click sunday night on q&a, presidential historian richard norton smith shares his biography of presidenterald ford, titled an ordinary man. he talks about ford's personal life,ntiestablishment politics as well as his efforts to heal the country following the watergate scandal in his controversial decision to pardon richard nixon. >> hello, americans, a long, national nightmare is over. >> the irony about the whole thing, whoever wrote it, is for didn't want to use it. ford it was kicking a man when he was down. don't you think that's a little hard. and paste the case, in effect, you don't understand, people need to hear this, they need to hear it from you. the final surprise, of course is how he was responsible. >> richard norton smith was his book, an ordinary man, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a on all of our podcast on our free c-span now at. quebec's up next on the tv's author interview program afterwards, the investigative reporter provides a behind-the-scenes look at the su

. ♪ ♪ sunday night on cue and a, presidential historian richard norton smith shares his biography ofd ford, titled an ordinary man. he talks about ford's personal life, antiestablishment politics and his efforts to heal the cotr following the watergate scandal and his controversial decision to pardon richard nixon. [video clip] >> fellow americans, our long, national nightmare is over. >> the irony about the whole phrase, whoever wrote it, is ford did not want to use it. ford -- it was kicking a man when he was down. don't you think it is hard? he made the case, no, in effect, you do not understand mr. vice president. people need to hear this. they need to hear it from you. the final surprise, of course, is -- >> richard norton smith with his book sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the spans q and a. you can send to q and a and our free c-span now app. ♪ ♪ >> this year, book tv marks 25 years of shining a spotlight on leading nonfiction authors and their books. from author talks, interviews and festivals, book tv has provided viewers with a front row seat to the latest literary dis

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. >> sunday night on q&a presidential historian richard norton smith shares his biography of gerald florida titled an ordinary man he talks about his personal life in the establishment pitics as well as his efforts to heal the country following the watergate scandal and the controversial decision to pardon richard nixon. >> hello americans. our long national nightmare is over. >> whoever wrote it, for did not want to use it. it was kicking a man when he was down and hartman made the case, you to understand people need to feel this and here it from you. >> richard norton smith this book an ordinary man sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on the free c-span now at

the final surprise is that the national nightmare it far from over. >> richard norton smith with thisk tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and our podcasts on our free c-span now app. ♪ >> life today on in depth mary eberstadt joins book tv to talk and take your calls on religious freedom and the sexual revolution in america. an expert on christian culture, the author of many books including is dangerous to believe, how the west really lost god, and adam and eve after the pill. about the social change brought about by the sexual revolution of the 1960's. join the conversation with your phone calls, comments, and text. mary eberstadt lives today at noon eastern on booktv, c-span 2. ♪ >> c-spanshop.org is c-span's online store, browse our latest collection of products, apparel, books, decor, and accessories. there is something for every c-span fan and every purchase help supports our nonprofit operations. shop now or at any time at c-span shop.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with paul dans, former administration official in presi

the final surprise is that the national nightmare it far from over. >> richard norton smith with thisk tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and our podcasts on our free c-span now app. ♪ >> life today on in depth mary eberstadt joins book tv to talk and take your calls on religious freedom and the sexual revolution in america. an expert on christian culture, the author of many books including is dangerous to believe, how the west really lost god, and adam and eve after the pill. about the social change brought about by the sexual revolution of the 1960's. join the conversation with your phone calls, comments, and text. mary eberstadt lives today at noon eastern on booktv, c-span 2. ♪ >> c-spanshop.org is c-span's online store, browse our latest collection of products, apparel, books, decor, and accessories. there is something for every c-span fan and every purchase help supports our nonprofit operations. shop now or at any time at c-span shop.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with paul dans, former administration official in presi

. ♪ ♪ sunday night on cue and a, presidential historian richard norton smith shares his biography ofald ford, titled an ordinary man. he talks about ford's personal life, antiestablishment politics and his efforts to heal the country following the watergate scandal and his controversial decision to pardon richard nixon. [video clip] >> fellow americans, our long, national nightmare is over. >> the irony about the whole phrase, whoever wrote it, is ford did not want to use it. ford -- it was kicking a man when he was down. don't you think it is hard? he made the case, no, in effect, you do not understand mr. vice president. people need to hear this. they need to hear it from you. the final surprise, of course, is -- >> richard norton smith with his book sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the spans q and a. you can send to q and a and our free c-span now app. ♪ ♪ >> this year, book tv marks 25 years of shining a spotlight on leading nonfiction authors and their books. from author talks, interviews and festivals, book tv has provided viewers with a front row seat to the latest literar

susan: richard norton smith thank you for the hour. richard: thank you. >> all "q&a" programs are available on a website or as a podcast.

susan: richard norton smith thank you for the hour. richard: thank you. >> all "q&a" programs are available on a website or as a podcast. >> coming up on c-span's "washington journal", the state of the u.s. labor market -- movement. we speak to jody calemine. challenges facing the american workforce and potential solutions with oren cass, author of the once and future worker, a vision for the renewal of work in america. "washington journal" starts now. ♪ host: on the one hand, jobs are more plentiful and pay more than ever and workers are satisfied with their jobs.

