you are on book tv with the librarian of carla hayden. caller: good afternoon. we miss you at the washington journal table but it is good to see you here. mrs. carla, thank you for your services to the nation. how much do i love c-span? i love c-span. 25 years it has been on the screen. my good friend craig stole my answer. the holy bible has been the most influential book in shaping this wonderful experience called america. he took my thunder. i am going to get off the air. i love what you are doing, i love this series. do not hesitate to use my image and likeness. host: thank you for that commercial. or importantly, tell us about yourself in tulsa. caller: i am here in athens, georgia. i think they got it messed up. thank you. longtime watcher, listener and connoisseur of the seas and network. what mr. brian lam has done for america is truly underrated. because of what it does. it puts you in the seat of government where citizens get the opportunity to watch their government without any distractions and without any opinions. just puts you in the room to see how

carla hayden, as always, it is a pleasure. dr. hayden: i will seem soon. peter: they are going to sneak you offset and i am going to continue to work. we referred to the fact it is book tv's 25th anniversary. i want to give you statistics about that. we have beeon the air for 1300 weends. we have 92,000 hours of programming. we have covered 22,000 authors, 16,000 events have been covered and 871 cities have hosted our programs. we have been to 875 book fairs. including the national book festival for 23 years in a row. here is a look back at the national book festival over the years. [video clip] >> it was here in this library, the great library of congress, while i was employed in the government job as a young man, that i first discovered the pull of history and first discovered my vocation. found out what i wanted to do. i can never, ever express sufficiently my gratitude to the library of congress. or, to the library system overall. when you think of what we have in this country and our public library system, there is nothing like it in the world. when y

carla hayden, and you'll be hearing from them shortly. jim clyburn is the assistant democratic several. know who? jim clyburn is. can i can i skip this? i'm going to skip that part. what i will say is that congressman clyburn has been a devoted, committed friend to the truman. and we are very grateful for everything that you've done for us. he has the honorary co-chair of the truman civil symposium. he served on our honorary national committee for, the seventh anniversary. and in 2017, congressman clyburn came with the late, great lewis to receive the truman legacy leadership award, which was a really wonderful experience for us in kansas city. thank you again for everything you do for us. dr. carla hayden, who i had the pleasure of finally meeting in person and not across the zoom lens, which is a nice experience as a new friend of the truman library, i you might become chairman soon. we look forward to that. dr. hayden is nominated the 14th librarian of congress by obama and confirmed in two 2016. she's a really lovely biography. was re

years or so i have cochaired this with the library of congress, first with tim billington and with carla hayden. >> is there money that you give to work this effort? >> i do. i have given. money every year for quite a while and i enjoy it very it is a great free, effort to let people know more about authors and books. we get a couple or maybe 100,000 people or more every year coming here and the importance of it is i want people to learn how to read more and united states are roughly 120 fit in the world in literacy, 125th, that is not great, we have a large number of people in this country who are functionally illiterate and a large number of people who do not read books at all. 46% of adults, they did not read a single book during the year. why do you want people to read? and makes the brain better and focuses the brain and it helps you with other aspects of life. >> apple this article out of the wall street journal yesterday by brendan cronan who works for the wall street journal. books resist digital domination. one quote from this article is reading is a commitment and far too many easy al

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at 6:00 pm eastern librarian of congress carla hayden hosts a conversation marking president truman'scutive order 9980 one prohibiting discrimination in the us military. also, president biden talks the former president's executive order in the military at the truman civil rights symposium and 9:30 p.m. eastern on the presidency, historian hw brands looked at gerald ford in the context of the 1970s when he served as houseman or leader, vice president and then president, exploring the american story, watch american history tv saturdays on c-sn2nd find a full schedule on your program guide on c-span.org/history. >> watch c-span's new series, books that shaped america. and books that shaped america list. and the 10 books featured on the series has provoked thought. and experts shed light on the profound impact of these iconic works. and their unforgettable books. among featured books, common sense by thomas paine.

