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. >> this is non-fiction, mostly? >> i read fiction as well. read poetry. >> you are a graduate of villanova. >> yes. >> theodore roosevelt's and the rise of america to world power. this is a series of lectures and it talks about -- the second part of this is how did roosevelt and his embrace of global power arrive at his convictions and become the first commander in chief actively to project american power around the globe? your book also talks about global power and how eisenhower and roosevelt fit into that. >> it was a series of lectures at johns hopkins. it is interesting to me because roosevelt's reputation was at a very low ebb at the time. this was the mid-1950's. there was a famous older prize- -- pulitzer prize-winning biographer of roosevelt, published by a man called henry pringle. he described him as a grown-up little boy roaming around the world and making trouble. if you ever have seen "arson and -- arsenic and old lace," that is sort of the image of roosevelt in terms of the old uncle running around the house. even among scholar

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. >> this keyspan networks provide coverage of politics, public affairs, non-fiction books and americanhistory. it is all available to you on television, radio, online and on social media networking sites. -- the c-span networks provide coverage of politics, public affairs and non-fiction books. it is washington your way. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> our coverage of nasa's first ever information technology summit continues now. this is just over 20 minutes. >> jane pick -- it is my pleasure to introduce the nasa administrator. charles bowdon is our speaker for the half hour. she is a retired marine corps maj. general. -- he is a retired marine corps general. at least i did not say former. i knew that much. ok. in the marines he was a member of nasa's astronaut office. he has traveled to orbit four times aboard the space shuttle between 1986 and 19894. i would like to give you a very -- i would like to give you a very robust round of applause. [applause] >> the meeting -- let me thank linda very much f

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. >> this week on "book tv" -- and on afterwards, a guest who for a list of programs of non- fiction authors, visit booktv.org. senator from the tender gas machine in kansas city. pendergast machine in kansas city and i wonder if he did not think it was living at him and this machine back home. -- it was looking at him and this machine back home. >> the c-span that works. if we provide coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books and the american history. it is available on television, radio come on line and on social media networking sites. we take c-span on the road with video. the c-span of works, now million homes. created by cable, provided as a public service. >> it vote at the u.s. capitol where the flight remains at half bwrdétáe.w ted stevens, who died in a plane crash in alaska this week. republican senator in history. setup --.9c afford to deliver farewell speeches. -- centers came to the floor to deliver farewell speeches. >> mr. president, just before christmas in 1968 i was appointed to succeed alaska's's first senior senator. next month will mark the 40th yea

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i think we need more narrative, non-fiction in our journalism, where you are telling stories of real people. real people are exciting. that is why this voyeuristic culture has become so addictive. you rarely see their real lives of people whose stories indicate something broader about what is happening in the country. i think we need to also be very mindful in the culture of new media not to step away from what was essential in journalism -- fact checking, peer review added in. part of it is finding stories that speak to the experiences of the people you're trying to reach. that is one of the great things that people -- is one of the challenges. i think it would be a great thing is more young journalists started writing from a heart, telling the story of great people. you can almost call what some of the tools of that voyeuristic culture, and make it real, so to speak. >> haley cohen -- how you balance the more powerful journalist? >> you do not. i will tell you a true story. i have been to every democratic and republican convention since 1996. i always feel like a kid at a candy sho

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they provide coverage of politics, public affairs, non- fiction books, and american history. is all available to you want television, radio, online, and on social media networking site. find our content any time that the c-span video library. it is washington, your way. created by cable, provided as a public service. [no audio] >> gentlemen, we appreciate you coming before the subcommittee today to offer your testimony. as you know, your entire statement will appear in the record. we would ask you to summarize your statements in approximately five minutes and then you can give an opportunity for myself and other members of the subcommittee to ask questions and to follow up. >> the status quo for our industry is clearly unacceptable. it is extraordinary and insightful that this industry has lost some $60,000,000,000.150001 jobs in the united states in the last 10 years. delivering the worst financial performance of any major industry along with 186 bankruptcies over the last 30 years. both before and after deregulation, this industry has been systematically and capable of earn

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i think we need more narrative, non-fiction in our journalism, where you are telling stories of real people. real people are exciting. that is why this voyeuristic culture has become so addictive. you rarely see their real lives of people whose stories indicate something broader about what is happening in the country. i think we need to also be very mindful in the culture of new media not to step away from what was essential in journalism -- fact checking, peer review added in. part of it is finding stories that speak to the experiences of the people you're trying to reach. that is one of the great things that people -- is one of the challenges. i think it would be a great thing is more young journalists started writing from a heart, telling the story of great people. you can almost call what some of the tools of that voyeuristic culture, and make it real, so to speak. >> haley cohen -- how you balance the more powerful journalist? >> you do not. i will tell you a true story. i have been to every democratic and republican convention since 1996. i always feel like a kid at a candy sho