So i knew of course that taft succeeded teddy and they would run against each other 1912, but then you always go back and i know scott does too, you want the primary sources, the letters and diaries and private journals for historians so when i found the 400 letters between the two, i realized they become friends when they were in their early 30s and an odd couple, teddy who is marching around everywhere doing wrestling and boxing and taft wayne between 250 and 350 is not doing much wrestling and boxing at that point, but they liked each other and the opposites almost attracted and teddy brings them into his cabinet, he becomes the most important person in his cabinet even though all his life he wanted to be a judge, never a politician, from from that he decides hes the man i want to succeed me, he runs the taft campaign, gives him advice at every moment, the only thing he did not give him a vice was the Campaign Song which i dont think teddy wouldve approved of it was get on a raft wi
Thank you for the great introduction. Welcome, everyone to this great book fair now in its 30th year. [applause] doris goodwin, its so wonderful to have you here. Welcome to miami. This is our premier cultural event. Great to have you her. If books about president. It was started by Theodore Roosevelt, known as teddy. How did he start the progressive era . What propelled him to act . What were his successes that are still with us today . We did call him teddy even though he didnt like the name teddy. I think he lost that to history. [laughter] the aspects of the Industrial Age has not been dealt with since the civil war. There was no real workmen compensation. Huge monopolies eating up small businesses. The gap between the rich and the poor had grown wider. Sounds familiar to the situation today. Even though he was a conservative when he started in a certain sense and a republican when he started, he realized the Publican Party would not be able to continue as a major force and majorit
Neighbors reports of an increase in troop numbers on both sides of the disputed border between india and china are fueling fears of a bigger confrontation we look at how serious the faceoff is becoming. A mommy and use of welcome to the program as outrage spreads over the killing of george floyd in the us protesters have taken to the streets around the world thousands of demonstrators gathered in london to protest against racism and discrimination despite calls from politicians not to defy the lockdown there because of the covert 1000 pandemic. And a major european protest is also under way in berlin did you correspondent emmanuelle shahs is there reporting for us emma. Thanks for joining us good to have you with us could you tell us a little bit about whats going on there. Well as you can see behind me all around me thousands of people have gathered in vatican city center to stand up against racism following to that of george floyd into us of course ever had these that george ford rea
The internet is our guest today, marvin olasky, were proud to welcome him back to its heritage where hes a visiting fellow in somebody whos a close friend of our organization. The author of 25 books including his latest, reforming journalism which he will talk about today. Marvin, his political journey is quite unique. As he became an atheistand a marxist in high school and went on to join the communist party in the 1970s. It was at the university of michigan when he had his phd when hehad a spiritual awakening and was baptized into the Presbyterian Church in 76. He later became the founder of the redeemer Presbyterian Church in austin texas in 1992. After college he taught journalism for 25 years at the university of texas at austin and became a regular yale daily news at the boston globe. Is for both garnered him significant attention the eye of the Bradley Foundation which supported his visiting fellowship right here at the Heritage Foundation for 2 years. One of his most wellknown
Several babies die at the hospital in northern garza because they couldnt get enough to eat or drink. And another Health Facility under attack and also hospital in southern garza, suspends operations of the as rarely selling was to find the well we open with breaking news from gaza city, at least 70 palestinians had been killed in a cold blooded masika of Palestinian Civilians by is there any troops we understand more than 250 people were also injured. Many of them are in Critical Condition. Hundreds of hungry and starving palestinians have come to collect food aid when they were attacked by his rarely snipers and shells by his rarely tanks. Civilians were left scrambling to then transport them to nearby hospitals. Most of them all out of service. On the side that you have come here to get our hands on some 8. Ive been waiting here since noon yesterday was about 430 in the Early Morning with the truck started district. The land is really just open random fire on us as if it was a truck