available to the public for research and we host an ample number of programs . thisevening , anthony pangaro who is a good friend of the historical society will do the honors of introducing our speaker . i wanted to take a moment to greet everyone and welcome you to the massachusetts historical society so without further ado i turn it over to anthony pangaro. [applause] good evening everyone, thank you gavin. gavin has put together a terrific number of programs at massachusetts historical including definitive conversations about the era well over ayear ago which is where i first met liz . it s a pleasure for me to have a pleasant task of introducing liz and the book. how to begin? this is a book about a lifetime s work, about a career based in the strong premise that cities were important and vital to civilization,vital to this country, not only the world and i think liz has captured it . i ll let you her tell you about the book but i ll tell you one story about it which le
you ve been a prolific scholar for decades now writing about leftist political and social movements. what brought you to write your magnum opus, maybe the whole the whole thing in one small volume smaller volume. well, i ve always been. intrigued by the history of democratic party because i ve been involved as a canvasser campaigner. arguer for the democratic party since i was in grade school 1960. i came paid for john kennedy and my little town englewood, new jersey. that s out of new york city. it s our handy on leaflets and yeah leaflets and wearing a big button the size of a little pot pie for and johnson and i got away from party for a while. i was a radical and late 1960s early 970s and felt that democratic party was corrupt party because they were prosecuting the war in vietnam. especially but in the end we have a two-party system and one of the two parties gonna win and i was certainly on the side of the democratic party winning. so i gravitated mac towards the democr
a book out march 1st, what it took to win the history of the democratic party. you ve been a prolific scholar for decades now writing about leftist political and social movements. what brought you to write your magnum opus maybe, the whole thing in one smallish volume. i ve been involved as a canvasser, campaigner, arguer for the democratic party. i came to my little town outside of new york city. handing out leaflets. i got away from the party for a while. i was a radical in late 1960s, early 70s and felt the democratic party was corrupt party because they were prosecuting the war in vietnam. but in the end, we have a two party system, and one of the two parties is going to win, and i was certainly on the side of the democratic party winning. so i gravitated toward the democratic party and as a historian i noticed an unusual lack, historians wrote about all kind of subjects politically in america but very few write about the history of the major parties. maybe write abou
happens a podcast for people who want to hello everybody. welcome to the washington times and this episode of history as it happens, a podcast for people who want to think about current events, historically, i m martin di caro, and with me today s historian at georgetown university. good to be here. a pandemic shut handshake, how about that? you ve been here a couple times before. nice to see you in the flesh, finally. i m tired of zoom. we have a lot to talk about. what it took to win the history of the democratic party. you ve been a prolific scholar, writing about leftist political and social movements. what s brought you to write your magnum opus, maybe? the whole thing in one small, small-ish volume. i have always been intrigued by the history of democratic party, partly because i ve been involved as a canvasser, campaigner, are you for the democratic party since i was in grade school. 1960 i came here for jon kennedy, a little town, new jersey outside new new
in this episode of history as it happens a podcast for people who want to think about current events historically. i m martin decaro and with us today, michael kazen historian of georgetown university. it s good to see you great to have you good to have you get to be here. yes, that s right and pandemic handshake. how about that assistant? it s good. you ve been on the podcast a couple of times before and it s nice to see you in the flesh. finally same i m tired of zoom and we have a lot to talk about today a book out, march 1st what it took to win the history of the democratic party. you ve been a prolific scholar for decades now writing about leftist political and social movements. what brought you to write your magnum opus, maybe the whole the whole thing in one small volume smaller volume. well, i ve always been. intrigued by the history of democratic party because i ve been involved as a canvasser campaigner. arguer for the democratic party since i was in grade school 19