and we're taking this opportunity on booktv to talk with the new owner, co-owner is bradley graham, formerly of "the washington post." mr. graham, congratulations to you. what made you buy an independent bookstore in 2011? >> well, thanks very much. listen, we're very excited about taking over at politics and prose, you know, as journalists and authors and in lisa's case a former senior government staff member, we are very, we've been very involved in contributing in various ways to the washington community, and we see this move to politics and prose as part of the same sort of thing. it's another way for us to continue to contribute to the, to the community. beyond that we really believe in what the store's mission has been. you know, it's much more than a bookstore. it is, it is a community institution, it is a forum for debate and discussion, and we believe very much in the need for such forums. >> and, of course, mr. graham is referring to his wife who also is the new co-owner of politics and prose. mr. graham, what changes do you think p and p needs to make in order to stay competitive?

bradley graham formerly of the washington post. congratulations to you. what made you by an independent bookstore in 2011? >> guest: thanks very much. very excited about taking over politics and prose. as journalist and author, former senior government staff, we have been very involved in and contributing in various ways to the washington community and we see this move to politics and prose as part of the same sort of thing. did is another way to continue to contributes to the community. we really believe in the mission. much more than a book store. the community institution. a forum for debate and discussion and believe in the need for such forums. >> mr. graham is referring to his wife who is the new co owner of politics and prose. what changes do you think there needs to be in order to stay competitive? >> guest: there's a lot about politics and prose that is very strong. the sales are strong. there is a loyal customer base. at a time when the industry has been facing threats from the books and declining readership, sales have continued to rise. first

. >> host: well, bradley graham is the new co-owner, along with his wife, of the well-known washington independent bookstore, politics and prose. mr. graham, good luck to you, and booktv looks forward to continuing our relationship with you. >> guest: we do too. thanks very much. >> and now from the 2011 annapolis book festival, rights of the people. garrett graff and david shipler discuss what our need for security as a countries has cost in terms of our rights and liberties. this is about an hour. >> by garrett graff, who's seated on my left and your right, and the rights of the people with by david shipler who's seatedded on my right. your left. i'm steven, i teach at the naval academy in annapolis. i'm very interested in the questions these books treat, as you will be, i'm sure. david shipler's career tracks a brilliant trajectory for journalism in the 20th century. he started as a news clerk at "the new york times" in 1966, was serving in saigon five years later. his career took him from saigon through jerusalem and moscow where he was the bureau chief for "the new york times" in

. >> host: well, bradley graham is the new co-owner along with his wife, lissa muscatine, of the well-known independent bookstore, politics & prose. mr. graham, good luck to you, and booktv looks forward to continuing our relationship with you. >> guest: we do too. thanks very much. >> next, in the black history of the white house, clarence lusane presents the history of african-american men and women who were employed at the white house in the 20th century. this talk from the harlem library in new york city is about an hour and a half. >> came out because this is really a good opportunity for me to have a chance to not only present my ideas and to talk about the book, but also to have exchange and get ideas from people. and as i've been doing these book talks about the black history of the white house, one of the things that i'm discovering is that there's more and more that people are able to contribute. and particularly being down in washington, d.c., i'm getting more responses of not what's in the book, but what's not in the book. because people are saying, oh, you know my grandfather u

. >> host: bradley graham is the new code error of the well-known washington independent bookstore politics and prose. good luck to you. booktv look forward to continuing our relationship with you. for a.. .. >> explains how this would change our understanding of reality. >> well, good evening. it is really a special pleasure and honor for me to welcome brian greene to our fair city. before we start talking about other universes' call by the we start talking about you. i know a lot of people would like to know some personal details about you. i understand your vegan. >> yes. in this universe i am. that's true. >> my next question. a doppelganger as a mediator. >> very observant to think so. according to our understanding, that is quite possible to be. >> i was on-air plan a few days ago coming from london. a woman next to me, i ordered vegetarian. she said, would you be offended if i ate meat. i don't care what you eat. anyway, offended by your dumping a. so,. >> it does not sit next to me on the airplane. it all works out. >> the kind i am thinking, said next year on an airplane. so tell m

>> couric: seth doane reporting from graham, texas, tonight, thank you, seth. in other news, bradley manning is the u.s. army private suspected of passing hundreds of thousands of classified documents to wikileaks. he's been held at a marine detention center in virginia under what some claim are very harsh conditions. now as david martin reports, manning is about to be moved. >> reporter: faced with a growing number of protests about the treatment of bradley manning, the pentagon is transferring the army private to a medium-security facility at fort leavenworth, kansas. >> to get him to a place where his well-being and his care and his pretrial confinement could be the very best that we could provide. >> reporter: accused of the largest compromise of classified documents ever, manning has been held in the marine brig at quantico, virginia, under conditions which drew criticism even from the state department's top spokesman who was quoted as saying manning was being mistreated calling it ridiculous, counterproductive and stupid. the remarks cost p.j. crowley his job, but the pentagon'