The author was interviewed by the spy Museum Curator vince hogan. This is an hour. There should be a couple seats around. Welcome to the international, i am vince hoyton, the curator here at spy. This is a rare friday night and we appreciate you coming out tonight. I think it has a lot to do with who we have. We are pleased to have Annie Jacobsen at the spy museum. She is an investigative journalist and bestselling author who writes books about war, weapons, u. S. National security and government secrecy and intelligence. Her 2011, nonfiction best seller, area 51; an uncensored history of americas base has won awards. The boston globeand itunes have selected her book for the best book of the year. Here newest book, the pentagons brain an uncensored history of darpa, americas topsecret military research agency, was published on tuesday. After reading it, i am sure it will not take along before joining her other two books as a bestseller. Thank you for coming. Do you have copies of your
After words at nine pm eastern, Mitch Mcconnell on his memoir, the long game with senator lamar alexander. Then they talk about the Energy Crisis of the 1970s and the ban of oil to the u. S. In 1973. We wrap. We wrap up at prime time in 11 with 60 minutes correspondent leslie stahl. So talk about how baby boomers are changing the role of grand parents. That all happens on cspan2 book tv. Next up, howard means. Good evening. Welcome to the Hudson Library and historical society. We are so happy you are here for this event. I am on the reference librarian here and tonight we are honored to work welcome howard means to discuss his new book 76 shots at kent state university. It is only 10 miles from here and he decided to have this program of national and local interest. He is a biographer and former editor at the washingtonian. He is the author and coauthor of ten books and some of his other works include the avenger takes its place Andrew Johnson and the 45 days that change the nation. Jo
Understand we see isis and al qaeda all these people but where did that come from . These people wherever they are with the basic islamic tenets to simplify what has happened and with that fighting in their watch the government to be head people. Or chop off their hands because of theft. Host we will have to leave it there. Thankyou. Tivates you make some very good points it is true the fundamental theology that isl motivates isis the core of teaching of their doctrine is from sunii is long comingon out of saudi arabia and it does contain some harsh police said interpretations and that is why when the be heading this took place one year ago the western world was horrified but it wasnt that unusual to the gulf countries because they do live with this and that is touted like by the corruption budget what isis has managed to do is go off the reservation to take it further and ignore those theological practices w clearly that is against the acheron the yet they do that anyway to find a way
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Good evening. Were happy youre here for this even. Ive one of the reference librarians here and were here to listen to howard mean about his new book 67 shots at kent state where the shooting take place, only ten miles from here. Beer excited to have this program of national interest. Mr. Means a biographer and former editor at the washingtonian, Business Books include pakistan the ageneral jerry takes tis play. Johnny appleseed, the man, the myth, and the american story. And also wrote the first biography on colin powell. Join me in welcoming mr. Mean. I also wrote 67 shots. Im going to talk about that tonight instead of 76. Thank you, amanda. Ammann to is also herself a very accomplished novelist, and mystery stories, won an agatha christie. Everybody who was at kent state in 1970, stand up and raise your hand. Okay, this is scary. This is really scary. I wanted to point out jerry back there. [applause] jerry was a great help to me in putting getting contacts and writing the book, an