>>host: before we get into those issues james patterson and david mccullough? >> we have quite a number of well-known authors that are part of the authors guild. we also have all kinds to be a member you have to have a published book or certain levels of income we have memberships were the income levels are lower so that is so we can accommodate itself published authors that may not be going through a traditional publishers but it is an opportunity if they call them independently published. >>host: how did you get into this work? >> i have been a copyright lawyer for about 25 years i worked at the copyright office and library of congress i spent a lot of time advocating for authors' rights as a lawyer and in private practice i dealt with the number of authors as well as publishers try been very much a part of this role professionally and then i was an author and my husband is an author my stepdaughter is an author and many of my friends so i am very empathetic to their plight. >>host: because of the electronic aspect has that changed for the authors? >> because

. >> host: before we get into some of those issues, 9000 members, with jane's patterson and david mccullough be a member of the authors go? >> guest: we have quite a number of well-known author who are members of the authors note. we also have, we have all kinds of authors. to be a member you have to be and have a published book or you have to have certain levels of income. and we have a certain certain membership or income levels are lower, and so they were self published authors who now it was an opportunity for publishers to also publish themselves are very small publishers, some like to call themselves independently public. >> host: how did you get into this work? >> guest: i have been a copyright lawyer for about 25 years. i have who worked at copyright offices, the library of congress, i am a lawyer by training, i spend a lot of time advocating for authors rights and is a lawyer in a private practice i represent a number of authors and other states as well as publishers. i have been very much a part of this world and also i was an author, my husband is an author, my stepdaughter is ano

in short, as biographer david mccullough concluded, the role of the vice president made him a political cipher. after one term, adams concluded, "my country has in its wisdom, contrived for me, the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man or his imagination can see." a member of the first congress joked the office should carry the title, his superfluous excellence -- excellency. for all practical purposes, the vice president under the constitution before the 12th amendment had neither executive authority, nor substantial that -- legislative power. adams appreciated as vice president he was as he once put it -- quote, only one breath away from the presidency. that breath being washington's of course. in letters during his term, adams referred to himself, and i am quoting as quote, the heir apparent and as americans -- america's prince of wales." [laughter] although it proves true, if you look back at how the framers had envisioned the vice presidency, rather than forward about what it was becoming. and underscored how poorly they foresaw the future of american politics in

>> yes, we have a we have a sheet of current writers, david mccullough has been sort of the keynote speakerfor our organization at this point. he has written a beautiful endorsement, i have personally have personally received several endorsements from various authors, lisa, stacy ship, but across the board we have a lot of endorsement. >> okay, we are looking we're looking at a big, empty space, what is going to fill in? >> it's the first time that i have seen the raw space like this. i looked at the diagram so often but i have not seen the expanse. one gallery after another, were going to have the mind of the writer gallery, were going to heaven nation of writers gallery, a chicago gallery, children's literature gallery, and those that will in and out from one another and when you get off the elevator, it is going to be an open space with lots of books at this point from the ceiling. and it it will welcome you to american literature? >> comedy people do you expect? >> this is a highly trafficked aspect of michigan avenue, from i would say north, we hope to have 120,000, 100 30,000 in time,

david mccullough has been sort of the keynote speaker for our organization at this point. he's written a beautiful endorsement. aye personally -- i've personally received several endorsements from various authors, lisa see, stacy schiff. but across the board we have a lot of endorsements. >> host: okay, roberta rubin, we're looking at a big, empty space. what's going to fill in here? >> guest: well, you know, it'se the first time that i've seen the raw space like this. i've looked at the diagram so often, but i haven't seen the raw expanse. one galley after another -- excuse me. we're going to have the mind of a writer gallery, we're going to have a nation of writers galley, we're going to have a chicago galley, a children's literature gallery. and can they're flow in and -- a and they'll flow in and out from one another. and when you get off the elevate arer, it's going to be an open space with lots of books at this point hanging from the ceiling and welcoming you to american literature. >> host: how many people do you expect to come to this location? >> guest: this is a

david mccullough has been the need -- keynote speaker for our organization. i have received endorsements from various authors, but across the board, we have a lot of endorsements. >> roberta ruben, what's going to fill in this big empty space? >> it's the first time that i've seen the raw space like this. i looked at the diagrams so often but i haven't seen the raw expanse. one gallery after another. we're going to have the mind of a writer gallery. we're going to have a nation of writers gallery. a chicago gallery. a childrens literature gallery. and they'll flow in and out from one another. and when you get off the elevator, it's going to be an open space with lots of books, at this point, hanging from the ceiling and welcoming you to american lilt -- literature. >> how many people do you aspect? >> this is a highly trafficked aspect or area of michigan avenue, from -- a lot of people walking. we hope to have 120,000, 130,000, in time. i anticipate families coming. and walking in, and their children -- seeing the children's literature room, or sitting down

david mccullough has been sort of the keynote speaker for our organization at this point.he has written a beautiful endorsements. i personally received several endorsements from various authors, stacy ship, but across the board we have a lot of endorsements. >> okay. roberto rubin, we are looking at a big empty space. what will fill in here? >> you know, it's the first time i have seen the raw space like this. i looked at the diagram so often, but i have not seen the rock expanse. one gallery after a number-- another. we will have the mind of a writer gallery. we are going to have a nation of writers gallery. we will have a chicago gallery, a children's literature gallery and they will flow in and out from one another and when you get off the elevator, it's going to be an open space with lots of books at this point hanging from the ceiling and welcoming you to american literature. >> many people-- how may people do you expect to come to this location? >> this is a highly trafficked area of michigan avenue from i would say from from here nor there are a lot of people walkin

david mccullough has been the keynote speaker for our organization at this point. he has written a beautiful endorsement. i've personally received several endorsements from various offices. lisa, stacy shift, but across the board we have a lot of endorsements. >> we're looking at a big empty space. what's going to fill in here? >> well, it's the first time i've seen the raw space like this. looked at the diagrams so often but i haven't seen the raw expanse. one gallery after another. we're going to have the mind of a writer gallery. we're going to have a nation of writers gallery. we'll have a chicago gallery, a children's lilt tour gallery. and -- literature gallery, and they al flow in and out from one another. when you get off the elevator it's an open space with lots of books hanging from the ceiling and welcoming you to american lilt tour. >> how many people do you suspect to come to this location. >> this is a highly trafficked aspect or area of michigan avenue, from, i would say, the -- north, a lot of people walking. we hope to have 120,000, 130,000, in tim