On cspans q a. K. Th joel thetein, the author of white house vice presidency the path to significance, mondale to biden. Good morning. Guest good to be with you. Thanks for having me. Host i will go right into your most recent article. You wrote in the atlantic twas called the stunning success of Vice President most powerful in. Why do you think that . Guest actually, that was an article that i was quoted in it was an article written by somebody else. But i think that Vice President bidens Vice President would be very important and consequential. The office has grown really withficantly, beginning the Walter Mondale vice presidency from 1971 to 1981. It is no longer just a stopgap equipment. Ofis a robust, ongoing job real consequence. I think the fact that Vice President biden served himself or eight years is a very consequential as a very consequential and engaged Vice President gives him a unique appreciation of the office, and i think he is likely to interest his Vice President , t
Called the stunning success of Vice President most powerful in. Why do you think that . Guest actually, that was an article that i was quoted in it was an article written by somebody else. But i think that Vice President bidens Vice President would be very important and consequential. The office has grown really withficantly, beginning the Walter Mondale vice presidency from 1971 to 1981. It is no longer just a stopgap equipment. Ofis a robust, ongoing job real consequence. I think the fact that Vice President biden served himself or eight years is a very consequential as a very consequential and engaged Vice President gives him a unique appreciation of the office, and i think he is likely to interest his Vice President , to use his Vice President in important ways, and to rely on his Vice President perhaps some ways different from president obama use but to make significant of the Vice President. Aboutlets talk a little the history of the vice presidency and how the office has evolved
Your number is going to be 202 7488002. And if you are in american gun owner but not part of the nra, you should be part of this conversation, as well. Your number is going to be 202 7488003. Keep in mind, you can also text us your opinion at 202 7488003 and we are always reading on social media on ontter at cspanwj, and facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Once again this week, new york state announced a major lawsuit against the National Rifle association, accusing them of corruption and misspending of the organizations funds. Here is a bit of the story from the New York Times. New York Attorney general has issued an existential threat to the National Rifle association on thursday, arguing in a lawsuit that years of runaway corruption and misspending demanded a dissolution of the nations most powerful gun rights lobby. While the legal confrontation could take years to play out, it constitutes another deep blow to an organization whose legendary medical clout has been diminished by infigh
The Southern Oral History Program at the university of north carolina, chapel hill. I think i know that your parents drove you to the college in the fall of 57. Yes they did. What did you discover here at Bennett College . It was a big day for me, but for the whole community. I came from someplace. I didnt just show up. I came being supported by the whole community. They prayed for me a church. They gave me a few pennies here and there since we did not have a lot of money. I had a little scholarship. I had taken the sats there. I had done well enough to get a scholarship money and i was going to work a little bit. There was always that, let me give you a few pennies. It was by the good wishes of the community. I had never been to Bennett College before. I had never been to greensboro before. I arrived here to have ourselves just sort of swallowed up. My parents and me and everyone. A lot of parents and a lot of students all being deposited by parents. It was a lonely feeling when they
Temperatures pretty close to where they were from yesterday. Were expecting today. But then a little warm up happening this weekend. Well get more into that coming up in a bit party. Ok dave thanks a lot well new this morning the San Francisco Police Commission voted last night to support the black lives Matter Movement. And that includes placing black lives matter posters in every Police Station in the city kron fours reyna harvey live in San Francisco. She has all the details for us rain a good morning. Marty good morning that resolution was passed unanimously by the commission so that means soon youre going to see a black lives matter poster at every Police Station here in the city and again they have 30 days to put that in place the Police Commission says this is their first step in a larger conversation of continuing to support black lives here in the city now lets go ahead and break down this resolution for you. Now again looking at resolution that they passed this means that the