The 19th century. Applicants 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Enjoy book tv this weekend every weekend on cspan2. Hi, i am david. Welcome to the National Book festival in this difficult time of the pandemic, one thing we can do, i know you are all loving, read a good book. I wrote a book published this summer, cia officer who is struggling with one of the problems of our times, knowing what is true and what isnt. It is my great pleasure to have with me today, two people who wrote very best books of the summer about issues related to our new technologically sophisticated world and the dangers. First i want to introduce mark, my former colleague of the Washington Post wrote an extraordinary memoir, the revelation about an essay technology and surveillance and the subtitle of what the book says, the american surveillance. I also want to introduce another outstanding officer, author, thomas who teaches at johns hopkins, active measures and history of what we have come to call this information. The ways
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