. >> every weekend since 1998 booktv brought you the top nonfiction authors including hanna rosen. >> increasingly women's identity is tied up to their work in a way we may not like. which we may find disturbing and unnatural but when i look at the mayor who was recently chosen to be the ceo of yahoo! when she was visibly pregnant and was asked how much maternity leave she wanted to take and said basically none, the fact that such women exists is not the

every weekend since 1998, book tv has brought you the top nonfiction offers including hanna rosen. >> women's identities are tied up in their work in a way they may not like. like what we might find disturbing and unnatural. it's not true. when i look at marissa mary, chosen to be the ceo of yahoo! when she was visibly pregnant and asked how much maternity leave you want to take, she said basically none. the fact that such women exists, it's not the way i would do -- i took plenty of maternity leave and -- but i -- i feel like that is a growing number -- you know, that is a kind of a woman that there can be space for. and the fact that there are some stay at home dads that are happy stay at home dads that don't entirely live in portland, oregon, that's okay too. >> we're the only national television network devoted exclusively to nonfiction bookings. throughout the fall, we're marking 15 years of book tv on c-span 2. >> in a few moments, q&a with historian and author doris kearns goodwin. after that, david cameron speaking at the annual lord's banquet this past week. a discussion of t

including hanna rosen. >> i think women's identities are tied to their work in the way which we do nots who are happy stay at home dads and don't just live in portland, oregon, that's okay too. >> and throughout the fall, mark ing 15 years of book tv on c-span 2. >> today marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the 30th president of the united states, john f. kennedy. next, the broadcast from the day of the assassination in 1963. it began with anchors receiving word that the president and texas governor john connolly had been shot. this is two hours. >> we have a mobile unit on the way to the white house now. you just reported, the white house doesn't seem to have more information than the reporters on the scene. we're establishing contact with our robert neil who's with the president's party. and we expect to be getting a report from him very shortly. so as you can imagine, extensive efforts are being made to get our man dispatched to the right place at the right time and get as much information on it as we can. >> thank you, frank. >> all stand by him and relay the informa

. >> every weekend since 1998 booktv brought you the top nonfiction authors including hanna rosen. >> increasingly women's identity is tied up to their work in a way we may not like. which we may find disturbing and unnatural but when i look at the mayor who was recently chosen to be the ceo of yahoo! when she was visibly pregnant and was asked how much maternity leave she wanted to take and said basically none, the fact that such women exists is not the way -- i took plenty of maternity leave but i feel like that is the kind of woman there can be space for and the fact that there are some who are happy, do not entirely live in portland, oregon is okay too. >> we are the only national television network devoted exclusively to nonfiction books and throughout the fall we are marking 15 years of booktv on c-span2. here are some programs to watch this weekend on booktv. .. >> then at 8 p.m. eastern, deborah solomon recounts the life of artist norman rockwell from her book, "american mirror." visit booktv.org for this weekend's television schedule. >> linda robinson is next on booktv. she