Everyone to the 68 National Book award. [applause] like most people here tonight i have always been an avid reader and i come from a family of avid readers and i have birthed at least one avid reader, the jury is still out on the younger ones. As an only child and the daughter of two only children it wasnt uncommon in our house to find everyone in separate corners, each of us buried in a book. Huge nerds, you might have called us. Its a privilege to be in his room full of huge nerds. I feel right at home. My mothers father was a rare book dealer in chicago so the nerd gene goes back even farther in my family. One year there was a terrible fire and my grandfather store and the fire itself didnt reach the volume the fire hoses did. Water, water, everywhere. His whole inventory ruins and my grandfather felt he had no choice but to close up shop. My grandparents packed up and moved to the ozarks in the heart of missouri where my grandmother was from and they both were effectively retired a
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Include a fourth bracket for high income workers. Details are being finalized. From the New York Times, on senator john mccain in his twilight, and unfettered voice against trumpism. The president heads to asia for a 12 nation trip including stops theapan, vietnam and philippines. It is the president s foreign policies that we begin this morning. A New York Times editorial under Trump America surrenders. We want to get your calls on America First. S 202 7488001, republicans. 202 7488000, democrats. And you can join us on twitter or facebook. Thank you for being with us. Thes this editorial from New York Times this morning we want to begin our conversation on globalism versus America First. Under mr. Trump, america surrenders. It reads, in part, as follows. Every president has chosen retreat. T versus he was the president last month at the United Nations. For the diverse nations of the world, this is our hope. We want harmony and friendship. Not conflict and strife. We are guided by out