gene edward smith, biographer of president eisenhower, and david and julie nixon eisenhower. isenhower's postpresidency. next question from here in the audience. >> yes, this is to david eisenhower and julie nixon-eisenhower particularly. the '60s was a tumultuous time, and feminism was certainly in the air, and i'm bond -- i'm wondering at home on the farm if president eisenhower had anything to say about these changes, and also mamie, what was her role in these discussions, and was she consulted by your grandfather, your grandfather in-in law on some of these issues, and did general eisenhower have anything to say about women in the military, some possibilities for them? and, of course, we've seen what has happened over the past decades. [laughter] >> guest: i don't, i really -- and i just was sort of exchanging glances with gene. i don't think eisenhower ever made comments with people in the military, but certainly women moved forward -- >> although the women's army corps was created, but that was during world war ii when eisenhower really hadn't -- you're right. >> guest:

jean edward smith, biographer of president eisenhower and david and julie nixon eisenhower, "going home to glory" about president eisenhower's post-presidency. the next question from here in the audience. >> the 60's was a tumultuous time and feminism was certainly in the air and i'm wondering, at home on the farm, if president eisenhower had anything to say about these changes and also made me, what was her role in these discussions and what she was she consulted by your grandfather, your grandfather in law and some of these issues and the general eisenhower have anything to say about women in the military as possibilities for them and is course we have seen what has happened over the past decades. >> i just was chained -- exchanging glances with jean. i don't think eisenhower made comments about women in the military. >> hold on. the women's army corps was created. that was during world war ii and eisenhower -- you are right. see one of my favorite clips is on pbs and the presidential, the american experience. there's a wonderful two-part documentary on dwight eisenhower and one of my

julie and i were engaged in november of 1967. richard nixon announced to the white house january 31, 1968 and dwight eisenhower endorsed him in latey of 1968. now i'm describing the happiest day of my life. when finally he stepped down from his position of neutrality to endorse richard nixon. i think the idea there is that in 1968 was a year in which republicans could win and i think that therefore quite eisenhower extended an endorsement very carefully and made it very clear to me when julie and i were together that he would be doing, observing his own practice and so forth in the election. he finally became persuaded that his vice president, richard nixon, had the qualifications to address the conundrum of 1968. ere was a dominant issue in 1968. the vietnam war and we were losing in richard nixon campaigned on almost a brittle pledge to end the war and dwight eisenhower came to understand what that meant and finally decided to cause via the qualifications to be president in 1968 that he would prevail. finally he endorsed him in july. julie had something to do with it because my grandfather was very entranced by julie. and i prom

david maraniss, daniel juergen, sally smith, david and julie nixon eisenhower, tom friedman, those would be some of the guests featured at the national book festival this year. join us on book tv on c-span2. >> what i want to do and what i have been doing is it for your investigation for bbc television on five continents. i don't know if they're is a sixth. i guess. of that 1 percent. i want you to know the names. when he to meet their trophy wives. i want to know the movers and shakers who are moving and shaking as. you're going to be timid, and your going to meet the people that they have moved unshaken because we don't -- it's not about wall street. we occupy for stan lee and mattingly. stan lee and mattingly is in india in oklahoma who lives in the drolen. on a property like much of the indian reservation. those go up and down, the metal horses pull up will. and they have a contract. go around a track. the truck would come in and pull 20 barrels of for stripper well and marked down 16 and go to her neighbors. what? the difference is called overage . or theft. kind of a couple beryl's

jean edwards smith and david eisenhower and julie nixon eisenhower talking about dwight david eisenhower. after that booktv will join the eisenhowers on the history and biography tent and you will have a chance to talk to them as well. that is the lineup today in the history and biography tent. if that didn't catch your fancy we have another option. booktv.org will be one casting all day long. at the national book festival. very quickly this is the lineup for booktv.org. tom friedman and michael mandelbaum and linda greenehouse on the supreme court. and lisa, best friend and occasional enemies is there book. jeffrey toobin's book on the supreme court and the obama white house. douglas brinkley talking about walter cronkite and finally brothers and me, a memoir of loving and giving. you have two options. you can stick with us on booktv on c-span2 or you can join us online at booktv.org web casting live all day long from the national book festival and if you are in the area come down. the c-span bus is down here. we are passing out big book bags. the caller is pink. add your palette of boo

we are ending our day with david and julie nixon-eisenhower. alking about dwight eisenhower, wrote the book "going home to glory" joined by eisenhower biographer, and talking about president eisenhower. we'll join them at the end of the day on the stage in the history and biography tent, and they'll take your calls. now, back live to the history and biography tent, dan balls is introducing from the "washington post." >> there's a couple housekeeping matters, and everything in the pavilion will be filmed on c-span, and also, you'll become permanent members of the permanent collection of the library of congress so whenever you are up and talking, keep that in mind. please silence all cell phones and other various devices you may carry out of respect for the author. i'm dan, i work at the washington post. we have been a charter -- [applause] thank you. we've been a charter sponsor of this wonderful event since inception. this is one of the great weekends in washington, and it's wonderful to be with a group of people who still believe in the printed

