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george washington became a revolutionary. because of course he is the leader of the revolution and its obvious he would become -- and it wasn't obvious at all. this is part of the story try to tell. i look at benjamin franklin and benjamin franklin was another unlikely revolutionaries because frankland at the status quo worked for george washington it would work even better for benjamin franklin in. he became world-famous in the british empire and george washington wasn't very excitable character so he didn't get excited about the british empire. benjamin franklin was then in busiest of the british empire. he thought that british empire was the greatest thing going and it was within the british empire and under the auspices of the opportunities of the british empire provided the benjamin franklin became the most famous american of his time. it's entirely possible the world would not have heard of george washington. he was a virginia planter and he would have lived his life as a virginia planter and that would have been that n
george washington became a revolutionary. because of course he is the leader of the revolution and its obvious he would become -- and it wasn't obvious at all. this is part of the story try to tell. i look at benjamin franklin and benjamin franklin was another unlikely revolutionaries because frankland at the status quo worked for george washington it would work even better for benjamin franklin in. he became world-famous in the british empire and george washington wasn't very excitable...
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who ran washington? so with that i would like to invite you to have any closing remarks and then also for the audience so that you know for those who have not read the book as yet the book is available for purchase just outside and the authors will be signing as well. absolutely. thank you. thank you for the great questions. thank you kai you have been so kind with your praise of the book and believe me. he is a master class in biography. so for us, it's a great honor to be with you. thank you great conversation. thank you guys. thank you very much. appreciate it. welcome to anything about kurt vonnegut and other. other interesting things. my name is vincent on aradia. i own a word bookstore in brooklyn and jersey city, new jersey. thank you so much for being here. it's it's beyond important for for everyone to support local businesses, especiay
who ran washington? so with that i would like to invite you to have any closing remarks and then also for the audience so that you know for those who have not read the book as yet the book is available for purchase just outside and the authors will be signing as well. absolutely. thank you. thank you for the great questions. thank you kai you have been so kind with your praise of the book and believe me. he is a master class in biography. so for us, it's a great honor to be with you. thank you...
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his place in washington today is the fixer who made washingtone work at the time we all said wow washington doesn't work anymore. he was a very sharp partisan and he and george bush had a few politics that you were meant to fight hard but it was an unseemly business in lush himself read you did that. heit seemed more comfortable wih thousand points of life yet the authorized bush is responsible bush and baker authorized the campaign. michael dukakis they turned him, he was like the technocratic governor of massachusetts. they turned them into the flagburning aclu card-carrying practically on american figure. he was also not man enough. it's really an extraordinary barrage and baker would say, it's interesting margaret tet wyler who was a close adviser jimak said baker doesn't do regrets and we found that to be the case. we couldn't get him to say he regretted it. he was like my record is my record and i'm comfortable with the kind of person. willie horton was the only thing he said was probably that might have gone too far and took him back to the next interview. he didn't say was great or
his place in washington today is the fixer who made washingtone work at the time we all said wow washington doesn't work anymore. he was a very sharp partisan and he and george bush had a few politics that you were meant to fight hard but it was an unseemly business in lush himself read you did that. heit seemed more comfortable wih thousand points of life yet the authorized bush is responsible bush and baker authorized the campaign. michael dukakis they turned him, he was like the technocratic...
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when washington was president. he was treatedwith great respect . when he traveled home to new york city he was celebrated and everybody turned out. everybody wanted to go to dinner with joseph grant call that a happy ending to the story where all loyalist forges a good relationship with the winning side, with the patriots side.a sad story is williamfranklin . he split with his father over this question who are you going to be loyal to? and benjamin franklin says my loyalty is to my new country william franklin says my loyalty is to my existing country. william franklinheld onto his decision . he was the governor of new jersey . the newly appointed governor of new jersey held onto that position as long as he could but when things change he was driven by force from his office and arrested. and he was held in custody or many months. he became ill and eventually he was exchanged n in a prisoner swap and wasallowed to go to new york city . which as i said earlier was a hotbed of loyalists and and from there he organize
when washington was president. he was treatedwith great respect . when he traveled home to new york city he was celebrated and everybody turned out. everybody wanted to go to dinner with joseph grant call that a happy ending to the story where all loyalist forges a good relationship with the winning side, with the patriots side.a sad story is williamfranklin . he split with his father over this question who are you going to be loyal to? and benjamin franklin says my loyalty is to my new country...
