but overhere, we have margaret chase smith who is tending some flowers. and she has a wonderful, fascinating long career. this is a visitor pass, a gallery pass that is signed by margaret smith in 1941 and gallery passes were often collected as souvenirs as trips to the capitol. this is perhaps someone from maine visiting and would have been signed by one of the few women in congress at the time. >> it was mentioned this is a transitional time period and margaret smith embodies that. wems in congress in the 1940s, the 1950s, as a group, they're really kind of serving an apprenticeship. they are slowly working there way into positions of influence and seniority. they're serving longer careers. by tend of this period, some of them are moving into leadership positions. or at least further up the leadership rupg. so margaret chase smith, she comes into the house via the widow's mandate. she succeeded her husband, colli clyde, and there's a special election that's held. she serves in the house for about nine years and has a very influential career. she manages

we have margaret smith tending flowers. she has a fascinating long career. this is a gallery pass signed by margaret chase smith in 1941. gallery passes were often collected as souvenirs. this was perhaps someone from maine visiting and would have been signed by one of the few women in congress at the time. >> this is a transitional time period. margaret chase smith kind of embodies that. women in congress in the 1940s, 1950s, as a group are in an apprenticeship. they are serving longer careers. some of them are moving into leadership positions. or at least further up the leadership rung. she comes in villa the widow's mandate. she succeeds her husband clyde who passed away in 1940 and there is a special election that's held. she serves in the house for about nine years. she manages to get on the naval affairs committee. prior to the reorganization of the armed forces in the late 1940, the house had a naval affairs committee, military affairs committee. naval affairs, if you're from maine, with the big ship yards in bathe was one of the assignments you would

smith. by his driver's license. we had learned that he had a residence in surf side. went to the residence. margaret was at the house. i notified her that her husband had passed away. >> at 9:00 in the morning, my mom phone called me and said let me talk to your husband. and i was, like, no, i know my dad's dead, just tell me he's dead. and he said no, i need to talk to cortland, let he talk to cortland. and i knew he was dead. and i told her, i said just tell me he's dead. i said, just tell me that he's not alive, because i know he's not. and she was like, yeah, he died, you know, like they found him dead, kind of, you know, the whole time i'm talking to her on the phone, you know, she sounded like she's crying, and i later find out from the investigator that not one tear shed out of her eyes when she was telling me that my father had died. >> no tears. she just went off into how everything happened. it was almost as she was wanting to tell me her side. she said george had drank a lot margaritas. he was too intoxicated to drive home. she would drive him home to surfside. lorrain stated that she sto

patricia smith, margaret and a couple of bookses by authors who have note seen in possibly more than 50 years. it's been a pleasure to make this may research, my passion and to be working with the library of america. i truly admire. >> if people want to follow you where with they go? >> if you want to download a free copy you can go and if you are a twitter user you can follow us at publisher. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> here is a look at some of the current best selling nonfiction books according to washington post. a first on the list talk radio host, appeal to young people who what he argues a ever growing centralized government. up next the magazines looks at the history of current state of black america in between the world and me. also on the list birth of flight from the wright brothers. part of book tv live coverage. also in the best seller this week david hoffman tells a story about a valuable spy. the billion dollar spy. many will be appearing on book tv and you can watch them on our website booktv.org. >> ultimately inspired them to write their most famous book.

but he said that he thought that margaret smith would vote for it. tommy did, too, if we would accept this. now, i talked to mike about it and he said that whatever clint and i decided. i talked to clint and he was not inclined to be favorable to it. i talked to wilber cohen, as you know, who is the technician in this deal. and he says that if we want it, that he can redraft it so as to meet the objections of the treasury and justice, but when i contacted wilber last, he said someone in the white house said that you didn't want it this might be something that would be necessary under the circumstances. >> i never heard of it. this is the first i've heard of it. >> but the white house. who he's talking in the white house, i don't know. >> i don't, either. but i'll check and see who it did. i didn't want you all to think it ought to be done. i try to see that the forces that are so widely interested in like labor would agree with you and i'd be inclined to follow their advice. i think it would be a mistake. >> by all means, i -- >> i would be inclined.

but he said that he thought that margaret smith -- if we would accept this. i talked to mike about it and he said that whatever clint and i decided -- i talked to clint and he was not inclined to be favorable to it. i talked to wilbur coin, as you know is a technician in this field, and he says that if we want it that he can redraft it so as to meet the objections of the treasury and justice. but when i contacted wilbur last, he said someone in the white house said that you didn't want it. i'm just telling you, this might be something that would be necessary under the circumstances. >> i hadn't heard of it. this is the first i heard of it. >> not you put the white house. who he talked to in the white house i don't know. >> i don't either. i'll check to see who did. and i will be guided by what you all think ought to be done. i try to see that the forces that are so vitally interested in it like labor would agree and i'd be inclined to follow their advice. if you get clint to go along with it i think it would be a mistake for you and clint to split -- >>> by a

i am margaret smith president of atlantic lad i then sat the atlantic and i'm here to welcome you.we are here to talk about a disease that steals language and memory in the presence of the person we want to. one in three people over the age of 65 guys with dementia. we do not know the impact of the disease of massive with family and friends. how many people in this room have a parent or a padded parent or loved one? i see very few hands not up and i think it's not surprising that i have my own story too. my late father was a theoretical physicist. he led a life of the mind and in the end had profound dementia and we watched his mind betray him. i remember he was trying to get into an assisted living facility and he had to take a test in the test was can you name three animals and he could only come up with the name of insects. and spider, fly. it was a painful moment for all of us. in the end he could barely feed himself and he could barely talk. it is costly emotionally financially. some estimates say alzheimer's cost americans $200 billion a year $200 billion. this morning we hea

so, there really is a very small number, beginning really margaret chase smith and then -- that began the modern era of women elected. we're 20 strong now. i'd like to see a big are number but wore getting there. >> host: that what is interesting about this book project of yours, you address that head-on. you have a clear understanding that comes through throughout the become that you're a member of a very small class in american public life, which is the woman politician, not say that how it should be but i like you address that head-on. there's such a huge debate around this question of, are women errantly different in politics, in the military, in any sphere of public life, versus the fact that there's just such a small group you have the experience of an embattled minority. >> guest: exactly right. especially because you have to navigate. beginning when i did in my 20s, running for office, i was -- i was young and single and had been in a prosecutor's office where i was surrounded from all men. from the judges to the detectives to my colleagues in the prosecutor's office to the de

i am margaret low smith, i'm the president of atlantic live, the live events division of the atlantic and i'm delighted to welcome you here for alzheimer's: the cost of caring. we're here to talk about a disease that steals language and memory and the presence of the person we once knew. one in three people over the age of 65 dies of dementia so we know the impact is massive, affecting family and friends too. how many people in this room have a parent or have had a parent or loved one with alzheimer's? i see very few hands not up. and i think it is not surprising that i have my own story too. my late father was a theoretical physicist and he led a life of the mind and in the end had profound dementia and we watched his mind betray him. i remember he was trying to get into a assisted living facility and he had to take a test and the test was can you name three animals and he could only come up with the name of insects. it was ant, spider, fly. it was a painful moment for all of us. in the end he could barely feed himself and barely talk. so we all know it is costly emotionally and fina