welcome our special guest, charlie kirk. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the presentation of colors and the singing of the national anthem. ♪ ♪ oh say can you see ♪ by the dawn's early light ♪ what so proudly we hailed ♪ at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪ through the perilous fight ♪ over the ramparts we watched ♪ where so gallantly streaming ♪ and the rockets red glare ♪ the bombs bursting in air ♪ gave proof through the night ♪ that our flag was still there ♪ oh say does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ over the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please give another round of applause to the junior rotc honor guard and the high school jazz ensemble for that beautiful tribute to our nation. there are a few rare moments in life when you realize how old you are getting. i have been coming here for decades and this is the first time i will be introducing someone who is significantly younger than i am. this is

will you please welcome our special guest today, charlie kirk. [applause] >> and ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for all who can stand for the presentation of colors and the singing of our national anthem. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ and the rockets red glare ♪ the bombs bursting in air ♪ gave proof through the night ♪ that our flag was still a ♪ oh say does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ over the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, given other round of applause to detroit high school navy honor guard and villa parks high school jazz ensemble for the beautiful tribute to our nation. so there are rare moments in life you realize how old you are getting. i have been coming here for decades and this is the first time i will be introducing someone who is significantly younger than i am. this is a new experience for me. i'm very excited about that. we are very happy to have charlie kirk with us tonight, today. he's a great american and a great thinker, author, political figure if i call him that but it is an honor

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we are happy to have charlie kirk with us tonight.eat americahe's a gra great thinker, author, political figure but it is an honor to have him here today. he's the founder of turning point usa. i'm sure many of you are aware of it. [applause] [cheering] the preeminent educational organization for our children today teaching children the values that may the united states great. [applause] that is what is so needed on the campuses today, not just at the college level but at the high school level and even at the elementary school level. that is the greatest danger to the country is what is happening in the school system and we need the voice of people like charlie out there to show kids that there is another option then what is being taught in schools and that is the right way to live your life the right way to support your country and that is what is so excited to se excitie people get involved and teach our kids about how, about what is important about the conservative movement and that is why it is so great to have him here today. but

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after that, charlie kirk and his book on the new conservative agenda. please enjoy book tv now and watch over the weekend on c-span 2. >> c-span has round the clock coverage of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, all available on demand at c-span.org/coronavirus. watch white house briefings, updates from governors and state officials. track the spread throughout the u.s. and the world with interactive maps. watch on demand any time, unfiltered, at c-span.org/coronavirus. >> let me tell you a little bit about our author this evening. he's a senior reporter at reuters. i got this from his website. he covers everything from cannabis to knock knock jokes. his two previous books new york best time sellers adventures in the science of sleep and the king and queen of malibu, the true story for battle of paradise. he's appeared on msnbc, fox, reuters, npr and elsewhere. his third book, again, our pick of the month, black death at the golden gate, the race to save america from the bubonic plague is the reason we're here this evening. please join me

tonight with us from around the country, tammy bruce, charlie kirk and kim strassel.ou know how i feel. two weeks ago i said we needed to flatten the curve, not the economy. i warned the cure to be worst than the disease because poverty kills, despair kills. we need to honor the victims of the virus and families who lost loved ones. it's totally wrong for anyone to dismiss the pain from the pandemic or ignore the federal guidelines. we tried to capture that toll in a neat little box. 9.9 million americans lost their jobs. that doesn't include the self-employed. if you divide the current total between every taxpayer it's an average of $45,000. of course, it will be much more. the current package will only last a few weeks. hundreds of thousands of businesses going under. many more in september when the real crunch comes. then the projected toll based on what happened in the great recession on great depression. sow though this shutdown looks like it will be worse than both of those combined. the mental health crisis, mass poverty which leads to lower life expectancy. ex

joining us to react will be our good friends lisa booth, charlie kirk and raymond. of course, the virus has left death and devastation in its wake but as we've said this shutdown cost lives too and here's the toll, more than one in ten americans thrown out of work, higher taxes, businesses collapsing, mental health declining and life expectancy falling. we are hearing today that there was pushback against the shutdown in early february. of course there was an quite right to. the president instincts on this have been right all along. he is the one that has to consider all of the implications of any decision including the social, economic and yes public health devastation of the shutdown. as the shutdown told rose so has the demand for a better more sustainable antivirus plan. we've set it different ways, but it's all the same thing. reopen america safely but soon. i've read the ideas out there for how we move out of shutdown. frankly none of them make sense except for one put together by a world renowned team of scientists and entrepreneurs that we will present to yo

