We are running short on time and want to get a representative questions from the audience trying to sort through the most popular issues that have not been addressed. Said think well be close to the end of the time. So sort of related to the questions we have heard you said that president obama has watched and continuously planning in a war plan . Can you provide an example of how this has been done . It maybe that is something where interested in hearing what that is about. The second question in a different area we heard your earlier today earlier today and we argued the policies such as they are, are not effective evening from the current course as you would get much more dangerous north korea to the next president s term. So what is obama considering . To read engaged some way or other and to hand off to the next administration with a better set of tools to deal with this. And for all of this to ponder and it depends on a lot of different factors then of your leadership but Public
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To make change. That sometimes the avalanche would come down and then it affected them. So they still try to fight change. Even though the readers know the ending and to engage them making that part up until the end pretty interesting and to say if we have done the right we are managing in this book to capture the dynamism the help san frustrations and failures of Twentieth Century america. We want people to argue with us. Lecter provoked lively discussions then we have done that right. It is history you cannot get away without righty that kind of history. [applause] many of the programs here it is amazing the territory that theyve been quite well have been over many times would produce in to this is the example tonight to researching the Family History showing a remarkable letter for alexander hamilton. With his great great great great grandfather. Into the dueling ground is nine display on the front and we invite you to see that. Although little appreciated we have come to believe mo
That was after words booktv Signature Program in which doctors of the lead as nonfiction books are interviewed by journalists and others familiar with their material. Airing every weekend to endicott p. M. Saturday 12 00 and 9 00 p. M. Sunday and 12 00 a. M. On monday. You can also watch online go to booktv. Org to the upper right side of the page. Nearly exactly seven and a half years ago this evening i stood on this stage and introduced a Program Featuring a new book by a Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist who had turned the focus of her reporting on a central figure of her life and looking inwardly and unflinchingly crafted a portrait of life and a relationship that journalists appeared in conversation on this stage with the consummate professional with foyers and sophistication when the program was over i remarked that those in the audience had been witness to one of the best book programs that you could imagine an. It was Lucinda Franks the book under discussion was my fathers secre
At the New York Stock Exchange. Nicole we have the new members today. Alcoa, bank of america, hewlettpackard now out. We have seen Goldman Sachs. Financials are drinking on this market. Goldman sachs is one of the big lagers on the dow today. I was chatting with mark newton. He was saying that the market is facing some headwinds recently. The banks are weaker. We are watching names like Goldman Sachs, citigroup, bank of america, jpmorgan. Overall, the financials are weaker. Dagen thank you. How much of this has to do with the Federal Reserve. Now we have new York Federal Reserve bill dudley talking in a speech this morning. He is saying that we have yet to see any meaningful pickup. Peter barnes joins us now here in new york. Peter we are here at fordham university. Basically because the economy is not chugging along as high as he would like it, dudley voted against tapering. That was, of course, a surprise shock decision to the Financial Markets after months of hints that the fed offi