it was how henry adams tried to forge a a political career andw we failed and how that was reflected in his later writings. historians like it. literary critics did not. i knew what i was getting into. history is never just the facts. it's how you put the sex together and how you bring the past alive to the reader and give you insight, the things you know and incorporate, making it were, that's a lot of fun. when work is over and you conflict of what you've written, that can be a lot of fun. a little phrase you like, , i cn be a delightful novel. >> while in santa barbara, california, we visited the home of ronald reagan biographer lou cannon as he talks about his relationship with president reagan and the challenges of writing about a sitting president. >> well, i was a reporter in sacramento in the '60s. i covered ronald reagan a little in his first campaign for governor, which he started out in 1965 and he was elected in 66. i don't know, i had been there eight months, maybe six months into his governorship and i thought i don't really understand this guy. as a get into writing ab

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one time i wrote a book on henry adams and i knew it would be controversial. they would take issue with that. it. even if they have to admit that i might have a point. so when the book came out and then the reviews followed. simpson doesn't appreciate the great literary achievement. i understood that because that was not what the book was about. it's how they tried to forge the political career. there are critics that 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 readers. and give your insight with the things that you know that as a lot of fun when the work is over. and you can reflect on what you had written. that little phrase you like. that can be a really delightful moment. >> while in sina barbara california we visited the home of ronald reagan as he talks about his relationship with the president reagan and the challenges of writing about a sitting president. i was a reporter in sacramento in the 60s i covered ronald reagan a little in his first camp

second, i wanted to make you aware that to henry adams, was -- which this commission initiated and recommended landmark designation for a number of years ago, four years ago, was picked up again by president cohen and introduced by resolution because the former ordinance had been tabled so long. though it is coming back to this commission to review and comment shortly. we are anticipating before the end of the year. it looks like that landmark designation will finally be lysed. i'm happy to report on that introduction. also i want to let you know the contracts have been forwarded to the clerk of the board and we are briefing the supervisors currently and we will be scheduling a hearing before the g.a.o. and the full board shortly. and then finally, i wanted to make you aware that the last item on your calendar for today, we are asking for a request for a continuance to december 5th. we had a great meeting with san francisco heritage and their policy committee. we have a much better idea of how to construct a guideline document that will address the comments of this commission, but also the pre

because lincoln is such a compelling human character and washington is almost too good to be true as henry adams said. we have this show of freedom rising with a great actor. it's this elevating, thrilling, educational experience for all of us. we just finished four weeks on figures of reconstruction. it's a great way to connect. telling stories is crucial. >> you can do governor mars who wrote the we the people. there's a very sexy story. >> he lost his leg. i think it was john adams who said i think i lost another image. >> he was searching for the original more perfect union. >> we've got the beginning of the musical right here. he was quite a character. >> let's talk about the many modern depictions of lbj and movies since we're on the movie them right now. how does this librarian foundation respond, if at all, especially if they stray from the research. >> three dramatic depictions in recent years. a film by rob reiner called " "lbj "lbj." they did a marvelous job. ava did this story of selma which included lbj. the first two were pretty good. they help us. we had woody and bryan come to th

sometimes the southerners say so, and henry wise and adams go at it.dams writes, today, henry weiss threatened to kill me in my sleep. -- seat. he took advantage of his reputation to defend the right of petition and against slavery. he was incredibly powerful. he also was a brilliant parliamentarian. he had a lifetime of experience and politics and he was fearless. you put that together and he was a force to be reckoned with. brian: would you describe the tobacco, the carpeting, the smoke, the dirt? joanne: yeah, the tobacco. i started out the book talking about tobacco stained rugs. because congress in this time, i think people think back to this time and they think of henry clay and daniel webster, people in frock coats with their finger in the air. some of that was going on, but particularly the house, it was crowded and stuffy. it did not small very good. it was much hotter than it was outside. and there were tobacco stains everywhere. people were spitting and not always hitting the target. the rugs were repulsive to the point that foreign visitors

