as a grandfather, as a mentor, as a newspaperman, as a "washingtonian." try to get to that element e of his life in this book. as he talked about, kind of a rev translation made me put the book together. i'll share -- this is frederick douglass national historic site. it's a rough and tumble corner. i used work at the united planning organization at 1649. basically was a poverty worker. i essentially worked in social services. i would take the met throw and walk down mlk and w. street and make a left on 16th street. early in the morning there's not too much going on. morning on june 7, 2010, there was a crime tape all over the place. there was crime lab vans. something obviously happened. i kept moving. i get to my office, and i bring up the press release, and 17-year-old man shot and killed on the corner. i believe, as of now, his homicide is still unsolved. came out a couple of days later and reporting that he was -- he had had absconded from the department juvenile justice system in the city. but it really kind of hit me. here he gets shot and killed i

in washington, these women were known as the green room group probably after the green book, washingtonians on society. a small number had credentials to cover the president, actually paid dues to the white house correspondents association. but they were not allowed to go to dinner because they were when. it was some 30 years later that women members of this association actually were able to go to dinner. and the first women president. in this year and now in the early 1930s when franklin roosevelt was elected president did have the handful of women like this foreman, a clever feature writer from nebraska to work for the associate press accredited to the capitol press galleries. opportunities were limited. and listed at the bottom of all the a p representatives to the press galleries and could cover only women members of congress, you can imagine how many there were. she said the men at capitol hill were holy ground on which all was not to set foot without explicit orders. and knew she was fortunate to be employed at all. united press, the chief rival refuse the any women. when eleanor roos

. >> we remain united as washingtonians and americans. >> a minute of silence was held for the 12 victimsnational's game against the atlanta braves. the series opener had been postponed a day resulting in a doubleheader. washington remains in wild-card contending after stunning late-season turn around. >>> also texas snapped a 7-game losing streak and did it in stale against tampa bay. they are even with the rays in the race for an american league wild-card. >>> rookie jordan speaks is on the verge of completing an amazing rise through golf's ranking. the 20-year-old teed off in atlanta this week, as the youngest player to ever qualify for the championship. we will finish with a maiden pga title. he also has the president's cup to look forward to. >> if i start really dwelling on the year, then i think i lose focus on the presence in the tournament, and especially the president's cup, and i don't want to do that at this time. these two out of the next three weeks are the most important weeks of the year for me. >> and for more check out aljazeera.com/sports. and you can also get in touch

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. >> we remain united as washingtonians and americans. >> a minute of silence was held for the 12 victims before the nationals game against the braves. the series opener was postponed a day earlier resulting in a double-header on tuesday. washington came from behind to win the first game 6-5 and have a 4-0 victory in game two. they remain in wildcard contention after a stunning late-season turn-around. >>> jordan spitz is on the verge of completing a rise through golf's top ranks. the 20-year-old tees off in atlanta this week as the youngest player to ever qualify for the season in the pga tour championship. he began this year in the united states second tier, but will finish with an amazing pga title. he has the president's cup also to look forward to. >> if i start really dwelling on the year, then i think i lose focus on the present in the tournament and especially the president's cup. i don't want to do that at this time. these are the most -- these two out of the next three weeks are the most important weeks of the we're year for me. >> that's it for me. thank you. do stay with us he

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i'm a third-generation washingtonian. the comment about the tracking is interesting my parents and grandparents all went to. >> host: team. my grandfather went to ann street -- m street he did have an over court -- overcoat said he had to walk their debut was the highest ranking black in the military as a third colonel and would it help to integrate the armed forces. i went to mckinley which was a track school. we took the same class's as the best western will send students took a and we scored as well or better we had dedicated teachers and if you mess up this story would get home before you did. [laughter] but now the weekend the technology high school has changed and you don't see so many folks to look like me in that school. so i do raise a question about what is happening at dunbar and in fact, i have been working for the past i don't know how many years to fight to the displacement and this is just the kind of thing that curiously our civic leadership has been doing to us. we elect them and they betrayed us. >> it i

but now, let's see what our experts have to say about some washingtonians' personal treasures. my grandparents were missionaries in korea from 1890 to 1908. wow. and, uh, this is something my grandfather purchased ostensibly from a korean tiger hunter. this is just before the fall of the dynasty, around 1911... really? when the japanese occupied the country, which was a very, very sensitive time for the korean people... yes. because they were under enormous pressure from the japanese... yes. and were looking for any kind of foreign help to help them out of the situation they were involved in. i see. and things like this were coming up on the market at the time, but it's an exceptional rarity. i've only seen guns like this in books. really? i've never actually seen one in person. interesting. and it is a matchlock. is it? yeah. and it used to have, up here, a cord that would have been soaked in saltpeter... yes. and then lit on fire. oh, interesting. hardwood stock, handmade barrel, very, very early form of gun. is that right? and the koreans just kept this model basically becau

