Columnist and author Jules Witcover is with us today to discuss his recent book The American Vice Presidency. Jules talks with Jim about the American Vice Presidents throughout history and discusses which ones were the most influential, the most powerful, and the worst.
Attorney General Buddy Caldwell joins us to discuss the recent court issued restraining order on the dumping of the incinerated ashes of Dallas Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan in Louisiana. Buddy cites the health and safety concerns surrounding the Ebola virus to be the key deciding factor in the courts decision. In short: Buddy says it's better to "Err on the side of caution" and keep it out of the state of Louisiana.
Also, LSU English Professor Dr. Gerald Kennedy closes out the last segment of today's show with us to discuss and compare two of America's greatest authors: Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Thursday night, October 23rd at 7:00pm, Dr. Kennedy will give the Fall Community Lecture for the Literary Circle of LSU entitled "Post-War Paris and the Tangled Friendship of Hemingway and Fitzgerald." The event will be held at the new Digital Media Center on LSU's campus. For more information, visit english.lsu.edu.
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