| 00:00:24 |
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DAVIS COME OUT WHERE DID THE "DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTS" SERIES OF BOOKS COME FROM? >>
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Guest: WELCOME TO THE IDEA FOR THE SERIES CAME FROM MY OWN LITTLE BRAIN, ALTHOUGH IT DIDN'T TURN OUT AS A SERIES, PETER. IT STARTED OUT WITH THE IDEA...
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PUBLISHED HER ONE, "DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTS" IN NOT BOOK, YOU WRITE, I LIKE TO CONSIDER A DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT LUCK THE FIRST...
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| 00:01:52 |
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TRUE. I SEE MYSELF AS SOMEBODY WHO BRINGS TOGETHER A POT OF INTERESTING INFORMATION THAT EXISTS OUT THERE. IT'S NOT THAT I'M A GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCHER...
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| 00:03:35 |
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VERSION OF YOUR "DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTS" BOOK ON THE RIGHT HISTORIES ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR ACTIONS LARGE AND SMALL AND...
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| 00:03:59 |
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I LIKE TO THINK THAT'S TRUE AND BELIEVE IT'S TRUE. SO MANY PEOPLE WHEN THEY HAD THE CATASTROPHE WANTS TO KNOW WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THIS IN ...
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| 00:06:51 |
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AS KENNETH DAVIS ALLUDED TO, THE REASON HE'S IN NEW YORK AND BOTH TEDIOUS AND WASHINGTON IS BECAUSE OF SANDY. WE HAD STUDIO ISSUESCOME THE SORE LITTLE...
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| 00:07:31 |
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PROBABLY MORE GENERAL AND PERSON IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS SAID. FOR INSTANCE, GOING BACK FURTHER TO 1796, THE FIRST CONTESTED ELECTION WHEN...
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| 00:10:53 |
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IS THE POWER OF THE PRESIDENCY CHANGED OVER 44 DIFFERENT PRESIDENT? >> Guest: WELL, I STARTED
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| 00:11:00 |
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OUT IN "DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTS" TO LOOK AT THE VERY, VERY BASIC QUESTION OF WHY WE HAVE A PRESIDENT. 225 YEARS AGO WE JUST CELEBRATED...
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| 00:13:40 |
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IN YOUR CAREER, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A TEACHER AT ALL? >> Guest: NO, I
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| 00:13:45 |
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HAVEN'T. SOMEBODY CALLED THE PROFESSOR ON TV RECENTLY AND I WAS ABOUT TO SAY WELL, I'M NOT A PROFESSOR, I JUST PLAY ONE ON TV. BUT THE FACT IS THEY FEEL...
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| 00:15:30 |
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ARE WATCHING AND LISTENING TO BOOKTV ON C-SPAN 2. THIS IS OUR MONTHLY "IN DEPTH" PROGRAM. WE INVITE ONE AUTHOR TO TALK ABOUT HIS OR HER BODY OF WORK...
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| 00:16:46 |
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PETER I HAVE TO INTERRUPT FOR JUST A MOMENT BECAUSE YOU LAST ONE OFF THE LIST AND IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. I DID BRING UP WITH ME. WOULD LIKE TO PRIMARY...
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| 00:17:29 |
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ABSOLUTELY, IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE. ONE CAN SEE WHY I AM A WRITER AND NOT AN ILLUSTRATOR. I OPENED IT UP IN THE VERY FIRST PAGE OF THE INSIDE PAGE...
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| 00:25:50 |
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TO ROTHER KENNETH DAVIS. HE'S OUR AUTHOR ON "IN DEPTH" ON BOOKTV ON C-SPAN 2. 202-58-5389 S-SIERRA IF YOU LIVE IN THE EASTERN CENTRAL TIME ZONE. 585-3891...
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| 00:26:44 |
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Guest: JUST, THEY DO. I'VE REALLY BEEN PLEASED TO LEARN OVER THE YEARS AND I HEAR FROM SO MANY PEOPLE WHO SAY WE READ YOUR BOOK WERE ON THE FAMILY CAR...
