b'As\\xa0the National; Book Festival approaches its 22nd year, the C-SPAN podcast "The Weekly" looks back at its history:\\xa0Where "Reader-In-Chief" Laura Bush got the idea, how she implemented it ... and how the National Book Festival\'s history has been intertwined with familiar current events -- like 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, presidential campaigns -- and even Vladimir Putin\'s ex-wife.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'