Two authors compared and contrasted the writing of memoirs for both living and deceased subjects. Mr. Morris's The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Rex are the first volumes of a projected trilogy profiling the two-term president. Ms. Morris's Edith Kermit Roosevelt relates the life story of President Roosevelt's childhood friend who became his second wife and first lady. Mr. and Mrs. Morris described the joys and the problems inherent in the process of writing biographies, while sharing anecdotes from their own experiences. After the presentation, the authors answered questions from members of the audience.