He is a vietnam veteran and a life long aficionado of books, maps, chicago sports, and music. This afternoon, he will be speaking on his latest book, the tragedy of u. S. Foreignpolicy, how americas civil religion betrayed the national interest. [applause] thank you very much. It was a wonderfully brief introduction, except you left out my doctoral dissertation. [laughter] mr. Mcdougall i thank you all. The turnout is fantastic. I will try not to let you down. , this is a homecoming, or would be, if the Woodrow Wilson center had not changed so dramatically over the years. I was a wilson fellow in the early 1980s and rose most of my pulitzer prizewinning at the wilson center. Was in those days, it the Smithsonian Castle building, presided over by jim billington, his assistant, and sam wells. Is sam wells still affiliated . Yes, he is. Mr. Mcdougall god bless him. Back in those days in the Smithsonian Castle, there was virtually no security in the building. Those were the days, right . T
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