One but if not incredibly compelling, a very lively and engaging had a difficult time putting down. Would you please encapsulate the life of your grandfather briefly . Because he seems to have compressed four four owe five s into one lifetime. Guest he did pick in fact, to book a memoir called my several lives. The only problem with it, it was, the New York Times declared he was a great man and he it was a dull book turkey didnt me secrets. My grandfather had an extraordinary career because he served the country in three wars essentially, too hot and one cold. He helped make the first weapon of mass destruction poison gas for the chemical war service during world war i. He then became president of harvard and was a leading educator but then because of his wartime experience and because he was a brilliant chemist by training, he ended up being recruited by roosevelt to be one of scientific journals of world war ii. He was in charge again of all chemical weapons but that included a new w
Jennet conant, book about her grandfather, difficult time putting down. Would you please encapsulate the life of your grandfather briefly because he seems to have compressed four or five lives into one lifetime. He did, in fact, he wrote a memoir called my several lives, the only problem with it it was New York Times declared he was a great man and it was a dull book because he was a buttoned down yankee and he didnt reveal too many secrets. My grandfather had extraordinary career because he the country in three wars essentially, too hot andn one cold. He became president of harvard and because of his wartime experience and because he was a brilliant chemist by training, he ended up being recruited by roosevelt to be one of scientific generals, he was in charge again of all chemical weapons but that included a new weapon and he ended up overseeing the Manhattan Project, laboratory at los alamos where they built the first atomic bomb. He had advised roosevelt and became key adviser to t
Richie is a Kennedy Center honoree. How he went from a shy boy to an international superstar. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The weather outside is frightful. This is really blast. Youd better bundle up. This blast is here to stay. Millions of americans face plunging temperatures. Millions of americans are digging out. A packed jet makes a uturn returning to l. A. X. This all has to do with an unauthorized passenger. President trump slammed the f fbi. He called the dossier a pile of garbage. The Trump Administration says it is sanctioning two officials linked to kim jonguns Nuclear Missile defense. The department of defense and its Service Branches have miserabl miserably. The california wildfire is all but contained. Little smoke and air quality has improved. A thrilling finish for the suns. All that and all that matters my brother. Two men in hawaii who have been best friends for 60 years made an incredible discovery. It turns out theyre b
Richie is a Kennedy Center honoree. How he went from a shy boy to an international superstar. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The weather outside is frightful. This is really blast. Youd better bundle up. This blast is here to stay. Millions of americans face plunging temperatures. Millions of americans are digging out. A packed jet makes a uturn returning to l. A. X. This all has to do with an unauthorized passenger. President trump slammed the f fbi. He called the dossier a pile of garbage. The Trump Administration says it is sanctioning two officials linked to kim jonguns Nuclear Missile defense. The department of defense and its Service Branches have failed miserabl miserably. The california wildfire is all but contained. Little smoke and air quality has improved. A thrilling finish for the suns. All that and all that matters my brother. Two men in hawaii who have been best friends for 60 years made an incredible discovery. It turns out t
Next, remarks by former president jimmy carter. Discussion on terror threats to the u. S. Assesses the state of iran under rouhani. On the next washington journal, Washington Examiner kleintary editor philip discusses president obamas foreign and domestic policy challenges and previews the upcoming midterm congressional elections. Adam green, cofounder of the compressive Chain Committee outlines the political and legislative agenda of progressive groups for the 2014 elections. Senior staff writer Gordon Lubold talks about the threat with isis. We will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Journal, live at 7 a. M. Eastern on cspan. Former president jimmy carter gave a keynote speech on the first day of the Islamic Society of north americas annual convention in detroit. He talked about the work the Carter Center is doing, including the involvement in the middle east peace process. He received criticism for greeting to speak at this forum. This is abou