and now it's my pleasure to introduce philip terzian. philip terzian has been the literary editor of "the weekly standard" since 2005, and he will be speaking about his new book, "architects of power: roosevelt, eisenhower and the american century." a political and cultural journalist for nearly 40 yearses and a pulitzer finalist in commentary, he has written and edited for the new republic, the los angeles times, the "wall street journal," the new criterion and the times literary supplement. during 1979-1980, he was a speech writer for secretary of state cyrus vance. he lives in northern virginia with his wife and two children. please join me in welcoming mr. terzian to the roosevelt reading festival. [applause] >> thank you, herman. and good morning, and i'm honored and delighted to be here. i -- at the roosevelt reading festival. i don't live around here, so i don't get to visit the roosevelt library very often, but every time i do and every time i visit the house i'm always reminded of henry morgan thaw who was fdr's neighbor here in

philip terzian. [applause] >> good morning. i am honored and delighted to be here.os at the roosevelt reading festival i don't live around here so i don't get to visit

coming up in 15 minutes philip terzian will discuss his latest publication "architects of power: roosevelt, eisenhower, and the american century". more of booktv's live coverage from the 2011 roosevelt reading festival hosted by the franklin d. roosevelt presidential library and museum in hyde park, new york, after this break. >> part of this book group is an imprint that is rather unique in publishing circles. it publishes 12 books a year and a new publisher and editor in chief is carried gold seen. how are you liking your new job? >> i love it. it is wonderful. >> let's talk about your upcoming books. you talk about christopher hichens. his autobiography. a follow-up is coming out. >> this is christopher's first collection since 2004. it is about 2,002 in the run-up to the iraqi invasion and covers all sorts of territory. literary criticism, political commentary the personal profile, annoyances and other amusements, international affairs, it is fantastic. purview as a social commentator. >> next to that is republic lost. >> probably best known as an authority on international copyright.

in about an hour weekly standard literary editor philip terzian presents his book "architects of power subaid. and about two hours, we will take a break from her coverage from the franklin d. roosevelt presidential library and museum to show you an event from the atlantic history cent.

[applause] [inaudible conversations] >> philip terzian from the franklin d.oosevelt presidential library and museum. booktv will be back to hyde park, new york, for more from the 2011 roosevelt reading festival in about an hour. to get a look at our schedule of coverage from today's festival, visit the booktv web site. it's booktv.org. >> and here at bookexpo america, the publishers' annual convention in new york city. regnery publishing inc. is here as well, and with booktv to preview some of their fall 2011 book titles. we are joined by the publisher of regnery, marji ross. marji ross, i want to start with a book that you don't have out yet because you just signed a deal today. what is that teal? >> you are right. thank you, peter. well, the big news for regnery today at bea is that we just signed a big book with donald trump, and we're going to be doing a political book with him this fall. and we're really interested in doing this book because we feel that he touched a nerve with our marketplace and with a lot of people out there in america who said, gosh,