Discussion go to booktv. Org and search for Colleen Shaddox or Joanne Goldblum in the box at the top of o the page. Welcome. Im elizabeth christian im Ceo Elizabeth christian public relations and a Vice Chair of the Lbj Foundation. On behalf of the Lbj Foundation and the Lbj Library its my pleasure to welcome you here tonight for an evening. Tonight were really lucky to have with us Carol Leonnig who is just written a about the secret service, and our good friend Evan Smith Ceo and founder of the Texas Tribune is going to be interviewing her tonight about this. What we know is that Lady Bird and Lyndon Johnson at the highest possible esteem for the secret service. Dwight eisenhower called them soldiers without a uniform. And yet over the last couple of decades the reputation of the secret service has taken a beating. Im hoping Evan And Carol can really get downn to what is happened with c the service and what can be done to fix it. So now please join me in welcoming Carol Leonnig and e
Roosevelt institute. The Hoover President ial library, and the lbj foundation. Before found joining the faculty at the university of New York she taught palermo and rome. Betty is the author of a number of books including first ladies, the everchanging rule, which we will be talking about tonight. Ladybird and lyndon the hidden story of a marriage that made president. The roosevelt women, and inside the white house. She currently resides in new York City, and sometimes, although not, now in venice italy. Welcome betty. Thank you very. Much happy to be here. I know our audience is looking forward to this conversation, so were going to have a read back and forth and they were going to go to questions from our audience. At the beginning of our, book you discussed the rule of the early first ladies and how they set important precedents. Can you elaborate on those early first ladies . Women such as Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, and dolley madison. How they influence the role. Yes we kno
President Ial Library and the lbj foundation. Before joining the faculty at the City University of New York. She taught in palermo and rome. Betty is the author of a number of books including first ladies the everchanging role which will be talking about Tonight Lady Bird and linden the hidden story of a marriage that made a president the roosevelt women and inside the white house. She currently resides in new York City and sometimes although not now in venice italy. Welcome betty. Thank you very much. Good to be here colleen terrific. Well, i know our audience is really looking forward to this conversation. So were gonna have a brief back and forth and then well go to plenty of questions from our audience. At the beginning of your book you discussed the role of the early first ladies and how they set important precedents. Can you elaborate on those early first . Ladies women such as Martha Washington Abigail Adams and Dolly Madison and how they influenced the role. Yes, as we know the
Phd in american civilization from nyu a Fulbright Scholar in italy. She has received fellowships and grants from the national endowment for the humanities the Franklin And Eleanor roosevelt institute, the Hoover President Ial Library and the lbj foundation. Before joining the faculty at the City University of New York. She taught in palermo and rome. Betty is the author of a number of books including first ladies the everchanging role which will be talking about Tonight Lady Bird and linden the hidden story of a marriage that made a president the roosevelt women and inside the white house. She currently resides in new York City and sometimes although not now in venice italy. Welcome betty. Thank you very much. Good to be here colleen terrific. Well, i know our audience is really looking forward to this conversation. So were gonna have a brief back and forth and then well go to plenty of questions from our audience. At the beginning of your book you discussed the role of the early first
which was, oddly, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz s office in sunrise, florida. of course she didn t send that package. the exact same return address, we should note, was used for clinton s and obamas packages. devices were also sent to democratic congresswoman maxine waters on capitol hill. they re still trying to figure out if it s tied to these other incidents, as well as one sent to liberal billionaire and philanthropist george soros and to cnn s headquarters where it was addressed to john brennan, former cia director. this is the device that was sent to the time warner center. as i said, it was addressed to president obama s cia director, john brennan, a vocal critic of president trump. now the packages are being described as rudimentary but operative explosive devices, leading investigators to fear the intent was to kill and to kill a lot of people. no, thankfully, none of the devices went off and while we don t know the suspect or his or her or their motive, law enforc