Broadcast live on cspan 2s were going to have time end to have a q a session so when the time comes, please like up at the microphone to your right so that our home viewing audience can hear the questions. With that, im going to hand it with that, im going to hand it over to your interviewer, amy carr, associate mapping are editor for the chicago tribune. [applause] welcome to lit fest. Im here pleased to be here with lisa napoli. Former journalist, current journalize. He man who made the mcdonalds fortune and the woman who gave it all wow. I love this title. Thick people dont often appreciate lounge it goes into getting a perfect title. I think this is a great headline. I grew up in new york which is the master of headlines but i got lucky. It is a book about that man who meat mcdonalds to what we know today and amazing, headspinning philanthropy of his third wife, joan kroc. When we were putting together the program, liz taylor, who is the chicago tribunes literary editor at large, w
Todays program is being broadcast live on cspan 2s booktv. Were going to have time end to have a q a session so when the time comes, please like up at the microphone to your right so that our home viewing audience can hear the questions. With that, im going to hand it over to your interviewer, amy carr, associate mapping are editor for the chicago tribune. [applause] welcome to lit fest. Im here pleased to be here with lisa napoli. Former journalist, current journalize. Always a journalist. The author of ray and joan he man who made the mcdonalds fortune and the woman who gave it all wow. I love this title. Thick people dont often appreciate lounge it goes into getting a perfect title. I grew up in new york reading the north new new New York Post a book about that man who meat mcdonalds to what we know today and amazing, headspinning philanthropy of his third wife, joan kroc. When we were putting together the program, liz taylor, who is the chicago tribunes literary editor at large, wa
We still question the power of our democracy. Tonight is your answer. [cheers and applause] its the answer told by lines that stretch run schools and churches, in numbers this nation has never seen. People who waited three hours, four hours. Many for the first time in their lives. Because they believe that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference. Its spoken by young and old, rich and poor, democrat and republican, black, white, hispanic, asian, native american, gay, straight, disabled, disabled and not disabled. [applause] america to set a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individual or a collection of red states and blue states. We are and always will be the United States of america. [cheers and applause] this scene ager features a to month ago, november fourth, 2008 at Center Barack Obama declared his victory and makes history as americas first africanamerican president. An estimated 250,000 people gathering estimated 25
Barack obamas presidency. All things are possible. If the dream of our founders questioned the power of ourof democracy, tonight is your answer. [cheering] if the answer told by the lines that stretch around schools ande churches. Suppose that are rich and poor, democrat and republican, black, white, hispanic, asian, native american, street, disabled, not pp disabled, americans send a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals with a collection of red states and blue states we always have beene and will be the United States of america. [applause] [cheering] an estimated 250,000 gathering at chicagos grant park on the unusual mild tonight marking what could be the start of eight years in the white house for the 44th president prepares to leave historians begin to assess theo obama legacy. The three leading authors adding their perspective to the newanad terms in the white house. We are joined at the table with april ryan, my upclose view of the preside
Barack obamas presidency. All things are possible. If the dream of our founders questioned the power of ourof democracy, tonight is your answer. [cheering] if the answer told by the lines that stretch around schools ande churches. Suppose that are rich and poor, democrat and republican, black, white, hispanic, asian, native american, street, disabled, not pp disabled, americans send a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals with a collection of red states and blue states we always have beene and will be the United States of america. [applause] [cheering] an estimated 250,000 gathering at chicagos grant park on the unusual mild tonight marking what could be the start of eight years in the white house for the 44th president prepares to leave historians begin to assess theo obama legacy. The three leading authors adding their perspective to the newanad terms in the white house. We are joined at the table with april ryan, my upclose view of the preside