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After words programs on our web site, booktv. Org. And now a panel on the life and career of recentlyretired librarian of Congress James billington. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon. Please take your seats. My understanding is were live on cspan, so behave yourselves. Inform. [laughter] welcome to valentines day a bit early. Im jane harman, the president and ceo of the Wilson Center, and i cant and we cant imagine what the Wilson Center would look like today if nobody had been smart enou...

Host we are pleased to be joined by set outside of history and biography realm by former justice of the Supreme Court sandra day oconnor. This is her fifth book, stories from the history of the Supreme Court, out of order. Justice oconnor, five books. When you discover you enjoyed writing . Guest there were just lots of things to write about until about. Host what are you doing at the book festival today because i dont think you are talking about your book. Guest no, not really. I know Jim Billi...

And wrapping up is mitchell sue covers account of the attack on the u. S. Mission in benghazi, libya, on september 11th, 2012. For more information visit indiebound. Org. Gloos were pleased to be joined on our set right outside the history and biography room by former justice of the Supreme Court, sandra day oconnor. This is her fifth book, stories from the history of the Supreme Court out of order. Ourt justice oconnor, when did you discover that you enjoyed writing . Guest oh, goodness. All yo...

Well as their individual personalities. Joining the panel is Lisa Kathleen graddy, the curator of the first ladies collection at the National Museum of American History. The National Archives hosted this 90minute event. Hello, everyone. How are you . [ applause ] thank you for being here. Were going to have a rousing evening, i hope. Its certainly an interesting one and an interesting discussion, and i have to say the whole topic of what the first lady wears we know is a frequent topic of discus...

Won a grammy award. That is shock to go me. She took home a Lifetime Achievement but that is it. We will tell you other surprising stars who have never won grammys. That is a cool list. We all know this, love is in the air. We are breaking down local spots for romance from your first date to the beginning to the end where you can even break up if you want to cut ties before valentines day. Great article in philadelphia magazine and two of the authors of that particular article are coming into te...

Dolley madison who presided other the first inaugural ball in 1809. What did we think about Dolley Madison and the impact she had . Its taking us back. Way back. Way back. Dolley madison was criticized. People criticized here, didnt they, and thought she was too fancy and too much into fashion and too aristocratic, not democratic enough. Not democratic enough, but you could come to Dolley Madisons parties as long as you were appropriately dressed, so for their time very democratic. They did that...

Second. All in favor . Public comment in ray hartz that i would like to say that in the five years coming to the hearing this is the only time that i have ever heard anybody come back and vote to disclose anything, from closed session. And now, i find that really, really, and i find that really misty fying. Opposed . It passes 50. And on the agenda, the discussion of the minutes, of the last meeting. Any comments from the commissioners . Public comment . Commissioners ray hartz, director of San ...

Force that they cant name mr. Ginsburg, are you . I dont, i mean, the. And as i understand it. The problem that you are having with their naming mr. Ginsburg is that he was not initially named when this alleged violation arose. And that after, second hearing, they suddenly came out, and named him and so the whole question comes did mr. Ginsburg get a proper notification, so that he could go to the task force and say, hey, you should not name me and here is why you should not name me . Is that . ...

Violation the Commission Shall publicly announce this back and announce and may not include the findings of fact and law and fact, and therefore, the commission will take no further action on the matter. But i dont think that there is anything that preincluding the commission from referring this back to the task force, to name who, and on name a respondent, and who they believe properly should be named for this, for the decision to not to disclose this information. And you are telling the task f...

Motion. And to give, more clear guidance, that in regard to this particular information, it should be disclosed. Is there a second to that motion . Okay, so there is no second. I will second the motion. You will second the motion . Yes. All in favor . Aye. Aye. Opposed . No. No. So, the motion to find a nonwillful violation of mr. Ginsburg was not passed. So it was defeated. The vote was 32, was sorry, the vote was 23, and there was no finding of a nonwillful violation. And i mean, that i do thi...