joseph j ellis said of louisa, the extraordinary life of adams, for a a long time i have been waiting for a biographer with a different style an emotional range to tell the extraordinary story of lisa, catherine adams and also wonder and sadness. please join me in welcoming louisa and louisa. [applause]. >> hello everyone. thank you for coming. i am so happy to be here to talk about this book. also happy to be part of this book for louisa. if you like many other louisa's may have been chosen but i'm flattered to be the one. this book also is one of my favorite books that i have read this year. i'd love it very deeply. not just because of the pleasures of reading about someone with my own name, but also because i just found that as a biography it was more deeply invested in understanding the main character than any other biography i have read. i feel feel like this character louisa adams came alive for me and remains with me more than any other character in any book that i've read this year. i think luis it made so many fascinating decisions in this book, for me, the most interesting w

louisa adams was often seen having conversation with henry clay. >> henry clay is speaker of the houseof representatives. he controls the 213 men tasked with choosing between adams and jackson. >> the most powerful legislator of his time now had an opportunity to be a king-maker. he could swing the vote. >> clay and adams talk, has the kingmaker met his future king. >> clay asked for as adams put it, assurances on some matters of great public importance. the two of them had a long conversation. clay went away apparently satisfied. >> two months of negotiation and speculation pass. the house convenes, to announce america's new president. >> gentlemen, i am humbled and delighted with that which you bestow. >> the house of representatives elected adams. >> john quincy adams becomes the sixth president of the united states of america. his secretary of state? henry clay. >> from jackson's point of view, it looks like a corrupt bargain. it's two guys in a back room, making a deal. to steal the election away from the people of the united states. >> for jackson, this is a betrayal. and it's cl

there's two new biographies which examine the lives of john quincy adams and louisa adams. plus, you'll hear about the life of missionary john birch, the namesake of the john birch society. for a complete it's schedule -- television schedule, go to booktv.org. booktv on c-span2, it's 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors, television for serious readers. [inaudible conversations] >> good evening. thanks for coming. i'm with the local amnesty international. i'd like to thank you for coming for this presentation tonight. the use of drones is becoming more and more widespread, and there's a lot of issues related to this topic. local, national, international. war and peace, privacy, you name it. before i introduce our special guests, the moderator of the event is dr. bill anderson. i'm going to introduce him. dr. anderson a local peace activist. he's the chair of the center for peace and justice. he's been over 15 missions all over the world for peace. he's a retired faculty from the university of virginia. as you know, amnesty international is the human rights group that's b

there's two few biographies which examine the lives of john quincy adams and first lady louisa adams and a panel of authors discuss their recent books on the supreme court. plus, you'll hear about the life of missionary john birch, the namesake of the john birch society. for a complete television schedule, go to booktv.org. booktv on c-span2, it's 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors, television for serious read ors. >> booktv tapes hundreds of author programs throughout the country all year long. here's a look at some of the events we'll be covering this week. : >> that's a look at some of the aur programs booktv is covering this week. many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near future on booktv on c-span2. >> let me introduce you to another woman. her name is -- [inaudible] heidi is a venture capitalist in silicon valley. and a few years back a colleague of mine wrote a case study about her, the kind of case study that we teach really across the world to help our students understand what good business, good leadership, good management looks lik