Its a big night for the National Book foundation, for literature, culture, the big night for all of us. Whenever i have the opportunity to stand in front of people i always mention my mothers name, irma jean christin. She is the reason i like to say about my mother i am th imed amm because she is the woman she is or was. My mother was my first teacher. My mother graduated from college the age of 17 the first person i17 in the firstperson in her fo college for me to be a wellknown literary advocate in this nation, a place where only a few generations ago it would have been illegal for me to read is no small thing. [applause] literature is the birthright of every single one of us if you can read in at least one language you are in my definition free. That is to say no one can pull the wool over your eyes are give you what they want to call alternative facts and convince you what you know to be true is in fact not true at all. If you can read at least one language, you have the wherewitha
We are going to have a great night tonight. We are honoring literary liens, emma white will be honored, a big night for the Massive National Book Foundation for literature, culture, a big night for all of us. When i have the ability to stand in front of people i mention my mothers name jean christian. She is the reason i like to say about my mother i am the man that i am because she is the woman sheis or was. My mother was my first teacher. My mother graduated from college at the age of 17, the first person in her family to go to college. For me to be a wellknown literary advocate in this nation, a place where only a scant few generations ago it would have been illegal for me to read is no small thing. [applause] literature is the birthrightof every single one of us, no exception and if you can read in at least one language youare in my definition free. That is to say , no one can pull the wall over your eyes. No one can give you a set of what they want to call alternative facts and co
Are gutsy not only because they want to achieve something but because they want to pave the way for others who are going to come behind. Background sounds. Please welcome the 17th president of the George Washington University Thomas locke. [applause] sued a im going evening everyone and welcome to the George Washington university. I am pleased to you to tonight his if it. Presented in partnership with politics and prose bookstore and the second in the George Washington university his president ial extinguish if it series. We want to series last semester to give our students the opportunity to hear from renowned leaders. Individuals who bring them eliminating dialogue insight and inspirations to our campus. Tonight is an honor to host secretary Hillary Rodham clinton and Chelsea Clinton. Our campus. [applause] is i greeted secretary clinton on arrival i remind her that i traded trace the arc of my career with hers. A being at the university of rochester, i welcomed her to our campus. I
We are mostly volunteer run so when you see someone with a name tag and pink shirt say thank you to them for volunteering today. My name idsassi is. The book tent is by the book signing area. If you want to drop by. Im the author of the novel start with a backseat which housekeeping kind of announcements. Should silence your devices. We hope you are following gps on Facebook Twitter and instagram. When you post about the festival, please use the Hashtag Hashtag dbs. Your feedback is very valuable to us. Surveys are available to us at the tent. At this tent over here, and every tent really. So when you are done with your time here, please drop those off or you can visit that website afterwards. By cementing a survey, you will be entering a drawing to get a 100 visa gift card. Thats a great thing. Rob will be signing books immediately after the presentation. Copies of his book, are on sale in the tent which is right there. A quick word about buying books, this is a free event, but it doe
Thank you to them foror volunteering a today i am the workshop chair for the eastival for adults and teens. And also of the author of the back seat. You havear the announcement silence all of your devices and we hope you are following us on facebook and twitter and instagram when you folk post about the festival please use gbs. Your v feedback is valuable so when you areen done with your time here please drop those offse by submitting a survey you will get a 100 visa gift card. Rob will be signing books immediately after the presentation and copies of the s book are on sale at the politics and prose book and a quick word about buying books , this is a free event but it does help if you buy books from the festival because the more books we can sell the more the Book Publishers want to sell one send them to talk to us but also helps to support one of the greatest independent bookstores around so if you can please buy a book so let me tell you about rob i know him because five years ago h