this month we're featuring author and historian richard brookhiser. we have about an hour and half left in a program today. we visited mr. brookhiser at his house in the east village of new york city. we want to show you a little bit of that. >> i take about a half year, maybe eight months, of only reading. and then he takes me about a year to write them. of course, i am reading as i am writing. and that's because i seem to have found a link that is about 60 to 80,000 words, so it is 200 plus pages. not more than 250 pages. and i think there's a place for such books. writing a biography is the most enjoyable thing about that is having a person as a guest. it's like the moving. each one is different. when i was writing about john adams and the adams family, they are difficult gas. dashed difficult gas. they are smart, they can be funny. they're certainly pediatric and arms. but they are crazy. they are just crazy. they are arrogant. they are judgmental. they go into rages. they go into depression. and when i was doing for generations of these people, an

. >>> coming up next, author and historian richard brookhiser, the national review senior ed talks about the conservative movement. he is author of 33 books in-- 11 books including what would the founders do and his 2011 release, "james madison." >> host: richard brookhiser, when we talk about the founding fathers, what's the era we'rehe talking about? what are the events we're talkineng about?? >> guest: we're talking about the american revolution

richard brookhiser, editor at "national review" and editor of biographies of washington, hamilton and madison, will speak about washington, exemplary president. harvey mansfield, president at harvard and author of several books, will consider the role of the presidency in the american polity. finally aei scholar steven heyward, author of biographies of ronald reagan and winston churchill and his new politically incorrect guide to the presidents wilsons to obama will discuss the modern presidency in the light of its earlier history. we hope to have time at the end forever discussion among the panelists and for questions from the floor. buy graphical sketches of our panelists should be available on the sheets that were provided outside as well as online at www.whatsoproudlywehail.org. so, too, is the text of to which we now turn. thank you. >> i'm going to read a few selections from the farewell address. these are my personal favor ritz, and they touch on some of the themes. first. some remarks from the beginning that tell you something about the man. in looking forward to the moment wh

. >> coming up next, richard brookhiser talks about the founding fathers, rules of stability in the conservative movement. the documentary writer is host

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richard brookhiser when we talk about the founding fathers what is the error that we are talkine about and the events that we are talking about? >> we are talking about the r american revolution and the writing of the constitution. and those are the to keep vents, and everybody who played a major obvioun in those can claim to be a founding father. had revolubviously the old ones had careers before of the american revolution and the young guerrillas have careers thats tn went on quite a few years after the signing of the constitutione constitution. >> host: who were the older ones and younger ones. >> guest: benjamin franklin, the oldest, born in 1706. he knows cotton mather and the died in 1790. he signs both the declaration of independence and the constitution. the last to die was james madison. he is born in 1751, and then he do is in 1836. 85 years old. so, he has seen the fight over missouri being admitted to the union. he sees nullification crisis but he is the last one. aaron byrd. but that's the other side. the dark side. >> host: in 2006, you wrote wow what would the founders d

ev >> richard brookhiser, when i talk about the founding fathers come with the era and the events we talk about? >> guest: we talk about the american revolution and the writing of the constitution. and those are the two key cla events. and everybody who played a major role in this offense can claimhr to be a founding father.he now obviously the older ones haa careers before the american aew revolution, the appellants had careers that went on quite a few andrs after the signing of thees constitution. the guys were talking about. >> host: who are the older ones and the younger ones? >> guest: benjamin franklin in 17 hundred six as cotton mather. that is how old he is and he dies in 1790. andhe he sends both the declaration of independence and thee last t constitution. the last two w guys james madis. he is born in 1751 and then he8. dies in 1836, 85 years old. so he has seen the fight over missouri being in a bid to the union. he sees the nullification crisi crisis. i but he is the last one. aronberg dies after he does, but that's sort of the other side. >> host: in 2006, you wrote, wh

richard brookhiser, thank you for the last three hours. >> guest: thank you. >> host: and by the way, tom brokaw is next month. booktv continues. .. >>> so good evening. i'm director of the new school writing program. it's my pleasure to welcome you on the occasion of the award ceremony of the national book critics circle awards. we want to welcome everybody back who attended last night's powerful reading by the nominee that writers and fiction, poetry, nonfiction, criticism, biography and autobiography. those of you that were here will live think readily admit that you experienced something stylish, wonders and rare. we want also to welcome the critics and review worse to come to new york from newspapers and magazines all across the country. the writing program of the new school was honored to co-sponsor these award ceremonies with nbc see. as you know the national book critics circle awards are the only literary honors that are bestowed by practicing critics and reviewers. last night eric banks, the president of the nbcc reminded us that the book's critics circle awards included pau

civility and conservative politics, your questions for author and "national review" senior editor richard brookhiserhis books include books on george washington on leadership and his latest on james madison. >> today on "newsmakers," jim jordan. the ohio congressman talks about why he supports budget committee chairman paul ryan's budget which passed the house thursday. >> there's nothing good about paul's budget. the fact that particularly the policy statement where they've incorporated ideas that of sea ideas like welfare reform, medicaid reform, sending it back to the states where we think we can better serve the recipient. a lot of good things in there. tax reform policy, 1,000 times better than the president's budget which never, ever ever get to balance but the difference between paul's budget and ours is we get to balance in a reasonable time frame that we believe the american people think is common sense. five years is ours and it takes 23 years to get paul's to balance but the fact remains you can't get 218 votes for our budget so we need to pass something and paul's is a lot better than th

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