than from your previous work? i have seen you interview newt gingrich and you got bill clinton to i guess answer written questions. but i bet any doing some of the famous reporters was a lot of fun, too. >> i think the obvious dimwit for me was i i had never writtn anything about living people before, at least not in a book, and so this opened new possibilities and was a little bit scary. i did ask several ex-president to discuss things but the only one who did, and happy to report, was president clinton. and also spoke to a number of journalists. i think i had the last interview with jim layer speeders we will be the last few minutes of this event to keep our 40+ your commitment to congressional coverage and you can continue watching this event at her website booktv.org.

live now to the floor of the u.s. senate for a pro forma session. no votes are expected. senate. the parliamentarian: to the senate, washington, d.c. november 3, 2020. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable todd young, a senator from the state of indiana, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m., on friday, 10:00 a.m., on friday,

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