A Conversation with Andrew Roberts
On Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, the LBJ Foundation hosted British historian and author Andrew Roberts. In a conversation moderated by Karl Rove, Roberts discussed his recent best-seller, "Churchill: Walking with Destiny."
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/// About the Book
When we seek an example of great leaders with unalloyed courage, the person who comes to mind is Winston Churchill: the iconic, visionary war leader who stood firmly for his beliefs when everyone doubted him. But how did young Winston become Churchill? What gave him the strength to take on Nazi Germany when bombs rained on London and defeat seemed inevitable? In "Walking With Destiny," Andrew Roberts gives readers the full and definitive Winston Churchill, from birth to lasting legacy, as personally revealing as it is compulsively readable.
Roberts is the first historian granted access to King George IV’s private diary recounting his weekly meetings with Churchill during WW II. In addition, Roberts makes use of extensive new material drawn from previously unknown transcripts of War Cabinet meetings as well as diaries, letters and unpublished memoirs from Churchill’s contemporaries which appear here for the first time help Roberts to show the man in new light.
/// About the Author
Andrew Roberts is the bestselling author of "The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War," "Masters and Commanders: How Four Titans Won the War in the West, 1941-1945," "Waterloo: Napoleon’s Last Gamble," and "Napoleon: A Life," the last the winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for biography and a finalist for the Plutarch Award. He has won many other prizes, including the Wolfson History Prize and the British Army Military Book of the Year, and frequently writes for The Wall Street Journal. He lives in London.
/// About the Moderator
Karl Rove served as senior advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000-2007 and deputy chief of staff from 2004-2007. He is the author of "The Triumph of William McKinley" and "Courage and Consequence;" a Fox News contributor; and a columnist for The Wall Street Journal.
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I love Andrew Roberts, he's not only a great historian but a great and interesting speaker as well.
Andrew Roberts is just the sort of Englishman we sadly have a dearth of in modern times, if possible, he'd have shone even brighter in Churchill's era.
I love Andrew Roberts, and even though his talks on Churchill follow many very familiar lines, it's still z genuine pleasure to listen to him each and every time.
Nice work cameraman, and great audio! What a joy!
Andrew Roberts is a treasure.
Great interview. Rove did a great job throwing in humor and garnering great insights. Some people may be surprised to find rove to be so charming and affable in an intimate environment like this. Well done
This guy is not only a good author-he's an awesome and interesting speaker. It gives much younger generations a new appreciation for Churchill. Well done lbj foundation.
I have to say, the moderator is very good. Dr. Roberts is brilliant as usual
@jd.3493
3 жыл бұрын
Carl Rove is the man!
You have to , have to make mistakes. Humility. Fantastic.
It's a great read, probably the best biography of Churchill and I have read it few
Just listened, thoroughly enjoyed this interview... I laughed very loudly as I worked.
4:16 Start here.
I am publishing this comment before watching this video. I've got Rove on an EXTREMELY TIGHT leash. Georgie Boy bush turned into a RINO, and Rove supported him nonetheless. I recognize Rove's political genius, and I'd rather have him on my team than against, but I despise the way he treated a true Conservative in the 2016 election, and I will unleash plenty of venom if he continues so in this interview. But for now I have an open mind. Throw down the gauntlet...
@willboudreau1187
2 жыл бұрын
Neutral bias. I applaud him. Had Rove done so in 2016, and most importantly in 2020, we'd be a different country today. Hopefully he will continue exhibiting common sense instead of political expediency and support THE CORRECT CANDIDATES in 2022 and most especially in 2024. I've got my hairy eyeball on you Rove boy.
Churchill believed in the old gods
Karl Rove...that's a guy we haven't heard much from, lately. He was central to Republican politics during the Bush II regime.
So according to Mr. Roberts, the Brits came to India, because India was poor country and Brits/Churchill wanted to make India wealthy and build a railway system. Second its well documented that India had better share of global GDP, before Brit arrived. Third he talks about Sati, which is fine, but since he whitewashes everything that Churchill did, he could have study little deeper and figured out, where it was practiced and how many such deaths happened when British came. I haven't read a line of the book, just this interview is good enough to figure the book is a white wash :-)
Great book and I’ve read all the major WC bios and many of the cast of characters memoirs. There is a significant amount of new primary source material and the synthesis of secondary materials is excellent. However, AR’s is stretching towards hyperbole that there is something new of “virtually every page.” It’s unfortunate he couldn’t convince a publisher on two volumes. Watching Rove discuss WC will paint a portrait of the failure of the US political class. Rove hits his generational sexism out of the park w his Pamela Harriman comments. Pam had more political acumen in her pinky than Rove possesses in his fat ass.
@mackenziebenedict8403
4 жыл бұрын
What the fuck does that second half have to do with anything?
Fully In the spirit of his beloved benevolent empire churchill starved 5 million people to death in Bengal by creating an artificial food crisis. He even made fun of the well meaning British bureaucrats who wanted to release some food. Again, completely out of the goodness of his imperial heart. You cant fault St Churchill.
The British created universities for the first time in Indias history? Dear Andrew, please, ancient or medieval history is not your forte. Stay away please. Hugely enjoy your other work.
His biography of Napoleon is essentially a ridiculous attempt to exalt Wellington and the British troops. There are numerous errors typical of English falsehoods when talking about Napoleon.
@newcjon
4 жыл бұрын
Whatever zzz
@mackenziebenedict8403
4 жыл бұрын
You mean his book “Napoleon: The Great”?
@Itubersays
4 жыл бұрын
It is the opposite of what you just said! Perhaps you are confusing the great Andrew Roberts with Adam Zamoyski, go do some reading before you make these ludicrous statements!
@mmmmmark9751
3 жыл бұрын
I bought a copy though......did you?
@mackenziebenedict8403
3 жыл бұрын
Mmmm Mark I do indeed own a copy