. >> up next on book tv after words with guest host kim dixon. policy expert michael s. carnes the hidden class and economic policy making. the duke professor explores whether the socioeconomic background of legislators attacked the policy choices while in office. the program is about one hour. >> thanks for joining us. "white-collar government." one thing i found out on my kindle is that before you became an assistant professor, do you want to talk a little bit about yourself and how you see your transition from working class or do you see yourself coming from working class to the white collar profession now? >> definitely a textbook of being the professor in college is great and it is a lot of fun but i don't do a lot of work with my hands but there was a time in my life when i worked at a pepsi bottle plant in tulsa oklahoma and the cashier at the world's largest wal-mart. i worked at a catfish restaurant and a dairy queen. so that was sort of a part of my life. i paid my way through college and paid my way through a little bit of high school, too. these experiences w

. >> up next on booktv, "after words" with kim dixon. tax policy editor for politico. policy expert nicholas kohn and condon has both white-collar government. the hidden role of class and economic policymaking in exploring whether the office is part of this. the program is about one hour. >> okay, thank you for joining us. white-collar government. i was reading a book this morning on my candle and you have worked in various blue-collar jobs before he became an assistant professor. would you like to talk about yourself and how you see your transition from working-class? and in the white-collar profession or? >> yes, i'm definitely in a textbook and white-collar job now being a professor is a lot of fun. but i don't do a lot of work with my hands. there was a time when i worked in tulsa, oklahoma. i was a cashier at the world's largest

. >> up next on booktv "after words" with guest host kim dixon tax policy editor for politico. this week public policy experts nicholas carnes and his first book "white-collar government" the hidden role of class in economic policy making. in it the duke professor explores the socioeconomic background of legislators affecting policy choices while in office. the program is about an hour. >> host: thanks for joining us. white-collar government. one thing that i just found out this morning because i was reading the book on my kindle is that you have worked in various blue-collar jobs before he became assistant professor. do you want to talk a little bit about yourself and how you see your transition from working class or do you see yourself coming from working-class to the white-collar profession now? >> guest: so i'm definitely a textbook white caller job now being a professor in college is a lot of fun. i don't do a lot of work with my hands. there was a time in my life when i was -- i worked in a pepsi bottling plant in tulsa oklahoma. i was a cashier at the world's largest wal

dixon center is named after his friend, killed before his eyes on an iraq patrol. kim's journey born of the iraq war. a south vietnamese soldier had orders to blow up a bridge. >> there was one last survivor stubling across the bridge carrying a bundle. it was a hat with a baby wrapped up in a towel. he had found me along the sield of the -- side of the road clinging to the body of a dead woman. >> kim was adopted by an american service member. last year after reading an article about her, that vietnamese soldier now living in new mexico found her again. we meet up on skype. he tells us it was beyond belief she was the baby he saved. he could not imagine how she survived. dave suter midand kim mitchell strongly believe veterans can do more than just survive. they can thrive in the communities where they live. so this holiday season, if you see a veteran, stop and ask them how they're doing. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >>> it 16:15. and it is -- it is 6:15 and it is chilly out there, olga. >> don't be fooled biff all the sunshine through morning. we're seeing partly

dixon center is named after stf sergeant donnie dixon killed before southerland's eyes on an iraq patrol. kim'se, a hat with a baby wrapped up in a towel. he had found me along the side of the road clinging to the body of a dead woman. >> reporter: kim was adopted by an american service member. last year after reading an article about her, that vietnamese soldier now living in new mexico found her again. we meet up on skype. he tells us it was beyond belief she was the baby he saved. he could not imagine how she survived. dave southerland and kim mitchell strongly believe veterans can do more than just survive. they can thrive in the communities where they live. so this holiday season if you see a veteran, stop and ask them how they're doing. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >>> and here at home at cnn we want to do something a little bit special for one of those heroes serving in kabul, afghanistan, this christmas. navy lieutenant yuriel maceas hasn't seen his family since june so we connected them to his family more than 7,000 miles away. >> right before i left my little boy was born, so it