please welcome amy goldstein. [applause] >> thank you for that nice introduction than those flattering words. thank you to the wisconsin book festival to be here thank you for coming out on a damp night tonight. expect to be back in janesville. madison has become something of a second home to me. i feel like i'm on home turf talking with you. how many of you have some connection to janesville? either ever live there are no people. i thought this was a safe question to ask because i have not spoken anyone for that hasn't been one person in the audience from janesville. the records l.a., san francisco, boulder colorado, lotta people who came to my first readings in d.c. i have a sense which a story about one community and the loss of work and loss of community for specifically affects a janesville ds for a period i want to tell you but my first exposure to janesville. i came to town july 26, 2011. an exploratory mission and lined up a few people to me. the first guy was the name of stan. an old-time journalist in to

amy goldstein talks about the closing of a general motors assembly plant in wisconsin d z during the great recession. >> dislocated is a government term that means you've lost your job and there's not much likelihood it's going to come back. and that's what we call these people, dislocated workers. and i decided what i wanted to illustrate as i came to think of it, what choices people make when there's no good choices left. >> and at 7:30 on the connection between the brain and the world in his book "dawn of the new everything." for more of this week's schedule go to book tv.org. >>> you're watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span 3. follow us on twitter at c-span history for information on your schedule and to keep up with the latest

. >> amy goldstein is next from the wisconsin book festival in madison. she talks about the closing of the gm assembly plant during the great recession.

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thank you all for coming tonight to see amy goldstein's book presentation. janesville, an american story. and i thank amy for coming here today to talk about the lives of the hard-working people of janesville, you so beautifully document in your book. the book festival comes to life every year thanks to hard work and dedication of our friends at the madison public library and the madison public library foundation. this event could not be possible without the sponsorship of so many of our friends, so i would encourage everyone of you to go to the festival web site and find out more about our sponsors tonight. the wisconsin humanities council is proud to sponsor amy this evening. it's a wonderful opportunity for us to continue to what our organization has done statewide for 45 years, which is to support and promote programs that use history, culture and discussion to strengthen community life in wisconsin for everyone. tonight's presentation would not only delight you but help us move forward in this direction. for those who might not know, the wisconsin humani

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sunday, amy goldstein talks about the closing of the general modal's assembly plant during the great recession. >> this is a story about dislocated workers. they have lost their job and it is not likely to come back. they are called dislocated workers. i decided what i wanted to illustrate was what choices people make when there are no good choices left. at 7:30, aand connection of the brain and the world. go to book tv.org. announcer: sunday night the dedication ceremony for the museum of the bible. here is a look. much it is appropriate in the nation's capital, where we and museums and monuments people visit us from around the world, that the museum of the bible would be built here. we are experiencing in our cities fantastic growth. part of that growth is international and domestic visitation that goes up and up each year. i have been able to go to cities around the world and talk about all of the new destinations and offerings in washington dc and i look forward to being able to talk about the museum of the bible. visitors to our city call -- come from all walks of life, faith, t

amy goldstein talks about the closing of a general motors assembly plant in janesville, wisconsin, during the great recession. >> the core of my stories but dislocated workers themselves. dislocated as a given term that means you've lost your job and there's not much likelihood it will come back. that's what as a country and a set of social policies we call these people, dislocated workers. i decided what i wanted to illustrate was as a came to think of it what choices people make when there are no good choices left. >> and a 7:30 scientists on the connection between the brain in the world. >> for more of this weekends schedule go to booktv.org. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at 8 p.m. eastern on lectures in history american university professor aaron bell talks about privacy laws and federal surveillance of civil rights leaders. >> the head of the operations william sullivan, shortly after the march on washington in the famous i have a dream speech we must mark king now if we're not before as the most dangerous negro in the future of this nation from the stan

amy goldstein describes what happens in wisconsin after general motors closed assembly plant there andjerry ellen recalls back career as fighter pilot in world war ii, that's just a handful of programs airing this weekend on book tv, c-span2. for a complete schedule, visit booktv.org. [inaudible conversations] >> welcome, everybody. welcome, if you would, please make your way to your seats, we are ready to begin. so, hello, everybody, welcome to temple emmanuel of beverly hills to our second convers

>> sunday at 4:4:05 pm amy goldstein talks about the closing of general motors assembly plant during the great recession. >> the core of my story about dislocated workers, there is a government term that means lost her job and not likely to come back. we call them dislocated workers. i decided what i wanted to do as i came to, what good choices are there when there are no good choices left. >> jared lanier on the connection between the brain and the world in his book dawn of the new everything, for more go to booktv.org. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span2, saturday at 8:00 eastern on lectures in history, aaron bell talks about privacy laws and federal surveillance of civil rights leaders. >> the head of the operation, william sullivan shortly after march on washington, martin luther king's i have a dream speech, the most dangerous negro in the future of this nation from the standpoint of the negro and national security. >> former members of congress and vietnam war veterans reflect on lessons learned and ignored during the war. >> we learned the limits of military powe

theunday, amy goldstein, author of "janesville" talks about the closure of a general motors plant in janesville, wisconsin. >> the core of my story is that who wereut the workers displaced. we call those people dislocated workers. and i decided what it wanted to illustrate was, i came to think of it, what choices people make when there are no good choices left. 7:30, a scientist discusses his book "dawn of the new everything." sebastian gorka, a former advisor in the trump white house, talks about the threat of isis and how the president's counterterrorism strategy differs from that of his predecessor. he also talks about russia, the iran nuclear deal, brexit. this is just under one hour. [applause] host: >> welcome everybody to the heritage foundation. i'm delighted to introduce sebastian gardner. this is on the topic of defeating terrorism in the age of trauma. gorka is a national security strategist and a nonresident scholar. he recently served in the white house as deputy assistant and strategist to president donald trump. also as vice president for national security support and

they are making us smarter about who we trust four is it encouraging us amy goldstein's. talks about the closing of a general motors assemblies plan. the core of my story is about that dislocated workers themselves. as a country and as a set of social policies. i decided what i wanted to illustrate. this weekend on our companion network c-span reflecting on the time in the obama administration. i was a better leader of my team at the end than i was at the beginning. now that i see the morale and that state department. the amazing young people not being affirmed been affirmed and celebrated. somehow admitted the crises to spend more time is easier said than done. really in these jobs. but if i could've made the time to do more of that i think that would've been the good. and now that i had time i am available if any diplomats and a lot of my former team members are in some crisis right now because they are trying to decide whether it is a greater act of patriotism. the couch in my office is getting a lot of use. now which is good i think it's a supreme -- supreme form of p

>> sunday at 4:40 5 pm, amy goldstein author of jamesville talks about the closing of the general motors assembly plant in wisconsin during the great recession. >> corner of my story is about the d's dislocated workers themselves, dislocated as a government term that means we lost your job and it's not likely it's going to come back. and i decided what i wanted to illustrate was as i came to think of it, what choices people make when there are no choices in left. >> at 7:30, scientist jared lanier on the connection between the brain and the world in his book dawn of the new everything. more of this week's schedule, go to booktv.org. this weekend on our companion network c-span, former us ambassador samantha power reflecting on in her time in the obama administration and america'splace in the world . >> now that you're sitting looking from somewhat of a distance, human rights, is it worse, is it weaker? has lost america as its champion? >> i think that we have all fallen prey over the years to thinking of when we say america, thechampion of human rights . i at least often think of that as