when she got to her office she called her good friend the private detective named julius j. crown. cron was a federal agent when he was first assigned to grace during her u.s. district attorney days and grace, one of the things i found out she was the first female u.s. district attorney. this is i think a major historical point and you have to look really, really, really hard to find it. it's a major accomplishment. [applause] >> all right, i am jc chris paul and my wife. many of you here are the no krisanne and i don't know how many visitors should that don't let krisanne is a native of st. louis missouri. she got her bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry from black or in college in illinois. she joined the united states army and was trained as a russian linguist for military intelligence in the army and as most people know here she worked for the state attorney's office for many years as a prosecutor after graduating from the university of florida, college of law and she worked under jerry blair at the state attorney's office and then went to work at a constitutional law fir

when she got to her office she called her good friend the private detective named julius j. crown. cron was a federal agent when he was first assigned to grace during her u.s. district attorney days and grace, one of the things i found out she was the first female u.s. district attorney. this is i think a major historical point and you have to look really, really, really hard to find it. it's a major accomplishment. [applause]

when she got to her office, she called her good friend, the private detective named julius j. crohn. crohn was a federal agent when he was first assigned to grace during her u.s. district attorney days. and grace, one of the things i found out, she was the first female u.s. district attorney. this is, i think, a major historical point. and you have to look really, really, really, really hard to find it thinker. . -- find it anywhere. it's a major accomplishment. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> host: gordon smith9 of the national association of broadcasters, there's a new la story very in town for some of the issues that your industry faces, new fcc, new administration. what's your early assessment? >> guest: i'm a big fan be of ajit pai as well as mike o'reilly and commissioner clyburn because they have all shown a passion for localism and the role broad