They key you very much for being here i am delighted i say have been announced to speakve d a little bit about myself in. However first became interested in renting. Riding but i was born in lif 1937 there were pretty g important changes in american lives i graduated from Radcliffe College withnd a Harvard Education i wish i studied more. [laughter] after college i had ajob i terrific job as a reporter l at life magazine although lways paid less than a man doing thife same work. Part of i and talk about writing as a career many were quick tond wisd get married and i gave upork with my first husband andd then did not work 15 years and have been married twice my s my first husband rooseveltondena director by second husbandldren is a journalist anwr dcrrespondent and editor ii have children in grandchildren. Becaused was basically an only child chid with a mother who was a voracious reader. That would travel with her and in the summer with nancy boardi drew and the catcher in the travling
They key you very much for being here i am delighted i say have been announced to speakve d a little bit about myself in. However first became interested in renting. Riding but i was born in lif 1937 there were pretty g important changes in american lives i graduated from Radcliffe College withnd a Harvard Education i wish i studied more. [laughter] after college i had ajob i terrific job as a reporter l at life magazine although lways paid less than a man doing thife same work. Part of i and talk about writing as a career many were quick tond wisd get married and i gave upork with my first husband andd then did not work 15 years and have been married twice my s my first husband rooseveltondena director by second husbandldren is a journalist anwr dcrrespondent and editor ii have children in grandchildren. Becaused was basically an only child chid with a mother who was a voracious reader. That would travel with her and in the summer with nancy boardi drew and the catcher in the travling
Thank you very much. Thank you very much for being here. Im delighted to be in beautiful savannah. I have been asked to speak a little bit about myself, to say what role books have played in my life and how i first became interested in writing. I think the iorta tng i think the important thing to begin with is that i was born 1937 and have seen some important changes in american life. I graduated from Radcliffe College in 1959, which means i had a harvard education. I wish i studied more and enjoyed myself less. After college i had a terrific job as a reporter at life magazine, job i loved even though i was paid less than a man doing the same work. Life is probably where i first thought about writing as a career. The part being born in 1937 was that most young women with a College Degree got interesting if illpaying jobs and then quit to get married. I gave up life because my first husband wished me to. I did not work again for 15 years. Ive been married twice. My first husband was fil
Doctor preston for sponsoring mr. Greensburg appearance here today which is perfect and the timing as it we are in the midst of a contentious and sometimes entertaining, and always mesmerizing president ial season. David greenberg is an expert in such matters as a professor of history in journalism and media studies at wreckers and university. He speaks often on media and content politics which is a subject of his latest book, republic of spin. And inside history of the american presidency. In it, he recounts the rise of the white house machine from Teddy Roosevelt to barack obama. From the bullet pit to the well calibrated construction today publicist, poor stirrers, speechwriters sisters, speechwriters and salesmen who excel on social media. Please welcome David Greenberg [applause]. Thank you and i think you to all of you it is very encouraging to see such a good crowd this early on on a saturday morning. I want to thank in particular ted and linda moore, my host this weekend who ar
The church and for the festival by georgia power, bill and king at kelly and the estate of ralph. We are blessed once again to host such celebrated authors at United Methodist church which has been made possible by the generosity of bob and jean faircrop and substrate bank. Many of you have already watched on deck with eric larsen but we suspect today you are seeking your claims around chippewa squares as you choose among the dozens of renowned writers who have published outstanding books this year. We extend special thanks to our members and individual donors him make these events possible. If you would like to lend your support we welcome your donations and provided few bucks for books buckets. At the door. Please turn your cellphones off and there will be no flash photography. The question and answer portion of this morning we will ask you to line up down the central iowa, there will be a volunteer with the microphone end you will ask your questions at that point. After the presenta