Susan steve inskeep, your book is entitled imperfect union how john and Jesse Fremont helped cause the civil war. Why did you believe the story of a 19thcentury power couple would have resonance today . Steve it is a story leading up to the civil war when the nation was very clearly divided into two political camps. We live in a politically divided time, although i dont want to imply we are headed for civil war. I dont know what we are headed toward, but there is resonance in the way we have red and blue states today. There were northern and Southern States than that were fundamentally divided over this giant issue of slavery. There are other things. The 1840s and 1850s was a time of enormous technological change. Cities east of the mississippi were connected and there was National Conversation which becomes part of the story i tell. It turns out these communication devices that were designed to bring people closest together drove them farther apart. They were horrified by what people
Tv. So, we will live on forever and ever after 3 a. M. When you cant sleep. [laughter] i will get a text from my father the following morning saying you are on television again. Im just curious a show of hands i like to ask how many of you are visiting for the first time this evening to the museum wax wonderful. Welcome to all of you. You are surrounded by many of our members, members of our founding members of the museum and society into this is a wonderful fellowship of people who are great supporters of the museum. We are pleased to partner with trust and you will see them up on the screen. I know Tim Gillespie but i know all i can see out there is darkness but lets think them for making the revolution possible. [applause] it is a pleasure to be welcoming doctor Vincent Browne this evening. As it is sometimes the case but not often w that often we are ay welcoming a good friend to the museum here this evening. Vince is one of the group of scholars have consulted in the E Development
The coup. In other news at least 1000 people have been killed in a car bomb attack in northeast in syria the Turkish Defense Ministry Says the attack was carried out by Syrian Kurdish fighters but theres been no claim of responsibility the story gate and be has the details. Was the car bomb exploded in a busy residential area in the turkish controlled syrian town of albab this was the chaotic scene moments afterwards residents whove been moved and 8 years of who have had enough was enough that i met him and we were walking and suddenly we heard an explosion havent you had enough of this for a decade isnt it enough that youve made us homeless youve attacked our dignity isnt it enough that you slaughtered us youve made us go hungry where do you want us to go where do you want us to migrate to the lead up to the attack was captured on this Office Security camera people going about their everyday lives until the. We were over there when the car exploded i came to check on my father and i s
Everything hinged on the president president s linsky being willing to do that investigation that would benefit the trunk campaign. Youre aware that yes and youve indicated that something that you would not agree to do. In sunland was quite willing to do. And i thank you for your professional service and i yield back thank you mr maloney besser you want to thank you for being here its been a long day you know the 1st time we met it wasnt clear so i tossed out with a quick comment but you know your testimony in this inquiry broke the dam. You were the 1st one through that stonewall that the president was trying to set up and i just want to thank you for that because others have followed your example and theres an old expression that 1st person through the wall gets a little bit bloody and i. At the most understand that expression in a new way but thank you thank you i want to ask about the day you were let go and i know this is a painful series of events so forgive me but i think its ve
Off their vehicles on all the major highways as a form of protest to the increase now what is worrying for many iranians is the fact that this increase will likely affect other goods in the country the price of bread eggs and so forth will also likely increase the government has said that this decision was made by a special committee thats in charge of dealing with the countrys Economic Future that committee is now meeting in the capital it consists of the head of the countrys judiciary ibrahim racy as well as the president Hassan Rouhani and the speaker of Parliament Larijani for now the protests have been quiet and calm we have heard reports that Security Forces are monitoring the situation and that the death thats been reported insurge on city in term on province was as a result of a number of people trying to storm and oil refinery there overnight and Police Responded to that incident for now were waiting to find out more about what this special committee will say about this price