Know, distinguish gas. And over the years there have been so many very distinguishing tasks by the have to say i think no one more distinguished than our guest this evening. [applause] from the wall street journal, editor, Political Editor and reporter neil king. Yes just published this extraordinary book american ramble a walk of memory and renewal. There are copies for sale and neil will be signing the book afterwards but im sure you all can see its just, the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive to say the least so without further ado please welcome neil king and bill press. [applause] thank you marianne, a good evening, everybody. Its great to see you all. Thank you for coming this evening i want to say a big welcome first to our friends here at hill center. I dont know what number of talk of the hills this is but there always had an exciting and then morris mary ann said then tonight i also want to welcome all of our friends from cspan who are watching on cspan around the coun
A healthy democracy does not just look like this. It looks like this democracy at work citizens are truly a republic thrives. Get informed straight from the source on cspan, unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. From the nations capitol to wherever you are it is the opinion that matters the most is your own. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan powered by cable. Good evening i am mary and welcome to hill center and to talk at the hill with host bill press veteran journalists, political commentator, author. Before hill center really opened bill had an idea he wanted to create and host an indepth conversation that he would moderate with distinguished guests. And over the years there have been so many very distinguished guests that i have to say i think know it more distinguished ngthan our guest this evening. [cheering] wall street journal editor Political Editor and reporter neil has just published this extraordinary book american ramble a walk of memory and renewal. Bookshop has cop
Publishing industry experts. Well also give you updates. Current nonfiction authors and books. The latest book reviews, and well talk about the current nonfree asian books featured on cspans book tv. And now a conversation with author and professor brooke allen, who teaches the humanities to inmates at a maxim month security prison in upstate york. She recently wrote a piece in the wall street journal about her entitled college be more like prison. So brooke allen what the Bennington College Prison Education initiative and how you get involved in this well bard started a Prison Education program. It must be close to 20 years ago now. I think quite a long time it was very successful and my colleague at bennington, annabel davis, whos a writer and and teacher at bennington decided that she thought this is quite fabulous and she would try to start a similar one at bennington. And so she contacted a which is its not that close its about an hour from bennington in comstock new york. And aft
Press, veteran journalists, political commentator, author. Before hill center, really even opened, bill had an idea that he wanted to sort of and host an indepth conversation that he would moderate with you know distinguished guests and over the years there have been so many very distinguished guests. But i have to say, i think no one more distinguished than our guest this evening. So call my wall street journal editor, Political Editor and reporter neil king. He has just published this extraordinary book, american ramble a walk of memory and renewal. He said he bookshop copies for sale and neil will be signing the book afterwards. Im you will have seen that its just the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive to say the least so without further ado please welcome neil king and bill press. Thank you, marianne. And good evening, everybody. Great to see you all. Thank you for coming this evening. I want to say a big welcome first to our friends here, the hill center. I dont know what n
Opened, bill had an idea that he wanted to sort of and host an indepth conversation that he would moderate with you know distinguished guests and over the years there have been so many very distinguished guests. But i have to say, i think no one more distinguished than our guest this evening. So call my wall street journal editor, Political Editor and reporter neil king. He has just published this extraordinary book, american ramble a walk of memory and renewal. He said he bookshop copies for sale and neil will be signing the book afterwards. Im you will have seen that its just the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive to say the least so without further ado please welcome neil king and bill press. Thank you, marianne. And good evening, everybody. Great to see you all. Thank you for coming this evening. I want to say a big welcome first to our friends here, the hill center. I dont know what number of talk of the hills this is, but there are fun and exciting and none more, marianne