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well, it seems to me that one of the things that we mentioned about martha washington. and again, we'll lead us into dolly is the concept of soft power and i am a pseudo historian. i'm really trained as a political scientist. so we like to think in terms of power and how power is used and defining power and typically political scientists and others. will define soft power as diplomatic power diplomacy cultural exchanges, and we know that first ladies certainly have excelled at that. so let's think in those terms in lynn. let's turn to dolly in that you called it catherine when we were first talking this unofficial role because again, this is a position that that is given to this woman. who's the spouse of the president simply because she's the spouse of the president. yeah, and i mean i at some point somebody's going to ask the very rude question. why should we care about first lady and one of the things is that by studying first ladies the same way studying women their words their work their lives. we learn things we would not have known about and it cannot just be a r
well, it seems to me that one of the things that we mentioned about martha washington. and again, we'll lead us into dolly is the concept of soft power and i am a pseudo historian. i'm really trained as a political scientist. so we like to think in terms of power and how power is used and defining power and typically political scientists and others. will define soft power as diplomatic power diplomacy cultural exchanges, and we know that first ladies certainly have excelled at that. so let's...
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i think what made us want to write w it is washington in some ways, it was a story of washington over the course of a generation so itt wasn't just te jim baker story it was washington in this era that contrasted so starkly with us a today. chris matthew has written about reagan and tip o'neill. today's washington is so radically different than the one in which jim baker was a giant on the stage. we want to capture that and we started this instead a long time before donald trump came along. it was already broken by the time he got there. we can argue that he bashed it some more but we started when obama was president and things in washington were already so dysfunctional that the story told us something today as well as his time. >> i love this book. it really taught me things i didn't know about the reagan presidency and how it works in washington. it's the classic story of sort of the man behind the scenes, the guy who's making things worse and who gives attentionn o details. it's a story about the establishment of the sort of end of the establishment. there is a notion both on the
i think what made us want to write w it is washington in some ways, it was a story of washington over the course of a generation so itt wasn't just te jim baker story it was washington in this era that contrasted so starkly with us a today. chris matthew has written about reagan and tip o'neill. today's washington is so radically different than the one in which jim baker was a giant on the stage. we want to capture that and we started this instead a long time before donald trump came along. it...
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who ran washington? so with that i would like to invite you to have any closing remarks and then also for the audience so that you know for those who have not read the book as yet the book is available for purchase just outside and the authors will be signing as well. absolutely. thank you. thank you for the great questions. thank you kai you have been so kind with your praise of the book and believe me. he is a master class in biography. so for us, it's a great honor to be with you. thank you great conversation. thank you guys. thank you very much. appreciate it. and succeeding in male-dominated professions. and i can show you how you look like. good morning everyone. good morning. good morning. good morning and welcome to the kentucky book festival uk mainstage. my name is maya barber and i'm a sophomore at uk studying vocal performance at first guest a native edgewood. kentucky was the first female marine to fly a combat mission in the fa 18 her childhood was shaped by love of country baseball and fro
who ran washington? so with that i would like to invite you to have any closing remarks and then also for the audience so that you know for those who have not read the book as yet the book is available for purchase just outside and the authors will be signing as well. absolutely. thank you. thank you for the great questions. thank you kai you have been so kind with your praise of the book and believe me. he is a master class in biography. so for us, it's a great honor to be with you. thank you...
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in the case of george washington george washington didn't have to win the war. they had to avoid losing the war because soonerad or later the british say it just isn't worth it anymore and in this regard position of the two sides in the american revolution were not symmetrical because the americans were fighting for their mere existence and if this didn't work this thing in the united states would be destroyed and that would be the end of it. it was no means the end of the british empire and there was british home territory. it was easier forth the britisho say enough is enough the war is over then it would have been for the americans because they would have had to give up this thing and there was the small fact that they were identified as traders by the british government and there were penalties to pay for them. >> and you also talk about how the rivalry between britain and france impacted how not only the american revolutionary warti was fought at the french and indian waren before it and how critical french support was to be ultimate victory of the colonist
in the case of george washington george washington didn't have to win the war. they had to avoid losing the war because soonerad or later the british say it just isn't worth it anymore and in this regard position of the two sides in the american revolution were not symmetrical because the americans were fighting for their mere existence and if this didn't work this thing in the united states would be destroyed and that would be the end of it. it was no means the end of the british empire and...
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i will tell you, the levers of power in washington dc are controlled by dark forces. we have halls of congress being shoveled by cowards. we have a geriatric despot in the oval office. my friend, what's going on in our country, it is hard. we are facing dark times. i know that many of you recognize that we are facing dark times. you also realize that america's greatest comeback happened when things seemed the hardest. the american spirit, when it is pushed against, that is when we fight the hardest. my friends, when i start seeing what is going on in our nation, when i see how quickly our country has changed. i think the adage that best describes this time in history is that hard times create strong men. and strongmen create good times. but those good times create weak men. and weak men create hard times. and you see what's going on in our nation right now. we have weak leadership. how quickly things have changed. my friends, i know about how things can change quickly. eight years ago, i was in a car with my best friend, we were driving in florida. i was asleep in the
i will tell you, the levers of power in washington dc are controlled by dark forces. we have halls of congress being shoveled by cowards. we have a geriatric despot in the oval office. my friend, what's going on in our country, it is hard. we are facing dark times. i know that many of you recognize that we are facing dark times. you also realize that america's greatest comeback happened when things seemed the hardest. the american spirit, when it is pushed against, that is when we fight the...