you are on book tv with the librarian of carla hayden. caller: good afternoon. miss you at the washington journal table but it is good to see you here. mrs. carla, thank you for your services to the nation. how much do i love c-span? i love c-span. 25 years it has been on the screen. my good friend craig stole my answer. the holy bible has been the most influential book in shaping this wonderful experience called america. he took my thunder. i am going to get off the air. i love what you are doing, i love this series. do not hesitate to use my image and likeness. host: thank you for that commercial. or importantly, tell us about yourself in tulsa. caller: i am here in athens, georgia. i think they got it messed up. thank you. longtime watcher, listener and connoisseur of the seas and network. what mr. brian lam has done for america is truly underrated. because of what it does. it puts you in the seat of government where citizens get the opportunity to watch their government without any distractions and without any opinions. just puts you in the room to see how y

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[applause] [cheers and applause] ess carla hayden is here to kick off our coverage. dr. hayden, for those who were not with us 23 years ago, how did this get started? >> it is so exciting to be here. you can hear the buzz behind us as everyone is com

carla hayden was sworn in as the 14th lip variant of congress on september 14th, 2016. hayden is the first woman and first african american to the national library. dr. louise bernard is a senior president at the obama foundation and the founding director of, the obama presidential center museum. she previously served as director of exhibitions at the new york public library, as curator of prose and drama for the yale collection of, american literature at the bennett rare book and manuscript library at yale university and as assistant professor of english at georgetown university. as curator of, prose and drama for the yale collection of american literature at the beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale university. and as assistant professor of english at georgetown. chicago public library commissioner chris brown is passionate about redefining what public libraries can bring to the communities serve. brown came to see in 2021 after more than a decade serving in california and districts, he is currently spearheading collaboration with neighborhood safety group

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. >> now librarian of congress carla hayden is joined by five featured authors from the 2023 national book festival for a kickoff celebration of this year's event. this year's theme is, everyone has a story. lifebook tv coverage on c-span. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2023] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [indiscernible voices] ♪ [applause] ♪ >> [indiscernible] >> thank you. thank you. welcome to the open celebration of the 2023 national book festival. now we clap! [cheers and applause] the theme of this year's festival is, everyone has a story, and this theme is reflected in this years esteemed author lineup that reflects the diversity of voices in our nation and celebrates the storyteller in us all. >> this is the 23rd year for the national book festival, and it remains one of the preeminent literary events in the united states. it is central to the library's mission to expand our reach and connect with all americans. the library of congress is here to share

guests and authors include carla hayden, and former nfl player rk russell.ee our complete national book festival schedule online at book tv.org. live saturday at 9:00 a.m. eastern on-span2. ♪ >> q&a, chief white house correspondent talks about the first of his two part biography. >> scalia, the unrest, the silencing of the date, all of that shaped him in ways that made him a better judge and better justice so we could really understand how he got to be justice scalia. >> james rosen with hibook "scalia." you can listen to "q&a" on our free c-span radio app. ♪ >> c-span now is a free mobile app featuring your unfiltered view of what is happening in washington, keep up with the day's biggest events from the u.s. congress, the court, and more from the world of politics on your fingertips. stay current with the latest episodes of washington journal and live scheduling information plus a variety of compelling podcasts. available at the apple store and google play. download it for free today. your front row seat to washington, anytime, anywhere. >> a healthy democ

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guests and authors include librarian of congress carla hayden, buttigieg on his book i have somethingtell you for young adults, and former nfl player rk russell, author of the yards between us. see our book festival schedule online, at booktv.org -- beginning 9:00 eastern on book tv two. announcer: tonight, a look at ongoing political shifts in the middle east from this year's aspen security forum in colorado. topics include reforms instituted in saudi arabia, however and younger generation is challenging government, and the israeli/palestinian conflict. watch at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now our free mobile video app, or online at c-span.org. ♪ announcer: a healthy democracy does not just look like this, it looks like this. where americans can see democracy at work, where citizens are truly informed, our republic thrives. get informed straight from the source on c-span, unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. from the nation's capital to wherever you are. it's the opinion that matters most, your own. this is where democracy -- what democracy looks like, c-span power by cable.

