Conversations [inaudible conversations] there should be a couple of seats grab them if you can. Welcome to the exam. Im the historian and curator and i would like to welcome you to a author program. We appreciate you coming out tonight. We are pleased to have the investigative journalist and bestselling author that National Security and government secrecy not to mention intelligence. Her 2011 nonfiction bestseller of americas Top Secret Military base has been published in five languages as have the 2014 nonfiction bestseller operation paperclip that Intelligence Program that brought nazi scientists to america. They chose operation paperclip is one of the best of 2014. The newest book, the pentagon brain americas top agency was published on tuesday. After reading im sure it wont take long before they joined the other bestseller. Tesco is the folly of okay. One thing that we always want to do when we have the authors here especially considering they had to write about a field that is not
Guest thanks for being on booktv. Is there a Nonfiction Author or balky would like to see featured on booktv . Send us an email, but tv cspan. Org, tweet us at booktv or post a comment on our wall, facebook. Com booktv. [inaudible conversations] there should be a couple seats around, grab them if you can. Welcome to the International Spy Museum Design the historian and curator here at spots. Welcome to one of our author debriefing programs on a rare friday night. We are appreciative of you coming out tonight. It has a lot to do with who we have here with us. We are pleased to have annie jacobsen, an investigative journalist and bestselling author who writes about war, weapons, National Security and government secrecy not to mention intelligence. Her 2011 nonfiction bestseller area 51 an incentive history of americas Top Secret Military base has been published in five languages as hazard 2014 nonfiction bestseller operation paper clip the secret Intelligence Program that brought nazi sc
Who we have here with us. We are pleased to have Annie Jacobsen at the spy museum, investigative journalist and bestselling author who writes books about war, weapons and government secrecy, not to mention intelligence. Her 2011 nonfiction bestseller, area 51 an uncensored history of americas top military base, has been published in five languages as has her 2014 nonfiction bestseller, operation paper clip the secret Intelligence Program that brought nazi scientists to america. The boston globe and apple itunes told operation paper clip as one of the best books of 2014. Her newest book, the pentagons book an uncensored history of darpa, was published on tuesday. And of after reading it, im fairly sure it wont take long before it joins your other two books as a bestseller. Thank you, annie, for coming to the International Spy museum. Thank you for having me. Do you have on your book shelf at home copies of your books in all five languages . The volume okay . Yeah. Okay. Do you have copi
Its credibility . Lawrence its a question of starting to clean it up. I think whats happened is that the dynamic of the web is very the sort of quick accountability and Quick Response and dissemination through twitter and other means of, you know questions about something that popped up tends to kind of clean things up on its own a little bit. If somebody comes out with something thats not right or thats clearly proveably wrong or from a source thats questionable, the accountability of that happens much quicker. And i think that over time thats, my sense is, its built up that, you know, if something comes from say, you know, the abc news or the journal d or the New York Times, you know its got a strong bedrock of credibility than if it comes from some place that no ones ever heard of because people through experience have learned that a lot of these reports are, you know, built on very flimsy evidence. Jack id like to open it up to all of you. We have a credible opportunity to figure o
Deciding how to react. We want to get your thoughts about iran, the white house, and congress. What is next . What would you like to see happen . Here are the numbers to call. If not by phone, way in by social media. On facebook or send us an email. Chockfull of iranrelated headlines as the talks resume in switzerland. The Washington Post sets it up this way. A down to the wire negotiation to restrict Irans Nuclear program, ready to kick off under the pressure of a selfimposed deadline. Secretary of state kerry arrived in lausanne sunday and is to meet today with the Iranian Foreign minister. Other members of the team arrived earlier and were seen wondering the grounds of the hotel where the discussions will take place in the lakeside city. After more than a decade of talks there is a last chance feel to the latest round. The discussions have been stalled over the pace of sanctions relief, inspections and a size of Irans Nuclear capacity. There is the setup. The talks ongoing. Late mor