historic presidency, this is but to be on c-span2, previewing some of the books coming out this fall. >> book tv recently visited capitol hill test members of congress with their reading the summer. >> let me back into the question by saying, i highly and strongly encourage people to read. whether they be young or old, and opens and expands your horizon. you gain knowledge, it inspires you in many ways. you don't have to go on a long trip to feel like you've been there. is going to point out a couple books on the past. on the very top you have winston churchill, just so happens the first autobiography i ever read was my early light.

and i love winston churchill's way of light where he used transitive verbs. it's very expressive and memorable. i tried to emulate that without much success. he's such a great writer. abraham lincoln, member of congress. this is a copy of a photo i got from the library of congress to copy of the only photograph of lincoln. so my favorite presidents. ever just about every biography i can think of. that might be a recommendation. on the bottom is an autograph of james madison. that's there to remind me that calling congress to guard and protect and enforce the constitution. i've read biographies with james madison as well. he's not as well known.

but one of those early, dedicated individuals for help build our country. he's really great president. to the answer to the question, so happens that yesterday morning read a book called the gatekeepers. it's about the chief of staff of presidents. it is this book right here and i hope you don't take this personally, i think you might've benefited a little bit by having his own chief of staff. it's a good book. it could be slightly better if he had a chief of staff that might be better to put on his hat. maybe there's half a dozen paragraphs that but i thought about taking me out. still worth reading. my staff is nice enough to type up whenever i read a book, i

underline every book i have. this will be an example of my book notes. this was a book i read before the gatekeepers in this was wonderful. i would recommend it to any member of congress. the subtitle, when a good ideas not enough. it's really not enough. you have to figure out how to build coalitions and to put into practice or into effect or enacted in the case of legislation. one of the best books i've read. if you book notes will be happy to share my readers digest notes on that. there's one on climate and leadership. there's also book on leadership. there's a little bit of a spiritual dimension to this.

what about increasing trust and joy and engagement in the people you be. it was not a hard-boiled kind of leadership really was a leadership those more emotional and more intuitive and more uplifting than some other books on leadership. this book was someone who testified before the committee that i chaired called the climate fix. it's not a climate tonight nor my. this was a middle-of-the-road book on climate change and making a point that i had and agreed with. better than government mandates and high taxes, why don't we let technology solve a problem. why don't we let innovation reduce our carbon emissions. that's how it's been with the united states and throughout history. technology solved or healthcare transportation problems, questioned it solve our energy she says all is well.

the next book i hope to read is do i make myself clear? it's about how to write better. they try to improve my writing but they never stop editing as i see give them back i'm gonna keep working. there's just some wonderful books out there. i'm frustrated because i can't read anything i'd like to. i didn't really learn to read for college but i find it very helpful that he the get good ideas, it helps inspire and be a

better person. having said that, my caveat would be i think you could read too much and i think you came get to that point. i'm living what i read and i picked things i want to read about. wesley nonfiction on leadership but i think it's just as important to stop and think as it is to read. you can think about what you've read, you can think about life and how to do your job better, you can think about how to help more people. it's important not just to try to read for purpose and to take some time to think about what you just read or life in general. maybe that will change your reading habits think about reading on a different subject. i'd say i'm a proponent of reading but also reading and thinking. >> how does taking notes while

you read display that? >> i like to underline points that are important in a book i'm reading. if i underline them i remember them better. everything months and then i go back and underline areas i like. so i think that's helpful to me and then i hope those who are typing in my book notes feel like they read the book. i give those to my family members and to senior staff on the committee and personnel office as well. i'm not convinced they read all of them but i think they read some of them upon them helpful. that's what i do. i underline her right in the

margins those that i think are important. send us your summer reading list via twitter book tv instagram a book -underscore tv, post your facebook page, facebook.com/book tv. look to be on c-span2, television for serious readers. >> veterans affairs secretary will highlight innovations in healthcare and other emerging technologies at an event tomorrow washington, d.c. that'll be hosted by the veterans affairs center. i live coverage gets underway and 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2. later, the national business group on health will outline their annual survey of employers which looks at healthcare benefit costs and coverage strategies for 2018. that's five on c-span.

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