Chris Matthews Comes To The National Constitution Center

       

MSNBC’S CHRIS MATTHEWS DISCUSSES

NEW BOOK ON POLITICAL ODD COUPLE RONALD REAGAN AND TIP O’NEILL

AT THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER

(Courtesy of National Constitution Center Press Release)

WHO:              Chris Matthews, Host, MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews

                        Michael Smerconish, Host, The Michael Smerconish Program on SiriusXM (moderator)

                       

WHAT:               Will discuss Matthews’ newest book Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked, an insider’s look at the political odd couple, Republican President Ronald Reagan and Democratic Speaker of the House Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr.

WHEN:           Tuesday, October 22, 2013

7 p.m.

Admission starts at $25 and is FREE for 1787 Society members. A copy of Tip and the Gipper is included in the cost of admission. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling 215-409-6700 or visitingconstitutioncenter.org.

WHERE:         National Constitution Center

Grand Hall Overlook

525 Arch Street

Independence Mall

         Philadelphia, PA 19106

DETAILS:       Drawing on extensive interviews and his own experience as O’Neill’s former administrative assistant, Matthews illuminates the surprising friendship between Reagan and O’Neill. Together, the two leaders fought over the major issues of the day—welfare, taxes, covert military operations, and Social Security, and achieved their common cause of bringing peace to Northern Ireland. Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked dives head-first into an exploration of the delicate balance of power between the executive and legislative branches and offers a timely lesson in how bipartisan cooperation can work.

Chris Matthews is the host of MSNBC's Hardball and the author of the New York Times bestseller Hardball: How Politics Is Played – Told By One Who Knows The Game. His other bestselling books include: Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero; Now, Let Me Tell You What I Really Think; American: Beyond Our Grandest Notions;and Kennedy and Nixon: The Rivalry That Shaped Postwar America.

Michael Smerconish is the host of The Michael Smerconish Program on SiriusXM Channel 124. He is the bestselling author of five books and writes a twice-weekly column in The Philadelphia Inquirer. In addition to his many duties, Smerconish is a fill-in guest host for Hardball with Chris Matthews.

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