Oklahoma, an awardwinning journalist and the author of multiple books, this being the most recent. For two decades in the school of journalism, more recently in the school of international and public affairs. Before we begin, let me thank the Madison Public Library, Madison Public Library foundation. All the sponsors who contributed to making this a successful event and the director of the book festival who organized this celebration of books and authors over the four day weekend. On behalf of the Madison Institute i want to thank the w foundation, charitable arm of the Capital Times and many individual donors of Madison Institute who help our efforts to support and illuminate issues of public policy. Ann nelson will cast light on how the council for International Policy which was created in 1981 is worked for four decades to channel money and people to influence the outcome of our elections and public policy. The book is been praised by a number of individuals including nancy mclean w
Are here in the room and all of you watching at home at cspan book tv, we are delight today start the third day of this years fourth day celebration, today we will do 32 events, i hope you are all staying all day. [laughter] we couldnt be more delighted, thank you for making more time in the morning and check out schedule and come back for more things tomorrow, we will star today, how we win, shes in conversation with hannah and i will send you over to them. [applause] okay, what have i dont . Anyone who knows me, technology is not my friend. [laughter] hi, welcome to madison. Thank you. Let me just tell you a little bit about sarah, her bio is on the website, its in your information and its on the book that you all will be buying many copies of. [laughter] but sarah is a very incrediblable woman, she was getting ready to leave after president bush the second and getting ready to go until Hillary Clinton brought her in the office and said, talk to me about what youre doing and she said
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Immediately after this presentation and there are numerous copies of the books on sale in the politics and prose tent. Buy your books early buy them often. No doubt you have friends who want these books. Please buy a bunch. Our writers would appreciate. I. This race free event. We want to keep it that way. It really does help the book festival if youll be buying some books. The more books we sell, the more publishers will send their writers their speak with us, and purchasing books from our partner, politics and prose will help our local economy. It supports local jobs, supports the book festival, and supports independent book stores. Thats really important. They need your support. So if you enjoy this program please buy some books. Martin frost is here with us today. He spent 26 years as a member of congress representing dale dallasfort worth. He swept four years of the Democratic Congressional campaign and four years as chair of the House Democratic caucus. Richard cohen is not our W
Identify for us today but thank you so much again for being part of this panel. I know some of this participants so k . Good afternoon. I know there are educators here what someone says good afternoon you give a stronger turn, good afternoon. I love it. Thank you. Iwant to apologize , the state is being held up in this case, they train the rail, not history so he had to drive here from dc. He should be coming soon. It will be here as well about 215, that show kicked me off and im going to be sitting out here with you guys but im excited about this. I am an artist but my title has always been about digital art and Digital Technology and coming down here when i start doing this i was taking about two different periods read on, before. Com in the early 90s and Early Box Office and how those two things help change the direction of a lot of black artists. Those were two of the first times i thought, online before it came black planet were one of the fewplaces you can see black artists using