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washington correspondent basil john has more details now as the u.s. continues to deploy sanctions and increase the refugee effort. >> the state department says currents u.s. sanctions are hitting russia hard economically. this is one of the most. >> comprehensive and meaningful set of sanctions we placed on any country, but particularly a country with an economy as large as russia's state department counselor derek show les believes the sanctions will have an impact on the russian invasion. it's going to be harder for it to create and resupply itself in terms of the weapons that it's currently using in the battlefield. the u.s. is also helping in the refugee effort. the biden administration is launching a new program to help ukrainian refugees find sponsors here in the u.s. will be seeking to do whatever we can to help americans as they are going to contribute in whatever way they can to help ukrainian refugees. the process will start on monday and allow individuals or organizations to declare they are prepared to financially support a refugee. i thin
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washington is not in the we think that's kind of give them inside. sponsor saw number one and washington is obviously doing a lot of pressure on india, the link economy and the defense side with the russia. in fact, president biden very recently mentioned india, which is a member of the 4 nation ward which consists, saw us india, japan and australia. rough so biden said that india is what i caught, brooks abide and shaky in its isolation of russia. and after that, the deputy national security adviser from the us who, who came to new delhi, he actually made a statement. what you said, if china attacks india next the, you know, russia on save you, you know, which means meaning thereby that we, in the americans would not help you in a way this was not spelled out, but that's what it was meant. so obviously, the washington news would be a lot of pressure. i mean the, the trouble is that washington, whatever he sees its own national interest. and what is nato's interest? it was to impose on india and make about india national interest. whereas india takes a very independent line for in russia
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s. allies in washington? rachel blevins are g germany. chancellor sholtes has pledged to country will phase out russian, coal and gas this year as he laid out a plan for the you to drastically cut its reliance on russian fuel, vandalism, indigo, discuss it for sling up balsam. if we will need a little longer regarding gas, we are working very hard to create new infrastructure to be able to transport gas and pump it into the european network and from ports on the northern germany coast . this will be beneficial not only to ask, but too many other countries, perhaps it will also send a last message to the russian presidency than an essential basis of his economic business model disappearance by putting has said that countries that sanction moscow will need to pay for russian gas applies in rubles through an account at a russian bank and threatened to sever contracts. if those payments aren't made immediately put and warned that a gas shortage in the you could in fight a recession and caused mass unemployment as
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so washington is in danger, losing it all. so if i were in washington, i'm thinking of a long term and trying to plan for a negotiated solution. however unpleasant that might seem to the hoax they daniel, i wish that way it could happen, but i just don't, i just simply don't. i mean, that's the rational path, because what just to kind of an extension of what we just heard from john and marco is that, you know, europe is flexing it's, it's really weak muscles, you know, and it feels really good about itself, but it's isolating itself from the rest of the world, the chinese are watching the child, the russians obvious are, these are not reliable people. these are not in tele and people that you can actually seriously deal with, you know, what happened between a december and in the time of the military incursion. is that the russians remember this very carefully, you can't talk to these people. these people don't tell the truth. they, they're out there. they have a different agenda all the time. and i and i, i personally think th
so washington is in danger, losing it all. so if i were in washington, i'm thinking of a long term and trying to plan for a negotiated solution. however unpleasant that might seem to the hoax they daniel, i wish that way it could happen, but i just don't, i just simply don't. i mean, that's the rational path, because what just to kind of an extension of what we just heard from john and marco is that, you know, europe is flexing it's, it's really weak muscles, you know, and it feels really good...
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and and washington recognize that what we have to deal with which but when he visited washington when he was president, he was treated with where a loyalist forges a good relationship with the winning side he split with his father over the question who will you be loyal to? he says my loyalty is to my new country and williams has my loyalty is to my existing country. he held onto his position. he was the governor of new jersey. rarelywi appointed but when things change t was driven by force and then held in custody and then that like i said earlier was the hotbed and from there there was a loyalist militia to engage in guerrilla warfare and he could use —- criticize the government for not fighting hard enough and giving up too soon. and that is the battle of yorktown that the british could have kept that the new government said we will change some things and end the war w for. but he was very disappointed and dismayed with the british but his feeling was doing but nobody wanted to talk to him. it's a little bit but you lost the war nobody wants to talkth to you. the same thing. he r
and and washington recognize that what we have to deal with which but when he visited washington when he was president, he was treated with where a loyalist forges a good relationship with the winning side he split with his father over the question who will you be loyal to? he says my loyalty is to my new country and williams has my loyalty is to my existing country. he held onto his position. he was the governor of new jersey. rarelywi appointed but when things change t was driven by force and...
