At the mississippi book festival in jackson to talk about literacy and american libraries. [inaudible conversations] good morning everyone. Welcome to the third mississippi book festival. In the Mississippi Department of archives and history. Ive been asked to remind everyone that you are more than welcome to take photographs, post to social media, and the hash tag is literarylongparty. This is the conversation with the library of Congress Panel sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council and friends of the library. Mississippi is fortunate to have so strong a supporter as its literature, music and art as congressman greg harper. Now in his fifth term in the United States house of representatives, congressman harper chairs the committee on House Administration and serves on the House Committee on energy and commerce, the joint committee on printing and perhaps most pertinently for us here today, as the chair of the joint committee of the library of congress. Here is congressman gre
Big pharma . Or the doctors prescribing the pills . Tonight, an investigation into both. Beginning with this doctor we found in a state prison. I see myself as a healer. Doctor, you prescribed 1,000 opioid pills to a pregnant woman. I would like to stop. ticking tim green was a fearsome defender in the n. F. L. , and a bestselling author. But hes on 60 minutes tonight to reveal a secret he can no longer hide. He has a. L. S. , or lou gehrigs disease. We first interviewed green in 1996, and he seemed to believe this day might come. You said, i think guys would be willing to take ten, 20 years off the end of their lives, in order to get out there on sunday and play. I dont think that the consideration of your physical wellbeing in the future is in the forefront of any n. F. L. Players mind. Right. I stand by that. You dont have any regrets . No, no. ticking im steve kroft. Im lesley stahl. Im scott pelley. Im anderson cooper. Im bill whitaker. Those stories, tonight, on 60 minutes. ticki
Good afternoon everyone and thank you for coming to the session. Civil rights in american issue. I am doctor sidney mcdaniels, im a graduate school. Will have about 45 minutes for this and 15 for q a. Also i lost you at this time to place silencer phones. Our sponsors for this panel are the Mississippi Humanities Council. Do we have any members from the Advisory Board or cancel . Thank you. And also ray harper who recently retired from congress from mississippis third district. Longtime supporter of the festival. Thank you. [applause] our moderator for the session is the ralph. Visiting professor of english and southern studies at the university of mississippi. When he is also the former editor of the virginia orderly review. And the other of two from ours. We introducing our distinguished panelists. [applause] thank you and thank you all for joining us in this panel this afternoon. If i were to wreak title this panel, i would call it family memory history in civil rights because our p
Presenter at the festival the author of americas great storm leading to Hurricane Katrina and 63rd g governor of the state of mississippi the honorable haley barbour. [applause] [applause] [applause] thank you very much jordan bring thank youou into all of te sponsors and cosponsors and guests who are here you know being here brings back fond memories about this great beautiful old state capitol. I have never held but one elected Public Office in my career. And it was governor. And i look back today and i see legislative tours who i worked thwith and people on the staff. Democrats, republicans, there are so many fond memories and one memory im glad i dont have,or i do not have have a memory of the legislature ever over too turk mike overshooting one of my vetoes. [laughter] its about politics. This is about books. You will love this book because it is a book about an incredibly interesting time in American History. My purpose today is to introduce to you and honorable christian gentlem
Reminded again of just the blessing of being an american. Living in a country that protects and defends every persons right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Especially now with our tax reform bill having passed the house and being considered in the senate, i think of how our plan will create opportunity for everyone to have that better life. Now, the opportunity to succeed isnt limited to tax reform. Success happens when people are given the opportunity to thrive. To reach their full potential. Part of that means ensuring that they have a workplace that is safe and secure. Like Many Americans, im troubled by the reports of Sexual Harassment and inappropriate behavior in the workplace. Its rocking capitol hill as well as elsewhere across the country. This is not who were. E can and we must do better. We need to take a step back to the larger issue of civility and how we treat each other in this country. There are many genuinely good people serving in congress. As the trusted