please welcome president mary robinson. [applause]>> thank you very mucr that warm welcome. it is very inspiring to be in a hall that has had so many illustrious speakers, especially with social justice and wanting the kind of change that will be better for society. i am delighted to be here at cooper union and i am delighted of the sponsorship of n.y.u. which i am very familiar with so i feel at home for a lot of reasons and i appreciate the fact you braved the weather and the elements for three yesterday was so beautiful. what happened today? this is new york but it can change so dramatically and so quickly. i feel very at home because i have an early experience of learning about human rights. very early. growing up in the west of ireland wedged between two brothers and older and two brothers younger i had to be interested in equality and human rights but using my elbows to assert myself but as i try to explain in the book but that was not the norm but growing up in ireland where girls and women knew their place in the home or as a 90 or possibly to become a writer or a ar

tonight to introduce former president of ireland who i assume those of you have come to know about, mary robinson's book is a revelation. we are fortunate to have heard tonight. a little bit of background about this hall for those who may be new to. craig hall is the place of the famous right makes might speech from this very podium. that began a long history of social justice movements launch your celebrated in this hall including the susan b. anthony worked in this building, and the first convention here and the first major conference of native american leaders led by red fox was held in this very room in the nineteenth century at a time when people were being slaughtered on the plains. there is quite a history here of events that occurred during some critical and turbulent times in irish emigration to the united states as well. from 1866 when more than of thousand supporters of the athenian brotherhood met here up to the eve of 1916, easter rising this stage was host to such leaders of the irish independence movement as donovan rosa, michael gavin and michael collins. i was intrigued by some of

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mary robinson, the first woman president of ireland recounts her life in "everybody matters." in "the end of power: from boardrooms to battlefields and churches to state, why being in charge isn't what it used to be," the former editor-in-chief of foreign policy argues that power has become easier to obtain but also easier to lose. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv.org. >> i was fascinated by her feminist view, you know in remember the ladies, you're going to be in trouble. i'm paraphrasing, only, but she warned her husband you can't rule without including what women want and what women have to contribute. and, i mean, this is 1700s. she's saying that. >> abigail adams, this monday night on c-span's new history series, "first ladies: unnuance and image." called mrs. president by her detractors, she was outspoken on her views about slavery and women's rights. she provides a unique window into colonial america and her life with john adams. join in the conversation on abigail adams live monday

and the first woman president of everybody matters, mary robinson talks about politics and foreign policy. look for the titles and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and booktv.org. >> this book is about liberals, not democrats who are often not that much different from republicans in many respects. this book is dedicated to that peculiar brand of american who self identifies as a liberal, lives life as a liberal and wishes more of us in america would live like liberals. you like michael moore. think of the masters degree and wearing a headband at your local whole foods store. you get the picture. [laughter] they dominate professions and leave a very large cultural imprint upon this great country of ours. professions like journalism and the arts. the music industry, and of course, america's fastest growing band of entertainers, cirque du soleil acrobats. who are these people who call themselves liberals? and how does such a small tiny group leave such a big impact on our culture and lives. what motivates them? i'm in a position to answer these questions because i have been

that's the show for today, my guest next week, mary robinson, the first woman to szczerbiaker president of ireland. have a nice week everyone, i'll see you next week. >> this company has blood on its hands. >> he's talking about chiquita, the banana company which paid nearly $2 million in protection money to a murderous paramilitary group that killed or massacred thousands of people in colombia. >> these were extortion payments. these were payments that had to be made to protect the lives of our employees, and so it's one of those situations where you just simply had no other choice. either you pay or your people get killed. >> and you decided to pay? >> and the company decided to pay. absolutely. [ticking] >> billions of dollars is coming from this office to help bail out the u.s. economy. why is it so unique? because it is in beijing, headquarters of the china investment corporation. how much do you have to invest? >> we have $200 billion. >> $200 billion? >> $200 billion. >> this is the fund's president, gao xiqing. he has poured billions into investment houses on wall street, causin

mary robinson the first woman president of ireland recounting her life in "everybody matters." why being in charge isn't what it used to be. the former executive director of the world bank and editor of chief of foreign policy argue that power has become easier to obtain and lose. look for the tights in bookstores this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and booktv.org. >> that should make you encouraged about the power probability of staingts in general. so now i'm going make you scared. so this is actually the end of the book. it's a question one of the questions i went to earlier. who gets to know what about you? and last summer we hired a new baby sitter. when she arrived i began to explain the family background i'm a professor, my wife is a teacher. she cut me off and said i know. i googled you. [laughter] i was simultaneously relieved i didn't have to finish my spiel and mildly alarmed by how much of my life could be cobled together from a short internet search. our capacity to gather and analyze huge quantity of d.a. is unique in human hist

robinson. we begin with a sad diagnosis for vat reharper. she accelerated the women movement in 1970's with the betrayal of mary best friend rhoda and now valeriews the same honest fearlessness that she faces no now. amazing and stay as listening as you can. point an words from 73-year-old valerie who is struggling with moments of hope, grieve and realism with grim prognosis. she has terminal brain cancer and preparing to take the final bow. >> cancer cell have invaded the fluid around her brain and it is incurable. so she's been given about three months to live. >> telling her story in the pages of people valerie only learned of her deadly condition seven weeks ago on january 15. back in august when she first felt the symptoms. >> valerie felt a strange tingling in the stomach area last summer and then it was during holiday time around december where she had vomitin vomiting. >> that's when she became violently ill while running errand in the car saying quote my windshield was obliterated with vomit and i hadn't felt sick. later found out it's a bench mark for a seizure. next month she became numb in the jaw and after more hospital test they d

robinson, illinois, 100 years old. world war ii veteran. he loves to watch. sister mary a nunn for 75 years. we love her and wish her well. robert givan. great name, show name. from gulf breeze, florida, 100 years old today. learned to use a computer when he was 95 years old. i still don't know the password. anyone know the password? this is macie watson from greenwood, south carolina. she is 104 years old today. her motto always has been and always will be -- occurly storace is 100 years old today. great name. occurly, we love you. strongsville, ohio. he is an avid bowler. i couldn't even pick up a bowling ball anymore. >>> elvira mummolo from brighten, massachusetts. 100 years old today. she used to design wedding dresses and such a nice job. she was always in demand. everett parker, happy birthday at 100. white plains, new york. civil rights activist all his life. done good. done good. that's it. in new york city, where we love you. >> willard, thank you very much. >>> coming up, remarkable survival story of a baby born with part of her heart actually outside her body