Welcome. My name is Vivian Schiller and the executive director of aspen digital of the Aspen Institute program really glad you could be with us today. The York Times Bestseller list can often seem to be a near untimely or of the national psyche. As such this year seems to reflect a nation going through and awaking of matters of race. Books written by people of color and about matters of race and racism have filled those lists. Both fiction and nonfiction prayed that is the good news. Sadly, the Publishing Industry does not necessarily always reflect that reality. The recent twitter protest has back publishing paid and exposed a major pay disparity in the industry between black and nonblack authors. There are few people of color who serve as publishing staff or literary agents. And even fewer who operate as decisionmaking levels. And for those who are published, sometimes the marketing exposure coming sub optimal. This year, of National Reckoning on racism, we can take a look at the boo
People should read. Whether or not you haveer and tiers or experience on this extremely important subject. Gun violence, american violence, global violence. And so id like to actually just begin with the title. Violence inside us. And the early portion of the book where you take the reader through something of a short primer on the biology and the history of violence, and so i wanted to ask you, why begin there . Why did you choose to begin with the nature of violence itself. Guest well, thank you for doing this and really glad to toe be joining you to talk about the book. I start with this question of what kind of violence is inside us, because for me it was the first real thorny question that i came upon when i began what has become the new mission of my political career. Maybe well have a chance to talk about this a little built but while the book is mostly a history of american violence and a conversation about how we overcome that history, it also involves my own political story.
And society broadly. We are grateful for this partnership and the impact the institute has had on communities near and far and now i would like to welcome to the stage will moderate tonights conversation coowner of politics and prose bookstore serving as secretary clintons chief speechwriter she is currently working on a book to be published by Penguin Press called hillary land. Please welcome her to the stage. [applause] are you ready for some gutsy women . [applause] i think i know a couple are ready for you. So first on behalf of the entire staff of politics and prose and especially our Extraordinary Events team, we would like to say all our friends and partners so i will be moderating the conversation with our special guest Chelsea Clinton and Hillary Rodham clinton. We are talking about their book the book of gutsy women i have been asked to remind all of you that you will get your copy at the end of the event if you go downstairs there will be a copy waiting for you. Dont forget
And society broadly. We are grateful for this partnership and the impact the institute has had on communities near and far and now i would like to welcome to the stage will moderate tonights conversation coowner of politics and prose bookstore serving as secretary clintons chief speechwriter she is currently working on a book to be published by Penguin Press called hillary land. Please welcome her to the stage. [applause] are you ready for some gutsy women . [applause] i think i know a couple are ready for you. So first on behalf of the entire staff of politics and prose and especially our Extraordinary Events team, we would like to say all our friends and partners so i will be moderating the conversation with our special guest Chelsea Clinton and Hillary Rodham clinton. We are talking about their book the book of gutsy women i have been asked to remind all of you that you will get your copy at the end of the event if you go downstairs there will be a copy waiting for you. Dont forget
Are gutsy not only because they want to achieve something but because they want to pave the way for others who are going to come behind. Background sounds. Please welcome the 17th president of the George Washington University Thomas locke. [applause] sued a im going evening everyone and welcome to the George Washington university. I am pleased to you to tonight his if it. Presented in partnership with politics and prose bookstore and the second in the George Washington university his president ial extinguish if it series. We want to series last semester to give our students the opportunity to hear from renowned leaders. Individuals who bring them eliminating dialogue insight and inspirations to our campus. Tonight is an honor to host secretary Hillary Rodham clinton and Chelsea Clinton. Our campus. [applause] is i greeted secretary clinton on arrival i remind her that i traded trace the arc of my career with hers. A being at the university of rochester, i welcomed her to our campus. I