well, we are pleased to be joined now by craig robinson who is the author of this book, it is called "a game of character". coach robinson is the basketball coach at oregon state university, not usually something covered on booktv but the ford was written by mary ann robinson so we thought it was worth having coach robinson on. coach, who is mary ann robinson? >> she is none other than my mother. mother of credit and michelle, wife of richard robinson, and one of the influence this in my riding a game of character. >> currently a denizen of the white house. >> obviously. >> michelle obama is brother. you have a picture on the front, an old family photo. tell us about fraser robinson. >> he passed along the lessons and values, and character that talks a lot about the lessons that i learned from him. >> and craig, you talk about life lessons you can learn on the court, what are they? >> you know, when you play pick up basketball, you can tell if a guy is selfish or not or eagle -- egg go tis call. you have to make up your own calls and give up calls. you can learn a lot. >> when's the

obviously craig robinson iscture michelle obama's brother. s got a picture here on the front of an old family photo. who is fraser robinson? >> well, fraser robinson is the grown man there who was my father. and he died roughly 19 years ago. any game i've what i learned to both robinson and how those lessons resonate on the court, in the classroom, at the dinner table in the boardroom. >> we plan to no marion robinson a little bit because she's a somewhat public and we've seen her with the girls and everything. but what did fraser robinson do quite similar what do you remember most about him? zina well, my father worked for the chicago water department and was an hourly shift worker and spent the bulk of his free time raising his children. and he was the keeper of all of the family folklore. he told the stories, pass along the lessons in the values.at and in a game of character, talks a lot about the lessons that i learned from him. talk >> and craig robinson, you also talk about life lessons you can learn on the basketball court in >> this y

oregon state's basketball coach is craig robinson's, mr. obama's brother-in-law. just ahead on tonight's cbs evening news, can indy car driver danica patrick make the leap to nascar? >> glor: she is feisty and fearless. but it's been a tough year on the track for racing's most famous female danica patrick. there were no victories and she's still fighting for respect in the sport where she's usually the only woman on the track. here's mark strassmann. >> reporter: move over, boys. danica patrick just shifted gears. that's her in number 7, nascar's most celebrated rookie. >> i think that there's definitely an interest level because i'm a girl. i mean, it is different. >> reporter: she looks like an angel, but drives like a cee de. at 10 she started beating the boys racing go-karts. two years ago she became the first woman to win an indy car race. nascar is a hard turn. driving a stock car means bumping and banging at 200 miles per hour. >> it doesn't stop very well. it doesn't turn very well. and you're like, i just might crash right now. or maybe not. >> reporter:

. >> the book, "a game of character" the author, coach, craig robinson, coach of the oregon state beavers. basketball season begins in november. there's a month and a half of training to go. >> that's right. >> he's the brother >> please welcome my good friend and the h.l. mencken research fellow at cato, patrick j. o'rourke. [applause] >> well, thank you all for coming out, and i appreciate it. i know that some of you probably felt like you should be home laying down with a cold compress on your head after president obama's 1 p.m. press conference. certainly left me with a headache. we lost that election last night. you know? and i don't say that just because republicans didn't take the senate, you know, or -- we lost that election because almost every political contest yesterday was won by a politician. [laughter] a couple of cases angry nuts won which is an improvement over politicians. [laughter] but it's really, t just not good enough -- it's just not good enough. i will not be satisfied until every seat in the house and senate is filled by a regular person. a regular person who, qui

robinson? >> none other than my mother, mother of craig and michelle and wife of fraser robinson, and one of the influences in my writing "a game of character." currently she's at the white house and that's michelle balm's brother. >> yeah. >> you have an old family photo. who is fraser? >> fraser is the grown man there who was my father, and he died roughly 19 years ago, and a game of character is a tribute to the lessons i learned from both mary and and fraser in how those lessons resinate in the court, classroom, at the dinner table, and in the boardroom. >> we have gotten to know maryann a little bit being with the girls and everything, but what did fraser robinson do, and what do you remember most about him? >> my father worked for the chicago water department, and was an hourly shift worker, and spent the bulk of his free time raising his children, and he was the keeper of all of the family folklore. he passed along the lessons, told the stories and values, and "a game of character" talks a lot about the lessons that i learned from him. >> and craig, you talk about life lessons you can lea

. >> the book, "a game of character" the author, coach, craig robinson, coach of the oregon state beavers. basketball season begins in november. there's a month and a half of training to go. >> that's right. >> he's the brother few minutes with us at the book festival. >> thanks for having me on. >> civil war generals is the title of wesley clark. national archives in washington d.c. host to one and a half hours discussion. >> in honor of the 150th anniversary of the civil war, the national archives has been commemorating this milestone with an exciting events. at the pentagon and while holding a commanding your appeal was involved in actions. he retired from the army in 2000 and was a democratic candidate for president in 2004. he's received a presidential medal of honor, the nation's highest civilian honor. as and author he's written waging modern war, winning modern war and in his latest book, please welcome general wesley clark. [applause] >> david, thanks for a much for that introduction and the hospitality of the mosul archives and it's an honor and privilege for me to be here with

the author craig robinson coach of the oregon university and there's a month and a half of training to go and the season begins. he's the brother of michelle obama. thanks for spending time with us here at the national book festival. >> thank you for having me on. >> he served for 43 -- 43. 34 years in the u.s. army. [laughter] >> rising to the rank of four-star general, and capping his military career, nato supreme allied commander, europe. he was with the first division in the non-and one action against the enemy, shot and continue to wreck is meant against hostile forces. he has had several tours of duty at the pentagon. while holding command in europe he was involved in action at the balkans. he retired in 2000 was a democratic candidate for president in 2004. he has received the presidential medal of honor, the nation's highest civilian honor. as an author he is written waging modern war, winning modern wars, and his latest book, please welcome general wesley clark. [applause] >> david, thanks them a good action and thanks for the hospitality or at the national archives. it's a re

. >> the book, "a game of character" the author, coach, craig robinson, coach of the oregon state beavers. basketball season begins in november. there's a month and a half of training to go. >> that's right. was in excess? hah >> he didn't care what anyone else thought of him. he was who he was. he was late coming to religion but he found it. he decided to become a christian. god was right there in the saddle with him. general once told me that he wouldn't give a glass of warm spit to an officer afraid of getting shot. stone wall use that same kind of analogy or feeling with every man under his command. you are all expendable because we are out there for its purpose. we are out there to do with the. run out of ballots, go to the bayonet. run up debts, go to rocks. run of iraq's use your fists. because that is what i will do. and he did not tolerate wavering in his beliefs and. he was very self righteous. in addition to be a good hypochondriac he was a religious not. there is no other way to put it. so therefore he was always right. and his men responded to that but for some strange reason