[applause] >> i don't know if that answers your question but -- >> i am a washingtonian. we talked on the radio before about the tracking and all of that this kind of interesting. my parents and grandparents all went to the mark. my father went to the industry and he came over from alexandria to go to the industry. you had to walk halfway across town to get to the school. he told me he didn't have an overcoat so they put this water on underneath devotee of he and the up being the highest ranking in the military and in the that integrating the armed forces which is what i mentioned to you. but i was going to see is that i went to mckinley which was a track school, and we took the same class as the best western high school students took can be scored as well or better on the exams. we have a dedicated teachers and the stories about if you mess up the story would get home before you did and you would be any difficulty. but now the technical high school is changed and you don't see so many folks that look like me in that school debate i do raise a question about what is happe

. >> my name is campbell jones and i'm a third generation washingtonian.we'll talk on the radio before. the comment about the tracking and all of that this kind of interesting. my parents and grandparents all went to dunbar. my grandfather, he came over from alexandria to go daily. you had to walk halfway across town to get to school, and he told me he didn't have an overcoat. he had a sport coat, puts what is on underneath hey, i don't need a code, you know? he ended up being the highest ranking black in the military, a colonel. and ended up integrating the armed forces which what i had mentioned to you. what i was going to say is i went to a track school, and -- >> [inaudible] >> and we took the same classes as the best western wilson high school students took, and we scored u as well or better on te exams. we have dedicated teachers, and those stories about, if you messed up, the story would get home before you did. you would be in -- but now, the technical high school, mckinley technology high school, and it's changed. you don't see so many folks who l

ima native washingtonian and i'd like to speak for just one second on the effects of c-span on our politicalrocess. after we heard here in washington about the vote in the british parliament, you-all were able to rebroadcast the two-hour debates, which i'm sure a lot of politicians in washington, d.c. had the opportunity to watch on our tv. and after we saw that open debate over this issue, we realized that our politicians -- our politicians came to the conclusion, rather, that we also needed more debate. and i'd like to thank c-span for finally putting their finger in our political pie, making us realize that we need to make our government function for the people. and i'd just like to conclude with saying that -- that it's a wonderful place and we really do need to focus on making the world a safer place. thank you. host: bobby, thanks for the call. our goal is not to put the finger in the face of anyone but also to -- rather, to show the country and the world essentially what happened. we carried that debate from the british house of commons, as we do every week, with question time. thanks

and it is shameful that it is tied to the defunding of obamacare when the millions of washingtonians who are here, who dutyfully provide for this house and this senate and all of those who come in and out of washington, d.c., the millions of tourists, the international guests, and that we would dare tell them without a vote, without a voice, in terms of the voting voice, to say not only are we shutting down the government that's going to hurt all of america, we're going to shut you down and you are in local control with your own moneys ready to run, ready to help, ready to provide the safety and security and the comings and goings of those who work in the federal government and the house of representatives. i could not miss the opportunity to again reinforce legitimacy t to the of washington, it's right to a voting representative in both the house and senate and as well, the fact that you make a very potent argument, because in many of our jurisdictions, city government may still be operating. of course many people will be hurt, social security, medicare, veterans, the soldiers, fami

i think "washingtonians" love a political biography. and walter has certainly delivered with this one. in his new career as an author. an should be another interesting read i'm looking forward. mr. starr's book on steward has been well received in the history and literary communities both in and outside of washington. he's been interviewed on c-span and npr, the new yorker review of this biography called it a mas masterly biography. a thoroughly researched, balanced view of a complex man central to a compelling time in our history. i would just add that over 700 pages this book is not for the faint of heart. but it's definitely worth the time spent. and now mr. starr is here at the national book festival. before i bring him to the podium, please allow me a moment to go through a little bit of legalese. this event is being video taped for subsequent broadcast on the library's website and other media. while we encourage you to offer comments and raise questions during the formal question and answer period, please be advised your voice and

i think washingtonians love a good political biography and walter star has delivered. he began his career as a lawyer here in washington of his time has spent his time putting a man good standing with his new career as an offer he recently published a biography on john j. in the first chief justice of the united states. a understand his next project is lincoln's secretary of for stand than. another interesting read. his book on veto has been well received in the community in and outside of washington. he has been interviewed on c-span, npr, the north -- "the new yorker" review it is spent many weeks on the "l.a. times" best-seller list and in social media it gets high reviews by readers on sites such as amazon. one reviewer gave the a five-star review and a thumbs-up with his statement a thoroughly researched and balanced view of a complex man subject to a compelling time in history i would say over 700 pages it is not for the faint of heart definitely worth the time spent. and now mr. starr is here at the national book festival. before i bring him to the podium please