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And kind of concrete life some of those abstract ideas that weve been looking at so today were looking at the life and career Theodore Roosevelt. Not the last time that well come back to him in this class. But today kind of just specifically geared toward him. His life does fit the themes of the gilded age progressive era very well, and its also part of my area of research. So taylor is primarily teaching institution, but all of your faculty are doing research on their own is time permits. And f...

Life of one crucially important figure from this period helps the flesh out. And kind of concrete life some of those abstract ideas that weve been looking at so today were looking at the life and career Theodore Roosevelt. Not the last time that well come back to him in this class. But today kind of just specifically geared toward him. His life does fit the themes of the gilded age progressive era very well, and its also part of my area of research. So taylor is primarily teaching institution, b...

One of the more careful mayors colorful mayors you will find in the country. He was part huey long, part tony soprano. The good and the bad. He reflected providence as one of americas oldest cities. To me really embodies the american political story. Welcome to providence on booktv. With help of art Cox Communications partners, we will export a rich literary culture of this capital city as we travel to these local authors and to learn about the history of this town and the state of rhode island....

President of the university of pennsylvania talked to book tv about her latest book the spirit of compromise. She also talked about her role as the president of the university. This interview recorded at the university of pennsylvania and philadelphia is part of booktvs college series, and its about 20 minutes. You are watching book tv on cspan2, and one of the things we like to do one book tv is visit college campuses. We can talk to professors who are also authors showcasing books that you may...

Project, first, i have known kevin for a long time, and he is one of mrs. s humble heroes, and he has done extraordinary things. Covenant house, has a location in new jersey with a heart and a spirit and soul that does so much for our city, and ive met the kids and young people who come through it, and i was very moved. So knowing you and knowing about covenant hoss Covenant House it was a nobrainer itch felt privileged to right the forward for it, because it gave me the chance to recognize the ...

A decade ago, if you drove down highway 99, that flat zipper of road down the heart of central california, and you look to the side of the road, you would see this shack standing, and i remember the first time i saw it, i thought, jeez, thats been lifted from the mississippi delta, 1930s, you know, who lived there . Well, as i was driving, you looked closer, there was puffs of smoke coming from the roof. It was not someone who lived there. Someone was still living here in the year 2002, 2003. On...

From the 2013 roosevelt reading festival Cheryl Mullenbach discusses her book double victory how africanamerican women broke race and gender barriers to help win world war ii. This is about half an hour and starts now on booktv. Im the Education Specialist at the roosevelt president ial library and museum. On the half of the franklin d. Roosevelt president ial library and museum but would like to welcome all of you in our audience and those of you watching at home on cspan two to the tenth annua...

Death and it was an unusual political career and that was it very much in intellectual career. From the beginning he was much much a thinker is a politician in the thinking he did was about how to help his country through it period of intense change and tension in crisis from the american war through a regency crisis through the french revolution and the european war that followed. Burke was a voice for sustaining continuity through change and so was an enemy of the radicalism of the french revo...

The philippines. It was on august 21st, 1953 that benino was gunned downright after he got off a plane after flying back to his home country. Many thought president Ferdinand Blanco orchestrated his killing. Here is the report that claude nann brought us on that day nearly 30 years ago. Hundreds of akino supporters were waiting at the airport to welcome him home. Security appeared to be tight. During those last minutes aboard the plane, akino said he was racing against time. That he must convinc...

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