Historian and others at the Texas Tribune festival in austin. [applause] thank you. Welcome. And i feel like i probably dont need to introduce my fellow panelists here, because Everybody Knows who they are. But on my left we have texas land commissioner george p. Bush who is here speaking on behalf of the bush brand. [applause] susan page is the Washington Bureau chief for usa today and author of the recent and currently, i guess, still bestselling biography of barbara bush called the matriarch. And michael beschloss, one of the wonderful president ial authors who has written so many things, so many books. I will be asking you about some of the stuff i found in my old wellworn copy of character and michael beschloss, one of the wonderful president ial authors who has written so many things, so many books. I will be asking you about some of the stuff i found in my old wellworn copy of character above all. The first thing id like to ask all of you, we lost barbara bush and george bush ju
Hear the cases against President Trump. We also expect the senate to take up the u. S. Mexicocanada trade agreement known as usmca which the house approved in december. And congress was a President Trump deliver the state of the Union Address on february 4. Watch the house live on cspan and the senate live on cspan2. Next, look at the legacy of former president George Herbert walker bush and his wife barbara. The former president s grandson, george p. George p bush, joint historian Michael Beschloss and others at the Texas Tribune festival in austin. [applause] thank you. Welcome and i feel like a probably dont needan to introde my fellow panelists here, but as her but hee knows who they are, but on my left we have texas land commissioner george p. Bush who is here speaking on behalf of the bush brand. [applause] susan page is the Washington Bureau chief and author of the recent victory against theba bestselling biography of barbara bush called the matriarch. She will be signing copies
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