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| 00:28:35 |
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LET YOU GET THAT ADJUSTED AND I WANT TO READ THIS QUOTE FROM YOUR DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT MYTHOLOGY BOOK. YOU WRITE, ONE OF THE SADDEST THINGS I WITNESSED...
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| 00:29:04 |
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STORY. AGAIN, I LIKE TO TELL TRUE STORIES. I REMEMBER BEING A CHILD SITTING IN SCHOOLS, WATCHING THE CLOCK UPON THE WALL. I WOULD WATCH THE CLOCK TICKED...
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| 00:32:45 |
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CALL COMES FROM MEL HALL, PENNSYLVANIA. LAWRENCE, YOU'RE ON THE AIR. PLEASE GO AHEAD. LAWRENCE ARE YOU WITH US? AND WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO JEFFREY...
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| 00:33:04 |
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YES. I WAS CALLING, TALKING ABOUT THE AMERICAN HISTORY BOOK. I HAD READ IT. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE NOTICED IN...
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| 00:33:34 |
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Guest: IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND VERY, VERY GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR CALLING. AGAIN, I HAVE SEEN WHAT IS GOING ON IN SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTRY...
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| 00:37:12 |
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Host: IN THE 1998, DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE BIBLE CAME OUT. KENDIS DAVID -- KENNETH DAVIS WRITES UNDERLYING THE DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT SERIES IS THE...
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| 00:37:57 |
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YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL. MR. DAVIS, I HAVE TWO DISTINCT QUESTIONS. ONE, HOW DARE YOU DERIVE THAT COLUMBUS FOUND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF INHABITANTS IN...
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| 00:38:31 |
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FIRST QUESTION, THERE IS A GREAT, WIDE DISPARITY IN THE ESTIMATES, OBVIOUSLY, OF HOW MANY -- WHEN I SAY WHO COLUMBUS DISCOVERED, OBVIOUSLY ON TALKING...
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| 00:40:11 |
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OUR RAISE? >> Guest: AGAIN,
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| 00:40:14 |
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I THINK SPECIFICALLY I DON'T KNOW IF COLUMBUS SOUGHT MANATEE'S OR DOLPHINS, BUT CERTAINLY SOMETHING NATURAL WOULD HAVE GIVEN MANY, MANY MARINERS, HUNDREDS...
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| 00:40:38 |
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I APOLOGIZE. DID THE WORD MERMAID EVER APPEAR IN COLUMBUS AS LARGE? >> Guest: I'M GOING
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| 00:40:44 |
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TO DEFER TO THE CALLER. IF HE SAID THAT -- I DON'T HAVE A RECOLLECTION OF MERMAIDS, BUT IT WOULD BE ENTIRELY POSSIBLE. IT'S THE ONE JAMES, SAN JOSE ...
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| 00:41:00 |
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MORNING, MR. DAVIS. MR. DAVIS, YOU MENTIONED COLUMBUS DISCOVERING THE NEW WORLD, BUT I READ THAT THE VIKINGS WERE IT THE FIRST ON THE EAST COAST....
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| 00:41:24 |
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Guest: SHORT. I ADDRESS BOTH OF THOSE QUESTIONS IN DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT GEOGRAPHY. ONE IS MUCH MORE EASILY INCIDENT THE OTHER BECAUSE CERTAINLY THE...
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| 00:42:47 |
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YOUR MOST RECENT DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT, 600 PAGES OR SO, YOU DO CRAZE TO EACH OF THE PRESIDENTS. ARE THOSE YOUR ASSESSMENTS?...
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| 00:42:59 |
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THEY ARE MY ASSESSMENTS AFTER WHAT I DID WAS STUDY THE FUSE OF PRESIDENTS BY HISTORIANS AND ACADEMICS FROM THE VERY FIRST ONE BACK IN THE 1960'S UP...
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| 00:44:56 |
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MORE RECENT BOOKS, AMERICA'S HIDDEN HISTORY AND A NATION RISING. IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT GEORGE WASHINGTON SOMETIMES MAYBE WE DON'T LEARN THE FULL STORY...
