tuesday, we are back in washington, at the burkeing institution for vanessa williamson's talk on america's attitude toward taxes. that evening we will be in fort myers florida to hear former florida congressman tray raidal discuss what let him to resign from the u.s. house of representatives. wednesday, auch to the kansas city public library with david nickels talks about eisenhower's underground campaign against joseph mccarthy. then we will be in columbus ohio, where former cia officer talks on ernest hemingway. and then we will be live in maryland's state capitol with discussions on criminal justice, income inequality, and terrorism and intelligence featuring former director of the cia and national security agency michael hayden. that is a look at some of the programs booktv will be covering this week. many events are open to the public and look for them to air in the near future on booktv on c-span2. >> good morning. i am president of the ge

coming up tuesday morning on tax deadline day, the brookings institution the nails -- vanessa williamsonoins us. then manhattan institute senior fellow best bakers talks about new york's program that will make state and city universities tuition free for families with incomes of two $125,000. and the former ambassador to six countries including syria, afghanistan and iraq look at recent tensions in the region including military action in syria and afghanistan. the fruit to watch washington journal live at 7 a.m. eastern tuesday morning. join the discussion. while overseas in made aek, mike pence unannounced stop at the militarized zone of south korea. he spoke briefly to service members. that building on the far right is the building i was talking to you about, serve. [indistinct conversation] >> the line follows the white p ickets. >> those are the north korean guard post. anotheriers and then inside the building. if you look very carefully, -- you also see them on your next stop. >> this building ever hear is built for the same purpose -- samehere was built for the purpose. that make s

host: we are joined by vanessa williamson at the brookings institution and author of this

tuesday, we are back in washington at the brookings institution for vanessa williamson's talk on americans attitudes toward taxes. also that evening, we will be in fort myers florida to hear former florida congressman trey rado discussed what led him to resign from the us house of representatives area wednesday, we are off to the kansas city public library where david nichols will talk about resident dwight eisenhower's underground campaign against senator joseph mccarthy. that same night, we will be at the thurber house in columbus ohio or former cia officer nicholas reynolds talk on ernest hemingway's connections to soviet and us intelligence services. >> and next saturday, we will be live at the 50th anniversary will and atlas book festival in maryland state capital with discussions on criminal justice, income inequality and terrorism and intelligence featuring former director of the cia and the national security agency michael hayden. that's a look at some of the programs book tv will be covering this week, many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near f

host: we are joined by vanessa williamson at the brookings institution and author of this new and timely book entitled read my lips: why americans are proud to pay taxes. why do you say proud to pay taxes and define why it's different from happy. being americans seemed taxpayer as an important civic responsibility. moreactually a view held strongly by republicans than democrats. very worried about other people not necessarily paying their share. being a taxpayer. it's always a way of identifying yourself as somebody who deserves to be heard. host: we asked viewers about suggestions they made to change .he tax system a very engaged audience. taxes seem very personal to people. guest: that's right. ask boringou questions -- how do you feel when you file your income taxes? you get deep bold answers about how people feel about their country. ideas about patriotism and a real sense of who they are. you write that you got motivated to do this based on your last book which was the tea party and the remaking of american conservatism. what was the impetus for this new book? was a my previous book

here's our prime time lineup, at 6 p.m., the booking institution vanessa williamson reports on american feelings on paying taxes. then at 7:0 we hear from law professor who looks at how government officials avoid being held accountable by voters, and at 8:50 massachusetts senator elizabeth warren offers her thoughts on the current state of the middle-class. on booktv's afterwards at 10 p.m. eastern ohio governor kasich on 2016 presidential run and on partisan politics. and at 11 we wrap up our saturday prime time lineup with journalist john farrell on the life and presidency of richard nixon he's joined in the conversation by author and journalist david. that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv.

coming up tuesday morning on tax deadline day, the perkins institution's vanessa williamson joins uso discuss tax policy and her book. then manhattan institute senior fellow talks about new york's new program that will make state and city universities tuition free for families with incomes up to $135,000. u.s.crocker, former ambassador to six countries including syria, afghanistan and iraq looks at recent tensions in the region, including u.s. military action in syria and afghanistan. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern tuesday morning. join the discussion. >> sunday night on afterwords, angressman of government -- commitment of colorado discusses his book train the swamp, how washington corruption is worse than you think. when you arrive in d.c. and have the surroundings described earlier, you don't want to give up those comforts her to the way to continue to earn discomforts is to spend more money, and to grow government and to not solve problems, but to create programs and take credit for those programs, whether they are efficient or effective, to take cred

eastern, the brookings institution, vanessa williamson reports on american's feelings on paying taxes and then at 7:30, we hear from law professor who looks at how government officials avoid being held accountable by voters. and at 8:50, massachusetts senator elizabeth warren offers her thoughts on the state of the middle class. on book tv's after words, 10 p.m. eastern, ohio governor john kasich reflects on his 2016 presidential run and partisan politics. at 11:00 we wrap up our saturday prime time lineup with journalist on the life and presidency of richard nixon and joined in the conversation by authority and journalist. that happens tonight and c-span 2's book tv. >> let people walk away, especially staying in the united states. how did you-- i love this story, i mean, it's somewhat disturbing at the same time. how did you convince the kgb to leave you alone? >> okay, so, i had to figure out -- i wanted to make sure that they wouldn't come after me or possibly even do harm to my german family, so, i was racking my brain, what do i do, what do i do? i needed to tell them i'm not fo

here's our prime time lineup, at 6 p.m., the booking institution vanessa williamson reports on american feelings on paying taxes. then at 7:0 we hear from law professor who looks at how government officials avoid being held accountable by voters, and at 8:50 massachusetts senator elizabeth warren offers her thoughts on the current state of the middle-class. on booktv's afterwards at 10 p.m. eastern ohio governor kasich on 2016 presidential run and on partisan politics. and at 11 we wrap up our saturday prime time lineup with journalist john farrell on the life and presidency of richard nixon he's joined in the conversation by author and journalist david. that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. but first here's van have a williamsson on the american system. >> welcome, good afternoon an thank you so much all of you for being here today. and i'm really my name is e.j. a fellow senior here atbookings and i'm really happy to be here for two basic reasons. one, this is a great book. and two, vanessa is an awesome person. and i'm just so happy that vanessa what about a year ago -- joine

coming up on tuesday morning on tax deadline day, vanessa williamson joins us to discuss tax policy and her book "read my lips. then manhattan institute senior fellow beth acres talks about new york's new program that will make state and city university's tuition free for families with incomes up to $125,000. brian crocker, former u.s. ambassador to six countries looks at recent tensions in the region. including u.s. military action in syria and afghanistan. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal", five oh 7:00 a.m. eastern on tuesday morning. join the discussion. >> tuesday, look at how healthcare providers choose the best treatments for patients and how research plays a role. the bipartisan host is live at 10:00 a.m. eastern here in c-span2. >> in case you missed it on c-span, cia director mike pompeo on national security and wikileaks. >> while we do our best to quietly collect information on those who pose a threat to our country. individuals such as edward snowden seek to use that information to make a name for themselves. as long as they make a splash they care nothing abou