andre schiffrin has uncovered a new treasure trove of dr. seuss cartoons from world war ii archives. this new book is bringing those wonderful cartoons and illustrations from this moment. andre schiffrin has been an editor for 50 years. as founding director of the new press. his most recent publication before dr. seuss is political education: coming of age in paris and new york. one of the chapters at a seminar year and a half ago. i am pleased to note that andre schiffrin at the same time donated a wonderful archive, and editorial, worked with industrial democracy which provides a very interesting window into the birth of a new life. andre schiffrin will be joined tonight by milkman, author of a new deal and journalism, the story of p.m.. paul teaches english at the new york city school system and has a ph.d. from rutgers university. andre schiffrin is going to say a few words to provide some context to the book. then andre schiffrin will rejoin the conversation and all of you will join us hopefully. andre schiffrin, the floor is yours. >>

andre schiffrin has been the editor for more than 50 years. first up the ante on -- 82 books but the mre publication and of dr. seuss is a political education a coming 10 days of rage in paris and new york where he presented one of the chapters at a seminar roughly a year and a half ago. i am also pleased to note that andre, about the same time, donated a wonderful archived document. the pre-editorial wife life as looking for student for industrial democracy which provides a very interesting window into the birth of the new left. andre will be joined by paul milkman. he teaches english in the new york city school system and has a ph.d. from rutgers university. andre is going to say a few words to give some context to the buck. paul will then time been a and andre will rejoin the conversation then all of you joined us hopefully. the floor is yours. >> thank you so much for having this location this is the perfect place to have the full microfilm and of course, the rest of the history that goes around it. so what we will talk about tonight is a

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[inaudible conversations] >> andre schiffrin was the managing director and editor in chief of pantheon books. a and xiaoning director of the new press. he's the author of a political education in the business of books. for more information visit the new press.com. >> howard zinn discusses "a power governments cannot suppress", his collection of essays which critics america's response to it 9/11. howard zinn die geneina 27, 2010 at the age brandeis university in walter massachusetts this is an hour and five minutes. >> when you know, howard came and read here about a. half ago press and not long after he read when i picked up a book called will be we're about the current state of american politics written in by a man who coined the phrase counterculture. in that found out that he couldn't find a single publisher in the u.s. to pick up his book, there was not anyone who touches its. i think people get the impression that as long as books like if i did it by adjacency can get published anything canada published. [laughter] it is not the case so today we are here to celebrate something ver

. >> this weekend on c-span2's "book tv," vali nasr, andre schiffrin, and more. find the entire weekend schedules at booktv.org, and get the latest updates on twitter. >> the agenda for 2010. steny hoyer takes questions from the national press club. >> good morning, and welcome to the national press club. i am a reporter with bloomberg news and the president of the national press club. we are the world's leading professional organism -- organization for journalists, and we provide informative information. for more information on the national press club, please visit our website at www.press.org, and on behalf of our members worldwide, i would like to welcome our speaker and our guests. i would also like to welcome those who are watching on c- span. after the speech, i will ask as many questions -- answer as many questions as time permits. just as congress returned to session, there was a stunning upset in massachusetts. republicans scott brown's win leaves everyone wondering what is next. today, we welcome to the press club someone in a unique position to help us