Who, over the years, became a true american icon. He was passionate about his lifes work and felt most at home in Yosemite National park. His photographs of yosemite are, themselves, iconic. In fact, ansel adams yosemite landscape photographs are some of the most recognizable in the world. But on this adventure, weve come in search of some ansel adams photographs that are not very well known. In fact, they are very obscure. Very few people even know they exist. They have literally fallen through the cracks of time. Now, to see these photographs for ourselves, weve come here to Downtown Los Angeles to the Central Branch of the Los Angeles Public library. Thats where these wonderful photographs are housed these ansel adams photographs taken almost 70 years ago, photographs that are still very much a part of californias gold. [music] well, the adventure begins. We have finally reached our destination, and here to greet us is my friend, carolyn kozo cole. Carolyn, ive never known exactly w
To be in the cia. I grew up during the 50s and 60s. It never once crossed my mind to eventually join the cia. I wasnt even a fan of the ian fleming books as a kid which most of my generation was. It just never occurred to me. I graduated from law school in 1972 and went to work. I had seen enough of private practice turing summer clerkships and decided i didnt want to do that and probably wouldnt be very good at it so i went into federal Government Service upon the graduation of law school which i did and i joined a Treasury Department as a lawyer which is fine for first job. After couple of years you know how it is when you are in your 20s. For me i was in Washington Young and ambitious wanting to make some sort of mark and i knew i would never make it in treasury. Around that time the that first revelations about the cia were really hitting the media bigtime for a series of exposes by sy hurst and the New York Times followed by, and im looking at the audience and i think most of your
Black people were entitled to the same rights at the restaurant counters, jobs, housing or whatever it was not because the government was going to give it to them but because they enjoyed the same rights as every human being. Guest government had to enforce equal treatment not segregation so it was an important tool. Host and i am not throwing the baby out with the bath wart. There is a reason for government. Government needs to restrain the sinful people who will not be constrained from within a higher power. Government is an established institution but it has limitati limitations. The founders wanted the government to be restrained so the people would be unlimited. That is why it starts we the people not we the government. Thank you for coming in. The new book is called what works and Common Sense Solutions for a stronger america. And you can notice the groundhog on the cover and that is because he thinks we keep ignoring the Common Sense Solutions that our forefathers have given us.
That . Next on booktv miram powell talks about the cofounder and president cesar chavez. She spoke at the san antonio book festival in texas for 45 minutes. Good morning. Welcome. Today we are very fortunate to have a special guest with us. I am a former book editor in the san Antonio Express news and i work for many years in los angeles for the Los Angeles Times. Ive written for the new york times. Ive written for the los angeles review of books and im on the board of directors of the book critics circle. Im also the author of a book of poetry. Miriam pawal is the public surprise winning attitude that spent 25 years working at news of a and the Los Angeles Times. Her book is the First Comprehensive biography of the charismatic leader and shes also written the union of their dreams a widely acclaimed and nuanced history of the united farm workers unit. She recently received a National Endowment for the humanities fellowship to support her work on the biography. Please welcome miriam pa
Rather changes. Host and if in one of your books you write it was almost a mistake that britain helped found israel. A little tongue in cheek. Guest certain people in the british ruling class would think rather a mistake that they helped bring it about. And, indeed, my own opinion is they both helped and then did their damnedest to stop it from coming about. But that is really another issue of immense complication for another time maybe. Host final email from gary in lexington park, maryland. I have to comment on todays guest. When the interview started, iowy intelligent woman could have such obviously wrongheaded opinions on topics such as Global Warming. However, as the show progressed, i came to realize i greed with everything agreed with everything you had to say except Global Warming. [laughter] and that will be the last word. Melanie phillips has been our guest for the last three years. The divided house was her first book. All must have prizes, the sex change society, americas s