Washington Journal: 04/08/2018 Kathleen Kennedy Townsend & author Michael Cohen join us for a look back at liberal politics in 1968 as LBJ's Great Society and emboldened activists redefined the role of the federal government and challenged traditional values.
Telephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on a question about the U.S.' $21 trillion national debt: “What should Congress do to cut spending?” Roberta Rampton, Reuters White House correspondent, previewed the upcoming week for the Trump administration. At the conclusion of the program, a clip from from the opening of the previous night’s “Saturday Night Live” was shown.
Roberta Rampton, Reuters White House correspondent, previewed the upcoming week for the Trump administration.
Cal Thomas, an author and conservative columnist, talked about the political news of the day, including his recent column warning that Washington, D.C., may be reaching a “breaking point.”
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Michael Cohen talked about liberal politics in 1968, including former President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” and and assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr and Robert F. Kennedy. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is the daughter of Robert F. Kennedy and Michael Cohen is the former lieutenant governor of Maryland and the author of American Maelstrom: The 1968 Election and the Politics of Division.
