especially jd vance's book. >> so what do you spend your day doing now? are you a tourist at that point? >> imacs are going to be opening up the book festival and that will be something because people will be lined up and it will be great. then i will be actually introducing some authors, participating in some workshops and there was a poetry slam and i get to be a judge and that is really cool. so i will be all around and really just soaking it all in and getting a sense of how much people really enjoy this because it is comparable. >> the national book festival, is a creation of the library of congress? >> it's actually a partnership and he started in a wonderful way. first lady laura bush, you may know is a librarian. started a texas book festival when she was first lady in texas. and then when she became first lady of the nation she approached the library of congress and other literacy partners to start a national book festival. and it has been going ever since. >> this you have any involvement or the predecessor at this point? >> what we talk about i

followed by the fourth jd vance in ohio. a look at the best selling non fiction books. and minnesota al franken. adam grant provide their advice for setbacks in option b. and retire d navy kernel. and wrapping up the list is devils bargain. about the relationship between president trump and steve bonnon by joshua green. some of these authors have or will be appearing on booktv. you can watch them on our website, booktv.org. >> booktv visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading. >> kevin brady, what is on your reading list? >> i love to read. steven ambose's book about custard and crazy horse which is fascinatin fascinating. and i am a huge michael peeka fan. he writes all these books on sports and a lot of the types of books i read when i was growing up. and i love them. so, you know, that is sort of the fun reading i am doing right now. >> i noticed on your phone, do you read from your phone? ...

former secretary of state, condoleezza rice and best-selling authors, michael lewis and jd vance. the national book festival, live saturday on c-span2's book tv. >> tomorrow, book tv and primetime looks at authors her on the summer reading list for members of congress. michelle alexander talks about crime policies that began in the early 70s in her book, the new jim crow. davis a bell on the glass universe, history professor holder hook talks about the revolutionary war and scars of independence. jd vance discusses his book, hillbilly elegy, book tv this week and primetime in c-span2. >> a book tv on c-span2 continues and primetime tonigh

friedman, former secretary of state condoleezza rice and best-selling authors michael lewis and jd vance. the national book festival, live saturday starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span to book tv. >> book to be recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. >> tell us a little bit about the books you are reading this summer. >> i'm delighted to tell you that. i am going to try to undertake something i think of great volume. there are the three books about eleanor roosevelt written by blanche wise and cook, the early years, the middle years meant prewar and postwar years. that is going to be my project. i want to try to read all three of these volumes. i think eleanor roosevelt is extraordinary influence. in her way, in what she espoused , and the differences between herself and franklin roosevelt. there's also another one and i don't know that i'll get to it. it's about the firebrand and the first lady. so, as i say, it's a big undertaking, but i'm excited to be able to do it and to learn from a great role model. >> book tv wants to know w

and third, jd vance recalls his childhood in a rust belt town in ohio in hillbilly elegy. >> then markbenson's advice on leading a happier life. and a collection of excerpts from the diary of humorist david harris. >> oh five/one new and i'm the director here at the commonwealth club. welcome to tonight's conversation the author of a brand-new book wild ride inside the quest for world domination and the executive editor of fortune. we are especially excited he will be speaking with care and executive editor of the host of the recode podcast calle hot one trail of the story since the beginning

here's author jd vance, "hillbilly elegy". ♪ ♪ >> this week on q&a, author jd vance discusses his bethling book, "hillbilly elegy. >> do you have any idea when he wrote this book that it would be a huge bestseller? >> guest: no, i did not expected to have the response that it had. >> host: why do you think it has? >> one, i think just the weird nature of the election has called people task what who are these white voters supporting donald trump for making waves, and second, a shuttle light on an area of the country because people are curious that they didn't know whole lot about. hopefully showed them about what folks in this region of the world are like, the good and the bad. >> host: where were you born? >> guest: i was born in middletown, ohio. it was in between cincinnati and dayton, that was the most important impressive thing about it. i spent time in eastern kentucky because my graham prince i grew up with were appellation dice poor. they came from the coal country, worked in steel mills which is a story, and that area. >> host: can you paint a picture of middletown a jackson ke

