Volunteers for working so hard, especially hard this year given weather to make today possible. And thank you all, really, for coming out. Youre all a very hearty, hearty bunch. A few quick administrative notes. Now would be a good time to turn off your cell phones or anything else that might go beep. Second, if youre tweeting today, please use hashtag gbf. And, third, we really want your feedback. So, please, at the end fill out a survey. Theyre available at the back of the tent or on the gbf web site. And if you complete a survey, you have a chance a chance to win a 100 visa gift card. Finally, Juan Williams will be signing books after this presentation. Hell be, theres a signing line on the other end here of the festival grounds. And copies of his book, we the people, are on sale in the politics prose tent which is just out here, over there. Now, a quick word about buying books. Even though this is a free event, theres no charge for the festival, it does help the book festival if yo
President. Its the greatest job in the world but still he knew by the end of the 30s that the new deal was sputtering out and there was new opposition to him and people did want a third term or any president. Once the war broke out i think he really did believe that he had the experience and therefore the capacity to lead the country. This was in 39 and 40 before we are in it but he already saw the danger that hitler posed to the world. I think you wanted to be the one who would be there and as long as he could tell himself, and thats why when he didnt go to his own convention in 1940 because he wanted to make it feel like he was being drafted, they wanted him rather than he was looking for a third term, and in fact that is where the word no ordinary time comes from. The convention was kind of restive because they wanted him to want it but he meanwhile wants them to want him. Finally they were getting kind of grumpy so he sent eleanor to the convention and she was able to come. Everybo
He glided into the base in thailand and as soon as the wheels touched down on the runway, the engine stopped because he was out of fuel. It is just one of these incredible stories of aviation skills in heroism and why is that valor . He was doing that because of the loss of his friend to try to help his friends on the ground. So it was a combination of worry free, commitment, love, all of those that make up the real definition of the word dowler. And then, i am sorry to tell you, a few weeks later, leo was shot down and i ended up in the same cell with him many years later when the vietnamese photos altogether. On a recent trip to new york city, but tv tour the headquarters of publisher Simon Schuster. While their convoy profiled several principal players responsible for a books publication from acquisition to editing, publicity and sales to be also discussed the history of Simon Schuster now in its 90th year and the Current Health and future of the Publishing Industry. Who were Simon
Robert caro has appeared on q a and is also appeared through the National Book festival in september. House of stone, you remembered that Anthony Shadid died in syria while covering syria for the Washington Post. His wife will be here representing him and that is not a lottery. Katherine boo has been nominated in the nonfiction category, behind a beautiful forevers about a slum in mumbai india and finally Anne Applebaum has been nominated for iron curtain. That book is just out and she is scheduled to appear under q a and show in december, so you will be able to see her as well and robert caro will be interviewing those others as we go and we will be watching the red carpet here as some of the authors have their pictures taken that right now we want to talk to the chairman of the National Book foundation and this is david steinberger. David steinberger is the head of the Perseus Book Group. If you would, tell us for those who dont know what is the National Book award . The National Boo
If i can add one more thing, remember the beginning of the United States of america. Economy of the this Southern States in the northern states is very different. They were very different from each other. Even today, the economy is very different. We found a way to deal with that and the regulators are the same is true in europe and china and india. Same is the same is true and brazil. This country deals with gaps between the rich and poor, agriculture, and earthen industrialize an evolving in much the same way that were going to have to on the global stage for a the problem has been solved and can be solved. Host good afternoon, we have a caller from new york city. Caller hello, im so happy youre taking my call. My question is this fiscal cliff that we are approaching. If president obama allows it to happen, what kind of catastrophe are you talking about . Im kind of concerned . So negatively will this affect the industry . How bad will it really be out there on wall street and main s