Talking about accidental spies. It is moderated welcome to thf Congress National book festival. I am kevin butterfield, the director of the john include the center of the library of congress. The kludgy center works to bring scholars into residents who work at the collections of the library of congress for up to a year to write books like these and be a part of a national dialogue. Welcome to everyone joining us live on cspan today. We are proud to partner with cspan again this year. You will encounter a range of intriguing conversations on the range of the american spy craft to an event about how our eating choices define who we are. We will be hearing about climate change, the practice of interior design in black homes, what it means to be a latino in america. We hope you engage in the conversation, ask questions and joint writers for their signs. Our first panel today, accidental spies features john lyle, janet wallick and jeff gaetz. The debut book he will talk about today is the d
This is a group of authors talking about accidental spies. It is moderated welcome to thf Congress National book festival. I am kevin butterfield, the director of the john include the center of the library of congress. The kludgy center works to bring scholars into residents who work at the collections of the library of congress for up to a year to write books like these and be a part of a national dialogue. Welcome to everyone joining us live on cspan today. We are proud to partner with cspan again this year. You will encounter a range of intriguing conversations on the range of the american spy craft to an event about how our eating choices define who we are. We will be hearing about climate change, the practice of interior design in black homes, what it means to be a latino in america. We hope you engage in the conversation, ask questions and joint writers for their signs. Our first panel today, accidental spies features john lyle, janet wallick and jeff gaetz. The debut book he wil
Welcome to book tvs live coverage of the National Book festival. Some of the authors you will hear from today, and get a chance to talk with historian doug brinkley, rk russell and chest and buttigieg. Some of the topics to be discussed, black literary identity, Environmental Activism and food and culture. It is a full day ahead. We are glad you are here with us on book tv. As i mentioned, this is the 23rd year in a row book tv has partnered with the library of congress to bring you live coverage of the National Book festival. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is here to kick off our coverage. Dr. Hayden, for those who were not with us 23 years ago, how did this get started . It is so exciting to be here. You can hear the buzz behind us as everyone is coming in. In 2001, First Lady Laura Bush had been successful as a first lady of texas, starting the texas book fair. It was renowned. When she got to washington, d. C. , she asked my predecessor, dr. Billington, wouldnt it the nice if w
The cia seal is a piece everyone sees as a first come into the lobby. Some people do not like to walk across it. Some people will walk around it. You see museums filmed in the movies filmed in the lobby, people crossing the seal. It was an interesting piece, in designed by the same group that designed the tomb of the unknown soldier. It has the eagle. Our nations symbol of vigilance, the eagle. Everybody here works for the president of the United States. We carry on our badge is the great seal of the United States. If you look at the great seal, you see an eagle with its wings spread. It is called an eagle rampant in heraldic terms. The eagle holds the all in branch of peace. And the 13 arrows for war for the original 13 colonies. During world war ii, a war eagle looked to the left, to those arrows. After the war, president truman decided we would no longer project a bellicose image. Truman had the eagle flipped. Postwar, our eagle looked to the right, in an advancing position, to the
Sculpture of the father of Central Intelligence. Donovan was tapped by president roosevelt in 1942 to head the office of Strategic Services. That organization had grown out of an earlier one hold the called the coordinator of information, our countrys first nondepartmental intelligence agency, established by president roosevelt to coordinate intelligence with the war growing overseas. The single star behind us commemorates the loss of 116 ossers who served during world war ii. The cia seal is a piece everyone sees as a first come into the lobby. Some people do not like to walk across it. Some people will walk around it. You see museums filmed in the movies filmed in the lobby, people crossing the seal. It was an interesting piece, in designed by the same group that designed the tomb of the unknown soldier. It has the eagle. Our nations symbol of vigilance, the eagle. Everybody here works for the president of the United States. We carry on our badge is the great seal of the United State