Welcome. We are nussleed here on the Upper West Side and have been here almost here to years, some of you may remember this space as the endicott book seller. Do take note of cspan booktv is here recording the talk, so tonights discussion and q a, live on in perpetuity. During the q a session, if youll give us a couple of seconds to run the microphone to you so we can record your end of the conversation and she is not talking to no one. And then after the talk if you will give us a culp of seconds to set up, well have a signing queue up at the front by the register. I encourage you to pick up a copy or two or three of the book so we can continue to be here and celebrate great and important work. Meryl is the author oNew York Times best selling, fan tom of fifth avenue, a wall street journal best seller and good seller for us, an Award Winning journalist and a regular contributor to vanity fair. Is considered an expert on elder abuse and has appeared on nbr and cnn and otherout let othe
Immigration reform he became the youngest state senator in ohio history. He has a reputation as a budget, and he eventually rose to lead the prestigious Budget Committee. After he Left Congress he went into private sector work and spent several years at Lehman Brothers. Wow, good morning and welcome. What a great crowd. If you are like me and i guess a few of you must be because you have shown up this morning, you may be thinking there might be an announcement of something we have been waiting for for an awfully long time. [ applause ] so were just delighted that so many friends from across ohio and, indeed, across the nation are here today for the special moment and important moment in time, and its a special moment for ohio lets try that. Oh io. Magnificent. And carmen ohio is etched in stone all around us, a sweet and solemn melody, with words so familiar to any ohio stater and any ohioan and beyond, and there are beginnings of big dreams to come. How about those words while our hea
Church to become more political . Theis the area code in area. For the democrats, 202 7488000 and for republicans 202 7488001. If you are an independent, 202 7488002. If you want to join in the conversation go to facebook. Com cspan. We will get your calls and comments on the issue in a moment but first, frontpage story in the Washington Post. All eyes on france. The election taking place in that country. Frances divide mirrors the last in a piece this morning from the Washington Post. Ever since donald trump proved last november that anything is possible in the topsyturvy new world of western politics, may 7 has been circled on european calendars with a mix of anticipation and dread. The rightwing populist, the president ial election in france, a country scarred by unemployment and terrorism, seem offer forhe next big global order in their own nationalist and nativist and protectionist image. To the mainstream it looked like a possible third strike after trump and brexit with the pote
We do kind of share the same work ethic. We both sort of we had to hit a deadline they set for us wimple had tone could churning out words. But lin is a very rare specimen. I have got top work with a lot of very talented people, and theres something unique about that guy. About how closely he listens, thing you dont think he is picking up, the speed his brain is moving all the time, even when you think its not. It comes out when he does improve improv. He is part of a hiphop team and is funny and comes up with things that are moving. So, yeah, you sort of have to be on your toes when youre with the guy, but he is also a friend. So thats part of the one of the thing is love about the guy, it just never stops. Thank god because if it stops we wouldnt have holiday hamilton. Thank you. I have to say that everything that jeremy just said about lin, i would say about jeremy. Really. He is remarkable, and im so honored to know him and that he is here to tell our story. So, thank you very much
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