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Going to be we saw it happen with speaker gingrich and it can happen here. Boehner walked away from a deal shortly after that. I want to come to the interplay between the leadership on the republican side in in a second but i have to ask this based on what you said. I think you know the president gave what was initially an off the record interview to the Des Moines Register editorial board, speaking although he did not get the endorsement of that paper in one of the things he said in the interview was he believed he could get a grand bargain struck on the debt ceiling if he were reelected on n...

it's not my book. it's the most heartbreaking -- have you met don, the author? >> you could still write one. >> oh, man. took him six years. >> after he'd done it -- >> jim billington's here. so is justice thomas. [inaudible conversations] [laughter] >> senator, how are you doing? >> jimmy -- [inaudible conversations] >> haven't got my good shoes on, but i'm here. >> where'd you come from? >> new york. it was a big delay. i spoke monday -- [inaudible conversations] anyway, you're dear to do this. >> no, listen -- [inaudible conversations] >> you look great. harry called and said, now...

sunday panels continue starting at 1 eastern with the environment, the great depression at 2:30, the american west at 4, and at 5:30, studying the brain. and throughout the weekend look for coverage streaming live on booktv.org today beginning at noon eastern and sunday starting at 2:30. the tucson festival of books live this weekend on c-span2 and booktv.org. >> booktv attended a book party for the publication of "shooting from the lip: the life of senator al simpson," written by his former chief of staff, donald hard key. among those -- hardy. this is about 45 minutes. [inaudible c...

>> where's annie? >> hi. [inaudible conversations] >> it's not my book. it's the most heartbreaking -- [inaudible conversations] >> you could still write one. >> oh, man. took him six years. >> after he'd done it -- [inaudible conversations] [laughter] >> senator, how are you doing? >> i haven't got my good shoes on, but i'm here. >> anyway, you're dear to do this. >> you look great. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> can i say hi? my name is don hardy. >> he's the author of the book. >> so modest. >> oh, here you go. oh, oh, oh. >> troublemaker. [laughter] >> hi!...