Its free thanks to the generous contributions of patrons. And for us to continue to offer this we need your support so if you can, if you will, you can go on line. You can go by the tent and help us continue this great tradition into your 27, 28, 29, 30. Thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] coming up next on encore booknotes Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace author of character talks about what he considers to be notable acts of presence encouraged. This is about an hour. And the point to the book is that a lot of what we understand ouhe pre cspan Chris Wallace, why did you name your book character . Guest because thats what it is about. And i think theres a point to the book. And the point to the book is that a lot of what we understand about the presidency i think is wrong. I think a lot of people think the presidency is an exercise in intellect or an exercise in cspan Chris Wallace, why did you name your book character . Guest because thats what it is about. And i think
[applause] if you would help us by falling appears shares, the books are available at the front. Years. I am happy to sign them. Every weekend book tv offers programming focused on nonfiction authors and books. Keep watching for more here on cspan2. And watch any of our past programs online and booktv. Org. Sylvia dudes morris recalls the life of a conservative commentator. Her a election to congress, her tenure as ambassador to italy, and a political and personal life. His program lasts about an hour. Sylvia jukes morris recounts the life of the late conservative commentator and congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce. The author reports on lucs tenure as board to italy and her political and personal life. This program lasts about an hour. [inaudible conversations] i am the senior director of programs and chief operating officer here at roosevelt house, and it is my great pleasure to welcomeou here to it is my great pleasure to welcome you here to tonights very special discussion of price of
Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce. The author reports on lucs tenure as board to italy and her political and personal life. This program lasts about an hour. [inaudible conversations] i am the senior director of programs and chief operating officer here at roosevelt house, and it is my great pleasure to welcome you here to tonights very special discussion of price of fame the honorable Clare Boothe Luce, by sylvia jukes morris. Price of fame is the second in a twovolume biography of ms. Luce. The first volume was published 17 years ago, and as the wall street journal has written, both books are really models of a biographers art, meticulously researched, sophisticated, fairminded and compulsively readable. Now, we are, of course, gathered for tonights discussion here in the former home of franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt where i think it is probably safe to assume that Clare Boothe Luce was not a regular social visitor. [laughter] mrs. Luces relationship with the roosevelts was, one might
Theres one sort of crazy thing you wont have seen before, these ann coulter dvds. Were down to the last ones. Some liberal friends of mine made it because they told me, who was it, they were doing some boring liberal politician. They said, hes boring, can we do you . Its won awards, i havent seen it because i dont want like watching myself, but it is now on sale, because i dont want to have to carry it back on the plane with me from 30 to 20. So, please, buy them so i dont have to carry them on the plane. [laughter] every weekend booktv offers programming focused on nonfiction authors and books. Keep watching for more here on cspan2 and watch any of our past programs online at booktv. Org. Heres a look at some books that are being published this week. Look for these titles in bookstores this coming week, and be sure to watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv. Org. Thats why they moved so much from new york to memphis, to tennessee and then to chicago. And there
Was from an 18th century english poet. It was an ode, and the last two lines were, a rage for fame attends both great and small; better be damned than not be named at all. and i realized that from a small girl, she had realized she wanted to be famous. So i thought that rage for fame is just a perfect title because her whole life after that was to that end. Cspan when was this picture taken . Guest that picture was taken about 1942, just after shed been elected to congress by the famous canadian photographer koschjoseph kosch. Cspan how old was she here . Guest she was only about 39. Cspan and how long did she serve in congress . Guest she served in congress for two termsfour years altogether. Cspan when did you first meet her . Guest i first met her in the fall of 1980 at her house in washington, but it was really a strange meeting because i had already conceived the idea of doing a biography of her. When ijust out of the blue, this invitation came from a hostess in washington, and i