one time i wrote a book on henry adams back in the 1990. -- back in the 1990's. it was a short book. i knew it would be controversial. i knew the historians would like it, and literary critics who were enamored with adams would hate it. when the book came out and then the reviewed followed, if it was a review which said, simpson doesn't approach -- doesn't appreciate adams' great achievement, i understood that. that's not what the book was about. it was about how ren i -- henry adams tried to forge a political career and how he failed and how that failure ruzz reflected in his later writings. historians liked it. critics did not. i knew what i was getting into. history is never just the facts. it's how you put those facts together and how you bring the past alive to the reader and give your insight and the things that you know and incorporate them, making it work. that's a lot of fun. when the work is over and you can reflect on what yu written, that can be fun. that little turn of phrase you like, that can be a delightful oment. >> the premise of the book is bot

henry adams in the 1990s, a short book and would be controversial and they are enamored with adams and grudgingly affect that. might have a point and when the book came out and the reviews follow, if it was the review simpson doesn't appreciate adams's great literary achievement that is not what the book is about but how henry adams forged a political career, and critics have not. it is how you put those facts together and bring the past alive and give your insights and things you know. that is a lot of fun when the work is over. will phrase you and could be a delightful moment. >> c-span in tempe, arizona for the literary culture. i speak with carlos velez-ibanez on his book "an impossible living in a transborder world". >> the premise of the book is simple and complex. let me tell you how it started. i work in a place, central a red mexico, 16 km, brand-new urbanizing area. the two basic questions, how do people survive when they shouldn't, how do they excel when they are able to do that? trying to touch those questions where the field work was. by serendipity. i was asked by whose h

like henry adams, kennan was a misfit in modern times.e achievements of science and modern technology left him completely cold. he saw only the defilement of nature wrought by the automobile, the corruption of the spirit brought on by consumer society. in 1978 he writes, with all due effort to avoid exaggerated estimate is over dramatization, i can see no salvation for the u.s. in its -- no over dramatization there. from urban decay to the decline of the schools to the crass commercialism in the media to sexual libertinism, he saw a decadent society much like late rome. so who was the curmudgeon who thought so poorly of america's future yet who provided its leaders with the crucial guide rope to grasp as they lurched through the cold war question mark born in 1904 to a wisconsin presbyterian family, kennan attended princeton where he wallowed in his alienation from his fellow students. after joining the foreign service he lived abroad for two decades nd became a russia expert with a keen appreciation of that country's need along the borde

one time i read a book on henry adams back in the 1990s, a sure boat commander would be controversial and historians the bike and literary critics enamored with hate it and would take issue with that even if they had to be grudgingly admit that i might have a point. so when the book came out in the reviews followed, and it was a review which said with simpson doesn't appreciate adam's great literary achievement. that's not what the book was about. it was how henry adams tried to forge a political career and how he failed and how the failure was reflect the and historians make it their critics. i knew what i was getting into. history is never just the facts. it's how you put those facts together and how you bring the past alive to the reader and give your and light in the things that you know, making it work. that's a lot of fun. when the work is over and you can reflect on what you've written, that can be a lot of fun. that can be a really delightful moment. >> c-span is in tempe, arizona to learn more about his literary culture. up next to speak with carlos velez-ibanez on his book,

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with the latest from adams morgan, john henry, wusa9. >> the restaurant says some people have called more than 40 organizations will margin president-elect donald trump's inaugural parade on january 20. the list released today includes many marching bands and military and veterans groups. but not a single high school or university marching band from the dc area will be participating. >>> president obama returns to washington from his hawaiian vacation next tuesday. on wednesday the white house as the president will meet with house and senate democrats on capitol hill to strategize on how to prevent republicans from revealing the affordable care act. the white house says they will hold an interview about obamacare next friday on the news website, box. and, the associated press learned he will deliver his closing message as president during a speech in chicago january 10. >>> an aircraft carrier strike group is back home after a seven month deployment in the middle east. the uss dwight d eisenhower arrived today in norfolk, virginia two cheers from hundreds of thousands of children. th