esan authors include library of congress carla hayden, dustin buttigieg on his book called i have something to tell you and a former nfl player, author of the yards between us. see our complete national book festival schedule online at booktv.org. the lie be of congress national book festival live saturday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. ♪ announcer: sunday night on c-span q&a. james rosen author of scalia, rise to greatness, 1936 to 1986, talks about the first of his two-part biography of the late supreme court associate justice antonin scalia a. >> scully i think recoiled from the access of the student antiwar movement, the unrest, the silencing of debate, and all of that shaped him in ways that made him a better judge and justice so we can understand -- can't understand how he got to be justice scalia without understanding the elements of his academic career. >> james rosen with his book, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. you can listen to q&a and our podcasts on the free c-span now app. c-span now is a fruit mobile app featuring unfiltered view of what is happening in washi

guests and authors include library of congress carla hayden, buttigieg on his book i have something to tell you for young adults former nfl player arcade russell author of the yards between us but see our complete national book festival schedule online at booktv.org for the library of congress national book festival live saturday beginning at 9:00 a.m. eastern on weekends on c-span2 are an intellectual feast. every saturday american history tv documents america's story and on sunday book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. funding for cspan2 comes from these television companies and more. including comcast appear quick so you're thinking this is just a community center? no it is way more than that of a comcast is part of 1000 committee centers to create wi-fi enabled so students from low-income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. comcast, along with these television companies support cspan2 as a public service. >> let me conclude by introductory title at the lectern by introducing you all to fill. phil is a senior fellow previously worke

guests and authors include librarian of congress, carla hayden, buttigieg on his book, i have something to tell you for young adults. and former nfl player, russell, author of the yards between us. here are complete national book festival schedule online at booktv.org. the library of book festival, live, saturday, beginning at 9 am eastern on c-span two. >> weekends on c-span two are an intellectual feast. every saturday, american history tv documents america story. on sunday, book brings you the latest nfiction books and authors. funding for c-span two comes from these television companies and more, including comcast. >> you think this is just a community center? no, it is way more than that. >> comcast is part of the thousand communities centers to create wi-fi enabled -- students from low income families can get the tools they need to be ck for anything. what >> comcast, along with these television companies supports c-span 2 as a public service. >> welcome back to american history tv and our special series, speeches that defined the president. this week, our focus is on ronald reaga

guests and authors include librarian of congress carla hayden, the author of nine black robes, chasentigieg in i have something to tell you for young adults, and r.k. russell, author of the yards between us. see our complete national book festival schedule online at booktv.org. the library of congress national book festival live, saturday beginning at 9 a.m. ian on c-span2. -- eastern on c-span2. >> and you've been watching booktv. every sunday on c-span2 the watch nonfiction authors discuss their books. it's for serious readers -- television for serious readers. and is watch them all online anytime at booktv.org. you can also find us on twitter, facebook and youtube @book 26. ..

guests include librarian of congress carla hayden, jasmine buttigieg and rk russell, author of the yards betweenus . see our complete schedule online at booktv.org. library of congress national book festival at 9 am eastern on c-span2. >> healthy democracy doesn't just look like this, it looks like this where americans can see democracy at work. where citizens are truly informed. get informed straight from the source. unfiltered, unbiased, word for word from the nations capital to wherever you are because the opinion that matters most is your own. this is what democracy looks like. c-span: powered by cable. >> my name is cary clack, a writer for san antonio press news and i can't say enough about this book, "we were once a family: a story of love, death and child removal in america". it is a difficult book to read. i understand it's not the first thing you should say if you're trying to encourage people to buy a book but it is difficult because it's painful but it's also essential because it challenges how much we care in this state and this country about the children we say we care abou

desk and office include librarian of congress carla hayden, just in btigieg on his book i have something to tell you for young adults, and former nfl player r. k. russell offer of the yards between the spirit see our complete national book festival schedule online@booktv.org. the library of congress national book festival live saturday beginning at 90 a.m. eastern on c-span2. >> saturday night on c-span's q&a day newsmax chief white house correspondent james rose and author of scalia rise to greatness making 36-1986 talks about the first of this two-part biography of the late supreme court associate justice antonin scalia. >> scalia i think recruited from the excesses of the student antiwar movement of the late '60s, the unrest, the taking of the law into their own hands, and all that shaped him in ways that made him a better judge under that adjuster so you really can't understand how he got to be just a story without understanding the elements of his academic career. >> james rosen with his book

