regardless of his notes, william manchester is in their. i told them, i would not let him down, in not letting churchill downs. i think i made good on the promise. >> can you think of the exact moment when you said, yes, i am going to do what william manchester wanted? >> i think it was the morning after he asked me. we went up to his office. he put together a few more notes. he sent me home with a suitcase full of source books and encyclopedia and military terminology. and i told him, i can do this. i know about the blitz. i have books of my own about the african campaign and the civic battle and the official history -- the admiral samuel eliot morison's official history. i thought, i can do this. somewhere along the lines, i thought, i do not know what bill wants me to do. we did discuss with someone. he said, you got to put your man in his times. what were the roads like? what were the airplanes like? were they pressurized? all of the details have to be there so the character can move through his world and the reader understands and has

with his co-author, william manchester. thank you very much. >> thank you, sir. >> for a dvd copy of this program, call the number on your screen. for free transcripts, or to give your comments about the program, visit us at q-and-a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012]>> coming up here on c-span, british prime minister david cameron, followed by a look at improving government services with the e-government act. then a look at multi-employer pension plans. >> there are about a dozen buildings around the world that are the most important places on the internet. they are the places where more networks of the internet connect to each other than anywhere else. they are mostly in places you'd expect. york, london, frankfurt, tokyo -- with a couple of interesting outliers. places like ashburn, virginia. dulles airport. if you ask network engineers, what are the capitals of the internet? they would

william manchester is in there. and i told him i wouldn't let him down and i have not let churchill down. i think i kept my promise. host: can you remember the exact moment that you said to going to do s, i'm tkpwg t what william manchester wants me to? guest: i think it was the morning after he asked me. we event up to his office at wesleyan and he put together a few more moments. he sent me home with a suit case of source notes and notes and encyclopedia of military terminology. and i thought again, i can do this. i know about the blitz. i have 100 books on my own shelves about world war ii and african campaign and samuel elliot morrison's official history of the naval battles, u.s. navy. i thought i can do this. somewhere along the lines i realized i don't know what bill wants me to do. and we did discuss this somewhat. he said you have to put your man in his times. you have to have the detail of city life and country life and what were the roads like, what were the airplanes like. were they pressurized. all of t

your name is on the cover and so is william manchester. can you tell where manchester starts and where you start? guest: that is the game. i hope not. and i have had people i respect say where did you start and where did he end. he did about 200 typewritten pages, which would be 100 to 110 pages. but they are in the linear. i moved in and maybe i would write a page and two of bill's, three of mine. so, somewhere in the first two or so hundred pages are his 100. host: when did mr. manchester die? guest: he died june 4, 2004. host: and when did you first meet him? guest: in september of 1998. i went up to middletown, connecticut, where he lived with some of his old marine buddies. he had had two strokes. the five marines were going up to boost his spirits. his wife of 50 years had died. two strokes. he hadn't been able to write for years, five, six, seven years before that. so he was down and they went up to pick him up. host: we have some video of a little bit of him so people can see what he looked and sounded like. then i want to ask you m

he was chosen by the late william manchester to complete the final volume of manchester's three-volume biography of winston church milli"the last lion," sunday on c-span's "q&a." >> republican senator jim demint of south carolina is retiring in january. on monday south carolina gopher niki haley announced she would appoint -- governor nikki haley announced she would appoint scott, who will be the first african-american republican to serve in the senate since the 19 0's and the first black senator in the south since reconstruction. he was first elected to the u.s. house in 2010. this is about 35 minutes. >> good morning and it is a great day in south carolina. it's a historic day in south carolina, because, you know, first of all, we all were saddened and surprised when senator demint told us that he was not going to continue in the u.s. senate. but i will tell you, as i've told many people, that the heritage foundation is blessed. he will lift them up to an amazing new level. it's a foundation that i have always had great respect for, and they could not have made a more perfect pick. i

it is the third volume of the churchill biography started by william manchester and completed by paul reid who joins me now. a remarkable man, churchill. one of the remarkable figures in history. before we get to this moment, how long was he an outcast and viewed as an extremist in great britain? >> pretty much h his whole political life. >> sean: before and after his time as prime minister? >> absolutely. early in the century he had switched from the conservative party to the liberal party and as he said later i ratted which is their way i saying they switched parties and then reratted and came back to the torries who never trusted him through the '20s and '30s. >> sean: he warned of the days of naziism in its time. he was trying to get the united states to take a moral stand and we got an isolationist movement in the country at the time and didn't want u.s. involvement and then comes pearl harbor. >> we are looking at 18 months where he was cajoling roosevelt and begging, he said i must ask you, mr. president, now is the time, i'm paraphrasing. he roosevelt to declare war and begged

