Gwen Ifill talked about her book The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama (Doubleday; January 20, 2009). In her book she examines a new generation of African-American politicians. She responded to questions from members of the audience.
This was a 3:15 p.m. program in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 9th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall.
Included in program ID 289125-1