9 11 the president ial inauguration of donald j. Trump is friday, january 20 until. Cspan will have live coverage of the days events and ceremonies. Watch live on cspan and choose. Org and listen live on the free cspan radio app. Up information, california senator Barbara Boxer discusses her book the art of tough she is interviewed by senator Amy Klobuchar of minnesota. On after words. Host barbara box are. An hour to be here with you, one of my mentors in the senate. Someone who came into the senate when there was borrelia woman to be seen and you were there. This book you have written the art of the tougher tells your store how you got there and barbara leavy, born on november 11th, 1940, from a family of jewish refugees in your own words, growing up in the previewsive shadow of the holocaust goes from that little place in brooklyn to the United States senate. Maybe moves to card in between. And you did it all with such grace but also with that art of the tough. Do you want to talk a
And also because of the art of the tough. Do you want to talk about what that was like growing up with your family and how you ever decided to take this journey . You said it was an honor to interview me, im so excited that you agreed to do this because it says a lot about our relationship and the warmth that we share and im so thrilled, and as you know i will get your question in the second, but the fact is, the warm relationships that have developed between the women senators and frankly with a lot of men mean so much to me. You know im not running again and people say why, are you disgusted with the place . Not at all. I just feel like after 40 years there are people like you who can carry the banner. We have you interviewing me and i just couldnt be more thrilled. Getting to the issue of how did i get tough, what was my life like when i was a child which, in this memoir when i sat down to write it so long ago, it took three years to put it together. Youve youve written a book. Its
Thank you for coming. I appreciate you being here. I was in san diego when i tried to get down to see you but that didnt work out. Im glad im here. The students preemptively. Yes i applaud your standard and im a Public School administrator and i appreciate your stand. My question directs itself to the idea of ronald ragan who is secretary of education a one of his first speeches, i loved what he said. He he said what we need to do in the department of education, again hes the director of the department of education and he said we need to eradicate the department of education. I applauded that. Im forced to be a member of the California Teachers Association and i realize they are the largest contributing groups to the Democratic Party. I realize you dont have a magic pill for an answer, but youre right, education, were doomed to repeat what we have like lincoln said prayer what you have for a thought as to how do we steer this aircraft carrier. I wrote five books on universities. And ho
The senate is out for a brief july 4th recess at 10 am eastern, vote in the afternoon on judicial nomination on immigration bills. Mitch mcconnell hopes to bring up a bill to combat the zika virus which was blocked by the senator earlier in the week. Coverage of the senate when it returns on cspan2. You are watching booktv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Booktv,television for serious readers. Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies and brought you as a Public Service by your cable or satellite provider. Afterwards is next. Barbara boxer discusses her book the art of tough fearlessly facing politics and life which looks at her life and career in politics. She is interviewed by senator Amy Klobuchar from minnesota. Host barbara boxer, what an honor to be with you, one of my mentors in the senate, someone who came into the senate when there was barely a woman to be seen, you were there and this book you have written, the art of tough fearlessly
Computer programmer working in the dying days of the soviet union who wants to smuggle this wonderful game platform out to the west and there is almost a bit of industrial espionage mixed it with the politics of the time in the end of one political system in the end of another and in the middle of it all the creation of perhaps the worlds most copied, imitated, stolen and used video game of all time. Host how did they had ackerman discover this . Guest dan is a longstanding reporter for cnet and he got a hold of the story and interviewed him and there is quite a culture around tetris as you probably know so he has been scouring around the story for a long time and it is really a terrific tale. Host what are some of the other titles you want to share with us coming out . Guest nation books has a wonderful and truly moving book from gary young. Dear young as the reporter on the guardian who lived in chicago for 12 years and he has looked at the deaths of 10 young people on one day in ame