lecture. i m chief historian at the u.s. capitol historical society. welcome. i m really pleased today to introduce you if you don t already know jeanne and david heidler. they ve been speakers here before for their book on george washington s circle and today we re really honored that we re one day in to the official existence of their latest book on andrew jackson, the rise of drew jackson was released yesterday. so we re at the threshold of greatness here with the book. i hope you all consider buying. they ll be available afterwards to sign it for anyone interested and i want to point out their previous book was washington circle. we re selling discounted copies back there. i m told that the hard cover that we re selling is five cents more than amazon s soft cover so that sounds like a win-win. i hope you ll have some great questions for jeanne and david. this is a hot topic. i assume some of you are familiar faces but some of you might have been drawn specifically bec
professor green: absolutely, i agree. and what is interesting about that statement, it was made at the time when speakers had a lot fewer responsibilities and duties than today. if anything, it is even more so it is the most difficult job in washington. susan: unlike the senate majority, this position is named in the constitution, without a lot of detail beyond that. i am wondering, when the framers created the position, they were look into the english model, what are they have in mind? professor green: they were thing about a model of the speakership where it was a position that had parliamentary responsibilities. so the job was to preside over the chamber and make sure the rules were being followed fairly. but they also understood the position could take on other responsibilities. i think it is telling it is only mentioned once in the constitution, and says only, the speaker,ll choose the and leaves the rest up to the house itself to determine what the speaker s responsibil
notable speakers of the house of representatives. a look into the politics of impeachment, the me too movement and anti-semitism. the australian prime minister on climate change and the australian wildfires. susan: matthew greene, the speaker of the house from 1931 to 1930 three and became fdr s vice president once said, the speaker of the house job is the hardest job in washington. do you agree? professor green: absolutely, i agree. it was made at the time when speakers had a lot fewer responsibilities than today. if anything, it is even more so it is the most difficult job in washington. susan: this position is named in the constitution without a lot of detail. i am wondering, when the framers created the position, what are they have in mind? professor green: they were thing about a model of the speakership where it was a position that had parliamentary responsibilities. the job was to preside over the chamber and make sure the rules were being followed fairly. they also
time when speakers had a lot fewer responsibilities than today. if anything, it is even more so it is the most difficult job in washington. susan: this position is named in the constitution without a lot of detail. i am wondering, when the framers created the position, what are they have in mind? professor green: they were thing thinking about the model of the speakership where it was a position that had parliamentary responsibilities. the job was to preside over the chamber and make sure the rules were being followed fairly. they also understood the position could take on other responsibilities. i think it is telling it is only mentioned once in the constitution and says the house shall choose it speaker and leaves the rest up to the house itself. susan: over time, has it evolved as the institution has changed or have the people that have been in it changed the job? professor green: i think it is a combination. the larger context in which speakers have to operate, the hous
susan: matthew greene, the speaker of the house from 1931 1933 and became fdr s vice president once said, the speaker of the house job is the hardest job in washington. do you agree? professor green: absolutely, i agree. it was made at the time when speakers had a lot fewer responsibilities and duties than today. if anything, it is even more so it is the most difficult job in washington. susan: unlike the senate majority, this position is named in the constitution without a lot of detail. i am wondering, when the framers created the position, what are position, they were look into the english model, what are they have in mind? professor green: they were thing about a model of the speakership where it was a position that had parliamentary responsibilities. the job was to preside over the chamber and make sure the rules were being followed fairly. they also understood the position could take on other responsibilities. i think it is telling it is only mentioned once in the c