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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Booknotes 20141220

The lives and careers of several family members including Grover Cleveland Vice President Adlai Stevenson and twotime democratic democratic illinois governor Adlai Stevenson second. This originally aired in 1996 and its about an hour. Cspan jean h. Baker, author of the stevensons a biography of an american family, whats the scope of this book . Guest well, its pretty broad and its a long book but it covers a lot of stevenson generations. And it also focuses on the most important, in some ways, of all the stevensons. And thats Adlai Ewing Stevenson ii, who lived from 1900 to 1965 and, of course, was the losing democratic president ial candidate in 1952 and 1956. It took me a long time to do and i real ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Book TV Encore Booknotes 20120915



nt democratic presidential candidate and former illinois governor adlai stevenson the second. this originally aired in 1996 and is about an hour. c-span: jean h. baker, author of the stevensons: a biography of an american family, what s the scope of this book? guest: well, it s pretty broad and it s a long book but it covers a lot of stevenson generations. and it also focuses on the most important, in some ways, of all the stevensons. and that s adlai ewing stevenson ii, who lived from 1900 to 1965 and, of course, was the losing democratic presidential candidate in 1952 and 1956. it took me a long time to do and i really was trying hard to look at layers of stevensons and different views of family life, etc., and not only do just a political biography of some of the best known stevensons. c-span: did you ever meet any of them? guest: yes, i did. the most prominent stevensons that i met were adlai stevenson ii s sister, that s buffie stevenson ives who was really a ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Book TV 20120915



american family. you ll see it on the screen in a moment. the guest isauthor here is jean h. baker and we thank you very much. guest: thank you. pleasure to be here. .. [applause] [applause] thank you, thank you so much. [applause] that s so sweet. [applause] thank you. thanks, everybody. [applause] i can t believe liberals got to the sound system already. [laughter] i haven t said the first word, are you kidding me? i m so honored and delighted you could join me tonight as i introdpiews my new book 50 things liberals love to hate. the book is about liberals not democrats who are aren t that much different from republicans in many respects. the book is dedicated to the fee pee wishes more in america were liberal. think michael bhoor and nancy pelosi, your local college professor. think the driver of the crazy car with all of the bush is hitler bumper stickers on the back of the car. [laughter] , you know, think the check out help with the master disagree in gender ....

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