They held a demonstration, the demonstration turned violent. These two stories from different parts of the world come together at a new book titled they marched into sunlight, the authors David Maraniss. Hello David Maraniss. Your epilogue you write that connections fascinate you more than ideology. What is that mean . And how was it reflected in this book . I guess it means i am a journalist and historian. I am not trying to make a specific theological point when i do my reporting. I believe over the course of years our history is looked at different ways. I want to present 1967 and that point in time as actively and deeply as i could and stripped away some of the stereotypes of the 60s that sort of make it hard so so hard to see from the perspective of today. Who is this for . I hope it is for everybody. It certainly starts with the author you write about something you are interested in. My previous book what are there it was about bill clinton or Vince Lombardi always came around to
Break watergate break in. We will talk about the 1968 president ial election. The Democratic National convention. Lets start with chicago. This last summer was the 50th anniversary of the Democratic National convention in chicago. I do not know if any of you saw any of the specials. We have some footage that is pretty shocking for people to see nowadays. Before 1972, there were very few primaries. Most of the delegates to both conventions were elected through back channels and small party conventions. Back when meetings across various politicians. In 1968 73 of democratic delegates to the convention had been elected this way so less than 25 were elected in a way that we normally do it now. President Lyndon Johnson had taken himself out of the race. He was not up for reelection in 1968 which initiated a freeforall in the Democratic Party between a number of candidates. One of which was popular was unfortunately a dead by august 68 who was robert kennedy. He was a unifying candidate for
A likely announcement by President Trump against his controversial security law. And help for 2000000. 00 of spains poorest hit hard by the pandemic the government approves a plan for a minimum income. So then the Police Officer at the center of the raging controversy over the death of an black man george floyd in the u. S. City of minneapolis has been taken into custody there have been has been arrested it made it growing outrage following floyds death police have been trying to regain control as protests continue in the city and National Guard has been called in and the mayor has declared a 72 state of emergency or joining us now is us now at a journalist in minneapolis and allison so during the infamous one really in the cell phone video now in custody do you think thats going to help appease the situation on the streets. I can only imagine that it would. Im told that you know this came about because just 30 minutes ago or less than 30 minutes ago the governor had just finished givi
To see nowadays. Before 1972, there were few primaries. Most of the delegates to both conventions, republicans and democrats, were elected through as we call it back channels, small party conventions, back room meetings, among various politicians. In 1968, 73 of democratic delegates to the convention had been elected this way. Less than 25 were elected in the way we normally do it now. Ly Lyndon Johnson had taken himself out of the race. He was not up for reelection in 1968, which initiate ad a freeforall between a number of conditions. One of which was dead by august of 68. That was Robert Kennedy who had been a peace candidate, who had been a unifying candidate for many people in the party. He was assassinated in june of 1968. Thats one thing thats lying behind the convention in august of 68 when people arrive there, the kennedy delegates who had been elected, pledged to kennedy. Hubert humphrey had become the nominee, the Party Nominee by august as vicepresident. There was another p
Company. As a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Welcome everybody, i am the dean at the Journalism School and im very pleased to welcome you to tonights conversation with the 2020 prizewinners, i am sorry we are conducting this conversation virtually rather than in the room at columbia, i hope her back together again next year and the way we annually celebrate these wonderful awards in the memory of one of the great nonfiction narrative writers of any generation, certainly a great influence on the generation of writers that i grew up around. And probably among the folks who are being honored tonight. What were going to do tonight is try to concentrate on the substance rather than the ceremony since zoom is not a capacious place to exchange awards and the like so we will have a series of conversations with our four winners and then walk us through that, when we are done we will take your questions in chat and we will try to wrap up in an hour using the