Audience throughout the United States, canada, and britain. This evening,on we are looking forward to his presentation with our young Friends Group over whiskey and cigars. If you are not a member of our young Friends Group, you should consider that. This morning, this is about churchills political transformation and how it shaped the kind of leader he would become. Please welcome lee pollock. [applause] laura, as one cubs fan to another, thank you for that nice introduction. Hold on just one second. I think someone picked up my notes from here. [laughter] hold on a second. [inaudible] if anyone there we go. Like Winston Churchill, i spin the best part of my life i spent the best part of my life preparing my next and previous remarks extemporaneous remarks. I am delighted to be back here at the National World war i museum. This is my fifth visit and it just gets better and better. Years from now, you will celebrate the 100th anniversary of your collection. I trust you will have a blowo