william manchester and paul reid present their portrait of winston churchill in "the last lion." this is seventh. neil young is eighth with his memoir, "waging heavy peace," followed by andrew solomon's book, "far from the tree," about parents with exceptional children. then at tenth, bill o'reilly and martin dugard again with "killing lincoln." you can find more on these bestsellers by going to indiebound.org and clicking on indie bestsellers. >> pulitzer prize-winning author william kennedy explores the political and cultural structure of albany in, o albany. booktv spoke with mr. kennedy during our recent visit to albany with the help of our partner, time warner cable. >> albany had a bad rap for a very long time because of the politics, for one thing, but also even way back, way back in the building of the capitol in the 1890s. stanford white, the great architect, was working on the capitol and h.h. richardson, a lot of other major architects. this would prove to be the most expensive building on the american continent, $25 million when it was declared finished in '97. by ted

william manchester and paul reid in "the last lion." this is seventh. of musician neil young is eighth with his memoir, "waging heavy peace." followed by andrew solomon's book, "far from the tree" about parents with exceptional children. then at tenth, bill o'reilly and martin due guard make the list again with "killing lincoln." you can find more on these bestsellers by going to indiebound.org and clicking on indie bestsellers. >> and now on c-span2, we bring you booktv. 48 hours of nonfiction authors and bookings. here are some of the programs to look out for this weekend. at 5 p.m. eastern a look at nixon and the 1952 election with kevin matteson. his book is just plain dick. then at midnight, robert sullivan describes his journey to retrace the steps of the american revolution. and tomorrow in the light of congress discussing the so-called fiscal cliff, at 2 p.m. eastern booktv highlights a few programs about economics. james gustav, steve forbes and george gilder all weigh in. watch this and more all weekend long on booktv. for a complete schedule,

paul reid he was chosen be the late william manchester to complete the final volume of three volume biography of winston churchill. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span q & a. you're watching c-span c-span2 with politics and pub lipping affairs. state and defense department officials testified wednesday in a house hearing on a violence in eastern congo. the rebel group m23 captured territory from the troops and seized the city. actor and activist testified about his recent visit to the reaming. it's three hours. the situation the democratic republican of the congo continues to evolve. it's driven by a complex interplay of regional, power dynamics as well as an entry candidate web of economic and social issues. what is clear that the situation in the drc is tragic for the innocent people caught in the conflict. innocent people trying to raise their families and live their lives. as i have fold the media coverage of the situationed in the drc, i can't help but reflect on the manies of innocent people around the world who are caught in fundamentally unjust and socially complex situations. these situat

he was chosen by william manchester to complete the final volume of manchester's 3 volume biography of winston churchill. tonight at 8:00 on c-span. >> there are about a dozen buildings around the world that are by far the most important places for the internet. more networks connect there than anywhere else. they're mostly in places you expect. derrick couple interesting outsiders. -- there are a couple of interesting outsiders. if you ask internet people, what of the capitals of the internet, they would say new york, london, ashbury. those are the surprising places that are by far the hotspots. >> andrew blum looks for the internet in the real world, monday night "the communicators on" on c-span2. >> i was handed out leaflets for robert kennedy when i was 9 years old. -- handing out leaflets for robert kennedy when i was 9 years old. i went to work for john lindsay. i was handed out leaflets on a street corner in new york. someone thought this was really cute, and she asked me why. i got an early start on a political consulting career, made the case against his opponent. she hands me

senate, and extended 90- minute "q&a" with paul reid, chosen to complete the final volume of william manchester's "churchill: the last lion." shortly, we will go live to the u.s. house pro forma session. members were sent home last night by speaker banner after no progress was made -- by speaker john dinner after no progress was made in plan b legislation -- by speaker john boehner. now live

william bonilla y que nos diga como salieron los warriors. >> esto es acción deportiva, más de 48 mil personas se dan cita para ver al manchester city contrana 1 a 0, se atransforma las graderias, los bombarderos del arsenal salen en busca, el chileno bosejour con la falta, después miguel artita y le da los 3 puntos al arsenal sumando 30 puntos y se ubica 3ero en la premiere. >> y un alicaido con nash luce más prometedora, anotacion de paul gasol y los gbuerreros con jack fuera del arco, con el jumper y adentro, ganaron en tiempo de prorogra. >> y los alcoholnes enfrentan a los leones, white acelera a fondo, mat ryan acierta de 25 a 32 pases, excelente la atrapada de julius jones, rompe la marca y lograba la azaña pero atlanta logra la victoria 21 a 18. >> y el biesbol esta de luto después de la muerte de ryan field que se suicido a los 31 años de edad, y los marineros contratan a raul ibañez y corey ross firma con arizona. >> tigres y pumas igualaron a 2 en el volcan. >> y nos dicen como disfrutar de la navidad al mismo tiempo que cuidamos el medio ambientge. >> se acerca la navidad y todos los quehacerse de la fiesta el árbol y más, cons