karen? >> tumulty: i think so too.it was an understandable reaction to the jack abramoff scandal, which was the worst to hit washington in decades. but earmarks are also a way that people feel connected to their government. they can point to tangible things in their community that are there because they matter to people in that community. so that members of congress can then say, you know, this is why you sent me to washington, and yes, the appropriations committee where all these deals were done, was one of the last bastions of partisanship on capitol hill. >> woodruff: this argument david that this is going to bring back partisanship, yes, but it's going to be bringing back corruption and wheeling and dealing that we don't need. >> brooks: they're both true. there is corruption involved and something that goes through powmple people. you drive through where west virginia and you get the robert bird highway off the robert bished hospital. there is a bipartisan nonbiased set of judges who decide where a road should be

just about all there was to know about nancy reagan it in karen's book proved me wrong pretty karen tumultyke to hundreds of individuals over the course of four years drawing on archives, letters, and memoirs. president reagan diary and white house records, and, much more. karen, welcome to the ronald reagan presidential library in this webinar series that is become so popular especially during this year of difficult separation. and i really wish we could've been together at the presidential library overlooking the majestic mountains of simi valley are purged in front of that colorful section of the berlin wall. that section symbolizes freedom to overcome it is of the president reagan envisioned it and as we have learned in your property, and nancy reagan had a diplomatic handed in it as well. instead, we are relying on technology today to take us back in time and bring us together to better understand nancy davis reagan, the daughter, the actress, the partner, the mother, first lady, and then caregiver. before we launch into the meat of thek book and tackles many topics in, can you share a

david brooks and karen tumulty consider the u.s.stan and the new york city mayor's race. and can you spell history? the remarkable new orleans teen who won the national spelling bee. extreme heat and drought are baking the western united states and canada again this week, following hundreds of heat-related deaths in the pacific northwest last week. record-breaking temperatures are expected to return to california this coming weekend, including in the san joaquin valley, which is where william brangham is currently reporting. he joins me now from the city of visalia. you were telling us it is something like 109 degrees, another heat wave coming. tell us what it is like, and our officials there prepared? william: the technical term is it is unbelievably hot. the national weather service issued a warning that starting today through the weekend, there is an extreme heat alert and they are basically advising people that if you don't have to be outside, don't, and if you do, stay in the shade. be inside if you can and drink plenty of wate

we now introduce karen tumulty and kathy bush. >> good afternoon.'m so pleased to welcome you today for this very special sneak peek at a much-anticipated biography on former first lady nancy reagan. the book, "the triumph of nancy reagan," written by veteran washington post columnist karen tumulty, will be officially released tomorrow, and a karen s graciously agreed to make the reagan library one of her first stops on the book tour. i think readers will agree that it's a well researched, balanced and insightful look into the life of one of the 20th century's most fascinating and consequential figures. in theg interest of full disclosure, i thought i'd mention that i was privileged to work for the reagans as a young woman, first in the white house and then in los angeles after the reagans left washington. there i l was part of their smal staff and their vibrant if post-presidential life, ultimately serving as their spokesperson and press secretary. adventure in one of the great gifts of my life, the journey over the six years open my eyes to the wo

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reagan and i always her will honor her memory. >> host: booktv is covering karen tumulty on her new ofnancy reagan wean covered her event at the ronald reagan library. montgomery alabama, please go ahead. >> guest: >> caller: a great show gentlemen. i'm celebrating my 60th birthday b today. >> host: happy birthday. >> gucaller: thank you and i wanted to share a story. i remember my dad saying in regards to fdr coined the day of infamy he had two other brothers and four sisters and i remember him saying he and one of his siblings one of my aunts were on their way to see my grandparents, their parents of course and the bulletin came over the car radio the japanese had bombed pearl harbor and my dad and i looked at each other and they were thinking the same thing. his -- their oldest brother was a chief petty officer stationed at pearl so a lot of things were going through their minds. my grandparents did not have a radio so my dad and my aunt decided not to say anything to them when they arrived. luckily my uncle called and it was an inordinate amount of time that they heard from him but

the day and now i have the cherry on top of the ice cream sunday of having a conversation with karen. tumulty. karen was with the time magazine for a long time of her career and has been with the washington post as a political writer and is a really

the day and now i have the cherry on top of the ice cream sunday of having a conversation with karen. tumulty. karen was with the time magazine for a long time of her career and has been with the washington post as a political writer and is a really highly regarded and respected journalist here in washington dc. she's undertaken a major work with a biography of nancy reagan and i had the privilege of beginning my career working in the reagan administration and worked on the reagan centennial and it was a treasure trove of learning for me i learned so from this book and i know that those of you who have read and agree and those of you who have not read it order it before the you go to bed tonight. you were really enjoy reading it. well, let's dive in karen and talk your wonderful book. why nancy reagan? how did you come to focus on her as a subject of a biography? well, first of all, let me say how delighted i am to be here in this lovely setting and seeing the controversial reagan china for the first time. so i guess there's two ways to look at this question. why a book? on nancy reagan and t