CSPAN3 An American Story December 19, 2015
I would also like to take the time to thank john ripley of the secondstory bookshop downtown. She has been there for 34 years and done numerous book signings and is a Community Icon for the people in the community and we thank her for that. [laughter] [applause] she is also the past president of the american booksellers association. Lastly, this night would not have happened if it were for the hard work of maureen. [applause] she is a polio survivor herself. In 1957 at two years old, she contracted polio. If you know her, you know that hasnt held her back title. She had her back at all. She ha...