after the defeat of walter mondale. i think that it is more election. a sense of three different directions ay party could have gone in. jesse jackson who would be more of a bernie sanders, but relay stood for the kinds of versions of democratic socialism. and then the other side was, the traditional democratic party. someone like gary hart as a more, stood for the ideas of the democrats becoming the new democrats. the tech and trade for the future of the party. that is what dominated the party going t forward. >> before we talk about 1984, let's talk about 1974.t what happened dan to got elected that helped proceed this? >> i'm just giving you a hard time. 1974 was another critical year and political history. the big think that dominated the news was watergate.ng a new group of people that came into congress. known as the water babies. one of the things that is often depicted, theye were against nixon and the republicans, what they wanted was to focus on bigy governments and they wanted change. gary hart, kim, there is a whole slew of new candidates th

as the party was really another kind of crossroads so after the defeat of walter mondale, in that primary y election there was a sense of three different directionsthe party could have gone in . and one was represented by someone like jesse jackson who gave more sort of a bernie sanders where he stood for some of the versions of democratic socialism that i think the sanders campaign has represented and the other side was with the mondale approach was the traditional democratic party the third would be this gary hart as a more the ideas focusing on tech and trade and the new economy as a future for the party andthat's what dominated , helped shape the direction of the party going forward. >> we talk about 1984 the let's talk about 1974. what happened in 1974 and who got elected then that helped you see this i should say not the george orwell book butthe election . >> .. this is representative of the people like gary hart, there's a whole slew of new candidates who come in. people like al gore and the state level liketi bill clinton they stand for a change in the parties direction and part

obviously, you put two and two together, oh, he's trying to go after walter mondale. wow, that was really kind of a great line, is so i think insults are really something, no matter what side you're on, you can appreciate the way politicians are able to i insult. sometimes it can be first rate, sophomoric insult, but other times really creative, and you say, wow. >> host: rich rubino is the author of this book, "the great american political trivia challenge," available online. mr. rubino, thanks for spending a few minutes with us on "about books." >> guest: thanks. it was great to be on the station that i dedicated the book to. >> listen to full episodes on the c-span now app or wherever you get your podcasts, or watch it online at booktv.org. >> i'm the deputy director of events at politics & prose where we now host in-person and virtual events along with partnered and supported events, trips and classes. for a full list of everything, go to our web site at politics-prose.com. i'd like to ask you all to, please, silence your cell phones so as not to disrupt the event

so after the defeat of walter mondale in that sharing of the 1984 election there was a sense of sort of three different directions. the party could have gone gone in and one was represented by someone like jesse jackson who would be of a more kind of bernie sanders type alec actually bernie center supported him, but really stood for some of the kinds of kinds of versions of democratic socialism, but i think the sanders campaign is represented and then the other side was mont was the mondale approaches the traditional democratic party and the third would be someone like gary hart as this kind of as a more who stood for the ideas of the atari democrats or who become the new democrats really focusing on sort of tech and trade in the new economy as the future for the party and that's really what dominated to help the shape the direction of the party going forward and what really my book looks at before we talk about 1984 though. let's talk about 1974. what happened in 1974 and who got elected then that helped proceed this and i should say when i say 1984. i mean not the george orwell boo

for example jesse jackson was running a 1984 pre-did not specifically go after walter mondale from minnesota, who was a front runner. he was segment uber humphrey ran for president in 1960, 68. something to the effect that hubert humphrey was the only real aggressive leader who ever came out of minnesota part of ziti put two and two together and think is trying to go after walter mondale. trying to do it underhandedly. that that was a great line praising the insole -- no matter what side you're on something you can appreciate the way politicians consult. sometimes it could be an insult other times it could be something really creative and you say wow. spewing rich is the author of this book, the great american political trivia challenge. available online. thank you for spending a few minutes with us on about books. >> thanks it was great to be on the station i dedicated the book too. >> listen to full episodes of about books on the c-span now cap. or wherever you get your podcast or watch it online at booktv.org. x good evening everyone. what do the midtown scholar bookstore. my name is alex

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so i put two and two together and you figure out he's trying to go after walter mondale because trying to do it somewhat underhandedly ephod that was a great light. i think insults are something, no matter what side you're on is something you can appreciate the way politicians are able to insult some. sometimes it can be an impish sophomoric insult but of the danzig to be something creative and you say wow. >> richard rubino is the author of this book, "the great american political trivia challenge." available online. mr. rubino thanks is benny a few minutes with us on about books. >> thanks. it was great to be on the station at a dedicated the book too. >> listen to full episodes of about books on the c-span now app or wherever you get your podcasts or watch it online at booktv.org. >> tonight we are joined by two distinguished journalists with a strong boston connection. peter canalis is an award-winning writer and form editorial-page editor of the "boston globe" and executive editor of "politico." he is the editor of the "new york times" as seller, the fall and rise of ted kennedy.

