Programs. In 1982 he appeared on book notes to talk about his biography of president truman it won the Pulitzer Prize for biography and to help change the view of the truman presidency. Here he is from 1992. Cspan you start off by saying as far back as he could remember truman held onto the mythical roman heroes. What is that all about . The mythical hero who left in time of war with the great general and was victorious and renounced all of his power and returned to the farm. Thats a theme the country was founded on. If you are at the capital with the great painting of George Washington turning over his powers as commanderinchief of the Continental Army to congress the symbols earth all throughout that painting because they believe this is what democracy entailed that any citizen should be called upon at any time to serve b ultheir country in any capacity and the power belong to the people and would bepo returned to those who held it. He like to say i never forget who i was, where i ca
Humanity can overcome the most accurate of weather predictions. [laughter] thank you to our new sponsor wells fargo specifically sponsoring the new history and biography on pavilion was 1h annual National Book festival all of us at the library of Congress Hope you enjoy it as much as we have planning and bringing it to you with so many great sponsors and partners but its also an important because building a key reading is essential not just to enriching our own lives but extending horizons of society to sustain that democracy and we are grateful to those 115 riders bringing us the creative spirit and collective in a national way here at the mall. At the 11th National Book festival not only a success but the unprecedented number of people participating with the work of over 100 volunteers giving of their time with more than 1000 it is a record in that respect as well as people like you who have been here. Also special recognition to the wonderful librarian the executive director Jennife
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Steve forbes and Elizabeth Ames trace our current economic troubles to the end of the Gold Standard in the 1970s and discuss what a weak u. S. Dollar means for the Global Economy. They called for a return to the Gold Standard to help stabilize the economy coming up next on the booktv. We are very privileged to have with us this evening a very recognizable figure in the media and business world. Steve forbes is of course editorinchief of forbes magazine, the nations leading business magazine, and he is headed a Media Company that includes not only asian and european editions, but a number of Web Properties focus on politics, sports and financial markets. Many of you will also remember steves Spirited Campaign for the republican president ial nomination in 1996, and 2000, during which he promoted the idea of among other things a flat tax. Along with the new Social Security system, medical savings accounts, term limits and a Strong National defense. This evening steve comes to us as an au
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