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Watch the house live on cspan and the senate live on cspan2. [background sounds] hi everybody. Im glad to see you. Thank you. Thank you so much for coming to tonight news program. Featuring robert caro and conan obrien. [applause]. Im andrea grossman, the founder of Writers Block. Now la to the end of our 23rd year. [applause]. If you are not yet on the Writers Block email us, sign up Writers Block events. Com. We just got it senator a meat sure, Writers Block presents. Com. After tonight, we ar...

Founder of Writers Block now sailing to the end of our 30 third year. In. [applause] if you are not yet on the email list, signup. We just added senator amy klobuchar. So, www. Writers block. Com. The last time he visited was in 2002 for the master of the senate. It was unforgettable. Bobs story is about the genius of the political machine. Painted a picture of the powerbroker extraordinaire who simply had no p or. Like his subject, robert caro has no peer. Hes treated us to slight left turns in...

President said at the time was he had as a new president thought if i just have one congressman disagrees with me , im the president of the united states. Thats no big deal. Then he found out that one congressman was jack brooks and that was a big deal. But it talks about how president and Congress Work together and i think at this time, it is very important that we hear that message about how they Work Together and were especially pleased to not to have harassment jack brooks son jeff here with...

Effective at noon tomorrow. Timothy hi. Im tim naftali. Im director of the Richard Nixon president ial library and museum in california its my honor and privilege to take you on a tour today of our now new watergate gallery. This was a challenge for us. I was asked to produce the gallery. It was one of my responsibilities when i joined the National Archives in 2006. Im a professional historian, but we professional historians write books. We generally dont do museum exhibits. So this is a challen...

Work together even when they dont necessarily agree on things. I was looking up a speech that president carter gave in naming building in texas after congressman brooks and one of the things the president sent at the time was hes a new president who thought ill just have one congressman who disagrees with me, im the president of the united states, its no big deal. Then he found out that one congressman was jack brooks and it was a big deal. It talks about how president and Congress Work together...

I shall restein presidency effective at noon resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. Hi. Im director of the Richard Nixon president ial library and museum in california its my honor and privilege to take you on a tour today of our now watergate gallery. This was a challenge for us. I was asked to produce the gallery. It was one of my responsibilities when i joined the National Archives in 2006. Im a professional historian, but we write books. We generally dont do museum exhibits. So th...

[applause] welcome, michael. How many people here have been here all day . [applause] very impressive. How many people came just to hear michael . Okay. My wife is here. Im sure she did. [laughter] one of the countrys most distinguished most respected and most admired president ial historians and let me tell you a little bit about the background before we talk about presidency and latest book president s of war, highly recommend and we will go through that, michael is native of chicago area, he ...

[applause] if you are not yet on the email list, signup. We just added senator amy so now for tonight, were it was unforgetting. Bobs story about the genius of the political like his subject, caro has no peer. Over the years bob has spoiled us with his portraits of robert moses and Lyndon Johnson and treated us to slight left turns in the narrative, his diversions into fascinating bystanders, they might form the basis of future studies in and of themself. So consider his new book, working, as a ...

Im glad to see you. Thank you. Thank you so much for coming to tonights program. So i am the founder of Writers Block now launching a 23rd year. If not yet on the email list signup now looking back robert caro the last time he visited was 2002 it was unforgettable. With the johnson political machine with a powerbroker extraordinaire and over the years has spoiled us to treat us to slight left turns those that are so rich in detail they could form the basis of future studies in and of themselves....

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