henry wise, at one point he says, if you weren't who you are, you'd feel more than my words. adamstes, in his diary, today henry wise threatened to kill me in my seat. he took advantage of his reputation to defend the right of petition and against slavery. he was incredibly powerful. he also was a brilliant parliamentarian. he knew the rules. he had a lifetime expensive politics and he was fearless. you put that together and he was a force to be reckoned with. brian: when you describe tobacco, the carpeting smoke, the dirt. joanne: yeah, the tobacco. i started out the book talking about tobacco stained rugs. because congress in this time, i think people think back to this time and they think of henry clay and daniel webster, people in these black frock coats, standing around with their finger in the air saying great debating words. some of that was going on, but particularly in the house, it was crowded, it was stuffy, it did not smell very good, it was much hotter than outside, and there were tobacco stains everywhere. spittoon's all over the place. people were spitting, and not a

here, is the wagon with these two -- tommy butler and henry gets in and they are watching these guys marked under their militia, a man named doc adams, this was a witness who remembered them marching, most equal to any company no matter what they came from, they had them well drilled, so henry and tommy belong to the butler plantation. they have to come across the river from augusta where they have done whatever training and loop around the father's plantation. so they are constantly having to come through hamburg on their way to augusta from their plantation. and it's driving them crazy, probably that these are black men with guns and they are so well ordered and drilled and happy. on july 4, 1876, which represents everything they don't want to see in history of the united states. so they drive their wagons directly into the fray, they could have gone around. this was a large field that they could've gone around. they drive directly to the parade and demand that doc adams essentially disperse his militia, which is why i don't know why they would do that, this is what the president of the united states wanted the mall to do. he says

southerners say ise and adams w go at it. today, henry weiss threatened to kill me in my sleep.took advantage of his reputation to defend the right of petition and against slavery. he was incredibly powerful. he also was a realm -- a brilliant parliamentarian. he had a lifetime expensive politics and he was fearless. you put that together and he was a force to be reckoned with. brian: when you describe tobacco , the carpeting smoke, the dirt. joanne: yeah, the tobacco. i started out the book talking about tobacco stained rugs. because congress in this time, i think people think back to this time and they think of henry clay and daniel webster, people in these rock coats with their figure in the air. some of that was -- people in frock coats with their finger in the air. some of that happened, but it was smelly and hotter than outside, and there were tobacco stains everywhere. people were spitting and not always hitting the target. to thes were repulsive point that foreign visitors, i found a letter it one point from a british minister who is leaving and he writes to the people c

since jackson lost to john quincy adams and 1824, his democratic supporters had engaged in a perpetual campaign of accusation against the president and his heir apparent, henrylay, the secretary of state. the masses were animated with the most hostile feelings toward each other, marshall wrote. this new phenomenon was a permanent campaign the polarized the country by region. marshall saw that it threatens the most serious danger to public happiness. men are soe of inflamed that i dread the consequences." joel: sounds familiar. brian: yeah. you mean this is not the most divided time in the united states right now? joel: no. i think parallels between this moment and john marshall's moment are very striking. andink both jefferson jackson, unelected is populist president's, likely with the support of southern, rural voters. there were issues of race and both campaigns. mene was a sense that both were elected as disruptors. they were elected as people meant to come to washington and clear out the swamp. they came in with huge majorities in both houses of proceeded to really make their presence felt in a way -- and they were not always respectful of the court syst

adam marshall here with me at the conservative party conference. francine: thank you so much. we will be with anna throughout the day. interesting conversation there. of j.p. morgan and janet henry. do you see more volatility and pound? what exactly is priced into pound right now? john: a sort of model scenario with the possibility of stress in short-term interest rates. there are expectations for only one hike from the bank of england over the next year. you have seen this in the positions of sterling, which are also short. that thet is a view economy is not going to collapse on the brexit scenarios for the next couple of years, but neither is it going to step up in a meaningful way. which way we go obviously depends on what policy path is taken. there's almost no clarity on that. francine: away from the politics, we need to deal with the current account deficit. janet: absolutely. at the end of october, we now have a date for the u.k. budget on october 29. all points to being quite cautious. and has to do with the italian situation we have discussed. barwin has been less than anticipated, but that's borrowing has been less than anticipated, but they are still worried about the