Join journalist, broadcaster, historian, and author Jeffrey
Toobin in conversation with
journalist, broadcaster and author David Gregory on Tuesday, August 15th. They
will take on the current state of National politics and discuss Toobin’s new
book “Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism” which
details the events and planning surrounding the Oklahoma City bombing up
through the January 6, 2021, riots and attempted coup in Washington D.C.
A book signing will follow this event in The
Dreamland’s lobby.
About the Book:
The definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City
bombing and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh, leading to the January 6
insurrection—from acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin.
Timothy McVeigh wanted to start a movement.
Speaking to his lawyers days after the Oklahoma City bombing, the Gulf War
veteran expressed no regrets: killing 168 people was his patriotic duty. He
cited the Declaration of Independence from memory: “Whenever any Form of
Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to
alter or to abolish it.” He had obsessively followed the siege of Waco and
seethed at the imposition of President Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban. A
self-proclaimed white separatist, he abhorred immigration and wanted women to
return to traditional roles. As he watched the industrial decline of his native
Buffalo, McVeigh longed for when America was great.
New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin traces the dramatic
history and profound legacy of Timothy McVeigh, who once declared, “I believe
there is an army out there, ready to rise up, even though I never found it.”
But that doesn’t mean his army wasn’t there. With news-breaking reportage,
Toobin details how McVeigh’s principles and tactics have flourished in the
decades since his death in 2001, reaching an apotheosis on January 6 when
hundreds of rioters stormed the Capitol. Based on nearly a million previously
unreleased tapes, photographs, and documents, including detailed communications
between McVeigh and his lawyers, as well as interviews with such key figures as
Bill Clinton, Homegrown reveals how the story of Timothy McVeigh and
the Oklahoma City bombing is not only a powerful retelling of one of the great
outrages of our time, but a warning for our future.
Bio:
Jeffrey Toobin is the New York
Times bestselling author of American Heiress, The Oath, The
Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court, Too Close to
Call, A Vast Conspiracy, The Run of His Life: The People vs. O.J.
Simpson, and Opening Arguments. A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law
School, he lives with his family in New York.
General Public: $25 + $3 Service Fee
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