key partner about the ship and dine campaign thank you and henry the council of district merchant from the murmur campaign and dwight and steve adam will be joining us in a moment and here with regularly begin the small business the director of the office of the small business commission with all due respect m is passionate about shopping local mayor ed lee . >> (clapping.) >> yeah. >> thank you, todd and everyone thank you so much for coming out and helping us really get the holiday season started i was thinking about this morning how to introduce this idea and i'll start off by saying anyone from the public wish to speak on this item my mind goes crazy you have moments you're lying on the couch and what if i won the litter my first thought 90 thousand reasons to spend all that money in san francisco if you won the litter 90 thousand businesses in san francisco more than half a small businesses literally everybody or everything you want on the earth it is in the boundary of san francisco and a lot on fillmore street and this is i couldn't just a historic street one that i really love to be on for many reasons and more and more re

witness who remembered that marching, no matter where they came from, adam, the militia capstan had them well drilled sochlt henry the butler plantation, to get there they have to come across the river from augusta andym then loop around to their father's plantation, which is over here. they're constantly having to come through on their way?xáo augusta and from the plantation. it's driving them crazy that this is such an african-american town, driving them crazy probably thatv: these are black men with guns, they're so well ordered and drilled and so happy on july 4, b1876. this represents everything that they don't want to see in the history of the united states. they drive their wagon directly into the parade. they could have gone around, this is actually a really large field. they could have gone around. they don't. they drive exactly up to the÷ú parade and they demand militia and i don't know why i would do that, i mean, this is what the president of the united states had wanted all of his town to do. he says, it doesn't matter, sort of like that mentality. this is the rut i travel. i cannot be in a new place

henry is live at the mgm right now. you got a behind the scenes look at how the casino is planning on keeping people safe there during the holiday weekend. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, adam. they are expecting more than 27,000 throughout the entirety of new year's eve day. with duran duran playing a special midnight toast planned it should be a pretty festive night. that's why they are taking many precautions as possible when it comes to security. >> with new year's eve just two days away everyone is busy getting their plans for the big night in order. >> so what are you doing for new year's eve? >> going to new york city. >> i'm going to ocean city to visit my boyfriend's family. >> i actually have to work. >> another popular test destination will be the mgm national harbor. casinos also expect big crowds. >> we always get swamped with people. we have to build up our staff. >> that's michael, he's the director of surveillance at the mgm. he told us the casino will rely on more than 2300 cameras to keep people safe from the casino floor in the resort and in the parking lots. >> there's nothing that can happen on the gaming floor that we won't see. >> the entire surveilla

key partner about the ship and dine campaign thank you and henry the council of district merchant from the murmur campaign and dwight and steve adam will be joining us in a moment and here with regularly begin the small business the director of the office of the small business commission with all due respect m is passionate about shopping local mayor ed lee . >> (clapping.) >> yeah. >> thank you, todd and everyone thank you so much for coming out and helping us really get the holiday season started i was thinking about this morning how to introduce this idea and i'll start off by saying anyone from the public wish to speak on this item my mind goes crazy you have moments you're lying on the couch and what if i won the litter my first thought 90 thousand reasons to spend all that money in san francisco if you won the litter 90 thousand businesses in san francisco more than half a small businesses literally everybody or everything you want on the earth it is in the boundary of san francisco and a lot on fillmore street and this is i couldn't just a historic street one that i really love to be on for many reasons and more and more re

adam hazlitt. >> brilliant. i am working on a new novel and the tone is completely different. started reading a mother's same thing and i just got the new henry award, short stories, i love reading short stories, i go in intensely and i can come out and that is what i am reading. i am influenced. i was writing something a long time ago, and you know i do not do that. >> this is going to be my one semi-political question, there has been a lot of talk about it. but was there anything that immediately after the election you thought i want to read this? >> i left a book at the airport that i was reading. since the election i have been rereading fiji woodhouse because whenever something really depressing happens that is what i turn to, one of the greatest stylists in the english language, one of the greatest comic writers after dave barry. i sort of feel i have wrestled with depression in my life and somehow i feel e.g. woodhouse is almost as effective as pharmaceutical antidepressants in relieving a sense of despair so i have been digging into that ever since -- >> we have been listening to music really loud in my house. i am not kidding. that is

