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. >>> now on "in depth" on booktv walter isaacson. best-selling author of several books including biographies of albert einstein benjamin franklin, steve jobs and henry kissinger took viewers questions for three hours. mr. isakson is former chairman and ceo of cnn. chairman of the broadcasting board of governors. . . >> host: walter isaacson, what is the link between ben franklin, steve jobs, henry kissinger and ada. >> guest: they're all creative minds and that interested me throughout my career. a lot of people write about sports heroes or literary figures, but to me it's people who can combine different discipline like the arts and sciences, the way ben franklin did, the way ada lovelace did and albert einstein. we talk about innovations so often, it's almost drained of its meaning, and i've always liked to write about real people who are in a situation whether it whether it be after world war ii when you have to create a whole new world order like the world bank and the marshall plan or steve jobs who says okay we are now in a dig

walter isaacson: jay, do you wan t to? jay: is the work that we do in the native american tribes across this country. they have a specific different set of needs different from some of the rural communities and urban communities we work in. by having them as part of the conversation, having our staff on the ground, it gives us the extra sensitivity that we're addressing those and being inclusive and diverse in terms of our investments and our approaches. >> ted welsh from stem connector. one of the issues in the work that we're doing is some of the opportunities in stem fields don't know, aren't aware of the opportunities that exist in the workforce, especially students from low income backgrounds. this is a great set of infrastructure that you are putting in place. the build it and they will come approach may not necessarily work. are there any strategies that students and educators and those who work with them at the secondary level are helping to inform students about the opportunities that you're talking about? some of

authors you will hear from include former senator george mitchell, cornel west, dana perino and walter isaacson for a complete schedule of our entire weekend you can go to booktv.org. you will see the schedule on the right-hand side of the page. follow us on facebook facebook.com/booktv or @booktv is our twitter and dell where we send out a lot of updates and publishing news throughout the weekend. booktv on this memorial day weekend, three days of nonfiction books and authors. booktv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they're reading this summer. >> thanks for asking. as you know i taught economics for the past 18 years. i went to seminary before that. i usually like reading combination of economics and ethics. on the stump speech people thought that was humorous joke. i take it pretty seriously. start off with peter wallison, "hidden "in plain sight"." the latest on definitive insight of causes of the financial crisis. if you don't have the insight of the financial crisis you don't know how to solve that going forward. there are some signs we're heading into the wro

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walter isaacson has said that her book shows that the general's commitment to and zeal for service have not ended with her military retirement. retired army general mcchrystal calls the book and inspirational guide book for anyone trying to make their team or organization that. please welcome ann dunwoody. [applause] >> every variety of expression. i will be at most of it. the less impressive building is the pentagon. thank you for that kind introduction. if my mom if my mom was here she would have believed every word of it. my brothers and sisters on the other hand would be wondering who the heck you are talking about. i appreciate the opportunity to be here to introduce my new book a higher standard. over two years in the making 40 years of living. i'm curious how many of you have written the book? how many of you are thinking of writing a book? these words are for you. for the ones that have completed a book congratulations because i now know how hard that is. for those thinking about it, you may want to speak to those who have. quite frankly, i never thought it would write a book. w

and has passed on the strategies she used her this praise of the book walter isaacson from the aspen institute, author of the innovators has said that her book shows that occurs zeal for service and did in her real -- military retirement standing in a crystal calls the book and is operational guide book for anyone trying to make their timor organization better. please welcome ann dunwoody. [applause] >> good afternoon. good afternoon they give for the invitation to be here with you today provide of this institution is an eternal part of our free society where ideas of every friday and expression from founding fathers to my humble presentation today find a home. in the military i spend my time at that impressive as the building on the other side of the river. they give for the kind introduction. if my mom was there she would have believed every word but my brothers and sisters would wonder who you are talking about. i appreciate the opportunity to be here today to introduce my new book "a higher standard". over two years in the making and 40 years of living i am curious to know how ma

office you will hear from include former senator george mitchell, cornell west, dana terry noe and walter isaacson. known for a complete schedule of our entire weekend you and go to booktv.org. you will see the schedule on the right-hand side of the page. .. day before but that day he came over and shook my hand. from that time on our relations were personal. >> you can watch this and other programs online at book tv.org. >> your watching book tv, 48 hours every weekend. next they talk about the u.s. to army special operation commands. it's a program that puts women on the battlefield to conduct culturally sensitive missions in afghanistan that require contact with women and children. despite men being officially banned from combat. >> hello, good evening. welcome to book passage in san francisco. i want to thank you for coming out tonight to support independent book writers and independent thinking. i also want to thank i were c-span viewers so know that you are on camera as were taping tonight. as we go to the q&a please know we will pass a mic around to capture your questions. we are very honor

