i had this interview with alan mulally without acetylated with him were asked to do on the record, so to speak to you want him to be able to speak to you directly, to speak to the reader directly about what the experience and what he learned and what he thought the big learning of ford's turnaround were. so that was the one exception to that. and i guess what i'd like to do at this time is, for people who haven't read the book, just kind of go through some of the different high points in the florida story, why i think these were important. so i'm going to start at the very beginning, if you will. which is, i think an important point that i wanted to make it i didn't want to dwell too much of ford's history because a lot of books have been written about the history of ford motor company and henry ford. but i thought it was important to make a point about ford, and that was that ford was not the same as general motors are crossed that it had unique issues. and such is really briefly i would just like to read the opening paragraph of the book which kind of addresses those in a nutshell.

today business leaders including eric schmidt of google, xerox ceo ursula burns, alan mulally of ford and the ceo of eli lilly. that starts today at noon and 10 p.m. eastern on our companion network, c-span. >>> and with the senate on break this holiday week, we're featuring some of week tv's -- booktv's weekend programs in prime time. tonight, a look at some of the world's leaders. starting at 8 p.m. eastern, ezra vogel talks about china. at 9:10, the book on russian leader vladimir putin, "the man without a face." and at 10:05 p.m., peter popham talks about burmese politics in "the lady and the peacock." it's booktv in prime time all this week here on c-span2. >>> you're watching c-span2, with politics and public affairs. weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights watch key public policy events, and every weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules at our web site, and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >>> the u.s. senate is in recess this week for the memorial day holiday. h

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commencement addresses continues tomorrow when graduates here from their schmidt of to go, ursula burns, alan mulallyeeches by john mccain end can did it mitt romney. any half hour, medal of honor recipients talk about their lives. after that, memorial day ceremonies from the vietnam veterans memorial. next, and memorial day ceremony in san diego with mitt romney and john mccain. this is a half-hour. [applause] >> it is now my honor to introduce a person that needs no introduction in this community. a retired navy captain, a former prisoner of war, recipient of the purple heart and other awards. a veteran to honorably served his nation and continues to serve his country. welcome senator mccain. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. it is wonderful to be in the most pro-military city in the nation, san diego. it is wonderful to be here. i want you to be nice to them for a change, when you see them driving on the wrong side of the street. do not say anything. i want to say, a great job, a great job, it is a tough act to follow. veterans like to take a few digs at each other and on occasion i ha