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| 00:45:12 |
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DON'T LEARN THE FULL STORY ABOUT GEORGE WASHINGTON, AND ONE OF THE REASONS I WROTE AMERICA'S HIDDEN HISTORY AND THEN AND NATION RISING WAS TO TELL...
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| 00:48:47 |
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ANDERSEN, CALIFORNIA, PLEASE GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION OR COMMENT FOR KENNETH DAVIS. >> Caller:
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| 00:48:52 |
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HELLO. MY QUESTION IS IN REFERENCE TO, I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE CIVIL WAR. JUST AFTER THE CIVIL WAR YOU MENTIONED HOW THE SEVEN STATES WERE BROKEN...
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| 00:49:22 |
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GOOD QUESTION. IT IS ONE OF THOSE AREAS THAT WE DON'T SPEND A LOT OF TENSION, TIME AND ATTENTION ON IN SCHOOL. WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IS THE ERIN...
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| 00:52:16 |
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DAVIS, PATRICIA COMMENTS ON FACEBOOK, YOU ARE SO MUCH FUN TO LISTEN TO, MR. DAVIS. I READ GREEK AND NORSE MYTHOLOGY WHEN I WAS A KID IN THE FIFTIES....
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| 00:52:38 |
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ARE AVAILABLE. IN THE AFTERMATH OF 500 ANNIVERSARY, MANY MORE VERSIONS ARE AVAILABLE. SO I KNOW OF AT LEAST TWO TRADE BOOKS THAT REPRODUCED COLUMBUS'S...
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| 00:53:02 |
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COMES FROM MARGIE IN SAN DIEGO. HI. >> Caller: GREAT TO BE
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| 00:53:09 |
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HERE AND LISTEN TO KENNETH DAVIS. I HAD BOUGHT MY FIRST BOOK IN AN AIRPORT IN NASHVILLE, 1994 ON MY WAY TO SUNDAY QAEDA CHILLY. I LET GEOGRAPHY AS A...
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| 00:53:43 |
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DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THE BLUSHING HERE, BUT I -- IT IS NOT VISIBLY, AUDIBLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE LAST, THAT SHE MADE...
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| 00:55:27 |
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KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE CIVIL WAR AS A GUIDE, HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE YOUR BOOKS? >> WELL, THAT ONE IS
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| 00:55:36 |
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PRETTY SIMPLE. I ORGANIZED IT IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, AS I DID DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HISTORY. AND FOR THAT MATTER, DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE AMERICAN...
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| 00:57:12 |
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Host: ZERO CONTRARIAN TWEET SENT TO YOU, THESE DAYS HISTORY CLASS IS TEND TO FOCUS ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY ON THE UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS MENTIONED. DO WE...
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| 00:57:31 |
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TINA, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I THINK IT HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT ADDRESSED. SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT IT HAS SWUNG TOO FAR. I KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, THERE WERE...
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| 01:02:15 |
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FORT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA. >> MR. DAVIS, FIRST
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| 01:02:23 |
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OF ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU HAVE OPENED UP THE WHOLE WORLD TODAY. I SEE AT LEAST SIX BOOKS THAT I HAVE TO RUN. I WANTED TO BRING UP ONE OBSERVATION...
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| 01:05:26 |
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YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT CALL. I APPRECIATE. THERE IS AN AWFUL LOT TO DIGEST AND SHE WON. I THINK YOU USED THE WORD TRAGEDY, IN THE THINK THAT'S RIGHT....
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| 01:09:17 |
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TO CONTACT KENNETH DAVIS, HERE IS THE ADDRESS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE US ON FACEBOOK , FACEBOOK.COM/BOOKTV. YOU CAN MAKE A COMMENT ON THEIR OR SEND AN E-MAIL....
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| 01:09:52 |
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RETIRED COLLEGE PROFESSOR, 74 YEARS OLD. TO YOU HEAR ME? CONCERNING YOUR DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF AMERICA, COULD YOU COMMENT ON THE...
