As part of her summer series. Tonight you will hear from five of the last six men who have sat in the oval office. Now the practice of president s books, began with Thomas Jeffersons memoir in 1821. Eighteen president s since have written books prior to the 20th century, president ial memoirs were rare and Ulysses S Grant and mark was an exception since then, it is taken off since the 1950s. First of this evening, is one of our most prolific residents turned author. Jimmy carter. He is the author of 25 books including publicpolicy books, Foreign Policy books, a novel, and he is also written a Childrens Book which was illustrated by his daughter amy. In 2010, president carter appeared on book tv afterwards program where he discussed his white house diaries that he kept while he was in office from 1977 1981. Heres president carter being interviewed by president ial historian. Welcome to washington dc. It is wonderful to see you. I was wondering you fly in here, and you go over all of the
The 40th anniversary of the fulbright scholarship program. Future speakers include James Buchanan on january 23 and John Harrington on fairbury 19th. If you have questions for our speaker, please write them down on the part on your table and send them to the front. I will ask as many questions as time permits. I would like to introduce our guest. Please stand when i call your name. Please withhold your applause until i am completed. Bernard shaw of cable news network, Lita Williams of the new york times, adrian farrell, a member who organized the lunch, a member of the french embassy, randy allen from pyramid video, dorothy of the washington post, finley lewis for the Minneapolis Tribune and ernest white of washington living magazine. [applause] host our guest today, James Baldwin, offers a lesson for those of us who are readers and writers. A message of clarity, wisdom, and determination. The message needs to be heard. 23 years ago 33 years ago, his first book, go tell on the mountain
I would like to welcome our members to lunch as well as our guest, and to those listening live over the National Public radio stations, and for those , before watch it later going further i would like to remind the members of upcoming events. Next tuesday, the guest will be william fulbright. The 40th anniversary of the fulbright scholarship program. James speakers include buchanan on january 23 and John Harrington on fairbury 19th. Ould like to remind february 19. If you have questions for our downer, please write them on the part on your table and send them to the front. I will ask as many questions as time permits. I would like to introduce our guest. Please stand when i call your. Ame please withhold your applause until i am completed. Bernard shaw of cable news , Lita Williams of the new york times, adrian farrell, a member who organized the lunch, a member of the french embassy, randy allen from pyramid video, dorothy of the lewisgton post, finley for the Minneapolis Tribune and
Next tuesday, the guest will be william fulbright. The 40th anniversary of the fulbright scholarship program. Future speakers include James Buchanan on january 23 and John Harrington on fairbury 19th. I would like to remind february 19. I would like to remind those of you in the audience that if you have questions for our speaker, please write them down on the part on your table and send them to the front. I will ask as many questions as time permits. I would like to introduce our guest. Please stand when i call your name. Please withhold your applause until i am completed. Bernard shaw of cable news network, Lita Williams of the new york times, adrian farrell, riter for the first foreign affairs, a member who organized the lunch, a member of the french embassy, randy allen from pyramid video, dorothy of the washington post, finley lewis for the Minneapolis Tribune and ernest white of washington living magazine. [applause] host our guest today, James Baldwin, offers a lesson for those
Senator elect obama discussing this memoir in new york city. [cheering and applause]. Good evening everyone my name is luke and thank you for joining us and on the morning of november 3rd, millions of americans woke up to find them and they voted for was elected president. [laughter]. Millions of other americans. [cheering and applause]. Almost an equal numbers woke up to a great disappointment. For those americans there was a least one saving grace. [cheering and applause]. The man who had been the dynamic voice of the democratic conventions keynote speaker and amanda spoke of big dreams and his own life and big dreams for his country had actually been elected senator from illinois. [cheering and applause]. And that man is our guest tonight, barack obama. It is convention speak our guest spoke about his father born and raised in kenya that he spoke of his grandfather, domestic servants marine and he spoke of the journey he has taken his own life. That story which brings him here tonig