Editor john eppinger who reports on College Fraternity culture. That all happens tonight on cspan2s book tv. The tv recently attended a book party for ken walsh, chief White House Correspondent for u. S. News and world report for his most recent book ultimate insiders a history of white house photographers. Their access to the president. This is about 45 minutes. [inaudible conversation] this is great, a lot of familiar faces. Were going to have some white house photographers and white housefolks and people whove covered all this stuff i do have. Im glad youre here. Were going to have a couple of comoments and stuff. Thanks for coming. Nice to see you. [inaudible conversation] thanks for coming. You got 3in okay, the construction and the traffic . Great. Thanks for coming. Thanks for coming. Good, im glad. Im going to spring talk on you too late in the game but you have tv folks here. Im in the other room. Straight back, i see her back there but everythings good. We will throw you a co
Something about tonight program. We have our partner the Westport Historical society. It is my pleasure to introduce tonight author Tom Schachtman. We couldnt be more thrilled to host tom as he discusses his new book how the french saved america. I now to support and the marquis to lafayette were only part of frances occupation to american success against england. In how the french saved america, Tom Schachtman makes a convincing case that without france, the United States may never have gained its independence. To the rebuilding colonies, french assistance made the difference between looming defeat and eventual triumph. This aid however is often downplayed in histories retelling of events as we often like to think of our forefathers as having achieved independence all by themselves. Even before the declaration of independence was issued, king louis the xvi and French Foreign minister were aiding the rebels. After the declaration of independence, that assistance would include things li
You can watch this and other programs online apple tv. Org. book tv. Org. [inaudible conversations] starting now live from the texas book festival in Office Austin is a conversation about fake news. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon. Good afternoon and i would like to personally welcome you to the texas book festival in austin, texas, the greatest book festival in that united states. [cheers and applause] my name is Brian Sweeney a proud board member of the texas book festival so you can totally trust me when i say that. We are here with an esteemed panel of two writers i admire 48 panel called pulses, forgery and fake news. I often think this year may be the fake news, something that has come into the currency of our language. Fake news fake news has become so ingrained in every aspect of our lives in terms of how we consume our media and understanding our political discord in the large decisions we make as a country Going Forward. I would like to introduce our panel today. One
Yet to take it one day at a time and think about all the new day she survived already. I glanced at cynthia to see if shes appreciating this and her eyes are wide and a wet with amazement. We are witnessing a pivotal moment, a collective responsibility to care for someone else and no one wanted to end. You can watch this and other programs online at the tv. Org. [inaudible conversations] the texas book festival live from austin continues and this is the knob author conversation about race and the Justice System. Good afternoon. Welcome to the texas book festival and our panel on mass incarceration, racing criminal Justice System. Im a professor of Public Affairs and history at the university of texas at austin and we have really two very very brilliant and important scholar activists today talking about two brandnew books. To my immediate left and to your right is James Foreman junior, professor professor lott Yale University in his new book. Terrific book and i am going to give it som
Growing up as an indian in canada. This broke her and contains that some may find offensive. Good evening everyone. My name is conor moran and im the director of the wisconsin book festival. This is such a wonderful moment. The final event is the only one going on right now and its the only one that i get to sit down and actually watch. Its also really a great delight to me to be here celebrating the 15th anniversary of the wisconsin book festival and its also my fifth book festival so theres a minianniversary and there but its been an incredible day and credible audiences and credible questions and i am delighted that we are finishing. Just one note if everyone would turn off their cell phones so we are not interrupted and when you have a question and i know you will ask good questions please ask them from the audience speaker phone in the middle of the floor. We are on cspan today. This will be rebroadcast next saturday so we want to capture the questions as well as the talk. This bo