defending his decision to visit saudi arabia as he travels to the middle east next week against criticism and controversy surrounding the trip. the president set to meet with saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman. biden vowed to make saudi arabia a pariah. now as president he says his visit to the country is critical to u.s. security. that s right. washington post op-ed the president writes it s my job to keep our country strong and secure. we have to counter russia s aggression, put ourselves in the best possible position to outcompete china, and work for greater stability in a consequential region of the world. to do these things we have to engage directly with countries that can impact those outcomes. the president s trip has come under criticism because of saudi arabia s role in the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. the saudi crown prince was said to be responsible for ordering khashoggi s murder. let s get some perspective on president biden s trip. a historia
That time, she is sold in the book tends, she wont be here to speak and she will not be here to sign her book. That is why i announce that we are going to have lynn share here. I think she is actually here. Im going to stand up. Youre watching booktv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Booktv television for serious readers. From my father i inherited my confidence my resilience, my my passion and my audacity. Looking back although was never explained to me he taught me the spirit which is the greek idea of honor and doing the right thing even when ones interest for ones own life is in peril. Growing up what i never felt anything but a study in there were two stories about the Second World War and grief that i kept close to my heart. The first, was when Benito Mussolini battalions Prime Minister asked the Greek Foreign minister for free passage through greece and on the spot at 3 00 in the morning without hesitation he said nine. It was a spirited defiance and
Lynn sherr, former journalist for abc news recalls the life of sally ride come the First American woman in space. This program is on booktv. So, onto the reason you are out here. Pleased to welcome lynn sherr to discuss her new biography, sally ride. We are all familiar with the persona as i recommend many young women like myself wanted to cocoa beach is thicker and thanks to this thanks to the snippet you can feel like we know her better than ever. The book shows a more personal side while still showing a wellknown and compelling tale that is the story. The book clearly benefits from the access to satisfy his family and friends and cooperation in her Research Interests really nice and it does to share. And of course set to a ross of abc news where she covered a variety of topics including manassas they shuttle program. We are so glad she is here tonight and will start off with a quick video. Please join me in welcoming her to politics prose. [applause] this is from a tv pals, abc fran
All right. Thanks for coming. I am joel what the Washington Post. The library of congress is one of the sponsors of this and i can report that last night i sat on my porch and beautiful washington evening and just loved the book you are going to hear about written by lynn she sherr, a longtime correspondent for abc news and for the newsmagazine 2020 about sally ride. Sally sally ride americas first woman in space. This book is a barnburner. It has several narrative threads that are utterly captivating. Its not just about an astronaut. Sally ride was a physicist, ph. D. Physicist when there werent a lot of women going in to get ph. D. S in physics. She broke down so many barriers. I have three daughters that are all young and i want them all to read this book. This book is about someone who had such an extraordinary life and as a reporter i also admire lin so much because lynn new sally ride. They were friends. Land covered the Space Shuttle program in the 1980s when sally ride made her
Now without slavery in creating the superpower. Its a very powerful revision of american history, economic is very and i think its a tremendously important book. There is a quick preview of some of the books coming out by basic books, an imprint of the Perseus Books group. Lynn sherr recalls the life of sally ride, the First American woman in space. This 45 Minute Program is next on the tv. So, onto the reason why you are all here. Im so pleased to welcome lynn sherr for her new biography trend dies. Were all familiar. Any young women, myself included group wanting to be just like her. Thanks to this new book, we can feel like we know her better than after. Shows a more personal side while showing the wellknown and can tell you tale that is the story. The book clearly benefits from access to family and friends than cooperation in research and some nice and is to share. Of course, she is a onetime journalist at abc news where she covered a variety of topics, including the nasa Space Shu