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these aren't just talmage. his idea of the best president, you know, his is surveyed by c-span in recent years have come up with almost the the same list with the exception of including truman in the top eight bumping reagan down to to ninth. but talmage tweaked his list just a bit in the interest, think he would say of political balance anyway his top eight presidents of course had different strengths and weaknesses and lived in very different. but the premise of talmage is instructive book is is that the experience of each of these leaders can provide lessons that remain quite relevant and useful whether it's in washington case how to move up a career ladder or in jefferson's, how to build consensus, or in lincoln's case, how to take the high road when dealing with adversaries, or in kennedy's case, how to stay calm in a crisis. this is talmage presents it sort a history. you can use and after reading the book, likely be left wondering even why it seems they don't make leaders like they used to in conversatio
these aren't just talmage. his idea of the best president, you know, his is surveyed by c-span in recent years have come up with almost the the same list with the exception of including truman in the top eight bumping reagan down to to ninth. but talmage tweaked his list just a bit in the interest, think he would say of political balance anyway his top eight presidents of course had different strengths and weaknesses and lived in very different. but the premise of talmage is instructive book is...
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these aren't just talmage. his idea of the best president, you know, his is surveyed by c-span in recent years have come up with almost the the same list with the exception of including truman in the top eight bumping reagan down to to ninth. but talmage tweaked his list just a bit in the interest, think he would say of political balance anyway his top eight presidents of course had different strengths and weaknesses and lived in very different. but the premise of talmage is instructive book is is that the experience of each of these leaders can provide lessons that remain quite relevant and useful whether it's in washington case how to move up a career ladder or in jefferson's, how to build consensus, or in lincoln's case, how to take the high road when dealing with adversaries, or in kennedy's case, how to stay calm in a crisis. this is talmage presents it sort a history. you can use and after reading the book, likely be left wondering even why it seems they don't make leaders like they used to in conversatio
these aren't just talmage. his idea of the best president, you know, his is surveyed by c-span in recent years have come up with almost the the same list with the exception of including truman in the top eight bumping reagan down to to ninth. but talmage tweaked his list just a bit in the interest, think he would say of political balance anyway his top eight presidents of course had different strengths and weaknesses and lived in very different. but the premise of talmage is instructive book is...
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. >> joining us now is lawyer and historian talmage boston , author of how the best did it: leadership lessons from our top presidents. >> that was the purpose of the book. the target audience is anyone that aspires to be a leader or if you're already a leader, a better leader. these are lessons from history that can be applied by anyone in any field, whether you're running a law firm, a media studio, whatever it may be, these lessons are timeless and apply across the board. >> and you are a lawyer by trade. you have written now -- this is your fifth book. your earlier books were focused on baseball. how did you get into writing presidential history? >> my first two books were baseball history books. when i finished the second one, i realized i had written everything about baseball i really cared about. my last two books have been presidential history. i've been a fan of presidential history since i was seven years old. my mother got me presidential trading cards and i memorized who the presidents were in order . when were they born, when did they die, what were the great things they d
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so thank you, talmage and evan of talmage. his books are available at the checkout desk. he'll be up here signing. please form a line to the right of the table and help our staff byso author stacy schiff, why ae we talking to you at the state department? largely because we have glorious newly refurbished rooms to celebrate any beautiful, opulent book that gives us the history of those rooms and the collection in its entirety to celebrate as well. and we are sitting in the ben franklin diplomatic room at this time. what is your connection to the state department's america's collection book? well, i'm here on franklin's coattails because had written a book about ben franklin's years in, france, when he is essentially paving way for the american foreign service, he's really first foreign ambassador. and in the years that he spends in france, puts america on the map and as that is the genesis really of the department of state in the beginnings of, american foreign policy. i'm here in a way, as ben franklin's companion. and that, of course, is your book, the great improvised a
so thank you, talmage and evan of talmage. his books are available at the checkout desk. he'll be up here signing. please form a line to the right of the table and help our staff byso author stacy schiff, why ae we talking to you at the state department? largely because we have glorious newly refurbished rooms to celebrate any beautiful, opulent book that gives us the history of those rooms and the collection in its entirety to celebrate as well. and we are sitting in the ben franklin...
