Jackie oh , nancy reagan and her 2013 release, let freedom ring stanley tericks Iconic Images of the march on washington. Host author kitty kelley, how did you get into the unauthorized biography business . Guest with both feet. With both feet. I was a researcher for the editorial page the Washington Post years and years ago. When i left the post i thought it would be absolutely wonderful way to make a living. At that time i went to the editorial page conferences every day, and provided research for the writers. And i thought, this would be a great way to live the rest of your life. It would be like going to school every day. And then i realized that writing articles would be hard to make a living. So i was asked to do a book, my first book, the very first book, the one i thought would make me for ever was an investigative look at the beauty spots in america. There were only 12 at the time. Only 12. This was back in 1978, and i thought this is fascinating. So i would go to every spa, s
Editorial page conferences every day, and provided research for the writers. And i thought, this would be a great way to live the rest of your life. It would be like going to school every day. And then i realized that writing articles would be hard to make a living. So i was asked to do a book, my first book, the very first book, the one i thought would make me for ever was an investigative look at the beauty spots in america. There were only 12 at the time. Only 12. This was back in 1978, and i thought this is fascinating. So i would go to every spa, state week and i would write a chapter about what they were really like inside. I thought, this is it. Its it sold 14 copies. My mother my mother bought 14 and that was it. But i remember when i went to one place, it was called the hot springs. I would arrive on sunday and stay for the whole week and put that in the chapter. I arrived, and the woman at the desk said sit down, please. Weve had a problem here. We have some writer coming fro
Brand . I think our brand is a constitution, the rule of law, and our value system. Under that brand and under that value system, there is that notion of equal under the eyes of the law, and i know that brand and value system is the ada, trying to balance the rights of americans with diabetics. This is a treaty. A treaty is a law. The emotional and political arguments in favor of the treaty, no one can disagree with these arguments, but the question is, will the treaty have the legal effect thats being proctored by the proponents of the treaty . We dont hear citations to the articles of the treaty. We dont hear consideration of the reports, the concluding observations by the committees of the rights of persons with a diabetic. We dont hear the legal analysis appropriate for analyzing the legal impacts of the treaty. This weekend on cspan, more than 130 countries ratified the u. S. Inspired United Nations disability treaty that failed to gain senate approval. This week, they took up the
Let me just say whether dan is discussing the goingson at the Washington Post or the ups and downs of the president ial race he has always stood out among journalists for his smart insight, good keen ability to synthesize, clear writing and ever calm and composed manner. A newspaper that has prided itself first and foremost for its political coverage, there is a reason that dan urged in recent years as they chief correspondent and its not because everyone else around him died or retired. [laughter] i worked at i worked at the post starting their about the time that dan did in 1978 and i have seen him in action many times. His thoroughness, fairness, intelligence and steadiness have long made him an unassuming star he has been a white house correspondent, political editor, National Editor and became a disciple of sorts to two of the posts great local Writers David roeder and james johnson. Dan has carried on their tradition of unbiased informed and mustread coverage. His new book, the c
Founder of makerbot and the ceo of the Makerbot Corporation out of brooklyn, new york, one of the ottest products on hottest products here on the floor of ces. [inaudible conversations] host and youve been watching the communicators on cspan from las vegas and ces international 2013, the technology show. We will be back next week with more programming from this con convention. David maraniss began researching and writing his tenth book barack obama the story in 2009. He traveled around the world in the his research including trips to to kenya, indonesia, hawaii, kansas and chicago. Booktv documented the kenya trip with the author. Next, David Maraniss sits down with booktv to discuss his book. We show you extensive video from his trips throughout the program. This portion of the program is about an hour and a half. Author David Maraniss has been researching and writing his tenth book, barack obama the story. For this project the Washington Post associate editor and Pulitzer Prize winne