adam hazlitt. >> brilliant. i am working on a new novel and the tone is completely different. started reading a mother's same thing and i just got the new henry award, short stories, i love reading short stories, i go in intensely and i can come out and that is what i am reading. i am influenced. i was writing something a long time ago, and you know i do not do that. >> this is going to be my one semi-political question, there has been a lot of talk about it. but was there anything that immediately after the election you thought i want to read this? >> i left a book at the airport that i was reading. since the election i have been rereading fiji woodhouse because whenever something really depressing happens that is what i turn to, one of the greatest stylists in the english language, one of the greatest comic writers after dave barry. i sort of feel i have wrestled with depression in my life and somehow i feel e.g. woodhouse is almost as effective as pharmaceutical antidepressants in relieving a sense of despair so i have been digging into that ever since -- >> we have been listening to music really loud in my house. i am not kidding. that is

key partner about the ship and dine campaign thank you and henry the council of district merchant from the murmur campaign and dwight and steve adamll be joining us in a moment and here with regularly begin the small business the director of the office of the small business commission with all due respect m is passionate about shopping local mayor ed lee . >> (clapping.) >> yeah. >> thank you, todd and everyone thank you so much for coming out and helping us really get the holiday season started i was thinking about this morning how to introduce this idea and i'll start off by saying anyone from the public wish to speak on this item my mind goes crazy you have moments you're lying on the couch and what if i won the litter my first thought 90 thousand reasons to spend all that money in san francisco if you won the litter 90 thousand businesses in san francisco more than half a small businesses literally everybody or everything you want on the earth it is in the boundary of san francisco and a lot on fillmore street and this is i couldn't just a historic street one that i really love to be on for many reasons and more and more reaso

key partner about the ship and dine campaign thank you and henry the council of district merchant from the murmur campaign and dwight and steve adam will be joining us in a moment and here with regularly begin the small business the director of the office of the small business commission with all due respect m is passionate about shopping local mayor ed lee . >> (clapping.) >> yeah. >> thank you, todd and everyone thank you so much for coming out and helping us really get the holiday season started i was thinking about this morning how to introduce this idea and i'll start off by saying anyone from the public wish to speak on this item my mind goes crazy you have moments you're lying on the couch and what if i won the litter my first thought 90 thousand reasons to spend all that money in san francisco if you won the litter 90 thousand businesses in san francisco more than half a small businesses literally everybody or everything you want on the earth it is in the boundary of san francisco and a lot on fillmore street and this is i couldn't just a historic street one that i really love to be on for many reasons and more and more re

key partner about the ship and dine campaign thank you and henry the council of district merchant from the murmur campaign and dwight and steve adam will be joining us in a moment and here with regularly begin the small business the director of the office of the small business commission with all due respect m is passionate about shopping local mayor ed lee . >> (clapping.) >> yeah. >> thank you, todd and everyone thank you so much for coming out and helping us really get the holiday season started i was thinking about this morning how to introduce this idea and i'll start off by saying anyone from the public wish to speak on this item my mind goes crazy you have moments you're lying on the couch and what if i won the litter my first thought 90 thousand reasons to spend all that money in san francisco if you won the litter 90 thousand businesses in san francisco more than half a small businesses literally everybody or everything you want on the earth it is in the boundary of san francisco and a lot on fillmore street and this is i couldn't just a historic street one that i really love to be on for many reasons and more and more re

key partner about the ship and dine campaign thank you and henry the council of district merchant from the murmur campaign and dwight and steve adam will be joining us in a moment and here with regularly begin the small business the director of the office of the small business commission with all due respect m is passionate about shopping local mayor ed lee . >> (clapping.) >> yeah. >> thank you, todd and everyone thank you so much for coming out and helping us really get the holiday season started i was thinking about this morning how to introduce this idea and i'll start off by saying anyone from the public wish to speak on this item my mind goes crazy you have moments you're lying on the couch and what if i won the litter my first thought 90 thousand reasons to spend all that money in san francisco if you won the litter 90 thousand businesses in san francisco more than half a small businesses literally everybody or everything you want on the earth it is in the boundary of san francisco and a lot on fillmore street and this is i couldn't just a historic street one that i really love to be on for many reasons and more and more re