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i am really delighted to be introducing evan thomas in longtime friend and i'm sure very familiar tony of you. he is not he's not only a wonderfully fluid writer engaged debate co. and engaging but he's enjoyed to remarkable careers simultaneously. one living in the present as an accomplished journalist and the other living in the past as a first rate historian. in january that it could drop us an he's a he's been in the byline for decades after nearly ten years with "time" magazine. he was a lead writer the lead writer on the greatest stories of the day with a very impressive ability to take large quantities of information and blended them seamlessly into the flowing prose. he's also been a mainstay on television as a commentator and among his broadcast claims to faith, his number of appearances on charlie rose. [laughter] more than 40 times and still counting. [laughter] >> and i guess because he likes to get out of washington every now and then he's talked writing and journalism at harvard and princeton. as a historian, he's made his mark writing impressive biographies about evan

evan thomas is part of the georgetown set. a harvard man like i am but he was working for katherine graham, and he has dug deep into the nixon story, and i know there are some lovers of the book and not lovers of the book within the nixon family 0, of which i'm a proud member itch found it so compelling i had him on for two hours yesterday, and i was glad what i saw about evan even though he was not part of the nixon administration or part of the nixon family, he was able to treat fairly the strength and the weaknesses of a great american, and when i asked him, was he a great man? he said, yes itch read a segment about that about saving israel in 1973 whiff the -- with the air lift and the yom kippur war, and evan thomas is relentlessly fair. yes, there are downsides in nixon's career and upsides but i they are relent'sly covered in a fair fashion. that's what we want our authors to do. the day after, i'm talking to you, i'll be interviewing ted cruz about his new book "a time for truth. "the day after that, i will welcome int

. >> the next call for evan thomas comes from lynnwood illinois. >> * i would like to thank you for the kennedy book and all the other books. one of the things that bothers me being in the vietnam era is that i remember reading the tapes that were being treated and other books that i called about how bad they treated the veterans administration and how bad they treated the soldiers that came back from the war as a bigger scandal than some of the other scandals that he's been involved in. >> i don't know much about him in the g8 to comment on what you're saying. i know that he felt close to the troops when they came on the liked him for helping get him out of prison. i don't know enough to answer your question about the va but i do know that he felt as all presidents do the burden of sending young men into battle. the first thing he did was reach into the white house. he was very moved by that. he wasn't casual about sending young men into battle. >> what cities did he visit and why? the >> he went on a congressional mission and they went to berlin and vienna and they saw how that europe

. >> trump tweeted, you can tell evan thomas he can stick it. no, i'm kidding. he didn't.is fast in responses. how long does that last, that kind of approach in your face, nasty tweets, saying what he did about cnn. way too long and all of that. how long does that magic dial? >> it's a good show. we're enjoying it. >> yeah, we are. you're absolutely right. >> he's stirring the pot. it's fun. if nothing else, he's made politics fun again. you know what my guess is, until voting time this winter it's going to get more serious. there's going to be a culling and weeding out. people are going to wait for trump to implode. supposedly he's going to sorts of blow himself up. hasn't happened yet. i'm guessing he's confounded our expectations so far. >> guessing, great writer, great historian, thank you very much. >> thank you, neil, appreciate it. >> evan thomas. >>> we all talk about how urgent tomorrow the federal reserve will decide, maybe, maybe tomorrow is the day they'll hike interest rates for the first time in a decade. you would think that humanity itself, i want to show y

. >> host: you mentioned president nixon created five minutes we will talk with evan thomas. being nixon, very quickly in 1973, 1974 what were your impressions of nixon? in the white house? >> guest: they close down everyday and if you were a reporter you would go there early in the morning and wouldn't get out until after nightfall because you are working all the time. one of the things that impressed me most was the white house press corps at that time. we were colleagues then. we were so careful about what we said because we knew the consequences were big with little speculation and opinion making. i would work really hard with john chancellor and the nightly news and then get on the phone. now i would be asked to go on "msnbc" and then there would be a lot of opinions that what preface what i would have to say. in those days it was almost methodical hop carefully worried they would check with each other. fred zimmerman is a great report from the wall street journal. if i found something i wasn't entirely confident about i would go to him. they had a terrific staff at the

evan thomas rated in the "washington post" this weekend praised the book for its literary flair and the sharp eye for the absurdity of politics. we are so happy to have him here with us this evening please help me welcome greg. [applause] >> thank you. what a nice turnout and thank you for coming out and for that lovely introduction. i think some friends were supposed to be here. i don't know if larry was in the audience that his character of the council and we would credit him for teaching quite a bit how to write but i guess that he's not here. so when i told friends and colleagues i was writing about the legacy of the foreign-policy made mention of the book that is quite well known and did very well, christopher hitchens the trial of henry kissinger and i saw my purpose as the debacle to the 2001 polemic which i think is a good example of what the great historian in 1936 called or dismissed as the devils theory of war the tendency to place the blame for militarism on a single isolated cause in the term and the sources of conflict to look at the big picture to consider the ways to. as

and then evan thomas on "being nixon," about the life and career of richard nixon. jost jose effs eave ee -- josep about his took "the quartet." he talked to stacy shift. >> we are pleased to welcome joseph ellis, acclaimed author and historian who recently retired from the ford foundation professor of history at mount holy oak college where he taught courses in america history since 1972. joseph ellis has published over ten books including a book that won a national book award as well as his book founding brer brothers that won a pulitzer prize. he wrote "the quartet" recently which you will hear about tonight. our moderator for the evening is stacy shift. in 2000, she received a pulitzer prize for her book and won several other literary awards including george washington book pride and the book award for franklin, france and the birth of america. her most recent book, cleopatra, was one of "the new york times" ten best books of 2012 as well as number one national best seller. she is working on a new book, the witches, regarding 1692 saal salem and looking for her