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but the powers in washington, d.c. are controlled by dark forces. we have a geriatric despot who sits in the oval office. my friends, what's going on in our country, it's hard. we are facing dark times. i know many of you recognize that we are facing dark times. but you also realize that america's greatest comeback happens when things seem the hardest. when we come out and fight the hardest. when i see how quickly our country is changing, the adage that best describes this time is that hard times created strongmen, and strongmen create good times. but those good times created weak men, and weak men create hard times. you see what is going on when we have we leadership, how quickly things have changed. i know how quickly things can change. eight years ago i was in a car with my best friend. we were driving in florida i was asleep in the passenger seat. he fell asleep behind the wheel, we ran into a concrete wall at 70 miles per our. at that point, i had less than 1% chance to be able to live. i was destined to never stand again. i know how quickly th
but the powers in washington, d.c. are controlled by dark forces. we have a geriatric despot who sits in the oval office. my friends, what's going on in our country, it's hard. we are facing dark times. i know many of you recognize that we are facing dark times. but you also realize that america's greatest comeback happens when things seem the hardest. when we come out and fight the hardest. when i see how quickly our country is changing, the adage that best describes this time is that hard...
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washington is as low as possible. the essence is now somewhere close to the ground from here attempts to shift, again, from a sore head to healthy, so to speak, that this is russia can apply and so on. so this is a very dangerous trend. what is she talking about? she is talking about a very simple thing that sober heads are completely understood in washington. by the way, i know him personally in another and in another incarnation. i recognized him. of course, he is not a stupid person. he is a professional indeed. and uh, i understand that dominance is slipping away. can't hold it. so there are two ways. how can this be done? the first way is to form a new disposition in the international community. these are some issues of multilateral cooperation bilateral, there and so on, so to speak, washington is not ready for this. they are rowing for themselves. here, look at nato. they built europe now , of course, they undoubtedly built it if sweden is in finland, uh, enter there purely hypothetically. donata, they will los
washington is as low as possible. the essence is now somewhere close to the ground from here attempts to shift, again, from a sore head to healthy, so to speak, that this is russia can apply and so on. so this is a very dangerous trend. what is she talking about? she is talking about a very simple thing that sober heads are completely understood in washington. by the way, i know him personally in another and in another incarnation. i recognized him. of course, he is not a stupid person. he is a...
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what is washington's goals in this conflict here? because this massive a sending of arms to ukraine, which nobody knows where it goes to out who's the end user. if it's going to be sold on the black market. one, the problems with western coverage of this conflict is that ukraine is notorious for its corruption. i mean, it makes some corruption in russia blush. i can guarantee you that. so what is washington's goals here? because it seems to me that they're calling the shots. not mr. zalinski. go ahead. daniel, it seems to me, this is the most incompetent handling. major foreign affairs issue in the history of the world. i don't believe that washington has a clue what it's doing. the only thing that's driving the policy right now was the military industrial complex every week. now for the last 2 or at least 2 or 3 weeks, we see a new $800000000.00 military, a package going to ukraine. you know, after a while these $800000000.00 weekly checks are going to start adding up. right. so you have the u. s. sitting massive amounts of military
what is washington's goals in this conflict here? because this massive a sending of arms to ukraine, which nobody knows where it goes to out who's the end user. if it's going to be sold on the black market. one, the problems with western coverage of this conflict is that ukraine is notorious for its corruption. i mean, it makes some corruption in russia blush. i can guarantee you that. so what is washington's goals here? because it seems to me that they're calling the shots. not mr. zalinski....
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welcome to washington post live. amb. herzog: thank you for having me. >> can you tell us what is the
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and washington centric. and the other, for lack of a better word, might be thought to be more jeffersonian, more limited in his approach to government and more decentralized. in other words, the new deal and the centralization of authority in washington and particularly the executive is reversible. and talk show host jack parr. put these in perspective from your the way you look at it, and they're importance in our country the supreme court well you know like many americans i revere the court. it is a fascinating political development and it's had a significant impact on our politics and our presidential politics. that in the last generation or so. a discernible difference his emerged on the right
and washington centric. and the other, for lack of a better word, might be thought to be more jeffersonian, more limited in his approach to government and more decentralized. in other words, the new deal and the centralization of authority in washington and particularly the executive is reversible. and talk show host jack parr. put these in perspective from your the way you look at it, and they're importance in our country the supreme court well you know like many americans i revere the court....