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host: do you have a question for talmage? caller: yes. how do we get to a point where people are allowed to make decisions based on a common truth versus having this new civil war -- new world civil war where everybody is fighting diligently on their side without any sense of understanding the other side? how do we get there? guest: i think everybody needs to take responsibility for figuring out where the truth is. i don't think there is anything, for the most part, with some notable exceptions, in terms of absolute truth. there are different slants that are well justified, based on everything that we know, that is in support of conflicting beliefs and, in terms of the way the networks operate for the most part, this is obviously not true of c-span, which does a great job of being neutral, but so many of the networks, it's all about money. they want to attract the advertisers. the advertisers have political persuasions. they are targeting their products to a certain segment of the population and that's why you have one network that is ext
host: do you have a question for talmage? caller: yes. how do we get to a point where people are allowed to make decisions based on a common truth versus having this new civil war -- new world civil war where everybody is fighting diligently on their side without any sense of understanding the other side? how do we get there? guest: i think everybody needs to take responsibility for figuring out where the truth is. i don't think there is anything, for the most part, with some notable...
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host: do you have a question for talmage? caller: yes. how do we get to a point where people are allowed to make decisions based on a common truth versus having this new civil war -- new world civil war where everybody is fighting diligently on their side without any sense of understanding the other side? how do we get there? guest: i think everybody needs to take responsibility for figuring out where the truth is. i don't think there is anything, for the most part, with some notable exceptions, in terms of absolute truth. there are different slants that are well justified, based on everything that we know, that is in support of conflicting beliefs and, in terms of the way the networks operate for the most part, this is obviously not true of c-span, which does a great job of being neutral, but so many of the networks, it's all about money. they want to attract the advertisers. the advertisers have political persuasions. they are targeting their products to a certain segment of the population and that's why you have one network that is ext
host: do you have a question for talmage? caller: yes. how do we get to a point where people are allowed to make decisions based on a common truth versus having this new civil war -- new world civil war where everybody is fighting diligently on their side without any sense of understanding the other side? how do we get there? guest: i think everybody needs to take responsibility for figuring out where the truth is. i don't think there is anything, for the most part, with some notable...
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so thank you, talmage and evan of talmage. his books are available at the checkout desk. he'll be up here signing. please form a line to the right of the table and help our staff bywelcome to this afternoon. we have here two very accomplished authors who are known in part their writing about the american south. and they're both from the american south. and the occasion is the publication howell raines new book a silent cavalry, which covers some interesting ideas about how the white southerners have responded more favorably to the civil rights notes to the civil war, to not to the civil war, but where supporters of opponents of succession. that's what i'm trying to say. how i was born in birmingham and got a master's from birmingham, southern, a master's from the university of alabama. he worked for three southern newspapers, joined the times in 1978. as of correspondent in atlanta. he then white house correspondent and then became deputy washington correspondent bureau chief to became then london bureau chief, then became washington bureau chief. as you can see, he was m
so thank you, talmage and evan of talmage. his books are available at the checkout desk. he'll be up here signing. please form a line to the right of the table and help our staff bywelcome to this afternoon. we have here two very accomplished authors who are known in part their writing about the american south. and they're both from the american south. and the occasion is the publication howell raines new book a silent cavalry, which covers some interesting ideas about how the white southerners...
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host: we are talking with talmage boston about his book, how the best did it,fromur top . he will take your calls. you can start calling in now. mcgrath, your line is- democrats, your line is (202) 748-8000republicans, your line ) 748-8001. independents, your line is (202) 748-8002. abraham lincoln, how to be the most successful, and esteemed -- leadermanable. let's lookt is quote from your book. bere the start of his first te in march of 1861, l shows a m of rivals for his cabinet. some of om opposed him at th republican conventionn 1860. despite being initially neyork senator williamcted skewered, who he chose th secretary of the treasury and edwin stanton, s secretary of war, lincoln refused to take their sligs personally and chose them in his cabinet, believing he would need their skills to lead the country during his presidency, which he knew from the start would be tempestuous. he explained hisecision. these were the strongest men and i had no right to deprive the country of their services. what happened? guest: what happened, it didn't willm seward and edward stanto
host: we are talking with talmage boston about his book, how the best did it,fromur top . he will take your calls. you can start calling in now. mcgrath, your line is- democrats, your line is (202) 748-8000republicans, your line ) 748-8001. independents, your line is (202) 748-8002. abraham lincoln, how to be the most successful, and esteemed -- leadermanable. let's lookt is quote from your book. bere the start of his first te in march of 1861, l shows a m of rivals for his cabinet. some of om...
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talmage boston, who's here from the great state of, texas, to talk about his new book, how the best did it
talmage boston, who's here from the great state of, texas, to talk about his new book, how the best did it