presentation then viewer call in segments featuring alyssa prize-winning historian david mccullough, jd vance and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. sunday, september 17th, look for us at the brooklyn book festival with other discussions on the supreme court, immigrants, and more. later the baltimore book festival taking place at the city's inner harbor and over 200 authors will speak at the southern festival of books. for more information about upcoming book fairs and festivals, click the book fairs tab on the website booktv.org. >> booktv visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. >> one was a wonderful book called the rise and fall of prohibition, the definitive history, how it got started, the ancillary movements the jointed, the women's suffrage movement was pro-prohibition and the disaster that created enormous violations of the law, frankly criminalized a lot of americans and led to a criminal underground in our country. a tragic story of good intentions and a law that went bad. one of the best histories of prohibition i ever read. scars

authors david mccullough and formerfriedman, secretary of state condoleezza rice and michael lewis and jd vance. festival,al book live, saturday, september 2 starting at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span twos book tv. >> next, a discussion on some of the ethical challenges facing journalists. then, how data from social media sites is being used in politics. after that, a discussion on president trump's new strategy in afghanistan. now, a discussion about some of the ethical challenges facing journalists in the media age. posted by the chautauqua society, this is about one hour and 15 minutes long. >[applause] fallows: thank you so much maureen thank you to robert franklin, thank you to the hall -- the department of religion, to the hall of missions, to tom hagan and

former secretary of state, condoleezza rice, and michael lewis and jd vance. the national book festival, live starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern and on book tv. >> next, black hawk down authors talks about his latest book about the turning point in the american war in vietnam. [inaudible] >> good afternoon. welcome to the 33rd annual chicago tribune printers road lit fest. my name is thomas and i thank you to our sponsors. today's program is being broadcast live on c-span twos book tv.erview, this time like to go over to our interview chicago tribune film critic, michael. [applause]hank you >> thank you. thank you for coming out today. my leisure to talk to you aboutt his new book, hugh, 1960. hughes the national correspondent for the atlantic, contributing editor for vanity fair and longtime philadelphia inquirer writers, 24 years. and author of many books on subjects literally all over the world the account of the d-day to the killing of osama bin laden. many subjects.ts probably best known for black hawk down. , an account of the 1993 grade and somali that led

authors including david mccullough and thomas friedman, former secretary of, and michael lewis and jd vance. liveational book festival, september 22 on cease -- september 2 on c-span twos book tv. there are several legislative items that congress will need to address when lawmakers return next month from their august recess. on "washington journal," we discussed what comes ahead and what role the president will have based on his current relationship with members of congress. this is about 25 minutes. host: i want to welcome back matt schlapp. thanks for being with us. guest: it is not good friday. [laughter] host: let's begin with this sentence and finish it, please. estate of the republican party between the president and republicans is -- guest: uncharted. we have never been here before. we have never elected a president with such shallow roots. maybe jimmy carter was similar, but he had been elected governor of georgia. an interesting relationship when congress and the president do not see eye to eye. host: why is he going against the very people he needs the most? or does he need them?

i'm pleased to have jd vance at this table for the first time, welcome. >> thank you. >> rose: you should have been here earlier so i thank god we've got you here. tell me what drove you to write this. >> yeah, so i started writing it when i was a third year student at yale law school. and i was sort of troubled by this question of why there weren't more people like me at yale law school. i was the only white working class person that i knew or at least was open about it. and it seemed to me not just that i was relatively low income relative to my peers but that i had this cultural outsider attitude that was very, very unique. that i was not just, like, sorry i was not just lower income but i actually felt like a cultural outsider. that is the first time i ever felt like that in my life. so i really started to wonder what was it that made me different and i decided to start writing to answer this question of why there weren't more kids like me. >> rose: did you feel like you were living in a world where people looked down on you or something, because you qualified to be where you were at

secretary of state condoleezza rice and jd vance. the national book festival, life saturday starting at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span's to book tv -- c-span2's book tv. >> now on c-span, a review of the 2018 federal budget from the money that the president requested to what congress ultimately decides. >> joining us from capital hill seniory ogdanovich, correspondent from bloomberg's bna.

