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[applause] we are very honor today to have Doris Kearns Goodwin is our special guest. Before i give her background for a moment and start some questions, how many people here have read a book by Doris Kearns Goodwin . Okay, all right. How many people have read two books . Three books . For . Five . Six . All of them. Okay. How many people are going to buy her book today and get it autographed . Okay. So Doris Kearns Goodwin is obviously a leading president ial scholars. She is a person who has written books on some of the most important president and today well talk largely about her new book,...

Boundaries of a town and presented it to the Territorial Legislature and said that this is a band we really had to convince a lot of people and so i think that that has a lot to do with how with how madison grew and there were other places in the state that have more People Living in them, larger industries, so the processor actually selecting a state or territorial capital is really just about convincing other legislators. Put forth a good case as white as should be the center of the government and at the time a major center of population in wisconsin was in the southwest part of the state wh...

The 43rd in the 41st president of the United States here at the bush library center. This morning will consist of them moderated discussion about 41. Our moderator served as deputy chief of staff to the 41st president 11th United States secretary of transportation. He also served as chief of staff to the 43rd president of the United States and most recently as acting dean of the George Bush School of government and Public Service here at texas a m university. Ladies and gentlemen please welcome be honorable andrew card. [applause] thank you. Ladies and gentlemen the 46th governor of the state ...

Is in their parties primaries. If you are seen as being unorthodox can, as you were saying, or as Party Loyalists would say unfaithful to the partys positions on these issues, you tend to get Interest Groups who come after you with funds. They will often mount a primary opponent that makes your life difficult. And there are all kinds of institutions now in place and resources in place that really keep the parties politicians towing a very ideological line on these issues. So more and more thats become quite unusual in american politics. Host all right. Subtitle, how issue ownership drives and ...

Good evening. Welcome to any evening dedicated to the working woman. We have some fans in the audience. If you are here for the first time particularly to tell you about the Library Foundation of los angeles those supporting though laws Angeles Public Library if you would like to find out how the support is all over the city for resources and veterans to Adult Literacy programs to childrens programs there is a great way to support the library. If you do become a member we do have some books we can give you so the format is the conversation and afterwards they will open for questions and we ask...