tonight tammy bruce, charlie kirk and kim stossel. let's get to the point. you know how i how i feel. two weeks ago i said we needed to flatten the curve not the economy. i warned the cure could be worse than the disease because poverty kills. despair kills. of course the virus is deadly. but so is the shutdown. [inaudible] we need to honor the victims of the virus and families who have lost loved ones. it's totally wrong for anyone to dismiss or minimize the pain and su suffering from the pandemic or to ignore the federal state guidelines, but it's just as wrong to dismiss or minimize the pain and suffering from the coronavirus shutdown. well, we've already confirmed at least 9.9 million americans have lost their job. that doesn't even include the self-employed and the trillions in rescue money. that will have to be paid for at some point. if you divide it between the average taxpayer it's $45000. the package will only last a few weeks. hundreds of thousands of businesses going under, more in september and october when there is the real crunch. then based o

turning point usa founder charlie kirk and his book the m aga doctrine on the new conservative agenda. watch booktv this week and every weekend on c-span2. >> next, historian gretchen sorin, author of "driving while black: african american travel and the road to civil rights," look at how the introduction of the automobile impacted the lives of african-americans providing new freedom supported by black owned businesses and travel guides. the free library in philadelphia hosted this 35 minute event. >> my name is andy kahan, director of author event. rick burns will not participate in the discussion this evening due to a work-related trip. the good news, you will see a sneak preview of his new documentary which will be aired on pbs later this year and is based on ten years of research, a curator with 30 years experience, doctor gretchen sorin has consulted for 250 institutions including the smithsonian, the jewish museum and the new york state historical association. she is the director of the cooperstown graduate program of the state university of new york and the author of in the spi

later turning point usa founder charlie kirk and his book the market doctrine about the new conservative agenda, watch book tv this week and every weekend on c-span2. >> next journalist david zucchino on wilmington's lies on the 1898 right wilmington north carolina where white supremacist killed black men and displaced hundreds of african-american families, this is one hour.

and growing up into the mountains and education at age 17, in her book "educated, a memoir", and charlie kirk and his book "the maga doctrine on the new conservative agenda", watch here on c-span2. >> last november we marked the centennial of world war i. in 1918, the people of combatant were relieved the fear of war was over. yet another threat to life was reaching across the nation into homes and schools and hospitals, the flu. the influenza pandemic of 1918 killed more people worldwide than killed during combat during the war. many records housed in the national archives in the washington area and other many field locations document this outbreak in the united states, letters,reports, patient records, books, telegrams show the reach of the 1918 influenza epidemic to all parts of the nation. these records open a window to the world 100 years ago and show the human and societal cost of the pandemic. they not only allow us to look back in time, but look ahead to the information they contain may help guide present day inquiries and increase our understanding of the disease. dr. jeremy brown is

after that, charlie kirk and his book on the new conservative agenda. please enjoy book tv now and watch over the weekend on c-span 2. >> c-span has round the clock coverage of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, all available on demand at c-span.org/coronavirus. watch white house briefings, updates from governors and state officials. track the spread throughout the u.s. and the world with interactive maps. watch on demand any time, unfiltered, at c-span.org/coronavirus. >> let me tell you a little bit about our author this evening. he's a senior reporter

after that, turning point usa founder charlie kirk in his book the maga doctrine on the new conservative agenda. watch booktv every weekend on c-span2. c-span has round-the-clock coverage of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic and it is all available on demand, c-span.org/coronavirus. watch white house briefings, updates from governors and state officials, track the spread through the us and the world with interactive maps. watch on demand any time, unfiltered, c-span.org/coronavirus. >> i would like to introduce john barry, the distinguished author of the rising tide in the winter of the prize for outstanding books on american history 1997. his current new york times bestseller is "the great influenza: the epic story of the deadliest plague in history". he is here to talk to us about that today. he is a consultant with the world health organization on the subject of influenza. when he is done speaking, if you would like to ask questions there will be two microphones at the back of the room. get a microphone so your questions can be heard. join me in welcoming yvette wiltgen

turning point usa founder charlie kirk and his book the m aga doctrine on the new conservative agenda. watch booktv this week and every weekend on c-span2. >> next, historian gretchen sorin, author of "driving while black: african american travel and the road to civil rights," look at how the introduction of the automobile impacted the lives of african-americans providing new freedom supported by black owned businesses and travel guides. the free library in philadelphia hosted this 35 minute event. >> my name is andy kahan, director of author event. rick burns will not participate in theis

