Audience across the country. The only official duties i have far to open the literary season of the congress in the fall by giving a reading in the closing lecture in maine to end the literary season and to choose the two poets were the one in some years who is to receive from the award and introduce them. Do you get a salary . There is a stipend that comes with it but it isnt funded by the american public. There is an endowment that does that. What is the scholarship that you referred to . The scholarship recognizes an american poet who is doing extraordinary work. How do you become the u. S. Poet laureate . Are you a poet . You have to be a poet first so if youre thinking about doing it first start writing some poems. The poet laureate is choose by dr. James billington the library of congress. And hes given that duty by congress. Congress enacted law that made or i suppose maybe its not a law, but the position of the laureate ship in 1986. It used to be the consultant in poetry for m
2013 at otb 15 p. On cspan cspan 2. My name is care about cash, director of educational and cultural programs for the Smithsonian Associates and im delighted youre here this evening at the smithsonian castle. Sitting in the library, which seems like the Perfect Place for this program. We are here to celebrate and enjoy the art of biography. This evening highlights the first of a new series by harpercollins publishers, titled eminent lives in which a number of distinguished authors will publish biographies of wellknown figures central to history and culture. I want to thank all of you who are members of the Resident Associate Program for your membership and for coming out for programs like this one tonight and for all those who are not numbers of the Resident Associate Program, well hope you will join us. To discuss the art of biography tonight, we are delighted to have christopher hitchens, Francine Prose and Michael Korda as our guest. Her discussion is moderated by mark packer, direc
Issued or the fbi issued a report of an anarchist threat because on top of the building there was some graffiti near, i guess, where some of the delegates were and a brick. And so taken alone and even though there were very few protesters there, they issued a report, the media carried it, and it continues to perpetuate negative stereotypes about individuals who are merely, in cases, exercising their First Amendment rights but are being deemed because they question the status quo and corporate or government policies, theyre now called anarchists. But the labeling is very real because, as you know, that can be used to stigmatize, alienate groups and even in the case of Animal Rights activists create federal legislation. The animal enterprise terrorism act that in many cases punishes what we traditionally called civil disobedience and other forms of protests such as leafletting or chalking a sidewalk. They imbue those with sort of evil connotations and higher fines and higher penalties. S
And misdirection and deception to avoid the sort of regulation and oversight that would have done much to avert the financial crisis of a few years ago. And it would keep the same thing from happening again in the future. So, on my left, though it is hard to be to my left too much [laughter] as someone of you who have read my columns may know is noami presence and her book came out tuesday. She is a former wall street executive who was written for many publications in the united states. And her book examines the relationships between banks and bankers on one hand and on National Government and going back to the sevecenturies and bringing it to present day. On my right is the coauthor and she talks about what is wrong with banking and what to do about it. And that is georgia parker, professor at stanfords graduate schools of business. And he is one of the most analyst of the Banking Sector we have. Her book shines a spotlight on how the banks avoided what could have been the most effect
Cpac. I want to make a couple of announcements seized silence yourself of this. Your cellphone sam personal recordings are forbidden and there will be a book signing crowd members of the panel right after this session for our i have to tell you that if you buy the book you buy it upstairs in the lobby bin the siding is across the street across the street. Once again welcome. We are privileged to have three authors to of taken very different approaches to record and analyze the financial crisis began in 2008 and the many effects political influence lobbying and misdirection to avoid the of regulation and oversight to avert the financial crisis of a few years ago in and to keep it from happening again in the future. On my left end to my left. [laughter] and just this week . Nomi prins her book is all the president s bankers. A former wall street executive that is in for the New York Times and fortune and the nation and that is of Broad Spectrum of publications in the united states. Her b