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Mccullough. Over the past 20 years he has appeared on book tv more than 50 times. All of the programs are about to see can be viewed in their entirety by visiting our website booktv. Org. You can use the search function at the top of the page. First , 92 on cspan book notes program, David Mccullough discussed his biography of president harry truman. The book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for biography and was instrumental in changing attitudes about the truman presidency. Heres a portion of tha...

Cspan. I have the pleasure this evening of welcoming and introducing two eminent scholars of Richard Nixon and the nixon era. Our moderator is frank gannon, who served as special assistant to donald rumsfeld. He was chief assistant to nixon on the writing of his memoirs during the president s years in san clementa. And he has the were distinction of having interviewed the president on tape in 1983. Those materials now reside at the university of georgia in the p body archive. We also have john r...

Speaker of parliament and called for increased cooperation between washington and taipei. We come in friendship to taiwan. We come and p for the region. We look forward to our conversation about how we can work together, learning from you and, and sharing some thought ourselves on how to protect the planet from the climate crisis. How do we accelerate and learn from you . How you addressed the coven crisis . How we advance respect for all of the people in our countries as we go forward. The Chin...

Its good to have you with us. Hello, adrian. For the get here and know how the headlines and al jazeera here as hospital nancy pelosi is now left taiwan after a visit thats been announced. Fine china. She repeated washingtons commitment to protect democracy on the self governing island. Which by jing considered to be a part of its territory to day the world say its a choice between democracy and autocracy. Americas determination to preserve democracy here in taiwan and around the world, we may i...

To detour somali kids from being recruited by al shabab, the group behind the kenyan mall attacks. Theme the clock is ticking on a Government Shutdown. Mondays deadline is now less than five days away. Thats how much time lawmakers have to pass a stopgap measure to keep the government running. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are urging their colleague not to play games. I hope we wont go down a bunch of political rabbit trails that take away from the seriousness of trying to solve our count...

We have been following backtoback developments coming out of kiev where secretary of state john kerry addressed reporters just moments ago, and in washington where the president spoke concerning the crisis in ukrain as well. Mike the secretary of state and president using versus forceful language, the secretary of state calling what happened in kiev freedom, and the president using words like meddle and intervene. Yes, both men trying to embarrass Vladimir Putin on the world stage. The president...

The senate is debating a bill to keep the government open through middle december, but it takes money away from obamacare. Libby joins us from washington, is so libby, john boehner just addressed the media and what did he say . Reporter hes still talking negatively about the healthcast law, but the republicans are talking about the debt ceiling. The date that the u. S. Will hit its limit on debt. And this is going to be a big fight. Even bigger than the fight over the potential Government Shutdo...

On cspan. I have the pleasure this evening of welcoming and introducing two eminent scholars of Richard Nixon and the nixon era. Our moderator is frank gannon, who served as special assistant to donald rumsfeld. He was chief Editorial Assistant to nixon on the writing of his memoirs during the president s years insane clementa. And he has the were distinction of having interviewed the president on tape in 1983. Those materials now reside at the university of georgia in the p body archive. We als...

Was instrumental in changing attitudes about the truman presidency. Heres a portion of that interview. Attempted assassination number of president s have already been assassinated. Why would the government at that time have protection for them . It wasnt done. Why would the government have a pension . Their pensions for Army Officers and pensions for everybody else but no pension for president. In fact to very little money. Had to borrow some money quite secretly which dean atchison cosine, to p...

[ theme ] stephanie hello, current tv land. Our number one Jackie Schechner. For political geeks, its like christmas morning, state of the union night. Did you hear whos going to be there . Ted nugent. Bill press just called him a terd in the punch bowl. Stephanie theres a metal detector before you get in, right . Just checking. If you threaten the president , under investigation which he was then probably not allowed to come to the state of the union. Stephanie one would think. I hope the secre...