The National Book festival celebrating the library of congress, the champions of the book, they are also an amazing archival resource and are champions for the kind of Archival Research that goes into writing this sort of history that i wrote and continue to write that could not be done without these amazing washington inste at the Washington Convention center. We are now joined by author chasten buttigieg. His book i have something to tell you came out originally in 2020. The young adults version came out this year. Chasten buttigieg, you tell a story at the beginning of the book about going from starbucks to washington, d. C. In 18 years. What happened . Chasten the stickiness of starbucks helps if you adjust to washington, d. C. I fell in love with the mayor and did not see my life going from Teaching Middle School to running for president. But it has changed life in many ways. I really miss teaching but i am also very happy to be on tour with this oak. I feel like im in a larger cl
And i want to finish off by saying that while we are here at the National Book festival celebrating the library of congress, the champions of the book, they are also an amazing archival resource and are champions for the kind of Archival Research that goes into writing this sort of history that i wrote and continue to write that could not be done without these amazing washington instive at the Washington Convention center. We are now joined by author chasten buttigieg. His book i have something to tell you came out originally in 2020. The young adults version came out this year. Chasten buttigieg, you tell a story at the beginning of the book about going from starbucks to washington, d. C. In 18 years. What happened . Chasten the stickiness of starbucks helps if you adjust to washington, d. C. I fell in love with the mayor and did not see my life going from Teaching Middle School to running for president. But it has changed life in many ways. I really miss teaching but i am also very h
Kevin my name is kevin butterfield. It is my great pleasure to introduce you that todays speakers. Our center is one of the sponsors we are proud to bring americas most beloved writers to this room. We want to welcome everyone joining us live on cspan. Our next panels records of survival escaping genocide and human trafficking. His new book is waiting to be arrested at night. A memoir of chinas genocide. The founder and director of resilience force. His book is titled the great escape, a true story of forced labor and immigrant dreams. He is a lecturer in princeton. Our moderator writes for the Washington Post opinion section and is the author of prisoner, my 544 days in an iranian prison, solitary confinement, and the extraordinary efforts it took to get me out. Join me in welcoming them. [applause] i want to thank everybody for being here today and for watching me at home. This is an extraordinary honor and privilege for me. Over the last couple of weeks i have got to know him intima
Trey good evening and thank you for joining as i am trey gowdy, its Sunday Night In America, here we go former President Donald Trump versus President Joe Biden will go under Grover Cleveland have company in the History Books or will joe biden overcome historically low poll numbers there are blinking Caution Lights for both candidates while the American People settled in for what looks like the longest general election in history. The general election started in earnest in the State Of The Union and the talk of unity in his inaugural address years ago is gone this was talk about contrasted not reconciliation. My predecessor, former republican president tells pu putin, do whatever the hell you want, my predecessor, hes the reason is overturned. My predecessor, many in this chamber want to take the Prescription Drug away by repealing Affordable Care act. I wont let that happen. My predecessor is watching. Instead of pitting politics and pressuring members of congress to block the bill, j
Trey good evening and thank you for joining as i am trey gowdy, its Sunday Night In America, here we go former President Donald Trump versus President Joe Biden will go under Grover Cleveland have company in the History Books or will joe biden overcome historically low poll numbers there are blinking Caution Lights for both candidates while the American People settled in for what looks like the longest general election in history. The general election started in earnest in the State Of The Union and the talk of unity in his inaugural address years ago is gone this was talk about contrasted not reconciliation. My predecessor, former republican president tells put putin, do whatever the hell you want, my predecessor, hes the reason is overturned. My predecessor, many in this chamber want to take the Prescription Drug away by repealing Affordable Care act. I wont let that happen. My predecessor is watching. Instead of pitting politics and pressuring members of congress to block the bill,