eastern, joshua disiets describes president lincoln's secretaries. then at 8, learn the story of the subway system from doug most. at 9 p.m., annie jacobsen details operation paper clip. and at 10 p.m., "after words" with gabriel sherman, author of "the loudest voice this the room." and we wrap up at 11 p.m. eastern with christopher harmon and a citizen's guide to terrorism and counterterrorism. that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. >> robert field talks about the long history of government involvement in the health care system. four key sectors -- pharmaceuticals, hospitals, the medical profession and private insurance -- were built up by the federal government, and he argues that this history must be understood before the possibilities of meaningful reform can be realized. this is about an hour. [applause] >> thank you, dan. my book, which was released in november, has a title with a slight sense of irony. "free market" is this in goat quotes, and i talk about how the free market which we think of as the quintessential op is sit of the gove