Good afternoon everyone. I would like to welcome you as well as the good friends from cspan to the mcgowan theater. As well as the producer for the noontime lecture series. Before we begin todays program i would just like to remind you of a few other programs we had coming up in the near future. The irish immigrant experience. And then on wednesday march 22 film screaming screening. It is presented in partnership with the dc environment a film festival. To find out more about these and the other programs please take one of the monthly calendar events where you can visit our website at debbie ww. Dot archives. Gov. Our topic for today is agent 110. An american spy master in the german resistance of world war ii by scott miller. He is an author and former correspondent. The first book the president in the assassin at the dawn of the American Century was century was a news week using must read. He spent nearly two decades in asia and europe reporting for more than 25 countries including t
Lecture series. Before we begin todays program, i would like to remind you of a few other programs coming up in the near future. Thursday, march 16th at 7 00 p. M. , damion shields will present a lecture on the forgot irish. Irish immigrant experiences in america. This will be the u. S. Book launch of the book and a book signing following. On wednesday march 22nd at 7 00 p. M. Will present a Film Screening following these switches in partnership with the d. C. Environmental own festival. Find out more at the center of their programs, please take one of our events which shall find on the racks in the theater lobby or visit our website at www. Archives. Gov calendar. Our topic for today is agent 110 an american spymaster and the german resistance in wwii by scott miller. Scott miller is an author and former Foreign Correspondent with the wall street journal. His first book, the president and the assassin, Mckinley Mckinley commentary in the empire to dine the American Century was a must
Newsweek and time he covered the pentagon, congress, the state department, the white house, and the cia. His breath books include wild bill donovan a question of royalty. Other piography of billy mitch, our air warriors about navy pilots, and commandos, a subject of americas secret soldiers. Run review says wallace keeps the interest high and the pages turning please welcome douglas waller. [applause] thanks, helen. Its good to be back at quail ridge. I spoke here about three years ago, on the wild bill donovan biography, and we moved down to raleigh, North Carolina, from washington, dc, these years ago. So this is my home now, and quail ridge is my neighborhood book store. And you really should feel lucky that you have a book store like quail ridge here. This is independent book stores like quail ridge are really National Treasures we all should cherish. So lets talk about disciples. After i published my biography of general william wild bill donovan, four years ago, i had a tough tim
[inaudible conversations] youre watching booktv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Booktv, television for serious readers. And on this threeday weekend of booktv on after words, pulitzer prizewinning journalist mei fong talks about chinas recently discontinued onechild policy. Also this weekend, David Bernstein argues the Obama Administration has undermined the constitution. Courtney young takes a look at the politics of breastfeeding, and we visit the literary sites of hartford, connecticut. Representative john lewis recalls his part in the civil rights movement. University of wisconsin Professor William p. Jones remembers the march on washington, and douglas wilder, the first africanamerican to be elected as governor, talks about his life and political career. For a complete television schedule, visit booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours and this weekend even more hours of nonfiction books and authors television for serious readers. Of this years president ial ca
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