Unfiltered, unbiased, word from word from the Nations Capital to wherever you are. Where the opinion that matters most is your own, this is what democracy looks like. Cspan, powered by cable. Now library of congress is joined by five featured authors from 2023 National Book festival for a kickoff celebration of this years event. The theme is everyone has a story. Now librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is joined by five featured authors from the 2023 National Book festival for a kickoff celebration of this years event. This years theme is, everyone has a story. Lifebook tv coverage on cspan. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2023] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [indiscernible voices] [applause] [indiscernible] thank you. Thank you. Welcome to the open celebration of the 2023 National Book festival. Now we clap [cheers and applause] the theme of this years festival
Between us. Life, love, and football. Mr. Russell, when and where did you play professional football . Isis traffic 2015 to the Dallas Cowboys as their first season and a half i went to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers restarted several games for two seasons per. As you enjoy being a professional Football Player . Very much preplaying replans my dream growing up. It was a dream for a long time felt like it would stay that. And to actualize to overcome the odds faith is a black man from a single parent home in american aactually achieve was a monumental occasion but. Were to play college ball . Guest purdue university. Host who was the first person in your football world that you came out to . Guest bit my College Teammate my best friends. We met at purdue and at first instantly were at odds with each other. I think two big personalities did not mesh right away. I quickly realized i was the type of man i aspired to be. Someone who knew who he was. Someone who treated people kindly regardless of
Page. [applause] a National Book festival is and has been one of the most inspirational free events in the nations capitol. And only possible because of you, our sponsors but does take a village to put on a festival like this. I want to acknowledge the more than a 1000 volunteers. Most especially Junior League of washington. [cheering] [applause] 2003 with over 40000 hours the equivalent to . 4 million of time, thank you. And hundreds of volunteers the general public. And of course the hardworking library of Congress Staff who are key and vital to the festival success. So please thank you. Im honored to walk up the chair of the library james mattis counsel and the f cochair of the 2023 National Book festivalib. Mr. David m rubinstein. [applause] so, thank you all for coming. Thank you carla for the kind introduction. I should say as well carlas mother is here thank you very much for coming from baltimore. [applause] so, how many people here have read at least five books in the last yea
You to author r. K. Russell. Heres his book, its called the yards between us a memoir of life, love, and football. Mr. Russell, when and where did you play professional football . Guest roi was drafted in 2015 to the dallas cowboys. I was there for a season and a half and went to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where i started seven games. Host did you enjoy being a a professional Football Player . Guest very much. Playing football is myou dream growing up. It wasll a dream that for a long time felt like it would stay that. And to actualize to overcome the odds that i faced as a black man from singleparent home in america and actually achieverc that dream was a monumental location. Host what you play college ball . Guest perdue. Host who was the first person in your football world that you came out to . Guest it would be my college teammate, my best friend joe gilliam. We met at purdue and a first instantly we were at odds with each other i think just to make big personalities didnt really me
Booktv on cspan2. Heres some of what you can look forward to. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden will discuss the development of the obama president ial center and library. Also biologist Brent Weinstein argues theres a mismatch between our brains in the way modern society is structured. And we discussed some of the books coming out this fall seonith Tampa Bay Times book critic. You can find a full schedule of what is airing today online at booktv. Org. Starting now we bring you our coverage of the 2023 library of Congress National book festival held in washington, d. C. Weekends on cspan2 on intellectual feast. Every saturday American History tv documents americas stories, and on sundays booktv bring to the latest and Nonfiction Books and authors. Funding for cspan2 comes on the Television Companies and more including comcast. Are you thinking this is just a Community Center . Its way more than that. Comcast is partnering with 1000 Community Centers to create lift zones so students ca