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washington. that was not something that could have happened just anywhere in washington, d.c. so that space that they have provided for gathering americans a i cross the political divide has been a crucial part of it. that's why historians, unofficial sphere is such an important term. that it's integral to what the first lady has always done. we can talk about these, but it has to do with the growth of gender expectations, the growth of women's activity in the world as we move through the century. it makes changes, more work and then as we get towards the guilded age and moving into the progressive era, the work that women do in the world to move out of their domestic sphere, which was the socially dictated acceptable place to be. >> there's a million changes. session just one. by the time you reach the first decade of of the 20th century and you have many differences too. >> i think the reasons why male political scientists focus on soft power is they focus on hard power and want to make that distinction. they view it as the military power and the economic sanctions. but in t
washington. that was not something that could have happened just anywhere in washington, d.c. so that space that they have provided for gathering americans a i cross the political divide has been a crucial part of it. that's why historians, unofficial sphere is such an important term. that it's integral to what the first lady has always done. we can talk about these, but it has to do with the growth of gender expectations, the growth of women's activity in the world as we move through the...
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so go ahead in washington. the whole thing has been a, basically them had holding a pair of deuces and claiming to have a royal flush all along. i mean biden's jumping in its own mouth every day. he says, oh, sanctions were never meant to be a deterrent. and, and people pull up a list of clips in which everybody from him to blink in a saying exactly that, you know, they're trying to read on this thing because they're too busy getting away from in the narrative is all they have feet backlash from this has been spectacular. it's basically the american empire such as it is that i've spoken about for years. it relies on perception that is the most trustworthy, the strongest, most economically powerful in the world. and right now with these sanctions, the embargo is really it's showing to the rest of the world that it is not trustworthy. that it is not in fact power for and that the economic consequences are very real, are showing how weak it's actual economy as opposed to the narrative economy. really is. i mean, y
so go ahead in washington. the whole thing has been a, basically them had holding a pair of deuces and claiming to have a royal flush all along. i mean biden's jumping in its own mouth every day. he says, oh, sanctions were never meant to be a deterrent. and, and people pull up a list of clips in which everybody from him to blink in a saying exactly that, you know, they're trying to read on this thing because they're too busy getting away from in the narrative is all they have feet backlash...
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i left washington a week ago. and now i can tell you what i heard then. that's when i talked to some officials. i've talked to people in congress. i have a clear impression. a lot has happened this week as well. and this is the flushing of the red, uh, lines towards more permissiveness. this took place only after my departure. and to what extent should it be taken? seriously. i don't know, i think you have to take it seriously. yes, that's what mine is for instinct, and then i’ll tell you that from what i heard, the administration, of course, completely denies the russian explanation of why the special operation began, how the special operation is going on, and who has advantages in this special operation now, the administration simultaneously says that she does not want this conflict to drag on endlessly, which the administration would rather start looking for, but some negotiated solutions, that the administration will insist that these negotiated solutions are acceptable to zelensky so that it is not for zelensky's back, but the administration will m
i left washington a week ago. and now i can tell you what i heard then. that's when i talked to some officials. i've talked to people in congress. i have a clear impression. a lot has happened this week as well. and this is the flushing of the red, uh, lines towards more permissiveness. this took place only after my departure. and to what extent should it be taken? seriously. i don't know, i think you have to take it seriously. yes, that's what mine is for instinct, and then i’ll tell you...
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we are at the end of a very busy day in the washington swamp. in the senate, democrats just confirmed a far left democratic activist to the supreme court with the help of of course mitt romney, lisa murkowski, the usual. in the house, covid-19 positive nancy pelosi, we do wish her the best, has been spreading the virus apparently to everyone in sight. look at this picture. that's from yesterday in the white house. yet we have biden's dishonest
we are at the end of a very busy day in the washington swamp. in the senate, democrats just confirmed a far left democratic activist to the supreme court with the help of of course mitt romney, lisa murkowski, the usual. in the house, covid-19 positive nancy pelosi, we do wish her the best, has been spreading the virus apparently to everyone in sight. look at this picture. that's from yesterday in the white house. yet we have biden's dishonest
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washington. that's not something that could have happened anywhere in washington d.c. so that space that first ladies and first families in general have provided for gathering americans from across the political divide has been a crucial part of it. i think that's why in historian's solidarity, the unofficial sphere, is such an important term rather than -- i know political science and soft power. but that unofficial sphere is integral to what the first lady is and has always done even down to today. so changes, well, there are many changes and we can talk more about these, but it has to do with the growth of gender expectations, the growth of women's activity in the world as we move through the century of the civil war, it makes changes. women's more work and as we get to the gilded age, the sort of work that women do in the world to move out of their domestic sphere which is the socially dictated place for women to be. >> just education. >> carry on. there's a million changes. education is just one. certainly. by the time you reach the first decade of the 20th centur
washington. that's not something that could have happened anywhere in washington d.c. so that space that first ladies and first families in general have provided for gathering americans from across the political divide has been a crucial part of it. i think that's why in historian's solidarity, the unofficial sphere, is such an important term rather than -- i know political science and soft power. but that unofficial sphere is integral to what the first lady is and has always done even down to...
