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a live audience once again to dodd auditorium. [ applause ] for the first time in almost two years. and of course to those of you who are streaming the program tonight, welcome to you as well. incidentally, i ll tell you, it s our plan at this point subject to change, i need not say, subject to change, but our current plan is to offer the remaining programs this year both in person and via live streaming. and you can always consult our website for updates concerning the venue. the sponsor for this evening s program is one of our oldest, who have been with us for many years and we re extremely grateful to them for their continuing generous support. this might be a good time to encourage any of you who may be so inclined to make a contribution to great lives as the continuation of the program depends on this kind of individual and corporate support. you can do this by, once again, going to obvious website for information on how you may contribute. our speaker this evening ....
everybody has always known everybody i do. jim never had any hint of scandal in his personal or professional life. i really believe he can restore that honesty, integrity, confidence in government that we so sorely need in our country today. i think he ll be a great president. that was rosalynn carter. she arrived at the white house after the 1976 campaign with the blue print to go to work. she was a value partner to her husband. she became known as a staunch advocate for those struggling with mental health. you will hear directly from her including footage from c-span video library. first, her work on mental health issues and why they became so important to her. a february 1977 event at the white house after president carter signed an executive order creating a mental health commission which she served as active honorary chair, an important early forum. now, listen to her in her own words. as you probably know for the past year and a half, a little more, i have cam ....
and raised in georgia. it has a population of 683 and everybody has always known everything i did. jim never had any hint of scandal in his personal or professional life. i really believe he can restore that honesty, integrity, openness, confidence in government that we so sorely need in our country today. i think he ll be a great president. that was rosalynn carter. she arrived at the white house after the 1976 campaign with the blue print to go to work. she was a valued political partner to her husband, jimmy. but found there were many obstacles facing a first lady wanting to impact policy. she became known as a staunch advocate for those struggling with mental health. you will hear directly from her including footage from c-span video library. first, her work on mental health issues and why they became so important to her. a february 1977 event at the white house after president carter signed an executive order creating a mental health commission which she served a ....
memorial to the holocaust, now committed to to the crucial mission of educating community about jewish heritage before and after the holocaust, meant to illuminate the stories of survivors, broaden stories of hate and antisemitism through time and stories of resistance against injustice. today we ll be discussing the book, the boy who drew auschwitz a story of hope and survival, tells the story of thomas eve, a 92-year-old holocaust survivor from germany. in 1933, were deported, and left to defend for himself in the camp of auschwitz one, thomas experienced the worst of nazi cruelty but he never gave up the will to live. immediately after liberation, thomas created more than 80 drawings documenting life around him, rendered in simple yet poignant detail, the drawings reflect day-to-day life in the camps at the same time they revealed the shared humanity between thomas and other prisoners. we re honored to be joined by thomas s daughter, and journalist charlie anglefie ....
participated in many programs and projects, as well as on book tv, c-span sat down with him for nearly eight hours to get his insights on american history, popular culture, good books, and more. up next, the last part of that conversation which focuses on bob dole, the catholic church and the abraham lincoln presidential library. how did you get introduced to bob dole and how long did you work for him and what was he doing at the time? well i can tell you exactly. i remember it vividly. i was working for ed brooke in boston, former senator, writing speeches and i mean, you didn t have to be a genius, i knew we were not going to win in 78. he had been elected originally in 66, overwhelmingly oh elected in 72, first of all the republican party was changing even in massachusetts. you know, the conservative up rising if you will at the grassroots was making itself felt. brooke was held to be suspect, for example, he had a primary challenger, a talk show radio host na ....