tell us what you think about our programming this weekend. you can tweet us at booktv, comment on our facebook wall or send us an e-mail. nonfiction books every weekend on c-span2. and now from the 17th annual texas book festival in austin, texas, a discussion of president lyndon johnson and first lady ladybird johnson. this is just over 50 minutes. hi, and welcome to the texas book festival.d my name is carol dawson, and iw love being a moderator every year at the texas book festival, and i particularly love this task this year. task this year i have had the privilege of reading two books that interlock so beautifully that it provided one hold 360-degree experience in reading them. before we begin, and i introduce our authors, i want to remind you all that all proceeds of book sales at the texas book festival goats the libraries of this great state. so, please avail yourself of the book tent and after a recession is over the book signing tents where you can get both of
lyndon johnson developed a reputation as a dmen straightive public speaker with a pension for telling tall tales. his six consecutive terms in the house of representatives and two term as a senator from texas could not erase his down home image. many democrats in 1960 frowned upon kennedy s choice for a man they believed belched allowed, cussed, violated personal space, and never apologized. once president, he claimed that he did not, want to be the president who built empires or sought grandeur. but johnson liked to be in charge. in private his wife said he was a warm and mellow man. in general, however, his voicterous and complex personality can fused many. including johnson himself. sometimes i don t even know what s going on up there, he once said. tapping his head. johnson was raised some smam town, america. at birth, he weighed 10 pounds and for the first three months of his life was simply called baby. a childhood friend once remarked if johnson conned lead, th
good morning. or as say and say in texas, hi you all. it s a great day to be in austin texas and today i have the honor and pleasure to be at the book festival with the moderator new york times author and writer, rachel swarns. i m going to tell you a few things about rachel because i know you came here to hear her and not me and because our time is limited. she has worked for the new york times since 1995 reporting on domestic policy, national politics, immigration, the presidential campaigns of 2004 and 2008 and on first lady michelle obama and her role in the obama white house. i met rachel at different events this year where i got a book that she wrote, american tapestry the story of the black, white and multiracial ancestors of michelle obama. after hearing her talk, i bought six more copies. i bought them for all of my family members and to give out as christmas gifts. now after having read her book i can tell you is a good investment. it helped me better unders
great day to be in texas and today i have the honor and pleasure to be at the texas book festival serving as a moderator, and i m pleased to be here with rachel l. swams. i will tell you a few things about rachel because you came here to hear her and not me and our time is limited. she has worked for the new york times since 1995. reporting on domestic policy, national politics, immigration, the presidential campaign of 2004, and 2008, and first lady michele obama and her role in the obama white house. i met rachel at an event this year where i bought a book, the book she wrote, american tapestry: the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of michelle obama . after hearing her talk, i d bought six more copies. i bought them for all my family members and to give out as christmas gifts. now after having read her book i can tell you it was a good investment. it helps me better understand my own family and many mysteries surrounding my own family. rachel l. swams s
not quite 7,000 words. it was a little longer than average in terms of word count. the speech was interrupted 83 times for applause, according to a tally by the national journal. there was no notable disruption in the audience this year, no moment like a republican congressman yelling you lie the way congressman joe wilson did during the joint address to congress back in 2009 there was no moment like a supreme court justice muttering a rebuttal to the president from the rows up front the way justice samuel alito did in 2010. there was one moment of the speech, though, last night where you heard something from the room. you heard a gasp from the room in response to something that the president said. we should follow the example of the north miami woman named desilene victor. when desilene arrived at her polling place, she was told the wait to vote might be six hours. as time ticked by, her concern was not with her tired body or abing feet, but whether folks like her would
average in terms of word count. the speech was interrupted 83 times for applause, according to a tally by the national journal. there was no notable disruption in the audience this year, no moment like a republican congressman yelling you lie the way congressman joe wilson did during the joint address to congress back in 2009 there was no moment like a supreme court justice muttering a rebuttal to the president from the rows up front the way justice samuel alito did in 2010. there was one moment of the speech, though, last night where you heard something from the room. you heard a gasp from the room in response to something that the president said. we should follow the example of the north miami woman named desiline victor. when desiline arrived at her polling place, she was told the wait to vote might be six hours. as time ticked by, her concern was not with her tired body or aching feet, but whether folks like her would get to have their say. hour after hour, a throng o
there was no notable disruption in the audience this year, no moment like a republican congressman yelling you lie the way congressman joe wilson did during the joint address to congress back in 2009 there was no moment like a supreme court justice muttering a rebuttal to the president from the rows up front the way justice samuel alito did in 2010. there was one moment of the speech, though, last night where you heard something from the room. you heard a gasp from the room in response to something that the president said. we should follow the example of the north miami woman named desiline victor. when desiline arrived at her polling place, she was told the wait to vote might be six hours. as time ticked by, her concern was not with her tired body or aching feet, but whether folks like her would get to have their say. hour after hour, a throng of people stayed in line to support her. because desiline is 102 years old. and they erupted in cheers when she finally put on a
would condemn it, but they re not smart, they re scared. they re going to get hammered in future elections if they allow this clown to continue to lead them around by their nose. joining me now to talk more is wyoming s republican senator john barrasso also a member of the gop leadership team and chair of the republican policy center. we showed there harry reid talking this morning from the floor. i want to show this what harry reid is describing what s going on in our nation s capital. this isn t high school. getting ready for a football game. or some play being produced in high school. we re trying to confirm somebody to run the defenses of our country. you said you would be a no vote on hagel. if so, why? yes, anyone that saw the confirmation hearing knows that chuck hagel s presentation was weak and wobbly. and democrats are very embarrassed by this nominee, but they feel committed to have to stand with the president in spite of the fact they re not very happy wit
view, are completely unobjectionable. dick gregory titled his first autobiography, nigger an autobiography. and richard pryor with two great albums, that nigger is crazy and bicentennial nigger. host: when you wrote the book, it was published in 2002. what reaction did you get? host: when i do. guest: when i wrote the book i got a lot of reaction, some positive and some negative. and continue to get some positive reactions and negative reactions. some people took real offense at the title. if there was one aspect of the book that probably got me the most negative reaction was people who complained about the title, and who thought that i was being sensationalist, i was exploiting this term by putting it right there in the title, right there on the cover of a book that would appear in your book stores all across america. and what i said to people was and i still say and i say this unapologetically if you write a book you want people to read your book. there ar
he was hiding out right across from the police command post, and came across a couple of women who were going to clean the cabin. didn t take their lives, nor did he take the life of the person who was driving a truck and got carjacked. but there is a string of dead people, and now dorner is not 100% confirmed dead, according to the sheriff s office, but of course since he is former naval reserve and former lapd, i m sure they ll have the dental records. and it will be probably within the next 48 hours that they would make a positive identification. that s the ed show. i m ed schultz. the rachel maddow show is starting right now. thank you, ed. i have to tell you, i m having a little trouble with my audio right now. so we ll see how my show goes tonight. if you can hear me, you can just give me gestures. okay. i ve been talking for 35 years. i can probably fill some audio for you if you need me to. i think i m all right, as listening as i hold perfectly still. all