Nominated twice for the pulitzer prize. The author of i think one of the great books about the civil war, america which was in the library a few years ago talking about it and talking about the importance of the evangelical religion in american politics leading up to the civil war and in some senses, the decline of evangelical religion, certainly the righteousness of evangelical religion after the civil war in the beginning of postreconstruction era and jim crow. It is i think a great book that refrains from what we have thought about the civil war and what we thought about race and religion in america. In a sense, you get his generation whose new book, when government was good is the subtitle. It may seem like a distant path for some of us today. We phrased also the conversation about the place of government in American History and particularly executiveleadership. Its really a book about truman and eisenhower and johnson who was the coda about those who came after. Here in kansas cit
Good evening ladies and gentlemen as director of the library we have professor of history at the university of North Carolina nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize in the author one of the great books about the civil war talking about the importance of religion of american politics leading up to the civil war with the decline of evangelical religions after the civil war with the post reconstruction era and jim crow. It is a great book that refrains for race and religion in america. In his new book when government was good that may seem like a distant past we heard about the place of government and with executive leadership it is a book about truman and eisenhower with those who came after with the truman president ial library we know a lot about truman and his executive leadership with form policy with the great decisionmaking without domestic policy and in particular with race and those inequalities that we are very concerned with today but to use those executive powers of the presid
The embarcadero ahead of the Fireworks Show at midnight. They are also going to, of course, be patrolling the bars on polk and geary and in the mission. They say if you drink and drive, you will get caught. We are not going to allow any public intoxication or drinking in public. Use Public Transportation or Rideshare Companies into the city. Theres no excuse for driving under the influence. Reporter there really is no excuse. Now, they say they are also going to be getting some realtime updates every, single hour so they can move officers wherever they need to. So that is the warning today from San Francisco police. Live in San Francisco, maria medina, kpix 5. Youre looking live at the russian consulate in San Francisco. Dozens of diplomats there and elsewhere in the United States have until sunday to leave the country. Today the Foreign Ministry in moscow recommended that the kremlin kicks out the same number of u. S. Diplomats from russia, 35. But president Vladimir Putin said thats
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Following in West Philadelphia right now. Up near the intersection of 58th and vine street, take 57th or haverford avenue to avoid the intersection. Route 309 at the pennsylvania turnpike, you can see the roads are pretty damp out there. But the good news is the roads are clear. We are not reporting any serious accidents there. And route 100 southbound from route 113 to route 30 is a fiveminute trip. Four minutes is what were seeing on the route 30 bypass eastbound from route 430 to 113. We continue to follow breaking news from Edward Air Force base where an Army Helicopter crashed during a nighttime exercise. We do know debris was found at 2 00 this morning. But so far no information about the state of those on board. Nbc news is reporting a spokesperson at the base is calling this a search and rescue operation. They are still looking for the crew, the people on board. The marines were at camp lejeune, north carolina. The soldiers in the helicopter were out of a base in louisiana. Cou