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eastern librarian of congress carla hayden post the conversation executive order 9981 prohibiting discrimination in the u.s. military also president biden talks a former president executive order accomplish front for minorities doctor determined civil symposium. at 9:30 p.m. on the presidency historian h.w. brandt looks at the jural fort the context of the 1970s. he served as house minority leader vice president and then then-president beard exploring the american story watch american history tv saturday on cspan2. and find a full schedule on your program guide oratch online anytime at c-span.org/history. healthy democracy does not just look like this. it looks like this. americans can see democracy at work. citizens are truly over public thrives. get informed straight from the source on c-span, unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. from the nation's capitol to wherever you are you get the opinion that matters the most is your own. this is what democracy looks like. c-span powered byhe cable. >> hello welcome to another episode of white house history live.is i'm a senior vice president the white

carla hayden, as always, it is a pleasure. dr. hayden: i will seem soon.er: they are going to sneak you offset and i am going to continue to work. we referred to the fact it is book tv's 25th anniversary. i want to give you statistics about that. we have been on the air for 1300 weekends. we have 92,000 hours of programming. we have covered 22,000 authors, 16,000 events have been covered and 871 citie have hosted our progra. we have been to 875 book fairs. including the national book festival for 23 years in a row. here is a look back at the national book festival over the years. [video clip] >> it was here in this library, the great library of congress, while i was employed in the government job as a young man, that i first discovered the pull of history and first discovered my vocation. found out what i wanted to do. i can never, ever express sufficiently my gratitude to the library of congress. or, to the library system overall. when you think of what we have in this country and our public library system, there is nothing like it in the world. when you

again brings you live all day coverage of the national book festival death and authors conclude carla hayden, chasten buttigieg on his book i've something to tell you for young adults, and former nfl player r. k. russell off of the yards between us. see our complete schedule online at booktv.org. the library of congress national book festival live saturday beginning at 90 in eastern on c-span2. >> sunday night on c-span2 wednesday newsmax chief white house correspondent james rosen author of scalia rise to greatness 1936 site in 1986 talks about the first of this two-part biography of the late supreme court associate justice antonin scalia. >> scalia i think recalled from the excesses of the student antiwar movement of the late '60s the unrest, the taking of all into the home times, signs of debate and all that shaped him in ways that make it a better judge and a better justice so you really can't understand how we got to be justice scalia without understanding the elements that his academic career. >> james rosen with his book scalia sunday night at eight eastern on c-span2 q&a prick you ca

eastern, librarian of congress carla hayden hosts a conversation marking president truman's executive order 991 prohibited discrimination in the us motor. also president biden tells the former president's executive order and it's a compliment from an order use at the truman civil rights symposium and at 9:30 p.m. eastern on the presidency, historian h w brands looked at gerald ford in the context of the 1970s when he served as house minority leader, vice president and then president. exploring the american store, tch american history tv saturdays on c-span2 and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime, c-span.org/history. >> booktv every sunday on c-span2 features leading authors discussing their latest nonfiction books. at 8 p.m. eastern time, from freedom fast. evolutionary biologist brett weinstein, co-author of hundred gather's guide to the 21st century argues that there is a mismatch between arrington brains and bodies and the modern world we live in today. at 10:00 pm, musician michelle donner speaks about her life and growing up korean american in euge

gessen authors include librarian of congress, carla hayden, buttigieg on his book, i have something to tell you for young adults. and former nfl player, our kay russell, author of the yards between us. see a complete national book festival schedule online at booktv.org. the library of congress national book festival live, saturday, beginning at 9 am eastern on c-span two. >> weekends on c-span two are an intellectual feast. every saturday, american history tv documents america story. and on sunday, book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. funding for c-span two comes from these television companies and more

guests and authors include carla hayden, and the author of the book i have something to tell you and the former nfl player and author of the yards between us. view the schedule online at book tv.org. the national book festival live, saturday, beginning at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. congresseturns from its summer resin september with a busy legislative schedule ahead. the house and senate are expected to take a federal spending bill, going through next year to pve a government shutdown, current government funding eir on december 30. there are ao cing end of the month deadlineto rutrize pandemic preparedns ograms. thsenate will continue more work on the judicial and executive nominations and hooting for the federal reserve. watch live coverage of the house on c-span, the senate on c-span two, and a reminder atou can watch all of our coverage th our free video app c-span now or online at c-span.org. >> if you ever miss any of our coverage you can find it any online at c-span.org. videos of key hearings, debates, and other events featured markers that guide you to interesting news

