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Please take a minute to silence your phones before we begin. While you are doing so, we have a fair number of members with us tonight. Supporters of president lincolns cottage. In seeing some of the names on the list, i wanted to take a moment to recognize two members who have been dedicated supporters since before we were open to the public. Eric reese has been a member for 12 years. Can you raise your hand . [applause] and thank you to all the other members tonight. I did want to name everyone...

Update there are two i want to start with. One is this monumental biography of Frederick Douglass, probably the definitive biography of Frederick Douglass especially with what is going on in the United States in terms of the fight for Racial Justice nobody was more consequential and has been more consequential on the question of race in america than Frederick Douglass, way ahead of his time. He was not only in abolitionist and passionate abolitionist as a former slave but he insisted from the ea...

We last broadcast book read updates. There are two i want to start with. One is this monumental Frederick Douglass prophet of freedom by david w. Blight, the definitive biography of Frederick Douglass especially what is going on in the United States with racial injustice, nobody was more consequential it has been more consequential on the target of race in america than Frederick Douglass. Way ahead of his time. He was not only in abolitionist and passionate abolitionists as a former slave but he...

Were elected through back channels, small party conventions. In 1968, 73 of democratic delegates through the convention had been elected this way. Less than 25 were elected in the way we normally do it. President Lyndon Johnson took himself out of the race. He was not up for reelection in 1968. This initiated a freefall in the Democratic Party between a number of candidates. One of which who was very popular was unfortunately dead by august of 1968. That was robert kennedy. He was a peace candid...

Can you waste your hand . E your hand . [applause] and thank you to all the other members tonight. I did want to name everyone but i thought the fact since the two of you have been getting since before we open was special, so thank you. At that conclusion, we invite you to the book signing which will be downstairs in the library. Joining us tonight is Sidney Blumenthal and jamie raskin to discuss mr. Blumenthals new book, the third volume in his series on the 16th president. Sidney blumenthal is...

Joining us once again on book tv is congressman gerald connolly, democrat from virginia. Give us an update on your reading list, congressman. Peter, as you know i read at least a book a week and the last broadcast, the book read update, there are two i want to start with. One is this monumental biography of Frederick Douglass by david wright. Its probably the definitive biography of Frederick Douglass and especially with whats going on in the United States and its fight for Racial Justice nobody...

Again for the second day violate and break their own biden rule which says theyre not supposed to ask the Supreme Court nominees about that. Also tonight, the latest on what democrats are now outraged about as they plan a new complicated line of attack against republicans. The question is this. Instead of being so in the, instead of stomping your feet, steamrolling buffaloing everyone to bet h get your way, how about common sense . Winning the first place with policies people like . More on newl...

And break their own biden rule which says theyre not supposed to ask the Supreme Court nominees about that. Also tonight, the latest on what democrats are now outraged about as they plan a new complicated line of attack against republicans. The question is this. Instead of being so in the, instead of stomping your feet, steamrolling buffaloing everyone to bet h get your way, how about common sense . Winning the first place with policies people like . More on newly declassified fbi documents show...

And break their own biden rule which says theyre not supposed to ask the Supreme Court nominees about that. Also tonight, the latest on what democrats are now outraged about as they plan a new complicated line of attack against republicans. The question is this. Instead of being so in the, instead of stomping your feet, steamrolling buffaloing everyone to bet h get your way, how about common sense . Winning the first place with policies people like . More on newly declassified fbi documents show...

And especially with whats going on in the United States, no one was more consequential and has been more consequential on the question of race in america than Frederick Douglass. Way ahead of his time. He was not only an abolitionist and and a passionate abolitionist as a former slave, but he insisted from the earliest times, in the 1840s right through his death almost toward the end of the 19th century, that equality was the goal. And he was, he would take no deviation from that. He was very cl...