Each weekend on cspan2. Here are some of the programs look out for this weekend. In light of the recent sale of the Washington Post to the founder of amazon, we will have an encore presentation of the 1997 book notes interview with katharine graham. This happened during a tenure that spanned 20 years and she died in 2001. Tomorrow booktv brings you a collection of programs that discuss the cost of higher education. All of these programs can be viewed at booktv. Org or tune in for the topics and more all weekend long here on booktv. For complete schedule, visit booktv. Org. Started now on booktv, Robert Kaiser across the struggle to pass the doddfrank bill after the 2008 collapsed. Tranfive covers a legislative process for the Washington Post and talks about the Major Players who passed the legislation and discusses what he learned about the workings of the u. S. Congress. This is about an hour and 40 minutes. I think we will get going. I would like to welcome everyone here today. I am
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