Many aspects of daily life. That includes food, socializing and science. The u. S. Capital Historical Society provided video of this event. Today is the inaugural scholar series. We thought we would start with our own. Hes really one of the nations finest scholars on the First Congress. And the early period in the development of our country. We have been fortunate to have chuck as part of the u. S. Cbs society team for five years prior. Prior to that he was working on the First Congress program. He has put together a very imaginative presentation using primary sources like letters of the times. Where people wrote to one another about the science, the food, the culture and the back and forth that made early days in washington. That being said, we invite you to stay with us for your questions and answers. Chuck will do his presentation and i will work through the questions. We have a couple of questions. We may be able to do a couple of questions during the presentation, but the majority
Picture here. Dow jones industrials down 66, s p lower up, actually, by 5, the nasdaq is a bit higher, and stronger, up by 90 points. Its no wonder that traders are having a tough time deciding which direction to go, green or red. The Paycheck Protection Program just ran out of cash a few hours ago. Gone. Former ubs chairman robert wolf and round out savings bank ceo Sheryl Bowers weigh in on what happens to businesses at the back of the rescue fund line. What if they need the money still and whats going to happen to them . The number is staggering. 22 million americans now on the unemployment line as the workfromhome environment hits a major speed bump. The ceo of virtual headhunter upward is here on the new challenges of helping people find remote jobs as more and more companies let them loose. And the Hotel Industry was really among the first to be absolutely hammered by the coronavirus crisis. Strong leadership in troubled times is a premium but Remington Hotels just got a new ceo
Maria we have a big show this morning. Joining the conversation, Deirdre Bolton is here this morning, real clear politics cofounder and president tom bevin and pwc partner, mitch rochell. Thank you for being here. We have a market under pressure as a result of some i guess digestion over this trade deal. Take a look at the markets where were looking at a triple digit decline this morning for the dow industrials. Bloomburg is reporting that china wants more talks before signing phase one of the strayed deal. The u. S. Trade deal. The u. S. And china made progress on friday. China agreed to buy 40 to 50 billion worth of Agricultural Products while the u. S. Will suspend a planned tariff increase set to go into effect tomorrow. Beijing addressing currency and Financial Services concerns but setting aside issues like intellectual property and forced transfer of technology. Senior counsel to the president Kellyanne Conway spoke with me yesterday and heres how she saw it. That would be two a
For a man who has private as you are the conversations although i could interrogate a rock and get answers out of a rock you are much harder than that. Talk to me how intensely private person tackles this issue of writing a memoir and how you feel now about having revealed so much about yourself to the world. The answers carefully and with great difficulty. I have been writing for about six years since i came forward but not this story of me because it has been so difficult for me to talk about myself. And if youre not familiar with what happened or me, i came forward june 2013 and revealed evidence the government had been secretly constructed global mass surveillance without knowledge or consent even the majority members of congress did not realize what was happening and suddenly as the most famous and wanted man in the world for a brief period. For more than six months for the disclosure to journalists. Because like you said i have been actively trying to learn but why learn after th
What they saw in America Alexis de tocqueville, max weber, g. K. Chesterton and sayyid qutb. I especially look forward to this discussion as dr. Nolans insights will help us wrap up a yearlong study at the Mcconnell Center on American Political Culture inspired by toekvilles democracy in america. He holds a masters in doctoral degrees from the university of virginia. His teaching and Research Interests fall within the general areas of law and society, culture, technology and social change and historical comparative sociology. He is the recipient of several grants and awards including the National Endowments for the humanities fellow ships and a full bright scholarship. We look forward to dr. Williams pardon, dr. Nolans engaging discussion this evening on dark strands and bright threads what they is a new america. Dr. Nolan has agreed to take questions from the audience following his remarks. Please wait for one of our mcconnell scholars to bring you the microphone when youre asking you