says is meaningless a trivializes the faith and that is a real danger. maybe that constitutional system with the city council from idaho or upstate new york but i am worried about the integrity of the state and that is the real danger. [applause] >> this has been a fascinating look at jimmy carter. you want to get a copy and he will be signing copies in the lobby.

thank you. [applause]

>> i brought some books i have recently read that i thought people might really like the first is called wilson and it is a new biography. he took 13 years of meticulous scholarship to right this book and it shows. it is one of the most thoughtful, a balanced and had his own courage to actions that but just say

diaphone reagin said recommended to swoon '01 and scholar of mine has written a book called mathematics and much of the problems that flowed from reconstruction has subsequently reintegration of the south with the perception from mathematics and certainly robert e. lee to a good vantage when he was invited with the grant to say the implication is i would not be indicted so with the post civil war history with baffle scholarship and research i

highly recommended. chris matthews has written a book that i liked a lot is a story of the relationship of tip o'neill and president ronald reagan a republican and the story that now seems long ago unfortunately where the democrats could come together to make a difference and everybody who works in capitol hill ought to read the book to take it to heart because a lot got done because of the relationship. they did not always loved each other but they would reach across the aisle. >> a wonderful book with a history of congress on the adoption of the civil rights act of '64 so house legislation happens it is an

hour by hour recount of food did what and it makes me sad because republicans were at the forefront in had to do a lot of those past sins and unfortunately most of those republicans are not here anymore but it is very thoroughly researched. the sleepwalkers by christopher clark a period of time from 1870 through world war i that somehow as an activist this book says not so much there were plotting there were many wars and conflicts member a

prelude to war and the powers that lined up against each other were not stumbling with malice aforethought. that there is conflict between europe and france and russia and germany and it is quite well done with a lot of history with the importance of the balkans not just their afl with the assassination but actually forbade independence and the ottoman empire. also is the new book called the bully pulpit.

and talked-about william howard taft and his successor to have a very deep and profound friendship and heat teddy could think of no one else to succeed him but. it is the tragic unfolding once he became president and you appreciate taft more than rethink this of billions effort who also wrote the tune of rivals about the abraham lincoln cabinet it eerily reflects modern politics so much of what was happening actually echoes what we're doing today.

and did the relationship of that executive branch. >> tell me about your reading habits. >> i read one book per week for public policy horror biography or escapism. i tend to do cereal mystery is so i will read everything he or she has written. but i just love historysbsb3br]o read history it has a lot of relevance. k yoso