craig shirley is the author, reagan rising is that book. the author of six books and the son of charter members of the conservative party and mr. shirley comes by his love of conservatism honestly. reagan, one of the most celebrated personalities. more than a mere biography, chronicles the journey of a man who having suffered a desperado in defeat in 1976, becomes leader of a new brand of conservativism. achieving an improbable victory for years later. trumps presidency perhaps offers the perfect backdrop against which to study reagan's ascendancy. "reagan rising" offers insight into a philosophy that served as a touchstone for conservatives across the country. reagan's conservative philosophy still inspires this day. as an aside, and researching my introduction i learned mister , shirley played an instrumental role in having the sport of la crosse designated the state sport of maryland. for that, he will have a special place in the heart of all maryland. gaithersburg, join me in welcoming craig shirley. [applause] and interview him will be

gaithersburg, join me in welcoming craig shirley. [applause] interviewing mr. shirley today will be on williams, a man who needs almost entered -- no introduction, but we will introduce him anyway, emmy award winner and fox news contributor since 1997, he's a celebrated author in his own right. mr. williams has been a prolific chronicler of the civil rights experience in america. selected works, "eyes on the prize," and "thurgood marshall, american revolutionary." there are a ton more, but i truncated it to those two. as a treasury of the montgomery county democratic party am pleased to announce that the democrats offer a three to one majority over registered republicans. number one, welcome to friendly territory. [laughter] fromu ever need a respite fox news, we welcome you here with open arms. [laughter] gaithersburg, please join me in welcoming on williams. [applause] [no audio] juan: thank you. as a great pleasure to be her with craig shirley, who i have known since the reagan white house. i did not know about the cross, that is fabulous. a basic to start wi

author of, rising reagan, craig shirley.like trump, reagan, both great debaters, but reagan's experience was knitting like trump as far as you see this deep-seeded animosity, hatred and division in this country? >> charles, the answer is yes and no. there was a lot of hate aimed at ronald reagan before, during and after his presidency. terrible things were written, like "the washington post" about things, the week of his funeral. they devoted the entire style section ripping apart him and his career. individuals, everybody from bette midler, everybody in between. as far as the hatred, can't go any further than the assassination itself when john hinckley tried to kill ronald reagan, killed jim brady and wounded two other secret service agents, a police officer. john hinckley's legal counsel was filled with bunch of liberals including craig craig, later ted kennedy's chief counsel and president obama's chief counsel. and john hinckley walking around free even though the coroner said he murdered jim brady. the velocity of commu

bond theme you have to do shirley bassey or get out, like the way she's done something a lot more low key that builds on a surreptitious way. it feels fitting with the daniel craigd it feels right for him to bow out this way. it's interesting you say that. it's complex and brooding and intense, isn't it? definitely. like i say, i'm intense, isn't it? definitely. like isay, i'm not intense, isn't it? definitely. like i say, i'm not so familiar with the bond story at the moment but i've seen fans speculating some of the lyrics about the only blood you shed as your own, i'll be leaving alone, has implications about what the fate ofjames has implications about what the fate of james bond might has implications about what the fate ofjames bond might be. just so we're making sure viewers are not throwing something at the tv at this point because they want to hear it, let's just hear it and then we can go on. name? bond. james bond. # i've fallen for a lie # i've fallen for a lie # you are never on my side # you are never on my side # for me once, follow me twice # for me once, follow me twice # higher death, paradise. # higher death, paradise. # your never see me cry

history of shelf -- bookshelf, craig shirley chronicles the influence of run -- ronald reagan in his book, "reagan rising." we recorded his remarks at the 2017 gaithersburg book festival in gaithersburg, maryland. >> good afternoon and welcome to the gaithersburgk

[applause] >> ♪ ,> next, on history bookshelf craig shirley chronicles rhonda reagan's career his book rising: the decisive years, 1976-1980." he spoke from the james michener pavilion at the 2017 gaithersburg book festival, in gaithersburg, maryland. >> good afternoon and welcome to the gaithersburg book festival. my name is julian hafner of the democratic central committee 17 which encompasses rockville and the beautiful city of ga