including grace kennan warnecke who talked about growing up as the daughter of diplomat and historian george kennan. >> grace kennan warnecke, author of "daughter of the cold war" and daughter of george kennan. can you tell us about your childhood? >> my childhood was constant motion. we moved all the time. i spoke five languages before i was 12, and i never went to the same school twice until the 11th grade.

recognize what is going on and what it might mean for us and finally stacy too has a view on what george kennan said on the show last week and she says i'm the s.n.p. illini to the people of scotland with the proof european stance regardless of it was a no vote in the u.k. referendum on breaks that if we were part of the e.u. without the u.k. then we still would be independent to talk of. other down of britain's brics debates some of the more enthusiastic big city yes i get that many other countries were swiveling on their own membership of the european union while human holes even at least odds on which countries might accompany britain at the exit door it was thought that many might follow where britain tried to both of the elite one of the favorites was denmark a privately independent country which famously rejected the maastricht treaty and refused to join the euro however and wonderful wonderful copenhagen alex find little or no enthusiasm for the decks it it seems that however see us does not quite much brick city or expectations welcome to the excitement show from christian book where th

beyond that, it was people like george kennan and chip bolen and william casey and others, insider intelligence-gatheringw to win. the cold war was his life. and lo and behold in 1991, he was president when the soviet union collapsed. >> and the wall came down. >> ronald reagan said "tear down the wall," but it was bush that got the wall down. >> and that will be part of his legacy. thank you so much for your reflections, both of you. i really appreciate it. >>> and "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> those redacted mueller documents still allow you to read between the lines. "the lead" starts right now. the informant. a memo landing with an echoing thud on president trump's resolute desk. not only did the president's former national security adviser speak to robert mueller for hours and hours and hours, it's clear that there is much more to come. >>> that was awkward. donald trump taking his place in the president's club at bush 41 41st funeral and that unease feeling in the pew serving as a metaphor for his entire week. >>> plus, scary images out of north korea. long-range missile bases e

. >> grace kennan warnecke, daughter of the late historian george kennan, also author of "the daughter of the cold war" published this spring by university of pittsburgh press. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> keep an eye out for more interviews from the national press club's book fair to air in the near future. you can also watch them and any of our programs in their entirety at booktv.org. type the author's name in the search bar at the top of the page. >> good afternoon. i want to welcome everyone here who is with us today in nashville and those joining on book tv to the 30th annual southern festival of books. before we begin and introduce our author, there are some housekeeping things they asked me to share with you. after the session is over, we will be meeting in the colomnade for signs if you would like to talk to bob, find out more about his book or get one signed, you can meet us there. also, if you want to support the organization that puts on this event, you can go to humanitiestennessee.org and learn more about what their activities are and how to support that. bob spitz

>> grace kennan warnecke, daughter of the late historian george kennan, also author of "the daughter of the cold war" published this spring by university of pittsburgh press. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> keep an eye out for more interviews from the national press club's book fair to air in the near future. you can also watch them and any of our programs in their entirety at booktv.org. type the author's name in the search bar at the top of the page. >> you're watching book tv on c-span 2. next up, former "vanity fair" media journalist matthew pressman on the role of the press today, then satiristp.j. o'rourke talks about american business, investment and finance. later, the second annual well-bred black girl festival from brooklyn and that's a look ahead at the next three programs on book tv on c-span 2. starting now, here's matthew pressman on the role of the press. >> hey, everyone. thank you all so much for coming. is this anybody's first time? welcome. thank you so much for coming. we here at book culture are very pleased to host matthew pressman to celebrate "on press, th

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including grace kennan warnecke who talked about growing up as the daughter of diplomat and historian george kennan. >> grace kennan warnecke, author of "daughter of the cold war" and daughter of george kennan. can you tell us about your childhood? >> my childhood was constant motion. we moved all the time. i spoke five languages before i was 12, and i never went to the same school twice until the 11th grade. >> your father was known for his policy on the soviet union, in particular containment of the soviet union. today, you have thoughts on what he would think? >> my father would be appalled at what was happening today. but in some ways it's similar to his containment policy with the soviet union for over 40 years. >> what was life like for you growing up as the daughter of a diplomat? >> i didn't know there was any other kind of life. you don't, as a child. i just assumed everybody lived like we lived. of course, they didn't at all. >> how did you live? what was it like? >> well, i was always in a new place. when i said good-bye, i knew i would never see the people again. and i went to schools i

host: grace kennan warnecke, daughter of the late us diplomat george f. kennan and the author of "the daughter of the cold war", published this spring. thank you very much. guest: thank you. >> you can watch them and any of our programs in their entirety at book tv.org or type the authors name in the search bar at the top of the page. .. i have a disgruntled microphone. so i think i'm going to hold it. well, good evening. charlie copeland, president of the intercollegiate sts

diplomat george kennan. i spoke five languages before i was 12. he never went to the same until the seventh grade. .. >> how did you live when i said goodbye i knew i would never see them again i went to different schools. >> as the chairman of the board on american foreign policy you also worked on soviet and russian foreign policy. is that from your father? b mckay was always interested and it was a big part of my life that my book is about the improvisational life may be in the end it was more consistent. >> you talk about your father if he was alive with russian relations what about foreign policy click. >> that is a very good question i don't agree with much of it right now but it is difficult daughter of late diplomat george cannon. thank you so much. >> i grew up believing that i would always be able to support myself to work my way through college and to develop on my own but it is a fact that with they are better economically and the children are better off >>. >> welcome to powerhouse thank you for your support tonight. we are very excit

diplomat and historian george kennan. can you tell us about your childhood? >> guest: my childhood was constant motion. we moved all the time. i spo