Now it is a great honor to introduce our guests. What an amazing panel. Americas most distinguished historians and scholars of congress to help us understand our current vexations. Edward ayres is president emeritus at the university of richmond. He is the author of many books on the civil war and reconstruction, including, i will highlight one of his many Award Winning books the thin light of freedom the civil war and emancipation in the part of america, which he discussed at the National Constitution center in 2017. His forthwomaning do ining book southern journey. Welcome, it is an honor to have you. My pleasure, thank you. And Joanne Freeman is 1954 graduate of Yale University and is a professor of American History and american studies at Yale University, where she specializes in the politics and political culture of the revolutionary and Early National period. She is a cohost with edward ayres of a Popular History podcast back story. She is the author of many books as well includi
Critical supply chains and medical manufacturing back we have been working on this for a long time. His is a goal of you are strategy to protect our people from the horrible china virus, have never happened. It should have never been here. They should have stopped it. I took ecades before office, foreign nations were allowed to freely plunder or i haves and loot our industries, take our business out of the United States. Vacuumed f jobs were out, just taking out so easily, that happen. Ns let nd our communities were strind and shipped in many cases to world. Ies all over the four years ago we launched a old effort to revitalize American Manufacturing and enact fair trade deals and bring our industries back home where they belong. The china virus landed on our shores, it became clearer ever before that restoring American Manufacturing is a core matter of national security. E must never be reliant on a foreign nation for americas medical or other needs. Other t includes many needs. I jus
[ laughter ] but, you know, at the end of the day, you have to what is it . Theres the word hope. You hope. What was his name . Leonard cohen, the writer, leonard had something about a crack in the a crack in the sunlight or a crack in the whatever. And he said, theres something about that thats the reason we have cracks. So we can let the light through. And somewhere in people like lincoln and douglass they could let the light. Get your perfect offering, theres a crack in everything, thats how the light gets thats how the light gets in. What a perfect way to end this session. I just want to say thank you to richard, david, and craig for joining us today, for todays cabinet conversation and thanks to everyone for watching. Youre watching American History tv. Every weekend on cspan3, explore our nations past. Cspan3, created by americas capable Television Companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. We cre featuring American History tv programs as
Folks outside, but we are keeping our social distancing and playing by the rules. Good afternoon, everyone. This is ano kamala, exciting day. This is a great day for our campaign and a great game for great day for america, in our view. I have had the incredible privilege with meeting and spending time with a talented group of women leaders, all of whom are qualified to be president. With each one, the more i learn about them, the more i talk to them, the more impressed i was, even though i knew that before. I want to thank each and everyone of them for being part of this process and i look forward to working with them as we rebuild this country, to get elected and once we are elected, god willing. I approach this with a seriousness, a purpose and a mind, because this is a serious moment for our nation. We are at one of those inflection points you have heard me say that before in our history. A lifechanging election for this nation. Choice we makehe this november is going to decide the
He talked about how state governments were balancing Public Health and Economic Needs and responding to the pandemic. He also discussed efforts to reopen schools and more businesses while continuing to monitor his states infection and hospitalization rates. Is the 62ndhogan governor of the state of maryland. The second republican to be reelected in the 242 year history of the state. He has had a number of policy priorities that we will talk about recently during the pandemic, he has been a leader in ensuring that those in maryland have access to testing and they have a set of policies that are thought through and rigorous but also recognized the need to balance these important considerations that we have to go through as we try to deal with this pandemic. He is the author of a book called still standing. Welcome. Thank you, it is wonderful to be with you. Great to be with you. I want to start with your book. One of the things that struck me early on, you talk about your dads influence