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let me think carla hayden because she's been in and for grade admitted the biggest festival united states and i want to thank you for doing that. [applause] ok, like you very much and we will have our authors. it's all right? thank you very much. [applause] please welcome the young adult writer. >> hello everyone i am angela line i am bear clan from this soup tribe of india is. we want to speak our language in this house. i am always fascinated by the story behind the story i was the debut author at 55. [applause] thank you. the origin story for my story. i was 18 and i was a senior in high school and my best friend went to a different school never ride. she told me about a new boy senior year and our classes that she thought i would like. i was intrigued with no date and i asked about them. it turned out he did not play sports and he hung out with the hard-core stoners so i never met him. a month before graduation she said, you will never believe it. there was a drug bust in the new boy was an undercover cop. while this was a few years before 21 jump street. i cannot believe it. my mind

guests and authors include librarian of congress carla hayden, chasen buttigieg on his book, i have something to tell you, for young adults, and former nfl player r.k. was egg -- russell, author of the the yards between us. booktv.org. the library of congress national book festival hive saturday beginning at 9 a.m. eastern on c-span2. ♪ >> a healthy democracy doesn't just hook like this, it looks like this. where americans can see democracy at work with citizens -- where citizens are truly informed, our republic thrives. get informed straight from the source on c-span. unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. from the nation's capitol to wherever you are, because the opinion that matters the most is your own. this is what democracy looks like. c-span, powered by cable. >> tonight we are hosting the national launch of "the book ofd charlie" by david von drehle. [applause] yes. "the book of charlie" is a very special book about a special man and was written by a potential man. a special man. and i know and i can tell you why david von drehle was drawn to charlie, because he is a younger charlie whi

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eastern, librarian of congress carr a la haden hosts -- carla hayden hosts a conversation marking presidentn's executive order prohibiting discrimination in the u.s. military. also president biden touts the former president's executive order and its accomplishments for minorities in the military after truman's civil rights symposium. and at i 9:30 p.m. eastern on the presidency, historian h.w. brands looked at gerald ford in the context of the 19700s when he served as house minority leader, vice president and then president. exploring the american story, watch american history tv saturdays on c pan 2 and -- c-span2 and find a full schedule on your pgr guide or watch onli anytime at c-span.org/history. ♪ >> a healthy democracy doesn't just

eastern librarian of congress carla hayden host a conversation marking president trumans executive order 991, prohibiting discrimination in the u.s. military. also president biden touts the executive order and his accomplishments for the minorities in the military. at 9:30 p.m. eastern on the presidency, historian h&w brand looked at gerald ford in the context of the 1970s when he served as house minority leader vice president and then president. then-president. exploring the american story, watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2 and find a full sede under program guide or wat online anytime at c-span.org/history. >> a healthy democracy doesn't just look like this. it looks like this, where americans

guests include carla hayden, author of nine black robes, and and former nfl player r.k.ssell, author of the yard between two us. see our complete national book festival schedule online at booktv.org. the library of congress national book festival live saturday beginning at 9 a.m. eastern on c-span2. ♪ >> recently at the 2023 los angeles times festival of books author beverly gage discussed j. edgar hoover, including his role in crackdowns on black panthers and the police raid on fred hampton's apartment that ended in his shooting death. >> that is one of the darkest periods of the fbi's history in the late '60s and '70s looking at groups like the panthers and, you know, in the case of fred hampton, it's very clear9 that the fbi had, you know, an informant right next to hampton. that informanted had made a map of where hampton was going to be. that map guided the chicago police to take on their raid, and then hoover approve of all of this in the end after the chicago police had gone in and killed fred hampton and really, you know, used extraordinary violence in that fight

eastern, librarian of congress carla hayden hosts a conversation marking president truman's exec in order 9981 prohibiting just, nation in the us military. also, president biden touts a former president's executive order and accomplishments for minorities in the military, up to truman's civil rights symposium. at 9:30 p.m. eastern, on the presidency, historian hw browns looked at gerald ford in the context of the 1970s, when he served as house minority leader, vice president, and then president. exploring the american story. watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2. and find full schedule on your program guide, or watch online anytime, c-span.org/history. >> weekends on c-span2 are an intellectual feast. every saturday american history tv documents america's story. on sundays book to be brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. funding for c-span 2 comes from the assumption companies and more including and it could. and it seo. ♪♪ >> along with these television companies, supports c-span2 as a public service.