CSPAN2 Book TV June 22, 2013
kathleen frydl is next on booktv. she reports contrary to common perception the war on drugs did not begin with president nixon's pronouncement in 1971 but was the further development of preexisting initiatives. it's about an hour. [applause] >> thank you. thank you michelle. i want to begin by thanking michelle sellers and the staff of the washingtonian especially. i want to thank maurice johnson who is not here and william branch who i hope is here. everybody has an explanation for why we have a drug war. some agree with the reasoning that the government offers everyday in multiple...