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| 01:10:24 |
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THIS DISCUSSION MANY TIMES, AND IT IS CERTAINLY ONE THAT HAS BEEN EXPLORED @BOOKTV EXPLORED. GEORGE WASHINGTON HAS OFTEN BEEN MENTIONED AS A LEADING...
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| 01:10:54 |
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YOU AFTER THE PREVIOUS CALLER, WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS DO? >> Guest: THAT IS
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| 01:11:00 |
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AN INTERESTING QUESTION. I AM VERY MUCH A PRODUCT, VERY MUCH BLUECOLLAR. MY FATHER WAS A TRUCK DRIVER. MY FATHER WAS OF WORLD WAR TWO TRUCK DRIVER....
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| 01:15:27 |
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FROM ALLEN IN SANFORD, FLORIDA. HI. >> Caller: CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> Host: WE ARE LISTENING. >>
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| 01:15:33 |
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Caller: VERY NICE TO TALK TO YOU. LET ME JUST SAY, I READ A COUPLE OF YOUR BOOKS, AND I THINK IT IS GREAT. I AM TOTALLY BLIND. I NOTICED THAT YOU AND...
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| 01:17:30 |
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MUCH. I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THE SPECIFIC QUESTION WAS. VERY INTERESTING PIECE. THE REFERENCE THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES ABOUT MAYBE...
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| 01:20:07 |
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OUR GUEST. HE HAS WRITTEN OVER A DOZEN BOOKS. HERE THEY ARE, BEGINNING IN 1984. TOO BAD CULTURE, THE PAPER BACKING OF AMERICA. AFTER THAT HE BEGAN...
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| 01:21:06 |
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CORRECT. THAT IS THE VAGARIES OF THE PUBLISHING BUSINESS. MY EDITOR FROM MY EARLIER BOOKS WHICH WERE ACTUALLY AT THE SMITHSONIAN IMPRINT WHICH IS ...
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| 01:21:27 |
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DAMIAN FRANCIS TWEETS AND, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR WRITING PROCESS? >> Guest: I DON'T REALLY
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| 01:21:34 |
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THINK ABOUT IT. THE GREAT SPORTS WRITER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES SAID WRITING IS EASY. I SIT DOWN AND OPEN UP THE FAINT . MY PROCESS, AS I APPROACH A...
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| 01:24:31 |
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NORTH ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS. THANK YOU FOR HOLDING. YOUR HONOR C-SPAN AND BOOK TV. >> Caller: GOOD
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| 01:24:40 |
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AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU FOR C-SPAN. I HAVE BEEN AWAY FROM BOOK TV FOR FAR TOO LONG. MY GOSH, WE COULD TALK FOR HOURS SIMILAR TO A LADY WHOSE WROTE ...
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| 01:26:57 |
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MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THE CALL. LET ME SAY THAT I ACTUALLY DID WRITE A BOOK OF SORTS OF LITERATURE. DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT LITERATURE IT IS KIND OF ONE...
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| 01:28:37 |
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SYDNEY MONTANA, YOUR HONOR. >> Caller: LISTENING
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| 01:28:41 |
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TO ALL THESE PHONE CALLS TO MY KIND OF GOT SIDETRACKED. A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. FOR INSTANCE, YOUR DAD'S EXPERIENCE OR THE EXPERIENCE YOU HAD WITH YOUR...
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| 01:32:05 |
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AND PENNSYLVANIA, GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION. >> Caller: FIRST OF
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| 01:32:11 |
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ALL, MR. DAVIS, MY QUESTION, NOW THAT I KEEP LISTENING I PROBABLY HAVE A THOUSAND, BUT IN THE 30 YEAR TEACHER. YOU'RE RIGHT ON ABOUT STANDARDIZED TESTING....
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| 01:33:03 |
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MUCH. I THINK THE WAY THE CATTLE RATHER THAN FEEDING THAT. THANK YOU FOR BEING A TEACHER. I DON'T THINK THERE'S A MORE IMPORTANT JOB AND IN MANY WAYS...
