Is the secret. Persistence. Brian how do you pick your books . Laurence it is a stupid thing to do. I should choose an area and keep at it, but i wanted to do something much different. Experience different lives. When you write a nonfiction book, you are thinking back in somebodys life. I want to piggyback on as many lives as i can. Brian of the 15 books, which one sold the most . Laurence the kennedy women, by a longshot. The number two New York Times bestseller. It was my agents idea. A book about a multigenerational book about women. Nobody had ever written a multigenerational book about women. So, to put women at the forefront just totally changed things. Brian what about the kennedy women do you most remember and what did the audience want to hear when you talk to them . Laurence it was a book i suggested that you do not have to be a woman to love the kennedy women. Because it was a book read by women. I mean, women of that generation women read that book and they , just loved tha
Kennedy. He will be answering your calls and tweets until 3 00 p. M. Eastern. Host we have author ron kessler with desperate is the system broken . Guest not necessarily with the agents come of age and have been very dedicated and they would take a bullet for the president. But there is a retaliation against those who point out problems or threats, punishing agents who question really anything and on the other hand promoting management who goes along to pretend that the secret service is not vulnerable. So it is a corrupt culture and you saw an example of that when julia pierson, the director claims after this that he was stopped at the door that he was not armed, that was a total lie. How could any agency put out a lie like that and think that they could get away with it. And when it came out that that was not true, the new director joseph clancy, he was asked about that adhering and whether anyone would be held accountable for issuing that information and that was just an error. And
Along to pretend that the secret service is not vulnerable. So it is a corrupt culture and you saw an example of that when julia pierson, the director claims after this that he was stopped at the door that he was not armed, that was a total lie. How could any agency put out a lie like that and think that they could get away with it. And when it came out that that was not true, the new director joseph clancy, he was asked about that adhering and whether anyone would be held accountable for issuing that information and that was just an error. And they said how do you know it is an error, and they said i dont know how this happened and number one to be the director and number two, how can anyone on the lower level trust someone like that, how could they trust him stop this very corrupt culture how could you trust them with any information at the secret service today. Host out of the culture developed . Guest it started around 2003 when the department of Homeland Security took over the sec
The ben franklin book in 2003 einstein his life and universe 2007 and steve jobs is going to be made into a movie, 2011 and the innovators, a group that created the digital revelation. You been watching put tv on cspan2. Walter isaacson was our guest. Thank you. Here are some of our featured pr were you a fan of the 1st lady series on cspan . It is now a book published by public affairs. Based on original interviews with more than 50 preeminent historians and biographers learn details of all 451st ladies that made these women who they were lives, ambitions, lives, ambitions, and unique partnerships with the president ial spouses. Providing lively stories of fascinating women who survived the scrutiny of the white house sometimes at great personal cost and even changed history. First ladies is an illuminating, entertaining come and inspiring read and is now available as hardcover or ebook. Kennedy. He will be answering your calls and tweets until 3 00 p. M. After one author ron kessler
With the freelance nbc cameraman who tested positive for ebola while working in liberia. Hes the fourth american who has been stricken by the disease while spending time in that country. He is scheduled to return to the u. S. For medical treatment. So you might be wondering, what are journalists doing to protect themselves . I mean, we know that journalists can cover wars and disasters and take certain precaulkses when theyre doing that but covering the fight against ebola is different. It is an invisible enemy. Nbc medical correspondent dr. Nancy snyderman was working with the cameraman when he contracted the disease and here is how she described it. When he realized he had a fever and was feeling achy in this environment, the word ebola popped to the top of everyones mind. He self quarantined overnight 48 hours ago, got his test. It turned out to be positive. Hes at Doctors Without Borders and he will be airlifted out to a Medical Center in the united states. First, i want to bring i