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is the fixer who made washington worked at a time when we said washington doesn't work anymore but the key was both he and george h.w. bush did have a view of politics and in a way may be patricia in both of them that you were meant to fight hard in bush himself didn't seem all that comfortable he was more comfortable with a thousand points of light and bush is responsible for this. bush and baker authorized it. michael dukakis he's like the democratic governor of massachusetts and they turn him into a flagburning aclu card-carrying un-american figure. he was also not man enough and it's really an extraordinary thing in network. baker as margaret tutwiler who is a close adviser to him throughout washington she said aker doesn't do regrets and we found that to be a the case in our interviews with him. we couldn't get him to say he regretted anything. my record is my record and i'm comfortable with that kind of person. this is the only thing, willie horton was the only one who he said to us probably i may have gone too far. he didn't want this strategy in approaching his own biography an
is the fixer who made washington worked at a time when we said washington doesn't work anymore but the key was both he and george h.w. bush did have a view of politics and in a way may be patricia in both of them that you were meant to fight hard in bush himself didn't seem all that comfortable he was more comfortable with a thousand points of light and bush is responsible for this. bush and baker authorized it. michael dukakis he's like the democratic governor of massachusetts and they turn...
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house the news being received in washington. it's going down pretty well as you might expect. pablo germany is seen as an important partner, but one that hasn't always pulled its weight on defense and security. and it is believed that these systems, these cheetah systems, as they're called, will actually really help ukraine defend itself. and what we heard from secretary austin in germany was that ukraine can win this war in that time is of the essence . and that is something that i've heard echoed here in washington, where there really is a sense that the battle that's happening right now in the east and in the south of ukraine is decisive. and that ukraine needs heavy weapons quickly to be able to push back russian forces. of course, there is the understanding that this war could go on for several months to come, maybe even longer. but still this short term pushes seen as critical. and that's why germany's decision to provide these anti aircraft systems is welcome news to long lawmakers, by the way on both sides of the aisle w
house the news being received in washington. it's going down pretty well as you might expect. pablo germany is seen as an important partner, but one that hasn't always pulled its weight on defense and security. and it is believed that these systems, these cheetah systems, as they're called, will actually really help ukraine defend itself. and what we heard from secretary austin in germany was that ukraine can win this war in that time is of the essence . and that is something that i've heard...
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and a canny operator in washington. and then who would win the forth.n and so and thenhi the campaign could be rough-and-tumble but then it would be over. but the purpose at least for bush baker was to get the power so theywa could do something. it was in the the all and end all. and then to do something of interest. and then to hear governance and then to set up issues to bash the other guy. and those that in six of the 12 years indn the senate. so why would he said there? >> and then to talk to democrats. and as secretary of state he actually barred netanyahu from entering the state department. >> that's actually one of the k best stories that netanyahu clearly failed to understand baker in this story was told to us by tom broker one —- tom brokaw who later covered baker and then became friends with him at the ranch out west and told the story then a young deputy foreign minister netanyahu came to washington he askedw, brokaw to go out to breakfast and explained the secretary of state to him. and tom brokaw took the
and a canny operator in washington. and then who would win the forth.n and so and thenhi the campaign could be rough-and-tumble but then it would be over. but the purpose at least for bush baker was to get the power so theywa could do something. it was in the the all and end all. and then to do something of interest. and then to hear governance and then to set up issues to bash the other guy. and those that in six of the 12 years indn the senate. so why would he said there? >> and then to...
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who ran washington? so with that i would like to invite you to have any closing remarks and then also for the audience so that you know for those who have not read the book as yet the book is available for purchase just outside and the authors will be signing as well. absolutely. thank you. thank you for the great questions. thank you kai you have been so kind with your praise of the book and believe me. he is a master class in biography. so for us, it's a great honor to be with you. thank you great conversation. thank you guys. thank you very much. appreciate it. great conversation. thank you, guys. thank you very much. appreciate it. [applause] >> weekends on c-span2 arunachal feast. every saturday american history tv documents america's stories, and on sundays booktv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. funding for c-span2 come from these television companies, and more, including buckeye bought broadband. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> buckeye broadband, along with these television companies
who ran washington? so with that i would like to invite you to have any closing remarks and then also for the audience so that you know for those who have not read the book as yet the book is available for purchase just outside and the authors will be signing as well. absolutely. thank you. thank you for the great questions. thank you kai you have been so kind with your praise of the book and believe me. he is a master class in biography. so for us, it's a great honor to be with you. thank you...
