The last archives shes also won numerous awards for her books including International Bestseller eaves truths, the history of the united states. Her next book is how the cybernetics preparation and better the future will be published in september 2020. Speaking to her today about the volatile times and how the coronavirus pandemic will go down in history as my colleague john haskell director of the john w flutie center of the library of congress. Its a great pleasure to welcome you to National Book festival presents. Hello jill, its good to have you with us despite the circumstances. Thanks, its nice to be here, or better to be there but its nice to be with you. Some pieces he written recently help us sort through this new and confusing time including the fascinating piece in the new yorker on what you call contagion tables. What are the earlier works in this genre a i would like to say what a pleasure it is to speak at the National Book festival and on behalf of the library of congres
Of 2017, and so i tide that for 13 months before general sessions resigned. Abruptly on the day after the election of 2018 and the president appointed me that day to be acting attorney general and ultimately bridge the gap between Jeff Sessions and bill barr. Host how did you become Jeff Sessions chief of staff. Were you a friend. Guest yes. Talk about hough i only met Jeff Sessions once before i was selected to be his chief of staff. He was i interviewed with him and talked to him many times but it was mutual friend in the white house and at the federal society that had recommended me to him and his people, and we bonded quickly over College Football and our love for good barbecue. So it was a match made in heaven. Host one thing you say aboutmer sessions are p recusal the russia investigation it was personal and factdriven. Guest yeah. I wasnt there when he did the analysis. He took over in february of 2017 after he was confirmed, and after the new administration came in, but having
Committee will come to order good good morning everyone. I want to think all of you who are attending this important hearing. Today we are going to discuss the International Response of the covid19 pandemic and the future pandemic preparedness prevention and response. The hearing will focus on senate bill 3829 with senator murphy and i have introduced, the Global Health diplomacy act. It is written on paper, not on stone which will we will talk about a little bit in the future here. This is an important endeavor that this committee will take up indeed, probably one of the weightiest matters that we will deal with as we attempt to create a new shield to prevent covid virus type attack from happening again. The covid19 Global Pandemic is reaffirmed what we long have known and that is Infectious Diseases particularly those of a viral nature do not respect borders but they are a threat, a threat anywhere is a threat everywhere. Weve been right here to focus on art of a sick responses to th
Honor and privilege to welcome you to the global event of the highly revised because of this incredible highly acclaimed bestselling book passing darwin. But until recently 100 people or a few more. Are some bad wine for now you can eat your favorite food from your refrigerator or the bedroom of choice on bed on beverage of choice and this is also being taped by cspans welcome everybody. These are unprecedented times and then and this moment in history where things could be shaped for ill or good in this we have found in our four weeks of telework is not really social distance it is geographic distance. We have galvanize the Global Community with that social interaction because we are all galvanized with our community and one of the biggest thinkers of the all and we will join the global conversation at the Atlantic Council we are concerned with covid19 for sure but looking at it the prism of friends and allies to shape the future looking between democracy and the uss role in the world
Baldaci talks about his books on in depth. Watch this memorial day weekend on cspan2. It is my pleasure to invite you to this special event with an allstar cast of meetings and amazing brainpower. One of my favorite authors in the world, jamie metzl. On behalf of the university and our host at think spot, it is my honor and privilege to welcome you to this global event celebrating the release of the highly revised which means if you have gotten the hardback, by this one too because there are some changes. A highly acclaimed and bestselling book, hacking darwin genetic engineering and the future of humanity. Until recently a successful book launch involved 100 people, maybe a few more, some hors doeuvres, a little bit of bad wine but now you can your favorite food from your refrigerator, your beverage of choice and this is a lot better and this is also being carried by cspan, so welcome everybody from cspan as well. These are unprecedented times. There is also promise in these times. Th