. >> ladies and gentlemen charlie kirk . [applause] >> joining us on book tv is bradley graham. he is co-owner of politics and prose bookstores in

also with us for the hour, lisa booth, tammy bruce and charlie kirk.e devastating human toll of the shutdown rises, as it becomes clear, not just the cure is worse than the disease, but the cure is not even a cure and governors

charlie kirk is with us. he is the founder of turning point usa. what do you say charlie?d the colleges be giving back some of the tuition money? >> yes. in fact it should be required. this is part of what i call the student stimulus. if congress is going to do a stage iv stimulus plan they can't overlook the college students. there is some terrific stuff in the stage three plan but then there some stuff in there that i'm not a fan fan up but something that was just huge and overlooked was that college students come you have 20 million college students out there and a lot of them paid for room and board. they paid fees for this semester and many colleges are refusing to refund them the money they paid for their dormitories, meals, student activity fees to actually be on campus so if any university that received federal government funding in any form or fashion whatsoever, they should be required to refund those students that portion. i'm also advocating for a two-year tuition free freeze. if were talking about deferrals and bailouts, were talking about these huge multi tri

joining us to react will be our good friends lisa booth, charlie kirk and raymond.se, the virus

you've been waiting so patiently, fox news contributor raymond, author of the mega doctrine, charlie kirknd fox news contributor lisa booth. all right. lisa let's get straight to it. you're the person who first put me on to the doctor who is part of this group and can be with us tonight. what's your reaction to what you just heard? >> i think the data is the most important here because that's going to shape a response to all of this and also make decisions like reopening the economy so i think that's positive news and also, another place to look is miami-dade county. i've spoken to mayor there and there actually sampling on a large scale. he told me they are testing 750 people. week, miami-dade county has. [inaudible] we should be able to get a lot of information out of there. a lot of people have been sick that didn't know it, and i think that's kind of where a lot of people are leaning right now and getting some of this research. also the national institutes of health announced they're going to be testing 10000 people, random testing as well so i think were really going to start to buil

also with us for the hour, lisa booth, tammy bruce and charlie kirk.the devastating human toll of the shutdown rises, as it becomes clear, not just the cure is worse than the disease, but the cure is not even a cure and governors failed to protect the most vulnerable in nursing home. what's the media establishment focus on this weekend? taking down doctor deborah burke for the crime of not going along with their anti- trump agenda. denying america's progress and testing capacity because the facts, there they are, there's america, top of the world on testing because the facts undermine their anti- trump agenda and perhaps most sickening of all, endlessly repeating misinformation to make america look bad, no we don't have the worst outbreak in the world, there's the data from johns hopkins. there's america. we have the lowest death rate than almost any major country in the world, just above germany, and of course they won't tell you that because it doesn't fit their anti- trump agenda. as the shutdown drags on, backed by the work from home elitists on tv

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after that, turning point usa founder charlie kirk in his book the maga doctrine on the new conservative agenda. watch booktv every weekend on c-span2. c-span has round-the-clock coverage of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic and it is all available on demand, c-span.org/coronavirus. watch white house briefings, updates from governors and state officials, track the spread through the us and the world with interactive maps. watch on demand any time, unfiltered, c-span.org/coronavirus. >> i would like to introduce john barry, the distinguished author of the rising tide in

also with us for the hour, lisa booth, tammy bruce and charlie kirk.s it becomes clear, not just the cure is worse than the disease, but the cure is not even a cure and governors failed to protect the most

