john maynard keynes, the said has there ever been anything like these conditions? he said, yes. it was called the dark ages. [laughter] and it lasted 800 years. [laughter] then again, in 1945 -- of course new york blazed compared to the darkness all across eurasia. the poet stephen spender saw the ruins of berlin and the chancellery collapsing. the charred ruins from from palermo to leningrad, they seemed to be emblems of a disaster that people will come and gape at for centuries to come. so by the end of the century the bulgarian arst christo had wrapped. [laughter] the future always outstrips our prophetic power. but there was an enormous imagination of disaster, understandably so after the two wars and depression. >> a question back here? >> thank you. that was wonderful, by the way. [laughter] question. do you have anything about the harlem renaissance in your book? >> i have some. this is not easy. so many brilliant books have been written about the harlem renaissance. i do talk -- there is a line that i wish that i had put in. from john franklin a great , historian. he sai

host: john maynard talks election time -- john boehner talks election time in office. quote, you can call me anything, boner, beaner, anything. , factory david kennedy director and history professor emeritus in a talk hosted by stanford and government and the stanford speakers bureau. this joking yet blunt attitude set the tone for the night as kennedy and the former speaker discussed topics ranging from banners of bringing in ohio to the future of the republican party or the second half of the program, kennedy opened up the floor to students questions. ton boehner notnly refer ted cruz as lucifer in the flesh, he called him a miserable . and talked about the freedom caucus in the house of representatives. ted cruz had a reaction. i think this is from fort wayne, indiana. had interesting comments. he did the privy -- he did not abbreviate. he allowed his inner truck to come out. i will say this. if you are wondering who is to washington, i think john boehner has made a crystal clear. remarkshner in his describe donald trump as his texting and golfing buddy. somebody --

. >>> more fireworks on the campaign trail after jane maynard -- john maynard compares ted cruz to theelve -- devil. >> at 8:00 ted cruz responds to former house speaker house speaker john boehner's harsh criticism. >>> but first a happy ending to that little dog. led a police chase on the bay bridge. well, he now has found his forever home. ♪ ♪ ♪ don't you just love it ♪ ♪ hey i think the internet just went down. huh, why don't you give it a sec, it'll come back. something just happened in the world and we have no idea what it was. get high speed internet from at&t with 99.9% reliability for just $30 a month. keep calm, your internet's on. ♪[ music ] sic ]♪ >>> all right, montel jordan, this was how we do it. this was a big song back in the '90s. it's flashback fridays on traffic jams. if there's a '90s song you want to hear, let me know, i will use your -- i will take your requests. it's flashback friday where we pick the '90s. it seems like just yesterday but '90s is about 20 years ago so, yikes. >> whoa. >> i know, right? >>> 7:52. vice president joe biden is at the vatican for an

tuesday.john maynard did not have kind word for cruise during an appearance on wednesday >> i get along with almost everyone but i've never worked with a more miserable son of a . [bleep] >> i have met john weiner two or three times in my life. if i had said two or three words i would be as surprised . everyone of them was a pleasantry. >> he stays in the race wife. >> she is not a politician. she says the people need a choice and if you don't give them a choice, who will? >> bernie sanders has promised to stick it out even though hillary clinton has the nomination locked up. while sanders nomination is a longshot , he insists that he is the best person to take donald trump. >> we are defeating donald margin than hillary clinton. >> trump towers back to some sense of normalcy. there are two officers posted outside of the building on fifth avenue. that is standard operating procedure given the high profile nature of the building. we spoke to police and they say they have not yet made any arrest in connection with the substance. >> is the latest on fifth avenue, fox 5. >> thank you very much. it's a disturbing story out of central park with police searching for a man who tried to sell a ch