you can watch any program you see here online at booktv.org. booktv covers hundreds of other programs throughout the country all year long. here is a look at some of the events we will be attending this week. look for these programs to air in the near future on booktv on c-span 2. we are at the john f. kennedy presidential library in boston for historian richard norton smith's recount of the life and political career of nelson rockefeller. in the university of california santa barbara constitutional scholar erwin shcharansky contends supreme court justices regularly allowed their own biases to guide how they will. to is a pulitzer prize-winning biologist edward wilson comments on what makes humans profoundly different from other species at the free library of philadelphia. in ucla, meghan francis examines

how the civil rights movement affected the american political landscape in the early 20th century and on wednesday night at the university of regina bookstore in charlottesville virginia market in some ways in on the contributions football makes to american culture. that is a look at some of the author programs booktv will be covering this coming week. for more go to our web site booktv.org and of his upcoming programs. >> you are watching the tv on c-span2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. booktv, television for serious readers. here are some programs to watch on booktv this week and. live from the texas book festival in austin where we will bring in numerous author talks and panel discussions, retired four star general wesley clark comments on america's superpower status. living paycheck to paycheck and

argues for the need to assist america's for on after words. and a critical look at the obama administration as well as books about the women's movement, the iraq war and inside look at google and much more. for more information on this weekend's 48 our television scheduled visit us online at booktv.org. [inaudible conversations] >> welcome to live coverage texas book festival. we will be live from boston with two authors, we will hear from booktv.org. we begin with a panel on richard nixon featuring former nixon white house counsel john dean, author of the nixon defense and

historian douglas brinkley and editors of the nixon tapes. journalist robert draper is moderator. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]

>> [inaudible] >> hannah. >> thank you very much. we will have more in a moment. our first panel of the day. thank you all very much for being here. [applause] >> tell me --

>> good morning, everyone. i am with the new york times magazine and a our abiding fascination with the 30th president of the united states, richard nixon, has been stoked by two remarkable books that have been published this year. it seems right that earlier this week, a giant in the annals of american journalism who was really catalytic to nixon's resignation passed away. i am referring to executive editor benjamin bradlee. i am also going to assert an executive privilege since we are in texas and paid tribute to another giant willing to watergate, i am referring to texan and watergate special prosecutor leon