Roberto Canessa: 2016 National Book Festival

Roberto Canessa discusses "I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives" with Ted Robbins from NPR at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Roberto Canessa is one of the 16 survivors of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the Andes on October 13, 1972, while he was a 19-year-old medical student. His recent biography, "I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives," tells the story of his struggle to survive and overcome adversity to become a pediatric cardiologist. His story also inspired the 1993 film "Alive." Dr. Canessa is recognized worldwide for his work at the Italian Hospital of Montevideo. For transcript and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feat...