a.j. baime appeared at "the chicago tribune" printers row lit fest to discuss "the arsenal of democracy" about the creation to have u.s. bomber force prior to america's entry in world war ii. this is about 40 minutes. >> thank you very much, john, and thank you to everyone who's here on a beautiful, sunny day.a it's good to see you, and welcome to lit fest. if this is your first time, this is one of the great festivals of chicago, and we're glad we're're getting a good turnout today and there is a lot to do. thank you for coming to this event. to there's another one right after, it. a friend of mine, rick kogan, will be conducting a discussionr so there's a lot to do, so, please, stick armed. anything occurs to you, we'll give it at least ten minutes. this'll run very quickly, i think, because i've had a chance to meet a.j. baime, the author of "the arsenal of democracy." it's fantastic, and i highly recommend it to you. it's a topic that covers politics, business, there's even some art an