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| 01:43:40 |
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LIVE WITH KENNETH DAVIS, AUTHOR AND HISTORIAN IN NEW YORK CITY. THIS IS BOOKTV ON C-SPAN 2. MR. DAVIS COME YOU SAY WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR CAREER,...
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| 01:44:00 |
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MY WIFE. SHE DOESN'T LIKE HER TO TELL THE STORY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY SHE HAS TO SUFFER ME THIS ONE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE ARE TO DO AND HOW I BECAME...
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| 01:46:15 |
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TO MINUTES LEFT WITH OUR GUEST. 202 IS THE AREA CODE. DON'T KNOW MUCH IS THE WEBSITE. 585-3890. 585 OR D. 891 FOR MOUNTAIN AND PACIFIC TIME ZONE. YOU...
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| 01:46:57 |
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Caller: MR. DAVIS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WRITING. SO MUCH OF WHAT SHE SAID RESONATES WITH A PERSONALLY AND THAT IS THE EXCITEMENT OF LEARNING FOR THE...
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| 01:51:20 |
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AND "DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTS," IT'S BEEN PUBLISHED, BUT YOU COVER A LOT OF TOPICS HERE. THERE IS VOODOO ECONOMICS, ALGER HISS,...
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| 01:51:44 |
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TO SEE THE ABOLITION OF POLITICS AND POLITICAL PARTIES OF THIS 225 YEAR. SINCE THE PRESIDENCY WAS INVENTED BECAUSE WHEN WE LOOK BACK AT IT FROM THE...
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| 01:55:26 |
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THAT'S A REALLY INTERESTING QUESTION AND PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE CONSTITUTION MOST AMERICANS HAVE NEVER WRITTEN THEMSELVES, WHICH ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT...
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| 01:58:00 |
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MORAN COMMENTS ON FACEBOOK. ASK MR. DAVIS TO COMMENT ON CHILDREN'S BOOKS, PLEASE. >> Guest: ON CHILDREN'S
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| 01:58:11 |
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BOOKS, NOT SURE WHAT THE QUESTION IS, BUT HISTORICALLY SPEAKING DEITY OF CHILDREN, EVEN AS WE THINK ABOUT IT TODAY WAS SO DIFFERENT THROUGHOUT AMERICAN...
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| 01:59:58 |
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CATHERINE OF PHOENIX ORGAN, GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION OR COMMENT FOR KENNETH DAVIS. >> Caller: HI, I'M
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| 02:00:06 |
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REALLY ENJOYING YOUR DIALOGUE. I'M GOING TO BE BUYING AND READING MY BOOKS. UNCOMMON SIGHT OR THOUGHT OF CORBA THOUGH IS ANOTHER GREAT SONGWRITER WHO...
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| 02:00:47 |
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INTERESTING QUESTION. TO THE FIRST ONE FIRST, I'M SORRY, PETER, THAT WAS A LONG QUESTION AND I LOST TRACK OF THE FIRST PART IF YOU CAN REFRESH MY MEMORY....
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| 02:01:02 |
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ABOUT ORBIT ALL. >> Guest: HOW COULD
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| 02:01:05 |
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I FORGET. GORE THE DOLL, REST IN PEACE, RECENTLY DEPARTED WAS A WONDERFUL NOVELIST, A WONDERFUL ESSAYIST AND HIS THEORIES OF HISTORICAL NOVELS WERE...
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| 02:03:40 |
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WILL MOVE ONTO JOHN AND DUBLIN, GEORGIA. >> Caller: MR. DAVIS
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| 02:03:45 |
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COMING THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M ALSO A HIGH SCHOOL U.S. HISTORY TEACHER AND MY CONCERNS THE ISSUE OF SECESSION. I'VE ALWAYS FOUND IT INTERESTING THAT...
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| 02:04:19 |
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NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE IN THE FEDERALIST PAPERS. I THINK THAT WHEN YOU GO BACK AND LOOK, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT CREATING A MORE PERFECT UNION. SO WHEN...