ask walter mondale how that worked out. he had the cahones to say yes. >> martha: we'll see what difference this makes for actual americans across the country. do they see their prices for drugs start declining over time? certainly we would like to see that. is that what they're going to say? that's a big question here. >> the new york fed put out a survey today. are your inflation expectations going forward. they see it being 6.2%. the next read is a year from now. 6%. that might be a problem. >> kiplingers says it will stay through 9% through the mid-terms. >> martha: the beginning of this administration, it was 1.4%. >> thank you. >> martha: thanks, guys. good to see you both. so after that, why would you need an irs that has more employees than the state department, the fbi and the border patrol combined? what are all of those agents going to be doing? big news from congressman burgess owens. he wants to give you the story on the covid money still unspent. announcer: type 2 diabetes? discover the power of 3 in the ozemp

thought there she is like the women that raised me in italian catholic, congresswoman from queens, walter mondale, she's going to give the primetime speech and accept the nomination the first woman ever on a major party ticket. i listened to her and i thought she was a great messenger but the message didn't really gripped me the way president ntreagan's the next week at his convention. peace through strength, calling out communism. i think he just had a very joyful way of communicating free-market capitalism and communicating a life important to invest in military strength and why it's important to going back to an honest day's wage for an honesto days work. >> you were attracted to the fact you had the sense that he wcould leave his instincts. >> there was a big sweep that cycle. obviously he won every state including in new york and the district of columbia but i got to meet him because at that time the republican presidential candidate is competitive and here's ronald reagan in new jersey september 1984, cope captain an item in blueberry princess, so i got to meet him and it was all a brief en

>> guest: obviously he won every state and walter mondale colombia. that time he was competitive and here's ronald reagan in december of 1984. i got to meet him and it was only a brief encounter but you know how g that goes. i know you know that because you have been a consultant and adviser for so many strong leaders in your party but across thisd country and i know you mentored so many young people so you've seen both sides. we have to remind ourselves encounters can be incredibly important. >> before we get into the candidates you have so much in your book i've learned about not just the republican party bute also some of the individuals that you consulted with. it was a very well-balanced book in terms of not just her journey but the journey of the republican party. ili want to go back to that moment. you were raised a catholic in new jersey with a lot of democrats. then ronald reagan you saw something else. a lot of democrats saw that at the time you are registered to vote. >> guest: i missed voting by 2.5 months. i was 17 for his re-election. wh

and walter mondale tapped her and give the prime time speech and accept that nomination the first woman ever on a major party ticket and i listened to her and thought she was a great messenger, the message didn't grip me the way that president reagan's the next week at his convention, peace through strength, pulling out communism and i think he had a very joyful way of communicating free market capitalism, of communicating why it's important to invest in military strength, why it's important to, going back to an honest day's wage for honest day's work. >> so were you attracted to his message or you're attracted to the fact that you had a sense that he could lead, his instincts? what was it or both? >> and there was a big sweep that election cycle. and obviously he won every state, including geraldine ferraro's state. and at that time the presidential candidate for new jersey were competitive and campaigning, and here is ronald reagan in hammondton, new jersey, i was co-captain of the field hockey team and i had been blueberry princess and got to meet him briefly, and you know how that i

so i put two and two together and you figure out he's trying to go after walter mondale because tryingdo it somewhat underhandedly ephod that was a great light. i think insults are something, no matter what side you're on is something you can appreciate the way politicians are able to insult some. sometimes it can be an impish sophomoric insult but of the danzig to be something creative and you say wow. >> richard rubino is the author of this book, "the great american political trivia challenge." available online. mr. rubino thanks is benny a few minutes with us on about books. >> thanks. it was great to be on the station at a dedicated the book too. >> listen to full episodes of about books on the c-span now app or wherever you get your podcasts or watch it online at booktv.org. >> tonight we are joined by two distinguished journalists with a strong boston

he went every state except walter mondale's minnesota in the district of columbia, but i got to meet him because at that time republican presidential candidate seoul new jersey is competitive and they came and campaign and here is ronald reagan and hammonton, new jersey in september 1984. it was code captain of the field hockey team is a senior and i had been blueberry princess, so i got to meet him. it was only a brief encounter, but you know how that goes and you're hooked, and i know you know that because you have you been the counselor the consultant for the advisor for so many strong leaders in your party, but across this country, and i know now you mentor so many young people and so you've seen on both sides and we have to remind ourselves that those chance encounters can be so incredibly important to people and it was to me but you grew up and before we get into candidates and there's so much in your book that i've learned about not just the republican party, but also some of the individuals that you consulted with i mean, it was a very well balanced book in terms of telling u

came out of minnesota so you put two and two together and you say he's trying to go after walter amanda mondaleing to do it underhandedly . you thought that was a great line so the insults are something, no matter what side you are on it's something you can appreciate the waypoliticians are able to insult . sometimes it can be an impish first rate sophomore consult but other times it can be something as creative and you say wow. >> rich rubio is the author of this book the great american political trivia challenge. available online. ask for spending a few minutes with us on aboutbooks . >> it was great to be on the station that i dedicated the book to . >> listen to full episodes of about books on the act or wherever you get your podcasts . or watch itonline . >> every saturday american history tv documentsamerica's stories and on sundays, book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors . funding comes from these televisioncompanies and more including cox . >> homework can be hard spot squatting in a diner for internetwork is even harder. that's why we are providing lower income s