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as all consuming as a book project like this one and a biography that's also the story of washington itself in many ways from you know in a period of time from the end of watergate really to the end of the cold war. i guess my national was we better do this together because otherwis >> we better because otherwise we won't have anything to talk about, i am very very lucky obviously have a partner was a wonderful wonderful partner in all things. [laughter] why u don't redeem this but we found particularly fascinating because not just his own story, which we can go through if we want about the secretary of state and reagan chief of staff ran five presidential campaigns and i myself would be really extraordinary but i think we also the that made us want to write it was washington semi with his worry was a story washington the course of a generation it and so it was not just jim baker story, he was washington and sarah and they are the contract so starkly with those today chris matthews here has written a reagan and two days washington is so radically different than the one with jim baker
as all consuming as a book project like this one and a biography that's also the story of washington itself in many ways from you know in a period of time from the end of watergate really to the end of the cold war. i guess my national was we better do this together because otherwis >> we better because otherwise we won't have anything to talk about, i am very very lucky obviously have a partner was a wonderful wonderful partner in all things. [laughter] why u don't redeem this but we...
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and he was governor, i don't think washington would even deny this. they would worded a little differently. they'd ask you if you really believed that authoritarian regime should enjoy the same rights as the democratic ones, we were to serve booklet booth, i do believe so. the what for school? good, we're, we're, and since you do and this is unacceptable to them, this defines the key difference between moscow's, in washington's views. they claim nato, as a defensive alliance in russia has nothing to fear. but what they mean us and we are not stupid or naive to think otherwise, only as long as you behave. absolutely, sure, yes, if a country is doing something that nato, as a democratic alliance thinks is wrong, that country might have to face some consequences. i think nato doesn't really hide this. so what should we do about the ukraine crisis? considering the risks you've mentioned in obvious clash of approaches to foreign relations. and even the definition of the contemporary civilization which they look at is a peaceful settlement of the ukrainian
and he was governor, i don't think washington would even deny this. they would worded a little differently. they'd ask you if you really believed that authoritarian regime should enjoy the same rights as the democratic ones, we were to serve booklet booth, i do believe so. the what for school? good, we're, we're, and since you do and this is unacceptable to them, this defines the key difference between moscow's, in washington's views. they claim nato, as a defensive alliance in russia has...
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and washington centric. and the other, for lack of a better word, might be thought to be more jeffersonian, more limited in his approach to government and more decentralized. in other words, the new deal and the centralization of authority in washington and particularly the executive is reversible. you could argue that much of the last 50 years is an attempt to do just that. >> that was the fifth part of our eight-hour conversation with historian and author richard norton smith. the rest of this conversation airs at the same time each week. you can watch this and upcoming segments once they aired online at c-span.org/history. >>> weekends on c-span2. every saturday american history tv documents america's story. and on sundays, book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. funding for c-span2 comes from these television companies and more including charter communications. >> broadband is a force for empowerment. that's why charter has invested billions. billion infrastructure, upgrading techn
and washington centric. and the other, for lack of a better word, might be thought to be more jeffersonian, more limited in his approach to government and more decentralized. in other words, the new deal and the centralization of authority in washington and particularly the executive is reversible. you could argue that much of the last 50 years is an attempt to do just that. >> that was the fifth part of our eight-hour conversation with historian and author richard norton smith. the rest...
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i was calling my part of washington. i was calling the state department official washington, and this was all happening, you know around president trump and but not by, you know civil servants foreign service officers people like fiona hill. i mean when he called the deep state, yeah exactly, but you know, they had a deeper condition i would say and so they were i think the planning how to get dirt basically on joe biden and i think there was a sense that maybe i would not be helpful in that in that effort if i saw things that were going going wrong, but you didn't you knew about some of these issues but by the time it becomes public here in washington, and you have sean hannity talking about you laura ingraham the president's son don junior. that's when i really realized wow. there's some crazy thing happening. yeah, you know it it's a small community here in washington that pays attention to russia and and ukraine and you know, i like you have known these folks, you know here for many years since we served in in moscow
i was calling my part of washington. i was calling the state department official washington, and this was all happening, you know around president trump and but not by, you know civil servants foreign service officers people like fiona hill. i mean when he called the deep state, yeah exactly, but you know, they had a deeper condition i would say and so they were i think the planning how to get dirt basically on joe biden and i think there was a sense that maybe i would not be helpful in that in...
