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Grow and once that happened and people started raising grain and became highly dependent upon the green and dependent on the city living, pretty soon we were domesticated just like all livestock in some ways. Spend this weekend exploring montanas state capital as booktv in American History tv look at the history and literary life. Coming up next, Kay Bailey Hutchison answered questions after her authors presentation at the 2013 National Book festival. You can watch this halfhour program coming up next cspan2. Joining us on our set is senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. You started your talk by describing the women in the 19th century they came to texas as genteel southern women and a lot of people think of them as a roughandtumble place. Do they remember gentlewomen . Of course they had to adapt because it was hard. But i think that they brought the gentility and they wanted to make sure that they had eight quality of life. And they had refined backgrounds that they adapted to the harshness
No. 6, have i ever emailed anyone at sony . No. 5, did mitt romney prove americans dont like madeup first names. No. 4, is america ready for its 44th white guy president . No. 3, would i have to leave miami . No. 2, are there any countries left to invade . And the no 1 question jeb bush is asking himself, is it a big deal that i was born in kenya . Oh my goodness, so it begins. Good morning, december 17th, with us on set, jeremy peters, former governor of vermont and former chairman of the Democratic National committee howard dean, president and ceo of political and road calls editorinchief, christina bellatoni, political analyst and the former chairman of the republican National Committee michael steel. Michael the jeb announcement yesterday sort of jeb announcement nonannouncement. That brings form very quickly to the Republican Party. It does, very, very quickly. The alsos who want to get in there, the ted cruzs and rand paul. They started with the space. They want to kind of build
Where are the questions . Well prepared. I walked in here. What balloon would you be on the macys parade . Youre full of a lot of hot air. I am. What balloon would you be . Snoopy. My favorite. What about you . Im not familiar. Do i have options . The grinch. Ill be the grinch. What about you . Kermit. I always love kermit. I thought you were going to be elf on a shelf. Thats not nice. Were going by resemblances. I know. I know. Okay. Interesting question. This is from debbie oh, ill go to you dana. Which of the former president s would you like to have at thanksgiving dinner. I would say silent cow. I would like to ask him how he restrained himself. The office was powerful and he didnt do a lot. He was let the country be. I admire that. He was a businessman. What about you juan . Youre a historian or so you claim. I dont claim. [laughter]. I would say obviously abe lincoln would be fabulous. Would be awesome to talk to him. Then when you come forward in time, i think that it is so int