Thank you for taking a break to be here today. You are brave to come and listen to me in particular. In an earlier career i was an attorney which is a group known not only for its brevity of speech and now for a long time ive been an academic which is a group not known for its clarity of speech so as i said you are brave to come on a friday to hear what i have to say. I thought i would begin with the 2012 election and as im sure you are aware after that election many people proclaimed the death of modern american absolutism. One commentator said the titanic is sinking referring to american conservatism. Another one observes that the conservative arguments we have heard in this election are going to be relics in a museum very shortly. Lots of people said conservatism really needed to change both its message and its methods if it so ever going to win an election again. It still being debated today. I noticed in this mornings wall street journal Governor Scott walker from wisconsin talkin
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Now on booktv David Davenport Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution argues that the debate over the new deal in the 1930s laid the groundwork or todays conservative movement. This program is 45 minutes. It is my pleasure to introduce David Davenport. [applause] thank you. Its great to be with you today. This is somewhat familiar territory to me. Not long ago i worked in senator bob doles office which i suppose dates may and this is a newer building then my time. The hallowed halls and something about the work that you do so thank you for taking a break to be here today. You are brave to come and listen to me in particular. In an earlier career i was an attorney which is a group known not only for its brevity of speech and now for a long time ive been an academic which is a group not known for its clarity of speech so as i said you are brave to come on a friday to hear what i have to say. I thought i would begin with the 2012 election and as im sure you are aware after that election
It is my pleasure to introduce the fifth Davenport David davenport. [applause] its great to be with you today. This is familiar territory accept so long ago i worked in senator bob doles office that i suppose predates me and this is a new building from my time and the hollow halls and something about the work you do. Thank you for taking a break to be here today. You are brave to come and listen to me in particular. Now an academic a group not known for its clarity of speech, so as i said you are brave to come out on a friday to hear what i had to say. I thought i would begin with the 2012 election. Many people proclaimed the death of the modern conservatism and the american conservatism and the other one deserved that the conservative arguments we heard are going to be relics in a museum very shortly. Lots of people said that conservatism needed to change both its message and its methods if it was ever going to win again. It is still being debated today. I noticed in the wall street j
Do we still know are some of these places are . We know where some of them are or were. The house of truth still exists on 19th street and is being rehabbed by its current owners. Its going to be kind of a museum. Thank you very much for your time. Nonbook cv, david davenport, Research Fellow argues that the debate over the new deal in the 1930s lay the groundwork for todays conservative movement. This program is 45 minutes. Conservative them. So its a pleasure pleasure to introduce david davenport. [applause] thank you, christy. Its great to be with you today. This is somewhat territory today. I worked in senator bob doles office, which i suppose dates me. This is a newer building for my time, but the hollowed halls, something about the work you do. Thank you for taking a break to be here today. You are brave to come listen to me. In an earlier career as an attorney, group not always known for its brevity of speech and now for a long time ive been an academic, which is a group not kno