nations trajectory for the next 10 years and beyon d. this is a critical moment. we must choose leaders who will bring us together and to ensu
doug will tell you more about him in a minute. i m here to tell you if you have a cell phone turn it off and if you brought food or drink into the library please take it out with you when you go. thank you, it s always a great honor to introduce the group of historians. it was the first building to have built specifically as a library anywhere in the colonies. the dean dean of american historians this is just my description if you buy his latest book. and you should because it s fabulous. pretty good company that. best known these days for having written the book upon that. the dean of 18th century historian i feel as if i am absorbing wasn t at the feet of the master. john beauchamp is best known these days as one of the current administration s particular critics. the growth industry if there ever was one. he wrote, as the dean of american historians he has long shaped the historians. joseph ellis who also won the national book award he commented the dialogue with the compe
not defense or country. charlie: in a tweet, present trump called corker a htweight trait we live a lightweight. we live in a land of ideals. we are custodians of ideals. we have done great good in the world. that leadership has had its cost, but we have become powerful and wealthy. we have a moral obligation and we would bring more shame on ourselves if we don t. charlie: and former president george w. bush said this nationalismeen resort to nativism. we see a fading confidence in the international market and trade. charlie: all of this comes as president trump met with republicans to discuss his tax reform agenda. joining me now from the washington post, robert costa. as you have seen these people, especially jeff flake, announcing he will not run again, knowing he would not have the support of the president. costa: what a moment, two senators, corker and lake decided not to run for reelection this year. for the political establishment, for their own party and for th
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covering this week. many of these events are open to the public. look at them to air in the near future on the tv on c-span2. senator lamar alexander, someone asked you for a recommendation for a book about tennessee or tennessee history, what would you recommend. guest: i would recommend alec stewart, by john griese. alec stewart was a cooper, it s a barrel maker. he lived up maker. he lived up in hancock county which is one of our remote counties and john rice irwin is the creator of appalachia and he interviewed alex stored about his life. he was a a remarkable man. he can make anything. he could pull teeth, he he could catch a squirrel, skillet, fright, eat it. he was so interesting that he was invited to washington to be part of the smithsonian folk festival on time. if you want to get a sense of how some mountain people lived and totally off the land, alec stewart, john reiser. a lot of things politicians from tennessee, that jane s couple of presidents andrew jac