Get into the iraq world. Its going to be a really long interview. laughter but first, the Supreme Court the knowledgeable nine elgrandy justivo. Robes robes, robes. Yesterday, america dropped down on one knee and proposed oral arguments that could settle the question of Marriage Equality for gay people. The court will answer two questions can state refuse to issue marriage licenses to samesex couples, and can they decline to recognize samesex marriages that were legally granted somewhere else. Jon thats right the Supreme Court is hearing those cases while participating in this years amazing race. laughter she seems she seems perfectly comfortable on a zip line. laughter of course, an issue this important was bound to draw a crowd, making their final arguments. The progay marriage camp went with how can a just god not allow two men to not be together . While the antigay marriage crowd went with why dont we summon the ancient hebrews and see what they say . By the way, yes, that is a sho
This is a privilege to speak with you today and an honor. A quick look back on why i wrote fundraiser a. My wife is not here, and she is still spooked on what happened to us and decided to stay home. She encouraged me to write a memoior so anyone who wanted to know what happened would have something to read. I was doing research for a few in institutions and every time i went to speak at any of these places i was asked if i was going to write a book and that was encouraging. And finally, my attorney told me immediately after the trial, rob you need to write a book about your experience. It it a very rare thing to survive a federal prosecution where 9596 percent of the time a defendant is either found guilty or pleads guilty. You have a perspective, have been through the process, and it might be a perspective from the courtroom people might be curious to learn about. With mikes encouragement and julies and others here i am telling you about a book i started writing in august of 2011. Wh
It does escalate. I would say 2008 and when obama comes in they are off to the races because of the decisions came into play. Pledged to abolish guantanamo. So i also would like to say quickly this is not all about drowns. This idea picking off critical notes, dismantling the enemy war machine goes back a long way. It is never pursued were pursued in vietnam pursued in the 1st iraq war where they tried to kill saddam and field. This was seemingly made easier. As i said politics always politics. If you want a turning. , i would say 2008 anyone else . Im not sure how long i have been talking. Thank you for coming. I hope you like the book. [applause] [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] and it is memorial day weekend on book tv. Three full days of nonfiction authors and books you can follow us on facebook facebook. Com book tv. Publishing news throughout the weekend. Book tv on this memorial day weekend. Three days of nonfiction books and authors. Let me say, jo
[inaudible conversations] thanks for joining us on book tv this memorial day. Heres a quick look at the primetime lineup this evening beginning at 8 30 we are featuring books on the first ladies. We begin with the new book on michelle obama. After that a book called first ladies. This is put out by cspan based on the series that we did on first ladies last year. And finally hissing cousins about the relationship between the roosevelt. That is a quick look at the lineup this memorial day. Book tv on cspan2, television for serious readers. Judith miller is next on the tv. She talks about her experiences as a journalist with the New York Times and the scandal surrounding her reporting on weapons of mass destruction. Let me save by way of introducing the guest [inaudible] to becoming the story. I prefer to keep the focus on the stories they are covering and that certainly has been judith millers preference as a veteran journalist. About a decade ago she ended up the subject of not one but
The stories theyre covering. That certainly has been judy millers preference as a veteran journalist. But a decade ago judy ended up the subject of not one but two big controversies one involving the question of iraqs alleged possession and pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, and the other involving the disclosure of Valerie Plame as a cia a operative. Judy is here this evening to discuss those experiences and much more all chronicled in her new memoir, the story a reporters journey. The book covers the full span of judys long, accomplished career in journalism nearly three decades of which were with the New York Times. She joined the papers Washington Bureau in 1977 and spent the mid 1980s abroad in cairo and paris returning to washington to serve as an editor and special correspondent. Stories about Osama Bin Laden and alqaeda that she and a small team of others did in 2001 before and immediately after the 9 11 attacks won a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism. During the r