And specially what was then a somewhat obscured demographics, what the pollsters called some college, people with technical, vocational or community college. This group was large by a third of the voters and headed track record. The group synonymous with the working class was and is important. Henry shows how workingclass americans transcending left and right providing key of success. Henrys book is basically divide intoed two parts, one on understanding the beliefs of the true reagan, getting reagan right in henrys words and the other appointed critique of how conservatives and modern gops have lost their way and what they do to recover it. Bios are online so i wont provide introductions. Henry will speak about 20 minutes and then we ask Craig Shirley, author of four best sellers on reagan including reagan rising, decisive years, 1976 to 1980 comment on henrys understanding of the true reagan. Craig will speak for ten minutes. Then we will turn to bill who will moderate the second hal
Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome. You can watch this and of the programs online at booktv. Org. Good afternoon, everyone. Im Karlyn Bowman and it is a great pleasure for me and my cohost today bill galston of the Brookings Institution to welcome all of you and our cspan audience to the sentiments event to celebrate the publication of henry olsons new book, the working class republican Ronald Reagan and the return of bluecollar conservatism. Henry is a senior fellow at the ethics and Public Policy center, four aei colleague and a member in Good Standing of aei selection. Henry arrived at aei in 2006 and we soon bonded over politics and especially what was then a somewhat obscure demographic, what the pollsters called some college. People with the technical vocational or Community College education this group was large, about onethird of voters and had a nearperfect track record of voting for the winter in president ial elections. This loosely defined group, roughly synonymous with the
Working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide; the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build measurably better lives; the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. The tabloid media and the political media converge for the first time, and you suddenly have the camera scrums of people shoving each other aside, elbowing. The tabloid reporters are jumping over bushes. Could we not push the crowd . This is not just big political news, it was gossip. I officially announce my candidacy for the office of president of the United States of america. Bold leadership. All four Television Networks covered jackson. It was called the body watch. They were assuming that he was going to get shot. [dramatic hiphop music] the 1980s was a time of big ideas and even bigger personalities. Gary hart originally Gary Hartpence was a handsome senator from colorado who vaulted onto the National Stage i
Working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide; the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build measurably better lives; the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. The tabloid media and the political media converge for the first time, and you suddenly have the camera scrums of people shoving each other aside, elbowing. The tabloid reporters are jumping over bushes. Could we not push the crowd . This is not just big political news, it was gossip. I officially announce my candidacy for the office of president of the United States of america. Bold leadership. All four Television Networks covered jackson. It was called the body watch. They were assuming that he was going to get shot. [dramatic hiphop music] the 1980s was a time of big ideas and even bigger personalities. Gary hart originally Gary Hartpence was a handsome senator from colorado who vaulted onto the National Stage i
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