Today. I can say on behalf of the entire council we are so. Hrilled to see you we are inspired by the energy you can feel in this room and the Brilliant Ideas that have been circulating through the panels in the hallways. Your presence here today inside this room on such a beautiful california day, the doors are locked by the way, it is a testament to our quality of collective regard for the speaker today. Engerman serves as chair of the departments history. Did work inon history at records roy gardner who is here with us today. Atearned his phd in history the university of california at berkeley where he worked with david oliver. First articles published by Harvard University class in 2003 2 brought a claim. Lauded as original, imagine will be conceived and important, the book of course one of the book award and the Akira International book award. His second book, know your enemy , the rise and fall of america soviet expert was published in 2009 eliminating subjects between academic e