and now the contenders. our series on key political figures who ran for president and lost, but who nevertheless changed political history. tonight we feature former house speaker henry clay of kentucky, known as the great compromiser. the program was recorded at clay s ashland estate in lexington, kentucky, it s about 90 minutes. this is an encore presentation of c-span s original 14-week series which first aired in 2011. this is a portrait of kentucky s henry clay, known to us in our history books as the great compromiser. during his 49-year political career clay served as secretary of state, speaker of the house and as a u.s. senator and he was a contender, making five presidential bids, including the election of 1824, 1832 against andrew jackson, and 1844 when he ran against james k. polk. tonight we are on location at ashland, henry clay s home in lexington, kentucky and for the next 90 minutes we will explore the life and legacy of this man. unsuccessful in his long q
we are using this time to reach out to our senior phallus, friends and constituents to talk about the important issues and ethics in public life that are at the heart of the council s work. so thank you all for joining us. today s topic is democracy on the verge, leadership in times of crisis. this title is a play on the title of the new book, lincoln on the verge, 13 days to washington, written by our good friend and carnegie fellow ted widmer. great to see you ted. thank you it s good to be here. i m going to let ted described the book i will set the outset it is really a thriller. the book is cinematic, it s philosophical, it is a great story. and for me it is inspirational. like all of ted s work, lincoln on the verge, uses the path to enlightenment future and suggest a better future. this is not a bad formula for an entrant understanding the intersection of ethics and public policy for this and many other reasons i m grateful to ted for his own leadership in our fiel
institutional roles that should rise above their policy differences. at 8:00 p.m.ght eastern on c-span s q&a. next, smithsonian institution secretary lonnie bunch and philanthropist david rubenstein discuss the central role of slavery in antebellum washington, d.c. at historic st. john s church across lafayette square from the white house. the white house historical association in hosted this event in recognition of their new initiative, slavery in the president s neighborhood. quite please welcome the ,irector of st. john s church reverend fisher. [applause] welcome. good evening. i m the director st. john s church. i am thrilled our friends at the white house historical s associate association asked us to have tonight s conversation. i will first share little bit about the history of this historic room tonight. this church was completed in 1816. the architect was benjamin henry and not only did he design this church but he was working on rebuilding the white house aft
if you want to see what is happening the rest of the summer and in case you haven t noticed tonight s event is being recorded by booktv. our interviewer this evening is the author of the award-winning best-sellers a little bonfire in the forthcoming the world made by women a history of women from the apple to the pill. her work includes the bbc netflix a series. her next project is the exhibition for the summer opening of buckingham palace. she will be speaking with the feature author deput the deputyd editor of the new york times and the author of historical works in a shed on fire, america in the wake of the assassinati assassination, the belle of the centurbill of thecentury the bal rights act as well as a guide to scotland and best-selling bourbon and try. he s also our neighbor that has appeared on the stage many times to talk about history and whiskey so we are glad to have him here with us again. his new book dives deep into the life of theodore roosevelt s roughride
good evening, and welcome to green lights bookstore. we are honored [inaudible] theodore roosevelt the roughriders dawn of the american century. before i turn things over these turnoffs or silence your cell phones or other devices. books are available for sale. if you want to see what is happening the rest of the summer and in case you haven t noticed tonight s event is being recorded by booktv. our interviewer this evening is the author of the award-winning best-sellers a little bonfire in the forthcoming the world made by women a history of women from the apple to the pill. her work includes the bbc netflix a series. her next project is the exhibition for the summer opening of buckingham palace. she will be speaking with the feature author deput the deputyd editor of the new york times and the author of historical works in a shed on fire, america in the wake of the assassinati assassination, the belle of the centurbill of thecentury the bal rights act as well as a guide t