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david marinus commented david and julie nixon eisenhower, tom freeman, some of the guests be chaired at the book festival this year. join us on booktv on c-span 2. >> i have been bred in history books for 30 years am one of the things i have done throughout his every single book i try as much as possible to go to the site of the experience is that i'm writing about, especially presidential books. this is an historical monument as president lincoln lincolns college. it is where abraham lincoln spent about a quarter of his presidency. came here every summer. it was neglect did for a long time until 10, 15 years ago until they restored it and they're doing their best to restore it so looks the way it did at the time abraham lincoln was president. it is up the hill from the white house, which is down near the river. so as a result, it is far enough away that it was a lot cooler. the book i'm writing this about presidents have more time from james madison and the war of 1812 to george w. bush and iraq. one of the signers of this book is abraham lincoln and the civil war. the thing about l

david merritt is, daniel gergen, sally bedell smith, david and julie nixon eisenhower, tom friedman. those will be some of the guests featured at the national book festival this year. china join us on booktv on c-span2. >> up next shirley sherrod former usda georgia t

. >> david and julie nixon eisenhower, jean edward smith. [applause] >> this is booktv on c-span2. this is the national book festival. and our live coverage from the national book festival continues tomorrow. go to booktv.org to get the full schedule. we will see you then. thank you everyone. >> national syndicate a radio host mike gallagher is next on booktv. he presents a list of social, political and cultural items that he contends liberals love to hate. mr. gallagher's 50 points of discussion range from the second amendment to mcdonald's and flag pins. this is about an hour and a half. >> thank you so much. thank you. thanks everybody. i can't believe liberals got to the sound system already. i haven't said the first word. are you kidding? i am so honored and so delighted that you could join me tonight as i introduce my new book, "50 things liberals love to hate." this book is about liberals, not democrats, who are often not that much different from republicans in many respects. no, this book is dedicated to that peculiar brand of american who self identifies as a liberal. live

. >> host: last year i believe it was david and julie nixon eisenhower came up with a book, going home, about eisenhower's post-presidency life. and/or a lot of indications that jfk spent quite a bit of time consulting with former president eisenhower. >> guest: and i commend the book. it's a wonderful book. i talk about it. one of the comment forget to what you're saying is that sometimes you learn more about presidents as human beings if you look at them in retirement after they've withdrawn from power. because when you're watching them in the white house, their schedules, they read speeches that are written for them, there's not too much leeway, there's a certain amount of the job that is all structured, almost like an archer for the. but after the lead and are mature is pulled away, you see how they deal with the withdrawal from power. easy what's important to them in the post-presidency. and i think you're trying to get a fix on the soul of a president, pay very close attention to that postpresidential period if they outlived their time in office because i think they are very impo

. >> host: last year i believe it was david and julie nixon eisenhower came up with a book, going homeabout eisenhower's post-presidency life. and/or a lot of indications that jfk spent quite a bit of time consulting with former president eisenhower. >> guest: and i commend the book. it's a wonderful book. i talk about it. one of the comment forget to what you're saying is that sometimes you learn more about presidents as human beings if you look at them in retirement after they've withdrawn from power. because when you're watching them in the white house, their schedules, they read speeches that are written for them, there's not too much leeway, there's a certain amount of the job that is all structured, almost like an archer for the. but after the lead and are mature is pulled away, you see how they deal with the withdrawal from power. easy what's important to them in the post-presidency. and i think you're trying to get a fix on the soul of a president, pay very close attention to that postpresidential period if they outlived their time in office because i think they are very import

julie nixon was a very valiant defender for father. david eisenhower good father lot throughout the scandal. julie nixon wrote a very good could -- a good book about her mother, of the least known of the first lady's that we had in modern times. never heard from again after the nixons left the white house, never did interviews, never wrote her own memoirs. and mrs. nixon was somebody i tried to bring to life in the book. >> you have written several historical fiction books, nonfiction, novels. how do you approach historical fiction? >> i always tell people who are contemplating writing it if they have not before, don't leave too much about the time you're writing about but from it. if you want to know how people thought, how they spoke, the way their minds worked, read what actually came out of the time. in other words, eliminate the middleman. this is why some historians are not very fond of historical fiction because it tries to do something different. historians also have to hedge their bets. well, at this point it is not unreasonable to suppose tha