now to our author and our speaker, rick atkinson. ck served as reporter foreign correspondent and senior editor of the "washington post" for 25 years. it's my personal misfortune that i arrived too late to post to work within. he's rather regarded as one of the most distinguished journalists of our time. his talent as a writer and reporter and his unparalleled expertise in literary affairs were a gift to the post into her readers. get with this latest book, rick reminds us again is discontinuing different form, as an historian. "the guns at last light: the war in western europe 1944-1945" is the final installment in his trilogy about world war ii. he dedicated nearly 15 years of his life to these three remarkable volumes. los angeles times has called the "liberation trilogy" a masterpiece of deep reporting and rich storytelling. "the new york times" review calls it at that again this finale a tapestry of richness and complexity. the "washington post" reviewer described the process achingly sublime. now it's 877 pages, but the reviewer

with your chance to talk to the authors, including a. .scott bird, kay pulitzer prizen, winner rick atkinson, and many more. this morningn2 beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern and sunday at noon. and on american history tv, from converted horse tracks, high school gyms and military bases, life for the half-million german pows detained in america during world war ii thomas sunday sundayn at 1 -- afternoon at 1:00. nball, aent, mark hose look at security at u.s. fertility facilities --military facilities. duff, a membere of the concerned veterans for america. and later national journal contributor and editor talks about >> assented no has a bill that would avoid a government shutdown, but it would also at the same time defund the health- care law. senate democrats say they could hold up the bill until september 29 when they send it back to the house stripped of the funding provision. that would give john boehner about 24 hours to get a house vote. when it comes to the possibility of shutting down the federal government over the health-care our first 45 minutes this morning, i look to you to give u

space, evan thomas and rick atkinson are three of the authors you'll be hearing from today. the first call and interview is available on the web site at booktv.org and you can phyllis on plater and facebook to get schedule updates throughout the day. now in just a minute to the surprise when author a scott berg has come out with a biography on what row wilson and kicks off the even that the national book festival on the mall in washington d.c.. you are watching live coverage on book tv on c-span2.

featured authors includes, kay bailey hutchison and rick atkinson.to october. >> young people, young children come up and say how can you be in the congress. you got arrested. you violated the law. i said, they were bad laws. they were customs, they were tradition and we wanted america to be better. we wanted america to live up to the declaration of independence. live up to our creed. make real our democracy. take it off paper and make it real. when i got arrested the first time this book is saying, i felt free. i felt liberated. today more than ever before, i feel free and liberated. abraham lincoln, 150 years ago, freed the slaves. but it took more than the civil rights movements to free and liberate a nation. >> congressman john lewis will be our guest sunday december 6. also scheduled for in-depth november 3 biographer kitty kelly, december 1, christina summers and mark levin. host: in our remaining half hour here on c-span's "washington journal," we'll open up phone lines for any topic. for democrats it's 202-585-3880, for republicans, 202-585-3

featured authors include kay bailey hutchison, scott berg, and rick atkinson. >> they say how can you be in the congress, you got arrested. you violated the laws. and i have said that they were bad laws. [laughter] they were customs, traditions, and we wanted america to be better. we wanted america to live up to the declaration of independence and live up to our creed. make real our democracy and take it off of paper and make it real. so when i got arrested the first time, this book is saying that i feel for you. i feel liberated, and today, more than ever before, i feel free and liberated. you know, abraham lincoln, 150 years ago, he freed the slaves. but it took the civil rights movement in the modern-day to free and liberate a nation. >> congressman john lewis will be our in depth guest on sunday, september 6. he will take your calls and e-mails and tweaked for three hours. and december 1, kitty kelley. january 5, radio talkshow host must begin.. >> next is part part of the kaiser health news on how states and the federal government and groups are working to enroll in-state exchang

