What I Saw At The Revolution
Bedrosian Bookclub Podcast
English - October 25, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 186 MB - ★★★★ - 29 ratingsSociety & Culture Arts Books citizenship governance literature losangeles publicpolicy urbanplanning book bookclub books cities Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this edition of the Bedrosian Book Club Podcast, we’re taking a look to the past. We read Peggy Noonan's 1990 memoir, What I Saw at the Revolution. This is a political memoir for those who don't usually read political memoirs. This book is a testimony to the power of language in politics. Noonan was a speechwriter for President Reagan, in both of his terms. This is a portrait of life in Washington, D.C. as well as both the Reagan and Bush administrations. She has a critical eye for the mechanisms of political speech writing. She describes the pull between the policy wonks, the writers, and the politicians. Join us for a conversation on the power of language in politics and for a look at how our Federal government works. For links to some of the things we talk about in this podcast: https://bedrosian.usc.edu/blog/podcast/what-i-saw-at-the-revolution/
Sponsored by the USC Bedrosian Center
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Recorded at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
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