Larry looks at the life of the attorney general. Thats a look at some of the current nonfiction bestsellers according to the boston globe. Many of these authors have appeared or will be appearing on book tv and you can watch them on our website booktv. Org. Good evening. Welcome. Just a few quick administrative notes, please turn off your cell phones if you havent already. Will we get to the q a part of the session, cspan book tv is here filming and we are filming also for the youtube channel, we would appreciate it if you have a question to find your way to that microphone there so not only everybody watching can hear you but jean, whos 83, can also hear you. Please be considerate of everybody else. Before you come up to get your books signed, our staff asked that you fold up the chairs that your seating and in. This must be a crowd of hardcore president ial history enthusiast. Either that or some of you are just looking for a distraction from the president ial history happening befor
Books . Ijust read all kinds of different things. I am a bit of a hoyt buff so defiant and dead weight are normal. Also, the authors of the books have a tendency to draw me in, and eric lar sewn wrote in guard o. Beasts and i think so he has been good. And then the one of three offends a day. A little bit of allyber tarean streak so i want to make sure when it comes to Ridge Justice reform we do those things right and get something historical be was doubtful. Good evening, everybody. Good evening on this beautiful evening. Im Richard Fontaine, the president for the center of new american security, and thank you all for joining us this evening. Were very excited to host this launch in d. C. Of anya manuels book, this brave new world, which is already getting excellent reviews, including in the wall wall street journal u havent seen it. That should be the second thing you read, after her book, the review in the wall the wall stt journal. Were really privileged to have steve hadley. Both
Ports of entry. Coming up next, justices ruth bader again berg and Sonia Sotomayor share stories of the current Supreme Courts food traditions, including topics of conversation at shared meals. We also learn about customs dating to the 19th and 20th centuries. This discussion took place at the Smithsonians National Museum American history here in washington and its just over an hour. So its absolutely a thrill to see so many people here for this kind of a program. My name is john gray and i have the wonderful privilege of being your director of National Museum of American History, particularly on nights like tonight when we can really look at American History in unique and unusual ways. We are honored to be joined by Tonights Panel, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsberg. [ applause ] Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor. [ applause ] katherine fitz. [ applause ] and Supreme Court Society Publications director claire cushman. [ applause ] it is now my privilege to introduce the 13t
American history and unique and unusual ways. We are honored to be joined tonight by our panel. Supreme Court Justice ruth bader ginsburg. [applause] supreme Court Justice sonya sotomayor. [applause] kathryn fitz. [applause] and Supreme Court publications director, kyra cushman. [applause] it is now my privilege to introduce the 13th secretary of the institution. He is a certified radiologist jazz musician, and former , president of Cornell University and university of iowa. He has interest in learning as wide as the smithsonian, and, most importantly tonight, he is a pescatarian. [applause] thank you for the introduction, and thank you on behalf of the American People for the great job you do. So innovative and creative at this amazing museum. [applause] especially in such an interesting election year, we appreciate all you and your colleagues are doing to share so many aspects of the story of america, and inspire us with that story. Esteemed colleagues and friends, welcome to this un
Opening the building, why would the museum even help to organize such a conference . Well, the simple answer is that were crazy. But the real answer is that at the smithsonian, at this museum, scholarship is the engine and research is the lifeblood of the institution. Without the decade of research and academic scholarship as a foundation, there would be no National Museum of African American history and culture. So we know that we are tied so much to the work that so many of you do. So much of the intellectual and interpretive agenda of the museum has been shaped by the work of many who are participating in this conference. Thanks to this amazing array of scholarship, the museum is able to position itself as an discussion that will help all who visit find the rich, complex, and nuanced history of the African American community. But even more importantly, thanks to your work, this museum will recenter the African American experience, and use African American history and culture as a le