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They gavel it is session saturday morning and ten eastern. Watch the debate live on cspan good evening. Every saturday night throughout the summer, book tv is putting on several hours of a wellknown author. Kind of hard twisted on binge watching. Tonight teacherg author is historian David Mccullough for it is author of a dozen books including bestselling histories, on the american revolutions, and the invention of mans spacefligh for some ofe Northwest Territory in the creation of the brooklyn b...

Good evening, every saturday night throughout the summer booktv is putting on several hours of a wellknown author. Kind of our twist on binge watching. Tonights featured author s historian David Mccullough the author of a dozen books including bestselling histories on the american revolution, the invention of manned spaceflight the settlement of the Northwest Territory and the creation of the brooklyn bridge. He is a two time winner both Pulitzer Prize and National Book award and appeared on boo...

Programs. In 1982 he appeared on book notes to talk about his biography of president truman it won the Pulitzer Prize for biography and to help change the view of the truman presidency. Here he is from 1992. Cspan you start off by saying as far back as he could remember truman held onto the mythical roman heroes. What is that all about . The mythical hero who left in time of war with the great general and was victorious and renounced all of his power and returned to the farm. Thats a theme the c...

Mr. Mccullough sits down to talk about this book on the american revolution. 1776. This is from cspans q a program. This week on q a, august is offering historian David Mccullough. On the genera general henry knom in maine. Host David Mccullough, you told audience outside of this general henry knox museum, days ago that everybody in american should know who henry knox is pretty white. David because these extraordinary historian an american who seem to be miscast. Seem to be fellow not prepared f...

For 25 years, talks about u. S. Policy in the region and the recent confrontation between the u. S. And iran. Much want to beat this weekend every weekend, on cspan2. Host please welcome doctor cory lee. [applause]. Hello there guess who i am im cory and this is kevin. And i have to give you an introduction about this person, we know to get you out of the hole that you have been living in for a while. This is tara westover. This is the 100 consecutive week on the New York Times bestseller list p...

Am . [laughter] this Tara Westover and if i have to give you an introduction about Tara Westover you need to get out of the hole that youve been living in for a while. Because her book has just celebrated i think the 100th week, consecutive week on the New York Times best seller list. I think number one. [applause] thank you. Ahead of Michelle Malcolm or down there. Thanks. But thats very cool. And im assuming that a lot of people are familiar with the narrative that and thats why youre so inter...

Hello there. Guess who i am. [laughing] so i am khoi le. This is Tara Westover, and if i have to give you an introduction about Tara Westover, you need to just get out of hope youve been living in for a while. Because the book has to celebrate i think the 100th week, consecutive week on the New York Times best seller list, its at number one. [applause] ahead of michelle malcolm, down there so thats pretty cool. And im assuming a lot of people are familiar with the narrative that, the 40 so inter...

To gaveluse is about in so we are going to leave the hearing. You can continue watching on cspan3 or on our website cspan. Org. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. November 19, 2019. I hereby appoint the honorable mark takano to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to th...

History as a frontier town, and outfitter for travelers setting out on the santa fe trail. It was november 12, 1927 when the pioneer mother sculpture was dedicated in Penn Valley Park. It not only celebrates kansas citys pioneer history, but also as a tribute to those who suffered great hardship and loss while traveling across the plains and search of a better life. In her new book, pioneer mother monuments constructing cultural identity, historian Cynthia Prescott walks through more than a cent...

Professor talks about her book, constructing cultural memory. She highlights some of the tutes of pioneer mom pioneer mothers in the kansas city area. Welcome everyone, thank you for being here. I manager of the Missouri Valley special collection. Our Research Room was headquartered across the hall. Otherll find journals and Research Materials document and kansas citys early histories the frontier town, and out better for traveler setting out on the santa fe trail. It was november 12, 1927 when ...