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| 02:06:58 |
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E-MAILS ARE PILING UP, SO LET'S GO THROUGH A COUPLE BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER. THIS IS FROM MICHAEL ADLER IN SEATTLE. WHERE CAN WE READ MORE ABOUT THE...
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| 02:07:20 |
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SOME GAPS IN THE NEW BOOK, 71 AND THE WHOLE EVOLUTION OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, WORDS BY THE WAY THAT ARE NOT IN THE CONSTITUTION. THE FRAMERS SPOKE...
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| 02:08:38 |
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E-MAIL, YOU ARE THE READABILITY OF THE AVERAGE AMERICAN IS USUALLY SET AT THE EXPERT LEVEL AND THE AVERAGE AMERICAN IS PRESUMED TO BE A RELUCTANT READER....
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| 02:09:07 |
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Guest: I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE REVIEW MODEL AS MY READERS. I ALWAYS HAVE WRITTEN IN A STYLE THAT I IS CONVERSATIONAL AS THIS CONVERSATION IS. I ALWAYS...
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| 02:11:13 |
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KENNETH DAVIS, OR YOU'RE A FAN OF WIKIPEDIA? >> Guest: AM I A FAN
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| 02:11:18 |
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OF WIKIPEDIA? I'LL TELL YOU A SHORT STORY BECAUSE 10 YEARS AGO I DID WHAT IT WAS. I WAS ELATED THAT ARE OF THE INTERNET, BEING SUCH A BOOKISH FELLOW,...
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| 02:13:34 |
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WHICH SIDE OF SOCIETY ARE SPEAKING A BEARD SHOULD ASSERT THEY NOT POPULAR WITH THE PURITAN FATHERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. SHE HAD COME IN...
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| 02:15:24 |
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SANDY COMISKEY, A LAHOMA COMPANY BEEN VERY PATIENT. PLEASE GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION FOR AUTHOR KENNETH DAVIS. >> Caller: THANK
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| 02:15:32 |
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YOU ARE A MATCH FOR TAKING MY CALL. MR. DAVIS, IN YOUR BOOKS, TALKING ABOUT HISTORY, HOW MUCH INDIAN HISTORY DO YOU BRING INTO YOUR BOOKS WHENEVER...
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| 02:17:04 |
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A LOT OF THE TABLE. MR. DAVIS. >> Guest: THANK YOU FOR
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| 02:17:09 |
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THE CALL. IT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR HISTORY INSERT MONEY ARE HIDDEN HISTORY AND PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE PRESIDENT COME IN THE OF...
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| 02:21:19 |
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DAVIS MENTIONED SOME OF HIS BOOKS, BUT HE STARTED WRITING AN PUBLISHING IN 1984 IN HIS FIRST WAS TO BE A CULTURE, THE PAPER BACKING OF AMERICA. AND...
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| 02:23:34 |
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BEEN ASKED BEFORE, SO I'VE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT. FIRST OF ALL I WOULD SAY, SURE, THE ANSWER HAS TO BE YES. OBVIOUSLY WITH SPECIFIC TRAINING IN CERTAIN...
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| 02:25:20 |
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CHRISTIN PORCHER MISS NEW YORK, GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION OR COMMENT. >> Caller: YES,
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| 02:25:25 |
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GOOD AFTERNOON, GENTLEMEN. I'M A NEW YORK CITY FIREFIGHTER AND A HISTORY MAJOR AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, SO FIRST LET ME SAY WHAT A PLEASURE...
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| 02:26:17 |
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Host: CHRIS, BEFORE WE GET AN ANSWER FROM KENNETH DAVIS, WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT THIS? IS THIS THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT IT? >> Caller:...
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| 02:26:28 |
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YEARS OLD, LEARNING ABOUT IT THIS SEMESTER. IT'S THE MOST SHOCKING THING I'D EVER HEARD ABOUT THIS THING MITTERAND COMPARING IT TO THE SALEM WITCH TRIAL,...
