About the Program
Book TV attended a book party for the publication of "Shooting from the Lip: The Life of Senator Al Simpson," written by Sen. Simpson's former press secretary and chief of staff, Donald Hardy. Guests included: former Vice President Dick Cheney, Lynn Cheney, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Ginni Thomas, former Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, former Senator Elizabeth Dole, Representative John Dingell, Librarian of Congress James Billington, former Senator Chuck Robb, Lynda Robb, Senator Michael Enzi, Sam Donaldson, Nina Totenberg, Bob Woodward, Mark Shields, and Ann Compton.