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People, acts sign by president gerald ford, congress and the American People said enough is enough. That actually the presidency has gotten too powerful by making use of vague areas in the constitution. So this debate may not have been necessary for the impeachment, but it was a critical element in the changing thinking of americans about what they expected from their president. Tim naftali, who is now with nyu and previously the director of the Richard Nixon library and museum in california, jo...

Thanks everybody. [inaudible conversations] next on booktv after words with guest host Jeffrey Rosen presidency of the National Constitution center. This week Justice John Paul stevens and his latest book six amendments how and why we should change the constitution. A retired u. S. Supreme Court Justice targets gun violence, the Death Penalty, gerrymandering and Campaign Finance in the amendment he believed would better protect and empower citizens. The program is about an hour. Host welcome Jus...

Believes would better protect and empower citizens. The program is about an hour. Host welcome, justice stevens. On behalf of the National Constitution center, its so great to see you. You honored the National Constitution center a few weeks ago by visiting us. The Constitution Center, as you know, is the only institution in america that has a congressional charter to disseminate information about the constitution on a nonpartisan basis, and i cant think of a better book to discuss in connection...

A look at this weeks list of nonfiction bestsellers according to the New York Times. Next on booktv, after words with guest host jeffrey rosen, president and ceo of the National Constitution center. This week Justice John Paul stevens and his latest book six amendments how and why we should change the constitution. The retired u. S. Supreme Court Justice targets gun violence, the Death Penalty, gerrymandering, and Campaign Finance in amendments he believes would better protect and empower citize...

[ applause ] and im thinking that there are others here who served if you served in any of the administrations represented here, will you be known to us . Will you just briefly give us a little wave . [ applause ] and we say thank you. Thank you. Well talk about the whole relationship between the media and press secretaries. If there are any press secretaries here, whether you served on capitol hill or in the white house, elsewhere, can we make yourself and if you especially returned my phone ca...

Up there and i didnt want to come home, home. Our next presenter will be bill ingalls and he is a fabulous photographer and friend of cady, we have two photographs he has graciously donated that we will auction off to pay for this event and cady cannot sign anything officially but she is here and if somebody bought that photo i bet she would sign it but she cannot sign it before hand. How about a giant applause for cady coleman . [applause] in 2006, cspan aired a documentary titled the capital w...

Was one of the most violent in recent years. Time for weather and traffic on the 1s. 58 degrees outside of the studios this morning. Storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with your weather headlines. Enough of a spring chill you will need a light jacket and have your sunglasses ready as well. The sunshine is breaking out as the morning clouds that are over us now break up. Right now, though it is rather chilly. Shenandoah valley in the mountains generally around 50 degrees. In the low to mid 50...

Some thundershowers beginning to pop up east of the blue ridge between 2 00 and 4 00 p. M. Theyll be tracking into the metro area. Northern virginia and central maryland between 4 00 and 6 00. They tend to break up a little bit, maybe a few lingering showers to our south and maybe thunder and lightning by saturday evening. Next weather and traffic on the 1s, coming up at 6 11 well look at your bus stop forecast. Now melissa is dealing with three separate crashes. Three separate crashes. First of...

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You have proposed six constitutional amendments on topics ranging from Campaign Finance and sovereign immunity and political gerrymandering to gun control and the Death Penalty and the anticommandeering principle. All of these are cases where the Supreme Court ruled differently and you dissented in many of these cases. Tell me why he decided to write a book and why he decided to propose the six constitutional amendments . Guest well its sort of a project that just kind of grew to tell you the tr...