Midst to talk about the shop. But first i want to talk about richard bell, scholar, beautiful writer. This book really jumps in with his incredibly human picture of a young by, and from that moment i knew that i was in sure creative hands but he is a remarkable scholar. Educated at cambridge harvard, moved professor at the university of maryland, has won one of the major awards and if theres a round of applause it is for people who are educating the next generation of historical people to have a sense of history and what it means as human beings in the world but also particularly as americans, and somewhere from wells is dedicated to helping us mine that history. He is a 2017 public scholar after the National Endowment for the humanities. And has had fellowships from the Huntington Library in california to cambridge in england and everywhere in between, yale and the library of congress. So this is a mind we want sort of tilling the soil of americas past and helping us come to under and
Remarkable places and events like this are really remarkable opportunities we have. I always like to start with these events especially on nights when we are inviting remarkable writers into our midst to talk a little bit about the shop. First i want to talk about richard bell tonight who is a scholar and writer, beautiful writer. This particular book really jumps in with this incredibly human picture of a young boy and from that moment i knew i was in short creative hands as well as scholarly hands. He is educated at cambridge and harvard and beloved professor at the university of maryland. One of the Major University system of maryland awards. I think if there is a round of applause as well its for people educating the next generation of people to have a sense of our history and a sense of what it means as human beings in the world but also particularly americans and someone from elsewhere dedicated to helping us mind history. He is a 2017 public scholar after the National Endowment
We are thrilled to have, as our speaker today. Debby applegate she is a graduate of Amherst College and has her ph. D. In american studies from Yale University. She is a historian her previous was the most famous man in america a biography of Henry Ward Beecher and he was a minister sort of a progress administer. But in her acknowledgments she talked about how interesting it was to move from a minister to a madam who is ran a number of houses of prostitution in new york. So her latest book is the biography of polly adler, icon of the jazz age. It won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for biography, and it was one of the new york society of libraries best books about new york and was also a finalist for the us Angeles Times book prize and. The National Book critics circle award and shes been married to bruce torgan. 36 years. So i read the book. Its a fascinating, fascinating book. One of the things i didnt realize is that is as much about the history. New york during the 2030s and forties as it
Families so they can be rea for anything. Comcast along with these Television Companies support cspan2 as a public service. Author and professor douglas, you describe yourself in your latest survival of the richest, the impact of Digital Technology and not a futurist. Whats the difference between the two . Beatrice is usually someone you come to to tell you whats going to happen in the future. I have been right a lot so they call me a futurist but really i am a present test, more interested in looking in describing accurately what is happening right now and thats usually an easier way to know whats going to happen in the future but i dont usually talk about it, futurist seen or propagandist fighting for the future they want to see or positions the company is in the best place for as a consultant the most needed place and get interested in the future by scaring them about this is going to happen or that but if you are present which is really more what i am, a cultural anthropologist or
Interviewing. I watched your interviews to learn how to do some interviewing. Ive learned from doing my interviews how leaders make it to the top. I asked him what he wanted, he said 250. I said fine. I did not negotiate, i did not do any due diligence. David i have something i would like to sell. You dont feel inadequate being the second wealthiest man in the world, is that right . Two of the bestknown individuals in the United States over the last 40 years have been bill and Hillary Clinton. Bill served as president , Hillary Clinton served as vice as secretary of state and senator. I had a chance to interview both of them together in their inner sites are quite interesting not only about what theyve done before but what they are working on now. President clinton, lets talk about current affairs. What do you think is the outcome of ukraine . Do you see any resolution in the near term and secretary clinton, your views as well . Pres. Clinton i dont expect it to be resolved unless Vlad