and his second book "the president's kitchen cabinet" the story of the african americans who have fed our first families, from the washingtons to the obamas" published on president's day 2017.t' [applause] >> good morning it is great to be europe of rooseveltt my b presidential library but just do talk about my background how we came to write this book bin instead of my typical presentation i was just focused on roosevelt because i have some great stories are was born and raised in denver colorado i wrote a book on the history of soul food that gave me street creditme immediately but i have to southern parents from tennessee and arkansas but this is the food i grew up

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