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| 02:26:51 |
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Guest: IS A FAIR POINT AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE CALLER -- FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK HIM FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART AS A NEW YORKER. WE'VE SEEN WHAT...
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| 02:29:05 |
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JOSE, CALIFORNIA, YOU ARE ON BOOKTV ON C-SPAN 2. >> Host: THANK YOU FOR
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| 02:29:11 |
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TAKING MY CALL. I TRY TO WATCH BOOKS TO BE AS MUCH AS I CAN AND TODAY IS REALLY INTERESTING TO ME. MY QUESTION IS VERY SIMPLE. I REALLY DON'T LIKE READING...
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| 02:29:43 |
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Guest: THAT'S LIKE ASKING ME TO CHOOSE BETWEEN MY CHILDREN. I LOVE THEM ALL. BY YOUR QUESTION SPEAKS VERY MUCH TO THE STYLE IN WHICH I WRITE AND IT'S...
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| 02:31:01 |
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Host: I FOUND YOUR DISCUSSION OF SLAVERY QUITE INTERESTING, ESPECIALLY ABOUT PUTTING MAIN AND ISSUES INTO THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR...
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| 02:31:19 |
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WOW. HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE? THIS IS AN EXTRA VERY QUESTION AND CERTAINLY, AGAIN, SEEKS TO -- THANK YOU FOR IT, MELISSA, AS WELL -- SPEAKS AGAIN...
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| 02:34:07 |
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NATION RISING, UNTOLD TALES OF FLAWED FOUNDERS, FALLEN HEROES, AND FORGOT AND FIGHTERS FROM AMERICA'S HISTORY OF THE RIGHT TO MY HAVE LEARNED THAT TELLING...
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| 02:34:27 |
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Guest: IF THEY'RE IS A QUESTION IN THERE, NOT SURE WHAT IT IS, PETER. YES, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS LESS TRUE NOW THAN I, I SUPPOSE, IT WAS A WHILE...
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| 02:35:56 |
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ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN NORMAL. WE DIVIDED THEM BY REGION. SO IF YOU LIVE IN THE EAST AND CENTRAL TIME ZONES, (202)585-3890. THAT IS THE NUMBER...
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| 02:36:23 |
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AFTERNOON. I AM AN ATTORNEY IN SOUTH FLORIDA WHO IS PASSIONATE ABOUT HISTORY. BASICALLY, YOU TALK ABOUT SECESSION BEFORE, BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO...
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| 02:37:10 |
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BOTH INTERESTING QUESTIONS, AND I WILL TRY TO ADDRESS THEM BOTH AS QUICKLY AS I CAN, AND THANK YOU FOR THE CALL. FIRST OF ALL, THE QUESTION OF LETTING...
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| 02:40:36 |
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TULSA, OKLA., SINCE THIS E-MAIL TO YOU, MR. DAVIS. WHEN A PRESIDENT IS NOT ABLE TO PREVENT OR AVOID WAR, WHY SHOULD HE BE ADMIRED AND PUT ON THE LIST...
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| 02:40:55 |
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IS A REALLY INTERESTING QUESTION, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT AROUND A LITTLE BIT TO SAY THAT CERTAINLY PRESIDENTS HAVE TO BE JUDGED MOST HIGHLY AND MOST...
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| 02:43:33 |
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LEFT WITH OUR GUEST THIS MONTH. RON IN RIVERSIDE, ILLINOIS. IT'S YOUR TURN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. >>
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| 02:43:41 |
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Caller: YES. I HAVE TO SAY, I STUMBLED MONDAY BY LET TODAY. I NORMALLY WOULD BE WATCHING THE CHICAGO BEARS' CAMP, BUT I HAVE BEEN STAYING WITH THIS...
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| 02:43:54 |
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WAY AHEAD. YOU NEED TO WORRY. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT
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UPDATE. I WAS GOING TO SAY, I DID KATE'S H. W. KRANZ LECTURE YESTERDAY ON ULYSSES GRANT'S. AND, CAP THE TV CHANNEL ON THE SAME NETWORK. GRAMM KIND OF...
