Here is the quick look at our Coverage Today. Michael weiss his new book called isis inside the army of terror followed by authors and books growing up in an upper class black neighborhood in chicago, of Voting Rights, Artificial Intelligence, looking at past and future technology and a new book out on president and mrs. Johnson. Coming up today on our live coverage to a number to of the texas book festival. For the full schedule go to booktv. Org to get behind the scene of dates if you follow was on twitter or followups are run Facebook Follow us on facebook this is texas book festival and here is Michael Weiss talking about isis. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i am here to introduce Michael Weiss author of isis inside the army of terror your times bestseller. To introduce him and moderate a discussion with question and answer sessions with you as all our other author was supposed to be here he sent his regrets the author of black flag wh
Good afternoon, everyone. I want to welcome everyone to the cspan 2 booktv tent and 20th anniversary of the texas book festival. Im delighted to be here today with betty body caroli and mark up degrove. The work title is who is lbj to you but youll realize more fitting title is, who are lbj and lady bird to you and what is their legacy. So, thats going to be very exciting for me. Very, very glad youre with us. I want to introduce betty and mark quick. Betes book, lady bird and lyndon, follows about eight different books that betty has authored, many of which focused on first ladies and the roles of political wives. She has been a guest on the today show. The Oreilly Factor and numerous others. I did not realize this but she is a fulbright scholar and has a ph. D in American Civilization from new york university. Thank you for being here. [applause] Mark Updegrove is only the fourth director of the lbj president ial library, coming to that position in october of 2009. During his tenure
Specifically thement eats not sure there is an answer. There is an investigation untd way an fbi investigation is that a char aid. I dont know if its fbi or there is so many investigations i dont know if its fbi investigation or if its a congress if its the senate. Well james comey testified there was an fbi vex. I think theyre also helping the house and senate you probably have fbi. But you have house. You have senate. They have other investigations. But when you. The president speaking with nbc lester holt and no probably about it. The fbi is conducting ray investigation in fact as lester holt said director comey testified to it unt oath no short annual of news from the interview. Fascinating interview well bring you throughout the program tonightment another portion of the conversation and another headline the white house exposing the story line of about his firing of director comey as well there is no other word for it false he also said director comeyen oh three separate occasions
And they have other investigations. The president is speaking with nbcs lester holt. No probably object it, the fbi is conducting an investigation. Lester holt said director comey testified to it under oath before he was fired. No shortage of news from this interview a fascinating interview we will bring you throughout the program tonight. Another headline the president exposing the white house story line about his firing of fbi director james comey as well theres no other word for it, false. You will hear in this clip he also said director comey did something he had never seen him do namely that the president himself is not under investigation as a result of the fbi probe. The president always refused to testify and did three times after being asked by the president which you could see as obstruction of justice that ended Richard Nixons presidency. He volunteered it. So far we have no reason to believe anything the president says happened with director comey actually happened. We have
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