thanks to her and six bandai. [applause] six bandai. >> if you have a book to be signed please join us in line along the back wall and began additional copies are for sale here in the front of the room. [inaudible conversations] doris kearns goodwin discusses her book "the bully pulpit" theatre roosevelt william howard taft and they aged journalism. [applause] >> we are very honored today to have doris kearns goodwin is our special guest in before i give her background i want to start some questions. how many people here have read a book by doris kearns goodwin? [applause] how many people have read two books? three books? four? five? six? all of them. how many people are going to buy her book today? and get it autographed. doris kearns goodwin is obviously a leading presidential scholar. she is a person who has written books on some of the most important presidents and today we are going to talk largely about her new book "the bully pulpit" which is about teddy roosevelt and william howard taft and the bit about t