. -- jd vance. september 2, starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv. c-span, for history unfolds daily. c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> as washington gears for busy fall, we're joined on "newsmakers" this week neil bradley, cheap policy officer for the u.s. chamber of commerce. to help with our questions in studio we're joined by heather long, economic reporter with "washington post" and sahil kapur a bloomberg news. sahil , you're up first. >> neil thank you so much for joining us. i want to ask you about one of the issues a top of the congressional agenda funding the government. how worried are you about a government shutdown? the president said he will insist on a border wall. the you think he was right in digging in? >> i think concern about a government shutdown is growing. i am not prepared to say it is likely at the moment. i think it is right we should be concerned and thinking about it. in terms of drawing a line here, my experie

and best-selling authors michael lewis and jd vance. the national book festival, live saturday starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. on c-span2's booktv. >> next on booktv, black hawk down and killing pablo author mark bowden talks about his latest book, "hue 1968: a turning point of the american war in vietnam". this event was part of the chicago tribune printers are lit best. held annually in the city. >> good afternoon. good afternoon and welcome to the 33rd annual chicago tribune printers lit fest. i would like to go over to michael phillips. [applause] >> thank you. thank you for coming out today. it is my pleasure to talk with mark bowden about his book, "hue 1968". for those of you that do not know, his resume, he is among other things a national correspondent for the atlantic contributing editor for vanity fair, longtime philadelphia inquirer writer for 24 years. author of many books. on subject all over, literally all over the world from colombian drug lord pablo escobar to an account of the d-day to the killing of osama bin laden. p

former secretary of state, condoleezza rice, and michael lewis and jd vance. the national book festival, live starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern and on book tv. >> next, black hawk down authors talks about his latest book about the turning point in the american war in vietnam.

authors including david mccullough and thomas friedman, former secretary of, and michael lewis and jd vance. liveational book festival, september 22 on cease -- september 2 on c-span twos book tv. there are several legislative items that congress will need to address when lawmakers return next month from their august recess. on "washington journal," we discussed what comes ahead and what role the president will have based on his current relationship

and best-selling authors michael lewis and jd vance.the national book festival, live saturday starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. on c-span2's booktv. >> next on booktv, black hawk down and killing pablo author mark bowden talks about his latest book, "hue 1968: a turning point of the american war in vietnam". this event was part of the chicago tribune printers are lit best.

presentation zen viewer comments admits featuring the likes of pulitzer prize winning historian david, jd vance and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. sunday september 17, look first at the brooklyn book festival with all the discussions on the supreme court, immigrants, big data and more. later in the month it's the baltimore book festival taking place at the city's inner harbor and in october, over 200 authors will speak at the southern festival of books in nashville. for more information about upcoming book fairs and festivals and to watch previous festival coverage click the book fairs tab on a website, book tv.org. >> hello, everyone. can everyone hear me? awesome. so, welcome tonight. hello. by name is matthew and i work on the event staff for the stork and on behalf of the store owners i would like to thank you and welcome our speakers tonight. so, a few notes of housekeeping