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| 02:45:49 |
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THE CALL. JUST A FEW QUICK POINTS. I HAVEN'T READ HW BRANDS NEW BOOK ON GRANT. IT'S ONE OF THE PROBLEMS, OF COURSE, THE NEW BOOKS COMING OUT. THERE...
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| 02:48:17 |
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FACEBOOK.COM/BOOKTV, LUIGI SAYS IN THIS POST. I AM AN AMATEUR ASTRONOMER. I LAMENT THE ENCROACHING WHITE POLLUTION IN OUR CITIES THAT PREVENTS MOST...
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| 02:48:38 |
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THE QUESTION. I SHARE THAT FEELING SO STRONGLY BECAUSE I EVEN WRITE ABOUT IT IN DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE UNIVERSE. THE IDEA THAT THE GREEKS OR ANY...
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| 02:50:43 |
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TERRY JONATHAN MORE IN SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA. MR. DAVIS MENTIONED, DON'T KNOW MUCH SONG WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR HIS BOOK SERIES TITLE. WHEN A PHRASE...
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| 02:51:04 |
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COPYRIGHT OR A LEGAL EXPERT IN THIS AREA, SO I REALLY PREFER NOT TO ANSWER THAT. IT IS A VERY TROUBLING AND -- I SHOULDN'T SAY TROUBLING. IT IS AN...
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| 02:51:24 |
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YOUR WEBSITE IS, DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT. >> Guest: I DON'T KNOW
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| 02:51:30 |
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MUCH. KNOW ABOUT. DON'T KNOW MUCH. >> Host:
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| 02:51:35 |
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OKAY. GINNIE IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA, PLEASE GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION FOR KENNETH DAVIS. >> Caller: THANK YOU SO
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| 02:51:43 |
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MUCH. I WANT TO KIND OF BRING IT BACK AROUND PRESIDENTIALLY. YOU MENTIONED EARLIER THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE. AND THAT IT WAS LATER ADDED. I THINK YOU...
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| 02:52:03 |
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SAID THE FOUNDERS IN THE CONSTITUTION, THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION CALLED THEM ELECTORS. THE WORD ELECTORIAL WAS NEVER USED IN THE CONSTITUTION....
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| 02:52:23 |
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YOU DON'T MIND MY ASKING, YOU KNOW, WE ARE BROUGHT UP WHAT TO VOTE. THE ELECTION IS COMING UP. ONE-PERSON, ONE-VOTE. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE ELECTORAL...
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| 02:52:49 |
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HAVE NOT RECALL THAT YET, BUT I WILL TRY AND DO IT NOW BECAUSE A SLIPPED MY MIND, ACTUALLY. ON TO THIS QUESTION OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE. JUST TO CLARIFY...
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| 02:56:35 |
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AND IN DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTS, KENNETH C. DAVIS WRITES ON PAGE 628, AND YET THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, THIS ARCHAIC RELIC OF A...
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| 02:57:45 |
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LOOKING I CAN LOOK IN -- I THINK I HAVE MY BOOK RIGHT HERE. PERHAPS I CAN COME UP WITH IT. I BELIEVE IT IS CALLED, HOW DEMOCRATIC IS THE AMERICAN...
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| 02:58:09 |
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Host: OKAY. WE ARE ALMOST OUT OF TIME ANYWAY. IF I GIVE YOU 30 SECONDS TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION, AND THAT'S NOT VERY FAIR. THERE WAS AN E-MAIL HERE THAT...
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| 02:59:07 |
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ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING I WRITE ABOUT IN DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT GEOGRAPHY. SPECIFICALLY, MOST OF US GREW UP WITH A CERTAIN, WHAT IS CALLED, PROJECTION OF...
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| 02:59:43 |
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LEAVE IT THERE. I APOLOGIZE. OUT OF TIME. KENNETH DAVIS HAS BEEN OUR GUEST HERE ON "IN-DEPTH". THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Guest: THANK YOU, PETER. >>...
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| 02:59:59 |
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IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.