couple of years ago i was giving bunch of speeches and ran are across former washington post writer peter eisner and did traveling through, and while we were were will, i was there on speaking to peter and let me know that he was working on a new book about spies and manila one claire thrip and number working on archives i knew of other people tharm working on books about claire phillips like okay, all right. but then -- pete let me know i've got claire phillips diary. so that feeds into a lot and over the past two years because we have all of the papers of parsons one of the main characters of the story as well as the papers of john boon who was a big gorilla on baton and daughter is with us tonight. gene can you just raise your hand? [applause] i'm so glad she came down and donated papers quite a long time ago. and it's a really a thrilg for all of pus to have you here. but pete's work is now finished two years in the making and here we are with a really great piece and let him tell the story that he has to tell so without think further waiting pete eisner macarthur spies. [applause] >> thank

in city and relationship with chevron which dominated economy there and coming up at 11 peter eisner recalling american who is took part in resistance efforts against japan and occupation of the philippines during world war ii. it all happens tonight at c-span2 booktv. good evening everyone. if you'll all take your seats we'll put this show on the road. this cofounder of the institute for madam speaker,'s future and currently senior advisor to people's action which is a national organization with grassroots and affiliates in 20 states and my pleasure to be here tonight to introduce to you many of you whom know him our speaker for this evening. first let me pay tribute to andy shalal and busboys and poets for this -- [applause] andy is is a friend, an activist remarkable entrepreneur who built these centers of gooded to and drink and discuss and we get to enjoy it here tonight. garo if you don't know him is a natural treasure. he is a path breaking historian a political economist, a strategist. an author and an organizer. he's worked in houses of congress. he's created centers of poli

in city and relationship with chevron which dominated economy there and coming up at 11 peter eisner recalling american who is took part in resistance efforts against japan and occupation of the philippines during world war ii. it a h

. >> how about a hand for peter eisner. >> congressman byrne what's on your summer reading list? >> guest: a i went on a congressional trip to vietnam, my first time there and i read a number of books about vietnam including some books from the vietnam war era was kind of reminded me of some things that i had to read in college, a great book by frances fitzgerald. it's a really interesting history of vietnam itself and the war. i am reading books about the constitution, declaration of independence and the founding fathers different views about religion and a few weeks i'll be going on another trip to norway, poland and lithuania and so i will be getting a group of books in the library of congress i can be prepared for that trip. >> host: would you give books from the library of the founders do you approach it as i am going on this trip, help me type of thing? >> guest: exactly. i'm going to this place and these are the things we are going to be doing and provide materials from the congressional research service by ice as for books about the country or the topic and they have incr