[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] light at the Mayflower Hotel in washington where we are raiding the house Reason Committee chair paul ryan discussed in the u. S. Economy attacks policy in what is called a political breakfast. He will be interviewed by correspondent ben white appeared it should be on the way in just a moment here on cspan2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. We are about to begin. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome trend is chief correspondent politico. [applause] thank you all for coming out. I am ben white, chief economic correspondent of politico covering the intersection of wall street and washington.
It really is. Id like to talk biography first. Tell me about growing up in baltimore, family, influences about shaping identity. Coates i was very fortunate. I have six brothers and six sisters total. I lived in a household in west baltimore, right across the street where the disturbances in baltimore started earlier this year. You know, the world you grew up in, what you know in terms of what you are going to go out and see, and then theres the world thats on tv, and the world is a great deal of violence in the neighborhoods, where violence shaped the social customs of folks, and where a larger violence that was not as obvious, not necessarily somebody pulling out a gun or five toys jumping you, but a larger aspect of violence shaped the community. I lived in a household where i have a mother and a father. This was not the typical profile for most of my friends. I have a mother and father who both worked, who by that point were both very educated people. I have the basics covered in t
Baltimore. About family, influences about shaping identity. Coates i was very fortunate. I have six brothers and sisters total. I lived in a household in west baltimore, right across the street where the disturbances in baltimore started earlier this year. You know, the world you grew up in, what you know in terms of what you are going to go out and see, and then theres the world thats on tv, and the world i knew was one in which there was a great deal of violence in the neighborhoods, where violence shaped the social customs of folks, and where a larger violence that was not as obvious, not necessarily somebody pulling out a gun or five boys jumping you, but a larger aspect of violence shaped the community. The thing i think of, i live in a household where i had a mother and a father. This was not the typical profile for most of my friends. I had a mother and father who both worked, who by that point were both very educated people. I have the basics covered in terms of my food, clothi
Last june sparked a national debate. His latest book is called between the world and me, written in the form of a letter to his 14yearold son. I am pleased to have him at the table the first time. Welcome. Thanks, charlie. Rose its a pleasure. Id like to talk biography first. Tell me about growing up in baltimore, about family, about influences, about shaping identity. Yeah well, i was very fortunate. I have six brothers and sisters total. I lived in a household in west baltimore, down the street from where the disturbances in baltimore started earlier this year. You know, the world you grow up in, what you know in terms of what you go out and see and then there is, you know the world thats on tv. The world that i knew was one in which there was a great deal of violence among the neighbors, violence shaped the social customs of vehicles and a kind of larger violence that was not as obvious, was not somebody pulling out a gun not necessarily five boys jumping another one, but societal v
Last june sparked a national debate. His latest book is called between the world and me, written in the form of a letter to his 14yearold son. I am pleased to have him at the table the first time. Welcome. Thanks, charlie. Rose its a pleasure. Id like to talk biography first. Tell me about growing up in baltimore, about family, about influences, about shaping identity. Yeah well, i was very fortunate. I have six brothers and sisters total. I lived in a household in west baltimore, down the street from where the disturbances in baltimore started earlier this year. You know, the world you grow up in, what you know in terms of what you go out and see and then there is, you know the world thats on tv. The world that i knew was one in which there was a great deal of violence among the neighbors, violence shaped the social customs of vehicles and a kind of larger violence that was not as obvious, was not somebody pulling out a gun not necessarily five boys jumping another one, but societal v