Todd boyer and the rest of the Kansas City Public Library staff for inviting me here and setting up this wonderful venue. Appropriates very its an appropriate time and place to talk about George Kennan and his diaries. First of all, George Kennan was a midwesterner, very proud of being a midwesterner. He grew up in milwaukee and was conscious of the fact milwaukee was not california. Its also appropriate, this place is appropriate to talk about kennan because kennans most productive years in the government was as a member of the truman administration, and of course, harry truman grew up about 40 miles from here in independence, missouri. Missouri to try to win over the audience here. [laughter] place,ngs in terms of its appropriate for me to talk about kennan because adam starr who is the sponsor of this event has himself written and published a piece on George Kennan, and i had lunch with adam today and learned quite a bit. That is very much appropriate. In terms of place, i think its
You have accomplished something historical already. Theres always one. [laughter] how do you know someone is a vegan . Dont worry, they will tell you. Ive got 19 more minutes to speak to you and im looking forward to answering your questions. I want to jump right in on the theme of my campaign, but more importantly, the theme of my life. I think that the most important theme of this country. Our founders were not perfect geniuses and they enshrined in our founding documents a lot of bigotry and hate and in the decoration of embedded they called native americans savages and women as secondclass citizens but that was not the defining character of the country that has endured in the spirit they brought to humanity. They broke with the course of human events and said we would be the first nation and oldest constitutional democracy that would not be founded because we all look alike or pray like or are descended from the same branch of the family tree but they said we would be the First Soc
Forward to answering your questions. I want to jump right in on the theme of my campaign, but more importantly, the theme of my life. I think that the most important theme of this country. Our founders were not perfect geniuses and they enshrined in our founding documents a lot of bigotry and hate and in the decoration of embedded they called native americans savages and women as secondclass citizens but that was not the defining character of the country that has endured in the spirit they brought to humanity. They broke with the course of human events and said we would be the first nation and oldest constitutional democracy that would not be founded because we all look alike or pray like or are descended from the same branch of the family tree but they said we would be the First Society to put values and virtues on the highest aspirational ideals of human kind. It has been a tough experiment breaking with monarchies and theocracies to create the democracy we have right now but these g
2020 democratic president ial candidate senator cory booker spoke at the New Hampshire institute of politics and new England Councils politics and eggs breakfast. Senator booker talked about why hes running in the direction of the country as he did. Book for about one hour and then took questions from reporters. Good morning good morning wow. I never thought i would see the day i would be so excited to be here because i may begin in this is politics eggs. You have accomplished something historical already. Theres always one. [laughter] how do you know someone is a vegan . Dont worry, they will tell you. Ive got 19 more minutes to speak to you and im looking forward to answering your questions. I want to jump right in on the theme of my campaign, but more importantly, the theme of my life. I think that the most important theme of this country. Our founders were not perfect geniuses and they enshrined in our founding documents a lot of bigotry and hate and in the decoration of embedded t
Vegan . Dont worry, they will tell you. Ive got 19 more minutes to speak to you and im looking forward to answering your questions. I want to jump right in on the theme of my campaign, but more importantly, the theme of my life. I think that the most important theme of this country. Our founders were not perfect geniuses and they enshrined in our founding documents a lot of bigotry and hate and in the decoration of embedded they called native americans savages and women as secondclass citizens but that was not the defining character of the country that has endured in the spirit they brought to humanity. They broke with the course of human events and said we would be the first nation and oldest constitutional democracy that would not be founded because we all look alike or pray like or are descended from the same branch of the family tree but they said we would be the First Society to put values and virtues on the highest aspirational ideals of human kind. It has been a tough experiment