University of tennessee, where he completed his ph. D. In history. And we know that dr. Hardy is a man of good sense because hes stayed is now an east tennessean, and its even rumored that he wears the color throughout the year save basketball season. After all, no man is perfect. Oh, what, dr. Hardy continues to perfect, though, is is of the past. He and i first met when he was working here for the east Tennessee Historical society and the Education Department. And he, alongside lisa oakley, whos with us today, worked tirelessly to build a network of teachers throughout the region who understood the power local history in the classroom. They also worked tirelessly to create a network of students in high school and middle school who are competing at the highest levels in the National History day competitions. Despite that workload, dr. Hardy was always generous with his time. With me in the curatorial department. He proved to be an invaluable resource on projects dealing with Abraham L
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] madam speaker, the president of the united states. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [cheering] [applause] [cheering] is members of congress, the president of the united states. [applause] [cheering] [cheering] thank you very much. madam speaker, mr. vice president, members of congress, the first lady of the united states. [applause] [cheering] and my fellow citizens, three years ago we launched the greatest american comeback. tonight i stand before you to share the incredible results, jobs are booming, incomes are soaring, poverty is plummeting, crime is falling, confidence is surging and our country is thriving and highly respected again. [applause] [cheering] america s enemies are on the run. america s fortunes are on the rise, and america s future is blazing bright. the years of economic decay are over. [applause] t
firestone s dividends are overdue, and investors are antsy. under pressure, the mastermind packs his bags and skips town. whew. he was gone. loaded everything into a bmw and headed south. narrator: detective jay brown begins to hunt for firestone with a search warrant for the con man s home and his computer hard drive. everything that was generated, all the paperwork that he generated, was in that computer. he had spreadsheets with victims and how much they paid and when their next check was due. and everything was fraudulent. every piece of paper that was generated over that five-year period was all generated in his loft by him to perpetuate this crime. narrator: the tool search documents tell the story of a classic ponzi scheme. there is no business, no products, no sales. nothing but money shifting from one investor to the next. his whole life was a lie. narrator: fbi special agent marcus knutson joins the hunt for firestone. well, jay and i were kind of behi
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Good afternoon and welcome to the historic Trinity United Methodist church. We feel fortunate to be in this beautiful space which was made possible by the generosity of jack and mary, im honored to serve as volunteer for the 11th annual savanna book festival and so glad you also participated in this years festival. It is presented by george power, david and nancy cintron, the shia Family Foundation and mark and hats. We want to thank our literary members and individual sponsors and donors who made and continue to make saturday at the book festival a free event. 90 of the revenue comes from donors like you so thank you very much. We are excited to have a savanna book festival apps available this year. Look in your program if you would like information on downloading that apps to your telephone. A couple housekeeping notes. Following this presentation, our author, deanne stillman, will sign festival purchased copies of this book. If you want to stay in this venue for the presentation tha