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You sort of have these multiple reinforcements of this process all the while opening cascading throughout the night. Again, thank you very much for coming out helping me to tell these stories. [applause] i am happy to sign books either to you or to any of your holiday gift recipients. Thank you very much for coming out tonight. [inaudible conversations] booktv is on facebook. Like this to get publishing news, schedule updates, behind the scenes pictures and figures. Author information and to tal...

For example in wales who was edgar snows wife. There were a lot of them and some of them stayed on. A polish jewish refugee who went to china early in the war to escape the nazis became a member of the Chinese Communist party stayed in china until his death a thing. He was still there. I met him 1980 or 1981 at the American Embassy of all places. Thank you. [applause] their books for sale and you can bring them back here for him to sign. [inaudible conversations] booktv recently visited wheeling...

If you havent read Walter Isaacson it is a delight to read and because he connects us with devices that connect our lives. Everyone of you is carrying around something that has dozens and dozens of technological streams that have merged to get it to give us the connectivity we assume it today. Walter is the best person i know. Alter is the best person i know at explaining the connections that lead to the things that change our lives. In his new book the innovators how a group of hackers, geniuse...

My reaction was, if theyre that worried about it we should be that worried about it as well. I think focusing on the border is something thats very important. I think the economy i really do think that we need to have an immigration policy that understands and complements that promotes our commerce within the United States. We need to understand that immigrants are a very important part of our work force. I think that Legal Immigration can improve our economy can improve productivity, can result...

In lunch rooms, when reporters have watched, when they go in their lunch bags, they end up in the trash can because you cant force kids to eat them. Yes and no. Yes and no. Thats another thing. School nutrition standards i changed those, too, thats the school lunch program. But the fruit and Vegetable Program for kids is fantastic. Now over 100 million a year. Low income kids across america are getting free fresh fruits and vegetables with a lot of spillover effect. Kids in lunch room, they thro...

Attorney general eric holder about the federal investigation into the shooting of Michael Brown. That is followed by missouri governor jay nixon on the protests later senator Charles Schumer of new york discusses the midterm elections and the future of the Democratic Party. Here are a few of the comments we have recently received. I just have to tell you that to see these people in person and to hear them have Panel Discussions on congressional hearings it is so important to and toand the contex...

Wine or something theyll forget immediately lets make a donation on their behalf. So we went and had a meeting with this father and brother and said hey, were going to give you this money. What are you going to use it for . They said, i just want to be able to talk to my brother again. I just want to be able to communicate with him. I said, wait a second. How do you communicate now . They said, we do it with a device called a piece of paper. And the piece of paper has a letter, all the letters w...

Private quarters for the president and first lady. This is not part of the tour that is offered to the public. This is never been open to the public. Because of the cspan special access, you are getting to see this. Its not open to our visitors on a daily basis. The remarkable thing about this space is its a living breathing thing, it hasnt changed it also is resident johnson died in 1973. There is a document signed by the archivist of the United States. It nothing in this room it can change. We...

We attracted mercedesbenz to be the sponsor for our facility. There was another milestone an indication that are building was brandnew and worldclass. Brings back to those discussions as the city was devastated. Was there any voices saying we should move to an entirely different location . Im a strict bottomline sense that make sense . It made sense because people were there, but it was a very difficult conversation to have daily. I was asked by people, where you back . I knew that whatever play...

First bill that the senate is pushing with republicans in control . First off, not only have you been aware of this project for six years, but you have been out to see firsthand what is going on. It is a bigger issue about billing building the Energy Infrastructure to be energy secure. The energy we producer in the United States together with canada we produce more energy than we consume. Consumers are reaping the benefit or in a. Look at the price at the palm gases down more than a dollar if we...