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and washington centric. and the other, for lack of a better word, might be thought to be more jeffersonian, more limited in his approach to government and more decentralized. in other words, the new deal and the centralization of authority in washington and particularly the executive is reversible. and talk show host jack parr. put these in perspective from your the way you loo
and washington centric. and the other, for lack of a better word, might be thought to be more jeffersonian, more limited in his approach to government and more decentralized. in other words, the new deal and the centralization of authority in washington and particularly the executive is reversible. and talk show host jack parr. put these in perspective from your the way you loo
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when we came to washington, i knew what i wanted to do. i had worked on mental health problems when he was governor. i had been the governor's wife. i had my projects, i had entertained heads of state and entertained georgia legislators instead of congress people. there was a lot that i had learned. and i couldn't wait to get to washington to work on mental health because i had a chance to do it in the whole country. and in the campaign, i had a buy -- biographical sketch that said i was interested in mental health issues. everywhere i went in the country campaigning, people would show me their mental health facilities. either because they were proud of them but mostly because they needed help. so even before jimmy was inaugurated, after he was elected, i had put together a commission onmental health. i had been working with equal rights amendment. i wanted to get that ratified. i had worked -- i think maybe my interest in problems of the elderly came in the campaign because when you're campaigning, people in a community will take you wher
when we came to washington, i knew what i wanted to do. i had worked on mental health problems when he was governor. i had been the governor's wife. i had my projects, i had entertained heads of state and entertained georgia legislators instead of congress people. there was a lot that i had learned. and i couldn't wait to get to washington to work on mental health because i had a chance to do it in the whole country. and in the campaign, i had a buy -- biographical sketch that said i was...
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this is part of the "washington post" video port pubshed moay. >> it was scary. it was scary when the planes were flying toward kyiv. there re flyingig over us and we cld hear em. then every daytwo daywere particularly horble. the ruians were comin forth like cockroaches. amy: that is valentyna omelchuk, a grandmother who spent a month hiding in her basement west of kyiv. jon, she told you she had not spoken to her granddaughter -- her daughter or grand children for a month? >> that's right, amy. we actually were able [indiscernible] sometimes civilians aren't able to move around. we were able to we filmed this piece, contact her daughter and her grandchildren in kyiv right now and at least pass along that her mother was her life -- was a lie. that was the first her daughter had heard any news. you can't your small blessings there. this is one of countless families that have been separated and cut off from each other and have no access to basic communication. no way to know if -- amy: i am asking for folks to bear with us. it is amazing we even have this connecti
this is part of the "washington post" video port pubshed moay. >> it was scary. it was scary when the planes were flying toward kyiv. there re flyingig over us and we cld hear em. then every daytwo daywere particularly horble. the ruians were comin forth like cockroaches. amy: that is valentyna omelchuk, a grandmother who spent a month hiding in her basement west of kyiv. jon, she told you she had not spoken to her granddaughter -- her daughter or grand children for a month?...
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washington had previously warned india against buying russian weapons. and while some countries have piled economic pressure on moscow, india has stood firm and continued in ports of russian oil. but the white house is strongly opposed to that with spokesperson gen saki, saying it's not an india's best interest to maintain such close ties with russia. we don't believe it's an india's interest to accelerate or increase imports of russian energy and other commodities. every country should abide by the sanctions that we have announced, and that we're implementing around the world in the of the worlds that 3rd largest oil in puerto has been hit hard by rising prices for crude. the middle east accounts for the bulk of india's oil imports with iraq and saudi arabia, the top 2 suppliers. now at least 2 major indian refineries plan to buy less saudi oil than usual. instead opting for cheaper imports from russia. political commentator a g data says it's a good deal for india, india with obviously she got a better deal it. and if the options are offering the best
washington had previously warned india against buying russian weapons. and while some countries have piled economic pressure on moscow, india has stood firm and continued in ports of russian oil. but the white house is strongly opposed to that with spokesperson gen saki, saying it's not an india's best interest to maintain such close ties with russia. we don't believe it's an india's interest to accelerate or increase imports of russian energy and other commodities. every country should abide...
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"washington journal" is. -- "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: and good morning. this is the "washington journal" on c-span, three hours of news and, as always, your views. indoor mask mandates nationwide have been mostly lifted, including in the capital them about their some signs that the latest variant could be spreading. here is what dr. fauci said yesterday on abc's "this week." [video clip] >> obviously, there is a concern as we are seeing an uptick in the cases. as i have mentioned, this is not unexpected, that you are going to see an uptick when you pull back on the mitigation methods. if you look at the cdc calculation with their new metrics, it is clear that most of the country, even though it is in an uptick, it is still in the that green zone, which means masking is not recommended, in the sense as not required in indoor settings. but as people pull back when you have a highly transmissible virus, like the ba.2, and you're pulling back on medication and at the same time there is waning immunity, you will see an uptick. the numbers are gaining. what i a
"washington journal" is. -- "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: and good morning. this is the "washington journal" on c-span, three hours of news and, as always, your views. indoor mask mandates nationwide have been mostly lifted, including in the capital them about their some signs that the latest variant could be spreading. here is what dr. fauci said yesterday on abc's "this week." [video clip] >> obviously, there is a concern as we are...
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