later turning point usa founder charlie kirk and his book the market doctrine about the new conservative agenda, watch book tv this week and every weekend on c-span2. >> next journalist david zucchino on wilmington's lies on the 1898 right wilmington north carolina where white supremacist killed black men and displaced hundreds of african-american families, this is one hour. >> good evening and welcome to crow ridge books, it is my honor to introduce to you jim jenkins who is editorial writer and columnist on the editorial page of the news observer for 31 years. he will introduce our special guest, please help me wake welcome jim jenkins caugh. [applause] >> , on up. in 1973 i saw him first they crossed a loud profane filthy newsroom in downtown raleigh, he was right out of school, i was still in school and i looked across inside to someone who is that and i said that is zucchino and he will be the new star. he had long dark hair over his shoulders and thick jet black mustache and it was a long time ago. david is a grad at the umc journalism school and a member of the hall of fame. in ra

after that turning point usa founder charlie kirk and his book the maga doctrine on the new conservative agenda. c-span has round-the-clock coverage of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic and it's all available on demand at cspan.org/coronavirus. watch white house briefings, updates from governors and state officials, track the spread throughout the us and the world with interactive maps. watch on demand any time unfiltered at cspan.org/coronavirus. >> gina kolata, author of the flu, the great influenza pandemic of 1918 and is the search for the virus , why did you write this letter mark

tonight tammy bruce, charlie kirk and kim stossel. let's get to the point.curve not the economy. i warned the cure cou

tonight with us from around the country, tammy bruce, charlie kirk and kim strassel.e needed to flatten the curve, not the economy. i warned the cure to be worst than the

and growing up into the mountains and education at age 17, in her book "educated, a memoir", and charlie kirknd his book "the maga doctrine on the new conservative agenda", watch here on c-span2. >> last november we marked

. >> we conclude our books with turning point usa founder charlie kirk. >> because i have been slow blown away by the trump presidency it's important to recount those and focus how he can succeed but also unequally anxious with the appeasement of the enemies endless wars overseas and that president trump has positively recalibrated the republican party for generations and it's important to learn from it to learn from those successes so i wrote this book partly for that reason watching cable news and reading the newspapers i kept coming across the left wing prognosticators telling me what president trump believes. they said you hate have you hate all of us. i'm supposed to listen to you? and he wants to enrich his businesses. no guarding philosophies. and i said to myself first of all i spent time with him and the first family. why is nobody articulating the doctrine of the trump presidency? you don't just stumble accidentally justice kavanaugh, largest ever tax cut in american history, lowest unemployment for minorities come energy independence, qassem soleimani dead golan heights recogni

i am excited about that i we are very happy to have charlie kirk here with us tonight, today a greatd a great speaker and author and political figure but it's an honor to have him here today he's the founder of turning point usa. i'm sure many of you are aware of this. [applause] i would call it the preeminent education to teach children the values that make the united states great. [applause] and that is what is so needed on campuses today not just at the college level but the high school level and elementary school level that is the greatest danger to our country and we need the voice of people like charlie kirk to show kids there are another option then what is taught in schools and that is the right way to live your life in support your country and what is so exciting to see people and what is conservative of that movement. but i have to say when turning point was founded in 2012 i was at the convention and i remember foster free said come to this meeting i'm interested in funding the organization and you should come with me. but that shows why foster freeze is a successful billi

. >> ladies and gentlemen charlie kirk . [applause] >> joining us on book tv is bradley graham. he is co-owner of politics and prose bookstores in washington dc along with his wife lissa muscatine. what's been the impact ofthe coronavirus on your business ? >> it's been severe on us as it's been for many retailers around the country . bookstores are a place where people come to browse and shop, and taking a gathering center. we put on in normal times once of author talks, we hold classes. we have a coffee house. and much of that activity has had to stop since the spread of the virus and the warnings to social distance. at the same time we've been able to carry on some activity, largely through web orders and also at least until today, curbside deliveries but even those curbside deliveries have now been kurt tailed by the dc government. >> have shut down your stores in dc. >> yes. we finally last week closed the doors of all three locations to customer foot traffic. and we were still doing online processing, online orders and shipping them as well as taking phone orders and doing

. >> in his book "the maga doctrine: the only ideas that will win the future," charlie kirk offers his conservative agenda. this is hosted by the richard nixon presidential library museum in california. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome president next and's grandson christopher nixon cox. [applause]