Welcome everybody. Im Susan Eisenhower and its a terrific pleasure to be here today to have conversation with dr. Lynne cheney and karl rove. This is a real honor for me, and a real treat to be able to have kind of an intimate conversation about the executive power in the United States to actually wield power alongside of the president of the United States, and also to talk about what its like to be behind the scenes. Let me just say very quickly if i cough, im not sick. Im having a little you came back from wuhan with that cough. Are you feeling all right . Are you a little warm . Lin, do you want to change . I think the two women ought to be here. I had to clean out somebodys fireplace flue the other day and inhaled some fire smoke. In any case dont be alarmed if i find myself coughing. Let me just say that its really a thrill to talk to again, and as like some experiences as a child with what its like to be in the company of people who wield enormous power, to observe both the press
She did a lot of great things, and she also gave a lot of nutty advice and did some questionable things, and she was a complicated, you know, complex person. To the the result is, hope any, the complicated, complex portrait of her. And i think anyone who reads something about themselves has very mixed feelings about it. I would hate to read manager this long about myself something this long about myself. [laughter] [inaudible] and she never did like puff pieces [inaudible] and she liked a zippy read. [laughter] thanks, barbara. Anyway thats all we have time for. Thank you for coming, everybody. Lets give another round of applause for our authors. [applause] again, weve got plenty of books up at the register as well as wine. And hardboiled eggs. Just kidding. Laugh [laughter] [inaudible conversations] watching the nonfiction authors on booktv is the best its for serious readers. On cspan they can have a long or conversation and delve into their subjects. Booktv weekends, they bring you