Andrew Ross Sorkin talked about his book Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves (Viking; October 20, 2009). It is a report on the 2008 financial crisis and the government's response to it. He talked about the process of writing the book and whether lessons have been learned from the crisis. He responded to questions from members of the audience.

Mr. Sorkin spoke at an event held by the Foreign Policy Association on November 2, 2009, 5:30 p.m. at Credit Suisse.

Andrew Ross Sorkin is the chief mergers and acquisitions reporter for the New York Times. He is also the founder and editor of the online financial report, "DealBook."