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so, that is the moral of the story. [applause] >> present their book selecting a president next on book tv. it's part of a series for high school seniors and college freshmen. the authors argue although campaigns are modernized the electoral system has remained unchanged since the 18th century. this is about 45 minutes. >> so, good evening. we are here to celebrate the public publication of selecting a president co-authored with matthew spiller. all of her previous books some written with her late husband tom. eleanor, you were a fan of independent bookstores and especially politics ...

with the reagan and ministration, george hw bush that might have traction after the iran-iraq war there was considerable amount of talks. it is there. i don't see that going away because we have different views of the future in the middle east. >>host: thank you for the conversation. best of luck with the book. [applause] thank you for coming. when we have been an event like this one year from now i think we will obese in a place you really like. [laughter] is a pretty good interim step. i want to thank the president of smu and. [applause] yes. they are here with their spouses and ou...

united states on many fronts. they hadn't funded the military, they didn't have a strong navy, and in the summer of 1814, the british seized control of the chesapeake bay area, they invaded the american mainland, took control of washington, d.c. and burned every single official building in washington including the white house. the british came to the treasury, they broke down the doors, and they smashed open every strongbox. and the only good news for the americans was there was nothing in it. [laughter] we were broke. and this, for those of you who keep track of the details, and the...