Clouds and areas of fog. Also for livermore coming in at 58. 60 in oakland as well as for concord. So as we head through the afternoon looking at 67 with that sunshine in San Francisco. 73 in oakland later today. And warming up in san jose at 84 and 90 for concord. Near average if not just a little bit above average for this time of year. Ill let you know how hot it will get by the end of the week and details on that coming up. Im anne makovec at the live news desk. And some breaking news we just got word of an earthquake in the geysers. This is in the far north bay. It was not huge, just a 4. 0. So were not expecting any major damage in that area. This is just north of healdsburg, still south of clearlake. It hit at about a quarter to 5 00 so about 15 minutes ago a 4. 0 in the geysers. Were going to keep an eye out on if anybody felt it in that area. Back to you. Anne, thank you. Campaign 2020 now. Joe biden and his new vp pick bay area native Kamala Harris will hold the first joint a
Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Yes. And the presidency of Washington College . Which i think are actually the five happiest years of his life. I think when he goes to lexington first of all, he leaves behind all of the virginia that he had once known and which, really now for him is dead. And he goes to the valley where the social milue is more Stonewall Jackson than robert e. Lee. But there for the first time in his life, hes got a free hand to do what he wants to do. Its not like being superintendent of west point, where the chief of the corps of engineers was always looking over his shoulder. He is free to be the kind of person he wants to be, and he is extraordinarily successful as a college president. Hes a very Progressive College president. Hes getting rid of all the old curricula. Hes bringing in studies in journalism, in engineering, in law. Hes doing the kinds of things in the valley that Charles Norton elliott is doing at harvard. Hes cutting edge in terms of ped goejy.
Our group and then we will get started. 22 ago, there is a switch. Thank you. There is a switch on the mics. In a journal of American History article, john butler challenged historians of modern america to Pay Attention to religion. In particular, he noted religions continuing importance in 20th century american politics deserves sustained attention and analysis. Scholarship in american religious history has proliferated over the past 15 years. In political history, religion has retained a jackinthebox quality, colorful, surprising, anomalous, idiosyncratic, but left on the periphery to pop up occasionally rather than systematically. Today, our roundtable will inress how religion matters american political history and we will do so in three ways. First, i blast each of our panelists to focus on a way in which religion matters, in their own research, how religion plays that they arees working on, but also how centering religion gives us a different narrative, different story than if it
American history tv continues now with a look at the influence of religion on u. S. Politics and Foreign Policy in the 20th century. From purdue university, this is an hour and a half. Thank you all for coming. Im ronit stahl. Ill be chairing this roundtable today. Ill give a brief overview of how it came to be and what well talk about and quickly introduce our group. Then well get started. 15 years ago in is your mike on . There we go. Thank you. Theres a switch on the mikes. 15 years ago in a journal of American History article, john butler challenged historians of modern america to Pay Attention to religion. In particular, he noted, religions continuing importance contains analysis. In political history religion has retained in butlers evocative term, a jack in the box view. Today our roundtable will address how religion matters in american political history and well do so in three ways. First ill each panelist to focus on a way in which religion matters. That is in their own resear
American history article john butler challenged historians of modern america to Pay Attention to religion. In particular, he noted, religion of the continuing importance in 20th century american politics deserves sustained attention and analysis. Scholars of american religious history have proliferated over the past 15 years, yet in political history, religion has often retained a jackinthebox quality colorful, surprising, anomalous, idiosyncratic, but left on the periphery to pop up occasionally rather than systematically. Today, our roundtable will address how religion matters in american political history, and we will do so in three ways. First, i will ask each of our panelists to focus on a way in which religion matters that is, in their own research, how religion plays a role in spaces that they are working on, but also how centering religion in these spaces gives us a different narrative, a different story than if it were on the periphery or ignored in an way. Second, we will tal