The kennedy assassination for young adults. Hi am here to welcome you to this session of the southern festival of books where this evening session, as you know our writer for this session is james swanson, the Edgar Award Winning author of the New York Times bestseller manhunt, the 1284 lincolns killer as well as chasing lincolns killers, the bestselling adaptation of manhood for young adults. He had a number of government and big tech posts in washington d. C. Including the u. S. Department of justice. Is two recent books called end of days, the assassination of john f. Kennedy and the presentation this afternoon which is the president has been shot, the assassination of john f. Kennedy. Mr. Swanson . [applause] thank you very much. To give you fair warning the book that has been published in case you want to leave, this is a Childrens Book. And at the festival. My adult book, an end of days is coming out in a couple weeks. I dont see many kids here so i thought i would give you a adv
Follow what is true and do what is right. Lord, inspire our lawmakers with a renewed trust in you and commitment to Work Together for your glory. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Reid mr. President . The president pro tempore the majority leader. Mr. Reid i move to proceed to calendar number 211 s. 1569, the debt limit legislation. The president pro tempore the clerk will report. The clerk motion to proceed to calendar number 211 s. 1659 a bill to ensure the timely payment of the obligations of the u. S. Government until december 31, 2014. Mr. Reid the time until noon will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. At noon there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture
Marking 15 years of booktv on cspan2. Some programs to watch this weekend on booktv. Throughout the weekend we bring you a few interviews and tours from the tvs recent visit to andy reid, pa. At 4 45 eastern, a look at the smartest kids in the world with amanda ripley. At 11 00 p. M. Dumbing down accords how politics keep the smartest judges off the bench tomorrow at 5 00 eastern, we bring you a collection of programs about the Federal Reserve chairman and at 6 45 from the recent southern festival of books linda barnacle gives a history of the civil war battle. Visit booktv. Org for this weekends television schedule. Dr. James swanson is latest book is a history of the kennedy assassination for young adults is next on booktv. I am here to welcome you to this session of the southern festival of books and introduce you to our author for this evenings session. As you know our writer for this session is James Swanson who is the Edgar Award Winning author of the New York Times bestseller ma
Tax cuts which we did in january when we allow people who make less than 450,000 a year for their tax cuts to continue and make more for those tax cuts to expire. We have made some progress. We have to make more. I will tell you that i think its going to take another election or is to make sure that we reduce the influence and not stranglehold those tea partiers have on the two pathways and their ability to actually travel down the path that the voters chose last year when they elected barack obama president of the United States. Madam congresswoman this question was asked of president obama when he was senator obama when he wrote his book several years ago and the question is are you going to run for president . [laughter] wow, okay, well thank you. [applause] do you know i love the job i have right now so much. I love it so much i took a second job when president obama asked me to chair the Democratic National committee. After he was reelected he asked me to stay on and do a full yea