i saw you and evan thomas on -- >> [inaudible] >> very good discussion. i've read evan's book, i haven't read your book, but i want to read your -- >> they're very different. [laughter] >> you took the words out of my mouth. thomas, i don't know how much of a stretch, but he really seems to reach for some -- >> speak up, please. >> just lean into the mic. i don't know how much of a stretch it was, but thomas really seems to reach for some positive things. >> the lighter side of richard nixon. >> no, the positive things, the eeoc, the epa. i'd appreciate your comment on this, he cites the dramatic desegregation of southern schools under nixon. initiated, obviously, by johnson. >> initiated by the supreme court. >> okay, okay. but nevertheless, there was a dramatic move during the nixon administration. correct? >> there was some change. >> okay. >> can i -- >> thomas says dramatic. >> okay. >> okay. >> we're still working on race issues in this country -- >> oh. >> -- you know, 50 years after the fact. >> absolutely. >> as nixon would say, let me say this ab

then former white house spokesperson discusses her memoir and the good news is and evan thomas on his book being nixon, a man divided. book tv in prime time each night this week at eight pm eastern p.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> the c-span cities tour working with our cable affiliates and it is sitting cities across the country. this weekend we are joined by charter communications to learn about the history of grand junction colorado. the mining of a certain mineral had a long-term importance in this part of colorado. >> all over the colorado plateau and especially here in mesa county, outside of grand junction, we are surrounded by morrison rock. within the morrison, we find a lot of dinosaur bones and fossils and that's really intrigued scientist for a long time. the other thing we also find in the morrison is a mineral, rock called carta types. they come with three different elements, radium which is radio at active and was used to help solve and fight cancer and it also contains something to build and strengthen steel. so this was of extreme value. it also also contains uranium

evan thomas and his most recent book, being nixon, a man divided. >> thank you. really enjoyed it. >> book tv live from the national book festival. held at the convention center in washington dc. collins on the set, showing you the sights and sounds of the festival and covering authors of the history and biography run. coming up next is evan oz knows, and we will go live upstairs to the history and biography room, national book award-winning book is entitled agent ambition chasing fortune, truth, and faith in the knew china. he will join us down here and take some of your calls. you arecalls. you are watching book tv live coverage of national book festival. [inaudible conversations] >> hello, everyone. welcome to the national book festival. i am a reporter for the "washington post". the post is a charter sponsor of the book festival , and it is my pleasure to introduce our guest for this program. born in 1976 and is a staff writer for the new yorker. he writes about foreign affairs and politics, author of agent ambition chasing fortune, truth, and faith in the kn

and evan thomas on richard nixon. buzz aldrin, have chance to talk with all of those authors throughout the day. stick with us, fall schedule available at booktv.org. and the face book page, facebook.com/booktv. and professor and historian joseph ellis. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. i am the director of development at the library of congress. it is my distinct honor this morning to introduce the gentleman most responsible for making this national book festival possible. our lead benefactor, the co-founder and co-ceo of the carlyle group, co-chairman of the national book festival, david rubenstein. [applause] >> we are very honored and privileged to have one of the leading authors and scholars of the revolutionary war period, joseph ellis, a person who grew up in washington, went to william and mary, went to william and mary and got his ph.d. at pal and spends much of his academic career teaching at mount holyoke college where he was dean of the faculty at one point and dow prof.

. >> then bernard thomas held up a fight back from dan evans to draw australian nevel. and it's also tied 1-1 in the other semifinal after the matches in straight set. that's it. more later. >> thanks. muhammad ali has made a rare public appearance to receive an award in his hometown of louisville, kentucky. he was honored for the legacy he has created in and out of the ring. the 73-year-old is considered one of the greatest heavy weights in the sport. he is also an advocate of the civil rights and antiwar movement. he has been out of the limelight for years. he battles parkinson's disease. thanks for watching. bye for now. >> living in hope. the iraqi family see seeking a new life as croatia cracks down on refugees. >> i'm lauren taylor. we're live from london. also coming up, controversial votes in japan. the u.s. discusses its shared interest with russia in defeating the islamic state in iraq and the levant in syria. and

joyce evans takes a look at how one parish is holding out and holding out hope in pope francis' visit might turn things around. >> energizing the city of philadelphia. >> reporter: as well as father thomas the second papal visit he'll witness. >> i was i guess 24, 25 years of old. >> reporter: when he got a close up look at john paul ii. >> when he arrived in philadelphia my mom and my sister went to that and, in 1979 down to the parkway. >> reporter: changed his life forever. >> and me personally, it was -- it was final moment, yeah, i think i want to be a priest and i entered the seminary next september. >> reporter: a choice and service to a church, the faithful and a community he loves. he's now pastor of holy innocence roman catholic church. >> parish was found the by monsignor martin lynch in 1927. >> reporter: it became acral jewel what was still pretty much country side in juniata park. >> that was in the '30s and in the 19 see he bull this beautiful church report roar gorgeous. >> which holds about 1200 peop people. >> reporter: but you'd have to go back four, 50 years to a time when these pews were overflowing and there was awaiting list for the school. >> honest only one mass