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One made the senate, live like ted kennedy. It was one of the great pleasures of my life to hear ted kennedy deliver one of his stemwinders on the floor. Rarely was the more animated than when he went leading the Living Museum that were his offices. He could, and he would tell you everything that there was to know about all of it. [laughter] and then there were more somber moments. I still remember the first time i pulled open the drawer of my guess. Each senator is assigned a desk, and there is...

Its ability to compromise. If the United States senate still the worlds greatest lucrative body . Deliberative body . Give us a call. The numbers are on the screen. You can also catch up with us on social media on twitter or facebook or send us an email. A very good Tuesday Morning to you. We begin by asking is the United States senate bill the worlds greatest deliberative body . Here are a few headlines on the dedication ceremony yesterday. Engaging in nostalgia for a senate. That is the story ...

Gathered in this little room off the Senate Chamber, and he came bustling in and sat down with us. For the next 30 to 40 minutes, we all talked with him about health care while literally a dozen members of the u. S. Senate at one point or another poked their head in. And in those kinds of conversations you have with people that you really know, abbreviated little, did you look after yeah, i am on that and did you take, yeah, i got that. Back and forth, back and forth between him and his colleagu...

Problem. Sometimes it is part of the solution to international crises. Forlso have to recognize the un to have any credibility anywhere it needs to have the support of big states starting with the u. S. And in russia, china, the uk and france. They need to throw that diplomatic weight behind the un. Takese cases the u. S. The lead. Is iner cases, france the lead. Onetheless, you need overall go throughu have to the Security Council for all its faults. Thank you very much for your time. We will h...

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 email. Nonfiction books every weekend on cspan2. 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 part...

Good morning. Or as say and say in texas, hi you all. Its 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. Im 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 president ial campaigns of...

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 im 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 president ial campaign of 2004, and 2008, and first Lady Michele Obama and her role in the obama white...

Now. Lecturing in istanbul, the International Center for scholars, a special adviser to the turkish president in the snows. Named one of the most 100 powerful arab women last year, appears on u. S. Cable news channels quite often and the founder and chairman of the independent think tank beirut institute. Safeen, a member of the kurdistan democratic party. Hes also a member of the was a standingin member of the Iraqi Governing Council of the authority in 2004. He was exiled to the u. K. And retu...

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 ther...

The possibility of military action on syria is still looming. As the chairman of the subcommittee on readiness, what do you think the military is capable of doing in syria, in light of the sequester and the budget cuts . That is of concern to all of us. What opportunities do we have to make sure that if there is military action, that we can sustain that . Even if it is a small strike, we have to look at if it turns into an Enduring Mission, if it turns into more than just a strike, if there is i...