runner always a gun runner. so that s how the book ends, and that s where so he wound up got six and you get a little reduction. thank you so much, guy. thank you. [applause] booktv is on facebook. like us to get publishing news. scheduling updates behind the scenes pictures and videos, author information and to talk directly with authors during our live programs. facebook.com/booktv. fox news anchor gretchen carlson e recalls her life and career in broadcasting, next, on booktv. good evening. my name is john, i have the honor of being the executive director of the ronald reagan presidential founding, i want to welcome all of you and thank you for coming this evening. in honorable men and women in uniform who defend our freedomridge the world if you would please stand and join me with the pledge of allegiance. i policemen allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god indivisible with liberty
book, perhaps the most personal story of his career. it tells the story of his father, a nationally-known physician who specialized in brain disorders, be who showed an and who showed an astonishing ability at the onset of his own alzheimer s disease to explain the causes of his sickness and hen to narrate step by step his slow descent into dementia. less about the loss of memory than the effort to create a testament to to forgiveness and to love. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming jonathan kozol to the free library of philadelphia. [applause] thanks very much, janet. i m honored to be here and very grateful for all the work you ve done for the library. and thanks also to andy cahan, laura [inaudible] i hope i m pronouncing that right and all the other good folks at this very special library. one of the real cultural treasures of our nation. i say that coming from boston. we have a good library too. [laughter] and thanks to even and every to each and
talks about the counterinsurgency in delving efforts in the end. the u.s. achieved improvements in security that has an ultimately been worth on how it ends? here is where i hesitate. it is also possible five years down the road we will be back in a new civil war in him. isis is slowly emerging. it is much worse than the telly bond. the tallied on is entrenched and how they were defeated. if we end up in a new civil war in afghanistan, a new safe haven for the taliban and isis, those would be worth the price. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span s q&a. earlier this week, the atlantic held a forum on the gulf coast, 10 years after hurricane katrina. this panel focuses on the experiences of young african-american males in new orleans. it is 25 minutes. jarvis: good afternoon, everyone. i am jarvis deberry of nola.com and the new orleans times-picayune. we have a discussion of the problems facing young black males in this post-katrina environment. on my far, far left i wil
[ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the departure of the official party. this weekend on the c-span netwo networks, politics, books and american history. on saturday, at 6:00 p.m. eastern, hurricane katrina, the 10th anniversary. speakers include bill clinton and the mayor mitch landrieu. and sunday evening at 6:30, speeches from hillary clinton and bernie sanders at the democratic national committee in minneapolis. on c-span 2 book tv on saturday at 10:00 eastern on afterwards, author dan-el padilla peralta talked about his book, chasing his journey from an grbt to his college education. and then hurricane katrina, featuring haley barbour and investigative reporter ronnie green. on american history tv on c-span 3 a few minutes past 2:00 p.m., don thomas discusses the history of space station and comparing russian and american development and looking at the future of international space station efforts. and on sunday at 4:00 p.m. on real amer
way to go, els. [ laughter ] well, it has taken a long time for henry johnson and william shem into receive the recognition they deserve. and there are surely others whose heroism is still unacknowledged and uncelebrated. so we have work to do as a nation to make sure that all of our heroes stories are told. and we ll keep at it no matter how long it takes. america s the country we are today because of people like henry and william. americans who signed up to serve and rose to meet their responsibilities and then went beyond. the least we can do is to say we know who you are. we know what you did for us. we are forever grateful. may god bless the fallen of all of our wars. may he watch over our veterans and their families and all those who serve today. may god bless the united states of america. with that i d ask chaplain to return to the podium for benediction. lord of all, as we go forward today we ask you to instill within us your peace, your courage, your strength.