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[applause] and now from the 2018 Rancho Mirage writers festival in california authors and historians john and margaret mcmellon and douglas discuss is their favorite historical figures. Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to the stage Douglas Brinkley morgan and john with your moderator, jeff. [applause] well i hope youre having as much fun as i am at this festival. You know, i always think of students in college a few of you were in college few years ago as best thing to do is to take the take the teacher not the course. And here i think is thing that is fun is to tack these incr...

In this complex we have notable residents such as ruth vader ginsbering, bob and elizabeth dole, plusego domingo because of its vicinity to the kennedy center, and it opened in 1967. In 1967 a famous architect decided to mixup washington, d. C. As this stately federal architecture and do something called avantegarde. And it started by making no right angles and hugging the curvature of the potomac, and it was very jetssonslike. And that started it. And with great media midcentury history is becoming cool again. So we had this fundamental challenge. Do we embrace this as a theme park and embrac...

Your name is . Pam. Thanks pam enjoy your book. In the booth, as soon as we say good night, would you kill these mics so you dont hear us talking . Thank you so much for coming. We appreciate it. We are going to get her back for that second book. Thank you so much everybody. It was a pleasure. [inaudible conversation] youre watching 48 hours of non fix fiction authors and books. Heres a look at some of the current bestselling books here in washington d. C. Topping the list former israeli ambassador to the United States looks back at his tenure and details the relationship between the two count...

This has just been terrific. Thanks for the conversation. Im looking forward to the book and going back and looking at your speech. I want to to see the real life ties between her life. Book tv is on facebook. Like us. Youll see behind the book videos and pictures. Facebook. Com book tv. They weigh in on Hillary Clintons campaign. That starts now here on book tv. [applause]. Thank you it is always a pleasure to be invited to speak in some cases when chris only gives me 15 minutes. I enjoy the audience at the library. Awful, engaging and respectful. It is a distinct honor to be able to introduc...

A longtime friend and contributor two the library hugh hewitt. My wife and i have been friends of the library for a wild. I came of age during the nixon years and have vivid memories of the 1968 Republican National convention watched on a black and white tv late into the night breathlessly hoping for his nomination. We have come to learn more about Richard Nixon and that marquis left on our country and world and as i look at the state of our nation in the world today i reach into the archives of the 72 campaign, nixon now more than ever. We have had the opportunity two meet wonderful people th...