former secretary of state condoleezza rice and michael lewis and jd vance. festival,al book live, saturday, september 2 starting at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span twos book tv. >> next, a discussion on some of the ethical challenges facing journalists. then, how data from social media sites is being used in politics. after that, a discussion on president trump's new strategy in afghanistan. now, a discussion about some of the ethical challenges facing journalists in the media age. posted by the chautauqua society, this is about one hour and 15 minutes long. >[applause] fallows: thank you so much maureen thank you to robert franklin, thank you to the hall -- the department of religion, to the hall of missions, to tom hagan and his family and to all of you for joining us again for this fourth in the series of these interfaith lecture series. i am especially pleased that diane winston who holds the chair in media and religion at berkeley's annenberg school is here with us. i do not know how many of you know about religion but to hold a chair it just like eight nobel

segments during the likes of pulitzer prize ending historian david mccullough, hillbilly elegy author jd vanceand condoleezza rice. then sunday, september 17, look for us at the brooklyn book festival with author discussions on the supreme court, immigrants, big data and more. earlier in the month it's the baltimore book festival at the city's inner harbor and in october over 200 authors will speak at the southern festival of books in nashville. for more information about book fairs and festivals and to watch previous festivals, click on the book fairs tab on our website, booktv.org. >>. >>. [inaudible conversation] now live from the mississippi book festival, and author panel on historical events that shaped the south. >>. [inaudible conversation] >> i'd like to get this going , if you would please put your cell phones on silent and we do welcome picture taking and if you would like to share them on social media, if you would send to hashtag literary lawn party or literary hashtag ms book festival. we want to welcome you to this session on southern history and we also want to thank our sponso

and the types of authors that we will have from david mccullough to jd vance 's book is on every reading list, that you can imagine and every book club. it is just an exciting time. i am thrilled. >> join booktv for the national book festival live from washington d.c.. saturday, september 2 on c-span . -- the second place prize of $1500 went to a classmate for her documentary on mass incarceration and mandatory minimum sentences. also one third place winner won a prize of $750 for her documentary on gender inequality. and another one in honorable mention prize of $250 for a documentary on the relationship between the police and the media. thank you to all of the students who participated in the 2017 students can documentaries. to watch the videos go to student cam.org and student cam 2018 starts in september with the theme, the constitution and you. for asking students to choose any provision of the u.s. constitution and create a video illustrating why the provision is important. >> in his book, "the working class republican: ronald reagan and the return of blue-collar conservatism", hen

jd vance discussed his book hillbilly elegy. book tb all this week in prime time on c-span2. >> president trump and the first lady boarding marine one begin their day long trip to texas to review storm damage in corpus christi and meet with state and federal officials. the president will also visit austin.

fourth, jd vance recalls this childhood in hillbilly eligibility. and neil degrasse tyson explores theb universe and phys physics. continuing on with dangerous, from former editor, milo. followed by al franken's memoir. and facebook ceo and psychologist adam grant provide their advice on moving forward after facing set backs in option b. and retired navy admiral 2014 graduation speech to the university of texas, make your bed. and wrapping up the list at amazon's best selling non fiction book is devils bargain about the relationship between president trump and steve bannon by joshua green. some of these authors have or will be appearing on booktv and you can watch them on our website, booktv.org. [music] [music] >> host: krisanne hall, what about the constitution? >> guest: it is the primary sour source. it is because he was delicate. he takes in the discussion and our founders relied on a man named black stone and his understanding of english and apply it to this new form of the constitutional republican. it is unfortunate wedon't teach that. we tr

. -- jd vance. september 2, starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv.-span, for history unfolds daily. c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> as washington gears for busy fall, we're joined on "newsmakers" this week neil bradley, cheap policy officer for thu.