the national book festival each of the authors include kay bailey hutchison, taylor branch, and rick atkinson looking ahead to october, -- >> young people, young children say how can you be in the congress? you got arrested. [laughter] you violated the law. and i said they were bad laws. they were customs, they were traditions, and we wanted america to be better. we wanted america to live up to the declaration of independence, live up to our creed. made real our democracy. make it real. so when i got arrested the first time, this book, i felt free. i felt liberated, and today more than ever before i feel free and liberated. you know, abraham lincoln, 150 years ago freed the slaves. but it took the modern-day civil rights movement to free unemployment rate a nation spent civil rights leader and congressman john lewis will be our in depth guest sunday the sixth and he will take your calls and comments for three hours. also scouted for in depth november 3, kitty kelley. december 1, christina hoff sommers. january 5, radio talk show host mark levin. >> on the 50th anniversary of the bankruptcy of

scott berg and rick atkinson. looking had to october, -- >> young people come young children come up and say, how can you do in the congress, you got arrested? [laughter] you violated the laws. and i said they were bad laws. they were customs, they were traditions. and we wanted america to be better. we wanted america to live up to the declaration of independence. live up to our created. make real our democracy. make it real. so when i got arrested the first time, this book is saying that i felt free. i felt liberated. and today, more than ever before i feel free and liberated. you know, abraham lincoln 150 years ago freed the slaves. but it took the modern-day civil rights movement to free unemployment rate the nation. >> civil rights leader and congressman john lewis will be our in depth the guest sunday the sixth. he will take your calls and comments for three hours. also scheduled, november 3, kitty kelley. december 1, christina hoff sommers. january 5, radio talk show host mark levin. >> now a look at u.s. ho

hutchison,ay bailey rick atkinson, and many more. saturday morning, starting at 10:00 eastern. half- million -- million german prisoners of war detained during world war ii. >> the first lady who started the tradition of donating her gowns, watch our program on helen taft. on monday night, the series continues. >> we are at prospect garden. this is a garden that ellen is -- whengned, she she was in the white house, she brought the white house garden back to this garden. let'sys to the gardener, bring this section of this garden to the white house. and this becomes the famous rose garden. she does not live to see the rose garden completed. she is dying in the summer of 1914 and is wheeled out into the space outside in her wheelchair. she does not live to see the completion of this vision that she had four roses blooming at the white house. >> meet the first and second wife of president woodrow wilson. >> earlier today on capitol hill, and you cater's and business leaders talked about how to improve technical education and career training. provides funding for education but expir

brothers at war author, and pulitizer prize winner rick atkinson.many more live on c-span2, starting at 10:00 eastern and sunday at noon. on c-span3 american history tv, from converted horse tracks converted gyms, life for half million german p.o.w.'s detained in america during world war two. sunday afternoon at 1:00. >> this is it a garden that ellen wilson originally designed when she was a resident proves speck house. i will len wilson was in the white house, she brings the white house gardener back to the house at prospect house. she said to the gardener, recreate the rose section of this garden at the white house. this becomes the famous roads garden at the white house. ellen tragically doesn't live to see the rose garden completed. she dice in the summer of 1914. she is wheeled out into the space outside in her wheelchair and watches as the gardener work but she doesn't live to see the completion of this vision she had for roses blooming at white house. >> in a moment we'll show awe hearing from yesterday with energy secretary ernest moan knee

space, evan thomas and rick atkinson are three of the authors you'll be hearing from today. the first call and interview is available on the web site at booktv.org and you can phyllis on plater and facebook to get schedule updates throughout the day. now in just a minute to the surprise when author a scott berg has come out with a biography on what row wilson and kicks off the even that the national book festival on the mall in washington d.c.. you are watching live coverage on book tv on c-span2. .. >> introduce you to people who came generations before and connect it in realtime. my favorite instance when i was nine years old. the first day of fifth grade sitting at my desk reading before classes began. a news today came into the classroom holding her mother's hand when she saw me reading she said look, she reads the same kind of books that i do. she quickly became my best friend and matron of honor at my wedding in hess shared many books since the fifth grade at wells fargo we would all children to have the same love we try to inspire that through reading first in interac