. >> let me bring walter isaacson in here.erms of solutions or methods to address it? >> i think chuck is exactly right. the fact that speaker boehner says this is a national crisis important, because words matter. secondly, it's not just about policing. and once again, i think that john boehner's words, though couched in political rhetoric were important because it's about opportunity and it's about jobs. this is incredibly important right now that we have a national conversation about a whole segment of our society. especially men and boys of color in urban areas that have been left out of this recovery. and this is such an astonishing big deal that we often don't process it. and that's what this is all about. i think if speaker boehner is going to say we need opportunities for people like this, we need jobs for people like this let's go for it. >> evan? >> i understand why some would be calling for a national conversation. my question for you, chuck, is there anything that new here in the following sense? i'm not talking ab

walter isaacson, president and ceo of the aspen institute and author of "the innovators," has said that ann's book show that is the general's commitment to and zeal for service haven't ended with her military retirement. and retired army general stanley mcchrystal, author of "my share of the task" and "team of teams," calls the book an inspirational guidebook for anyone trying to make their team or organization better. please welcome ann dunwoody. [applause] >> well, good afternoon. good afternoon. [laughter] i want to start by saying thanks for the invitation to be here with you today. i know this great institution is such an integral part of our free society, a place where ideas of every variety and expression from historical documents from our founding fathers to my humble presentation today find a home. in the military i spent my fair share of time in the city, albeit most of it in that less impressive building on the other side of the river known to all of us as the pentagon. david, thank you for that kind introduction. if my mom was here, she would have believed every word of it.

office you will hear from include former senator george mitchell, cornell west, dana terry noe and walter isaacson. known for a complete schedule of our entire weekend you and go to booktv.org. you will see the schedule on the right-hand side of the page. .. day before but that day he came over and shook my hand. from that time on our relations were personal. >> you can watch this and other programs online at book tv.org. >> your watching book tv, 48 hours every weekend. next they talk about the u.s. to

>> i started reporting this in 2011 when i spoke to walter isaacson, the biographer for steve jobs.told me that steve jobs wanted to make a television and he had come up with this idea that siri would be the way you would interact with it. he thought remote controls were hideous and i have to agree. they are pretty hideous. and he believed that the television experience was completely broken. and they have built dozens of proto types. i have talked to sources inside app that will have said that "the wall street journal" reported this part, too, that there was a clear prototype for a television that would be completely clear and sit on the wall and not look like a television there was a prototype that someone told me about that was completely touch screen. they had all of these different things, i think when it came down to it they realized that the market is a cut-throat and difficult market to get into. samsung sells three televisions a second. sony and look what's happened to them. i think apple just kind of realized this is not the right time to jump into this as a new market. >>

authors you'll hear from include former senator george mitchell, cornel west, dana perino and walter isaacson. now, for a complete schedule of our entire weekend, you can go to booktv.org. you'll see the schedule over on the right-hand side of the page. you can also follow us on facebook, facebook.com/booktv, or @booktv is our twitter handle where we send out a lot of schedule updates and publishing news throughout the weekend. booktv on memorial day weekend, three days of nonfiction books and authors. >> i think this is sort of a hidden story, but a fundamental issue that had cropped up in the 1970s and early 1980s. it was fundamental in terms of how you viewed our chances to prevail at what president kennedy called, you know, the long twilight struggle. and the genesis is in the early '70s the cia was estimating that the soviets were spending about 6% of their gdp on defense. and you get the situation where schlesinger moves to the cia and, you know, marshall is his is the nsc staff at the time. and schlesinger's calling him over and he says the folks here at the cia say the soviets are spe

tom: walter isaacson and others saying ian bremmer's "superpower," is something to read. on twitter. vonnie: we did ask what will happen in terms of the soccer fiasco that started out this morning, will russia and qatar lose their world cup? the huge response. fifa it would have to admit shenanigans, not likely. brendan: fifa is not a shenanigans admit or. -- admitter. vonnie: the second answer, 2022 will be in the usa the only way these allegations go away. brendan: i cannot imagine how that goes over. if it is a u.s. investigation that brings the cup to the u.s. -- vonnie: always awkward to take a product away from the constant after he or she has paid for it. brendan: there were several tweets in this vein. is a very elegant way of giving a perfectly legal payment to fifa. vonnie: cooper on why he is so genius because he knows -- guest: both sides when. -- win. it is a gray zone. brendan: we will build new expensive stadiums like every other world cup. tom: thank you for your responses today. further coverage, 10:30 this morning an historic news conference. ian bremmer

walter isaacson gives it a more than kind review. we will be back with you. dow futures up 89.ng, everyone. the empire state building last night lit up red, white, and blue. someday it will be blue and white for the toronto maple leafs. it hasn't happened. rangers whipped the washington capitals. we say good morning to all of you from hockey land. brendan: thus begins a month of talking about hockey. tom: not even halfway through the finals. we're looking at the warriors too. basketball's there. brendan: don't even know where to go. neil ferguson -- niall ferguson is banging his drum again. "the labour party should blame cain for defeat." "conservative governments have generally done better. however the electorate has not always rewarded the tories for their economic competence. erik schatzker from "market makers" is on the set. you have niall ferguson with you today. the little bit of his storing, a bit of a performance -- a little bit of a historian, little bit of a performance artist. erik: the historian in an blames john maynard keynes. the performance artist blames paul kr

chairman of the broadcasting board of governors. . . >> host: walter isaacson, what is the link between ben franklin, steve jobs, henry kissinger and ada. >> guest: they're all creative minds and that interested me throughout my career. a lot of people write about sports heroes or literary figures, but to me it's people who can combine