secretary of state condoleezza rice and jd vance. the national book festival, life saturday starting at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span's to book tv -- c-span2's book tv. >> now on c-span, a review of the 2018 federal budget from the money that the president requested to what congress ultimately decides. >> joining us from capital hill seniory ogdanovich, correspondent from bloomberg's bna. tell us what the president requested for 2018, and what were his top priorities? >> the president stuck with the overall number in the law. the budget control act, requesting basically a little over $1 trillion. 1.1 trillion, as the law allows for. but within that number, he really departed from the budget control act numbers and requested a lot more for defense programs. about $54 billion for security-related programs. he covers that within equal amount of cuts in nondefense spending. that is a violation of the budget control act there. more than that, it is very politically unpopular. members really like the defense spending increase, but they don't l

former secretary of state, condoleezza rice and best-selling authors, michael lewis and jd vance. the national book festival, live saturday on c-span2's book tv. >> tomorrow, book tv and primetime looks at authors her on the summer reading list for members of congress. michelle alexander talks about crime policies that began in the early 70s in her book, the new jim crow. davis a bell on the glass universe, history professor holder hook talks about the revolutionary war and scars of independence. jd vance discusses his book, hillbilly elegy, book tv this week and primetime in c-span2. >> a book tv on c-span2 continues and primetime tonight, were looking at books that members of congress are reading, we talked with the senator of nebraska about his reading. >> book tv recently visited capitol hill test members of congress what they're reading the summer. >> what's on your bookshelf? >> i read a lot about the future of the gig economy. i'm doing more of my reading because of the cyber moment ran i'm reading a lot of intelligence products, at home my wife has become obsessed with tot

and third, jd vance recalls his childhood in a town in ohio in hillbilly elegy. then, mark manson's advice on leading a happier life. in a collection of excerpts from the diary of humorous david sedaris. our look at the best-selling nonfiction books according to indy bound continues with bloomberg businessweek joshua green on the relationship with chain president trump and steve bannon. the devil's bargain. next is retired admiral william mcraven's 2014 graduation speech at the university of texas. make your bed. and new yorker staff writer david graham recounts a murder spree in 1920s oklahoma that targeted the osage indians in killers of the flower moon. and our best-selling nonfiction books is the hidden life of trees. and sarah knight guide to control your emotions. many of these authors have or will be appearing on booktv. you can watch them on our website, booktv.org. >> booktv recently visited capital has asked members of congress what they are reading the summer. >> i got a pilot both but i just chose one because it lends all of my passions.folks out ther

jd vance discussed his book hillbilly elegy. book tb all this week in prime time on c-span2. >> president trump and the first lady boarding marine one begin their day long trip to texas to review storm damage in corpus christi and meet with state and federal officials. the president will also visit austin. with a related article house financial services committee chair representative judd is leading the effort to revamp the heavily indebted national flood insurance program which protects millions of americans the risk of financial calamity. the texas public and will call on his colleagues to pass the proposal as soon as they return from recess next week. his committee has drafted legislation that would we knew the program for five years but also shrink its footprint, make coverage more expensive for policyholders, and ease the pathway for private companies to sell their own flood insurance policies. you can read more at politicals .com and here is more on the situation on the ground in texas from today's washington journal.

and the type of authors that we are going to have from david mccullough to jd vance whose book is on every reading list that you can imagine and every book club is just an exciting time. so i'm thrilled. >> joint book tv for the national book festival, live from washington dc. today september 2 on c-span2. >>. >> tv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. here's a look at some of the arizona senator john mccain is reading. >> first on the list, german novelist eric did not taste all quiet on the western front. pulitzer prize winning historian james mcpherson's analysis of the civil war, battle cry of freedom followed by the late journalist david hauber stands account of how america became involved in the vietnam war in the best and brightest. curtis hemingway's novel for whom the bell tolls was also on the list as well as english poet robert green's biography , goodbye to all that. senator mccain's summer reading list continues with jerry and barbara, pulitzer prize winning of the first months of world war i in the guns of august. h

vance. wis and jd the national book festival live, saturday, september 2 starting 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 2's booktv. >> . >> a discussion on the threat posed by north korea and its developing nuclear program. that, a round-table discussion on president trump's foreign policy. ♪ announcer: this week on q&a, author and foreign policy thomas ricks.er, tom ricks, let up to the time that you started writing church hill and orwell. i was saying a farewell to journalism for myself and becoming a full-time book writer. i was wondering who would be