. >> richard norton smith was his book, an ordinary man, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a on all of our podcast on our free c-span now at. quebec's up next on the tv's author interview program afterwards, the investigative reporter provides a behind-the-scenes look at the issues that teachers are facing in the classroom. she's interviewed by education week reporter madalyn well. afterwards is a weekly interview program with relevant guest host interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest work. 'm so excited to be here with you today. i could not put down the teachers. it was like reading a novel, even though it's it's very deeply reported. so just to give some background before your past books have really dived into the lives of high school students, fraternities, sororities and nurses. what made you write about teachers? i've always been drawn to education. i think i keep coming back to the education beat. it's just it's really where my heart is for teachers. it just seemed like the teaching profession was getting m

. >> richard norton smith this book an ordinary man sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span q&a. you can listen to q&a and all of our podcasts on the free c-span now at. >> helping democracy doesn't just look like this it looks like this where americans could see democracy at work and citizens with the republic thrive, get informed straight from the sources on c-span, unfiltered unbiased word for word from the nation's capital to wherever you are, it's the opinion that matters most, this is what democracy looks like, c-span powered by cable. >> thanking you for joining us for tonight's lecture. director e newport historical society. this year, the 180th anniversary of the door rebellion, which is considered the most significant constitutional political event to occur in rhode island history. during tonight's lecture, dr. chaput will explore the life of thomas wilson dorr and his attempt to overturn rhode island's existing government in the spring of 1842. he will focus heavily on the numerous newport connections to the story of dawes attempt at legal reform

of course, there's a new book out about gerald ford from richard norton smith to a lot of people thinking about ford this year. i went to the ford library last week. is lucky enough to be able to go there and see the exhibits and and hear a very excellent presentation. but when i read your book, i mean really. ford it's political culture is not kind to gerald ford. talk to us a little bit about that. well, there's two things going on with gerry ford. number one is that he has a couple of well-publicized stumbles where he falls and one of them was they weren't really his fault. one of them, he was trying to help betty. and a slippery floor. but regardless, these stumbles led to this impress of him as a klutz. now, mind you, gerald ford was probably the best athlete ever to become president. he was expert skier. he was a good tennis player. he was a football player in college and was drafted into the nfl. he didn't play, but he was drafted and so ford was a tremendous athlete. but there was this perception of him as a klutz and because people didn't know his history. so that's one aspect. b

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the final surprise is that it was far from. >> richard norton smith with this book sunday night at 8:ern on c-span q&a. you can listen to q&a and our podcasts on our free c-span now app. ♪ >> this fall watch c-span's new series books that shaped america. join us as we embark on a captivating journey and partnership with the library of congress which first created new books that shaped america lists to explore key works of literature from american history. the books featured have a rope thought, when a wars, led to significant changes and still talked about today. hear from experts who will shed light on the impact of these works and virtual journeys across the country tied to the celebrated authors and their unforgettable books. among the books,, since by thomas payne, huckleberry finn by mark twain, their eyes were watching god by zora neale hurston, and free to choose by milton and rose friedman. watch our series, books that shaped america, starting monday september 17 at c-span, c-span now, or online at c-span.org. ♪ >> a healthy democracy does not just look like this. it looks lik

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announcer: richard norton smith with his book "an ordinary man." you can listen to q&a and all our podcasts on the free c-span now app. announcer: c-span is unfiltered view of government, funded by these television companies and more, including comcast. >> you think this is a community center? it is more than that. >> comcast is partnering with a thousand community centers to provide wi-fi so students and familiesan have the tools they need to be ready for everything. announcer: comcast supports c-span as a public service along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. we are joined by the former fema administrator during the obama administration, craig fugate, to talk about federal disaster response. welcome. you are currently in florida. can you tell us what you are seeing their and if you can assess the damage of hurricane a donya compared to other -- hurricane idalia compared to other hurricanes in the past? guest: this is in an area that does not usually see hurricanes. back in 1993, there was a storm cal