Cake. Its a wonderful feeling to know that something so positive representing Jefferson County will be on national television. My job tonight [ applause ] is to introduce the two people on the podium who will be conducting this conversation. Jane henderson is the editor at the st. Louis post dispatch. She graduated from st. Louis and graduated from columbia with degrees in journalism and english literature. She cut short her work as a grad student to go to work as a copy editor in the mid 1980s and later, after three years in the newsroom of the hartford in connecticut, she returned to st. Louis and has been an editor and writer with the post dispatch features department for 30 years. As a book editor, she assigns and edits book reviews choosing from some 300 or so new books each week. Shes written stories about book trends and interviewed many authors from sam and rushdie to e. L. Doctorel. So tonight she adds to that and she will be having a conversation with caroline fraser. Carolin
Program where we will be discussing the true impact of the atomic bomb. We are honored to host tonights event speakers who will be joined in conversation. Im the manager of the programs here at the Historical Society and while we wish we could welcome you to the physical locations, im still honored and have the privilege to welcome you to the virtual programs. We look forward to hopefully having you join us for more. Before we get to the subject of the program i want to share a little bit about some things we have coming up. Next week we of the former state attorney general who will be sharing her new book. They will be exploring the connections between big money and the impact on the democracy. That will be on august 11th. Following we will be hosting Rick Perlstein which continues the history of the Republican Party and modern american troops. One hundred years after the amendment which we will be taking off on the anniversary of the ratification of the amendment with issues pertaini
Conversation by adam gopnik. My name is bo mendez, manager of program progressive communications. Brooklyn Historical Society. While we walk in the tort physical location i am still honored and have opposed to welcome you all to our virtual programs. We look forward to hopefully having you join us for more in the coming weeks. Before we get to the subject of two Nights Program i want to share a little bit about some things we have coming up, things to look forward to more virtual programs. We will be hosting next week will be hosting former new York State Attorney general kenneth philby shared her new book in the conversation with they will explore the connection between big money and impact on our democracy. That would be on august 11. Following week will be hosting Rick Perlstein in a conversation with Jeffrey Toobin discussing his new book which continues in the expiration we been doing with the recent history of the Republican Party in modern american conservatism. That will be aug
Cspan 3, created by americas table Television Companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. More now on the Supreme Court case brought by jehovahs witnesses to overturn a West Virginia line the 1940s requiring students to salute the u. S. Flag. You are in for a treat. As the cofounder of the Jackson Center we are thrilled to have this opportunity to commemorate one of Justice Jacksons foremost opinions, if not his number one. West virginia versus barnett. We have some of the individual that we will be hearing to just recap to 2002, i believe, i tracked down murray and Lillian Barnett and had a chance down in charleston area, i didnt know as was happening, but all of a sudden this guy where the camcorder track two down and we had a chance to chat. And you are gracious enough to put up with me. Some of the interviews you just saw, in 2006 we had a chance to bring the barracks disturbs here. And together with our friends at cspan, filmed a presentatio
Maryland hosted this event. In maryland hosted this event. Good afternoon. I am the president of st. Marys college of maryland, the National Public honors college. It always makes me smile to say that. I am delighted to welcome you to this afternoons discussion, spiro agnew and the origins of Donald Trumps america. The centers joint initiative, the site of marylands first capital, the goal is to promote understanding of values, traditions through discussions of historical issues. The director joins me here this afternoon. Thank you, tony, for being here. Charlie must growth what the chair of the department of history here at the college is also with us flooding this afternoon. Our History Department is opportunities for active, offering many certain opportunities for research and options for studying functions abroad. Courses and programs help our students develop a deeper understanding of themselves, their culture, and humanity in general. Thank you, charlie, for being here this after