we had an opportunity to go to the dome of the rock, and the al- aqsa mosque, and this is just a very short piece because it took forever to try to get in there with the cameras- they were not going to let us in. and to add to the tension, as we were trying to get in through the doorway to get into the arab or the muslim area, i should say, they hauled out a young jewish fellow who had tried to pray there. i think he was praying that somehow the temple would fall and so that the jewish temple could be rebuilt. i'm not really sure, but he'd obviously been beaten, and so, you know- machine guns, the whole thing; nobody firing them, but the tension is palpable over there. nevertheless, after- thanks to our good arab guide, we were able to get in. we couldn't do any video taping in terms of interviews, but we were able to get just a vision of the beauty. these are like, you know, the seven wonders of the world, how beautiful these are. so let me quickly go to the roll-in at dome of the rock, and then we'll see a traditional muslim family. >> there is perhaps no better way to visualize the

paul al-aqsa tea party support, but over time he's not going to be the candidate. they are looking for someone else who might be electable. >> host: so as far as you can tell, the tea parties hereto say? >> guest: they will show up in november and will be part of our political scene well beyond 2012. >> host: the book we talk about, elizabeth foley's book is "the tea party: three principles" available wherever you buy your books. thank you so much for wrapping up our coverage of the los angeles times festival of books. and for being with us this weekend. great to be in los angeles for two days every year. if you miss coverage, panels and authors are all available on the c-span video library. have a good rest of your day. >> up next, guy gugliotta recounts the social and political landscape of the time. this is about an hour. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. thank you are coming out today. my name is donald cannon, vice president of the u.s. capitol historical society, where i oversee our scholarship and educational programs. my pleasure to welcome you to to

paul al-aqsa tea party support, but over time he's not going to be the candidate. they are looking for someone else who might be electable. >> host: so as far as you can tell, the tea parties hereto say? >> guest: they will show up in november and will be part of our political scene well beyond 2012. >> host: the book we talk about, elizabeth foley's book is "the tea party: three principles" available wherever you buy your books. thank you so much for wrapping up our coverage of the los angeles times festival of books. and for being with us this weekend. great to be in los angeles for two days every year. if you miss >> is there a nonfiction author or book you would like to see featured on booktv? send us an e-mail at booktv@c-span.org. or tweet us at twitter.com/booktv. here's a look at some of the upcoming book fairs and festivals happening this month. >> we'd like to hear from. tweet us your feedback, twitter.com/booktv. >> coming up next on booktv, nikki haley, recounts her life and political cricket she was elected south carolina's first female governor in 201