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You today by your television profess provideer. And now on book tv we are live with author and Harvard University history professor jill lepore who over the next 2 hours will be taking your calls and comments. Professors book include secret history of wonder woman, these truths, history of the United States and the newly published if then, about the cold war origins of data mining and social manipulation. Harvard professor jill lapore, before we get into the substance of your book, as a historian, what is your contemporary view of how our world is going to be viewed . [laughter] guest i think we have so little perspective on this moment that it is quite impossible to say. I think the perception that many people in the United States and, of course, also around the world have that this is an extraordinary uni shall time is something that we are in a time out of time will be a curiosity in the future. People will look back and wonder about that very sense alienation. I think that would be
Oklahoma, an awardwinning journalist and the author of multiple books, this being the most recent. For two decades in the school of journalism, more recently in the school of international and public affairs. Before we begin, let me thank the Madison Public Library, Madison Public Library foundation. All the sponsors who contributed to making this a successful event and the director of the book festival who organized this celebration of books and authors over the four day weekend. On behalf of the Madison Institute i want to thank the w foundation, charitable arm of the Capital Times and many individual donors of Madison Institute who help our efforts to support and illuminate issues of public policy. Ann nelson will cast light on how the council for International Policy which was created in 1981 is worked for four decades to channel money and people to influence the outcome of our elections and public policy. The book is been praised by a number of individuals including nancy mclean w
Are here in the room and all of you watching at home at cspan book tv, we are delight today start the third day of this years fourth day celebration, today we will do 32 events, i hope you are all staying all day. [laughter] we couldnt be more delighted, thank you for making more time in the morning and check out schedule and come back for more things tomorrow, we will star today, how we win, shes in conversation with hannah and i will send you over to them. [applause] okay, what have i dont . Anyone who knows me, technology is not my friend. [laughter] hi, welcome to madison. Thank you. Let me just tell you a little bit about sarah, her bio is on the website, its in your information and its on the book that you all will be buying many copies of. [laughter] but sarah is a very incrediblable woman, she was getting ready to leave after president bush the second and getting ready to go until Hillary Clinton brought her in the office and said, talk to me about what youre doing and she said
russia. the lead starts right now. cnn on the front lines where ukraine s fight for freedom is in the trenches. the u.s. cia director was there before a critical meeting of nato allies. why he thinks instability in moscow is creating a unique moment. then, a holiday block party in bullet turns tragic. now the hunt for shooters who opened fire killing two injuring nearly 30 others including teens. the mayor s urgent plea for lawmakers nationwide to do more. plus, can cows help curb the climate crisis? you might have heard their possible gas problems, but there time cattle may be eating their way to a solution. welcome to the lead, i m abby phillip in for jake tapper. we start with our world leader. multiple russian attack drones hit apartment buildings and an administrative center in the northeast of sumi, two people were killed, and 19 were hurt including a 5-year-old. as ukraine presses on tur counteroffensive, they ve gotten more territory from russia in the last