Nonfiction books and authors. Cspan2 created by americas Cable Television companies of the Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Beginning now on booktv we will spend time with the late author and columnist William F Buckley. This is part of our summer bins watch series which features one wellknown author. He found the National Review and help to the political Debate Program firing line for several years, also the author of 50 books which included his thoughts on politics, religion, culture, literature and other topics. He appeared on booktv and cspan at 45, we will share those programs with you. First up tonight, in 1993 Mister Buckley sat down to discuss the collection of his essays from his book happy days were here again. Here he is on cspans Interview Program from 1993 book notes. Cspan on the cover of your book it says reflections of a libertarian journalist. You always call yourself a libertarian . Guest as of course you know, something called the
His work has appeared in the New York Times, salon and many other publications. He is the Elizabeth Morris Political Science at Windsor College in oregon in portland, tonight he presents his new book the fire is upon us, James Baldwin, William Buckley junior and the debate over race in america. Please join me in welcoming nicholas buccola. [applause] thank you. Really appreciate that introduction. I want to start by saying how special it is to me to be with you. I live 3 blocks from here for 5 years when i was in graduate school and i would come to romans every wednesday with my mom kathy who is sitting here and my late cousin kathy martin and we would go to lemley and see a movie and it is special for me to be here tonight. Tonight i am going to talk to you about something that happened in this space, february 18, 1865. February 18, 1965, 54 years ago. This space was filled with 700 people. Every spot on the benches was taken that people sitting on the floor in deep violation of the f
And i have the privilege of his three massive dogs when he is out giving those lectures. Fourteen years as president of the university. He has beat known for his passionate defense of intellectual freedom. He advocates tirelessly for cultural courage with the timetested truth. His commentary on religion education and politics challenges the intolerance of todays academic community. At oklahoma wesley. He eds art were to lay featured in local and National News outlets. His most wellknown this is not a daycare is that the university has since gone viral and is not the basis for his new book. Along with their two sons seth and kobe had served as the first family since august of 2002. He actively participates in the community and the church. And serves on a variety of councils and boards relating to christian leadership Public Policy and community leadership. Please help me walk him dr. Everett piper. Delighted to join you. I would suggest the audience should know their speaker. Trigger wa
It is published by paul Gray Mcmillan and the editors are myself and Michael Mcconnell was a professor at Stanford University school of law and was a judge of the Circuit Court of appeals. We have a conference about one year ago in which all of the papers that were gathered together for this short publication were discussed and analyzed and we have with us today, to the participants in the conference and opposite to the essays included in this collection. Antonin scalia was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court who wrote and signed opinions directly on fundamental elements of the american system. He was also a scholar and a leading public figure. It is appropriate that to honor this man with the selection of reflections on his impact on education. Seeing broadly is not just schools but scholarship and Public Discourse as well. In doing so, we hope to discover the, through the education and look into the fundamentals of the justices thinking if you doubt his impact on
Court of appeals. We have a conference about one year ago in which all of the papers that were gathered together for this short publication were discussed and analyzed and we have with us today, to the participants in the conference and opposite to the essays included in this collection. Antonin scalia was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court who wrote and signed opinions directly on fundamental elements of the american system. He was also a scholar and a leading public figure. It is appropriate that to honor this man with the selection of reflections on his impact on education. Seeing broadly is not just schools but scholarship and Public Discourse as well. In doing so, we hope to discover the, through the education and look into the fundamentals of the justices thinking if you doubt his impact on constitutional prudence, cast unseen at harvard that he was not only one of the most important justices in the nations history also among the best. And Justice Elena kagan