c-span sat down with him for nearly 8 hours to get his insights on american history, popular history, good books and more. up next part one of that conversation which focuses on his early books, bob dole and us president richard r smith can you remember the first moment that history mattered to you? history was always very personalized . to me. history existed in the memories and the stories of everyday people tharound me and particularly my maternal grandparents. my grandfather was born 1895. my grand mother 1899 and i spent an inordinate amount of time around them growing up and listening to their stories about the past and first of all, it gave me i guess a bias unlike professional historians. i was always much more interested in the people than in the social forces, factors beyond personal control and i was always interested in history as a narrative art. it s the story of people and their individual struggles and achievements and the collective struggles and achievem
his early books, bob dole, and u.s. presidents. can you remember the very first moment in your life that history mattered to you? well, history was always very personalized to me. history existed in the memories and the stories of elderly people around me, and particularly my maternal grand parents. my grandfather was born in 1895, my grandmother in 1899, and i spent an inordinate amount of time around them growing up and listening to their stories about the past. and first of all, it gave me, i guess, a bias. i like professional historians. i was always more interested in the people than in the social forces, factors beyond personal control, and i was always interested in history as a narrative art. it s the story of people and their individual struggles and achievements and their collective struggles and achievements. i remember one very early seed planted. as you know, i m a hurricane freak. i have tracked every storm since i was seven. but even before that, i remember
should have access to my do you think that he supports what croatia s believes that they are a defacto law enforcement organization? you know, i do not want to put words in the minister s mouth, but the end result is that the status quo continues. i can only infer that the administrator agrees with that. to the extent that this committee in the staff can be of assistance to address this impact. thank you for the work did you do. i yield back, mr. chairman. think you, mr. chairman. congress and the american people established all of these agencies. existed not appear at a desk and one day of responsibility. congress created these agencies and as the overseer responsibilities. the office of inspector general brings transparency to the american taxpayer. with that. owed as soon as everything. requiring all these pages to be turned over. we discussed it as an is see. i have an issue with that. any combination. a step up and say we don t choose to get it. i don t like
After another successful festival, after more awards were handed out, and after more packed-out shows, the organisers of the Wexford Drama Festival could afford to momentarily relax, to allow themselves to reflect on a job well done. And this year, more than most, was a time for reflection. Now in its 60th year, the festival has become a focal point in the calendar for those with a love of theatre, and those behind the scenes are acutely aware of the responsibility they face in maintaining old traditions.
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