Booktv a preview of his forthcoming book, mr. President. George washington and the making of the nations highest office. Then at 8 45 p. M. Eastern, the First Amendment cases the author has participated in or written about over the years. He also discusses his fight for freedom. And then after words with an author and guest interviewer. She is the author of women in the club, gender and policymaking in the senate. We wrap up tonights program at 11 00 p. M. Eastern with a discussion on how economic balance has brought down powerful nations. Glenn hubbard and the Hudson Institute talk about the possibility of the same thing happening to the united states. Visit booktv. Org for more on this television schedule. Now its time for more booktv. The author is the daughter of two Holocaust Survivors. Sonia taitz was featured at the authors wrote literature fest. I am so honored to be here with this great audience and the author sonia taitz, who has written a very haunting book called the watchm
Memoir, the watchmakers daughter, about growing up in newark city as the child of two Holocaust Survivors. This presentation was part of the 2013 chicago tribunes printers row lit fest. Its about 45 minutes. Im very honored to be here tonight with this great audience and also with my colleague, sonia taitz has written a very haunting book called tintin. Well tell you about both the washington the watchmakers daughter. You are the daughter. Tell us about the watchmaker. What was it like to live within . I was born into a family of a heroic couple who had survived the holocaust and to seem to me more like victors thing that comes. And so my father was a very charismatic man. I would say that physically you could combine yul brynner in the role of king in the king and i, and is also a good dancer, and particularly a good walter. And pablo picasso, a man who always looked older but never got old. He saved lives and the holocaust. You become a watchmaker because it was very unfortunate circ
Who is wearing a wig . Were talking about who is wearing a wig. Who is wearing the rig. Rig . Rig. Now my ears are going. Lets get a check on the day ahead before we toss it over to morning joe. Vice President Joe Biden announces new funding to help train americans for jobs in cyber security. Oscar nominations come out this morning at 8 30 eastern. The 87th Academy Awards take place february 22nd. Will the Golden Globes have been an determination for who gets nominated . What do you think, gang . Maybe. Oh, my gosh. The energy is here in palmable. Can you feel ill at home . Morning joe starts right now. Good morning. It is thursday january 15th. Welcome to morning joe, emp. ,, everyone. With us onset is Foreign Affairs columnist and editor at large for Time Magazine ian bremer. And associate professor at Columbia University school of international and public affairs, Dorian Warren. In washington, msnbc political analyst and former chairman of the Republican National committee Michael S
Vossoughian. Dr. Ronny jackson, navy admiral, white house physician is facing allegations of overprescribing medications, drinking on the job, and creating an unprofessional Work Environment. Democratic senator john tester, Ranking Member of Veterans Affairs committee spoke about the allegations yesterday. Watch this. He is a official for the president and in the Previous Administration we were told stories where he was repeatedly drunk while on duty, where his main job was to take care of the most powerful man in the world. Thats not acceptable. Word is, overseas trips in particular that admiral would go down the aisleway, say who wants to go to sleep, hand out prescriptions. Like ambien type. Thats exactly right, put them to sleep and give them drugs to wake them up. He would go down the aisle . Thats reports we got from 20 some that got hold of us said we have a problem, this doctor has a problem, he hands out prescriptions like candy. In the white house, they call him the candy man