Mayor de blasio thank you. Thank you so much, everybody. This is a very nice evening we are having. Thank you so much, everybody. This is a very nice evening we are having. I just want to say at the beginning, i love progress iowa. [applause] mayor de blasio everyone in this move room means business, cares, is here to be a make a difference. I did not hear any fear or trepidation, any depression. I hear people ready to fight and win. [applause] it is a veryio good time to be alive. It is a good time to be a progressive. Things are about to change. , at theere together beginning of what will be a new era. Let me think everyone thank everyone at progress iowa. Lets give a round of applause. [applause] melissa,blasio morgan, mark, moving forward all the time. Thank you. [applause] mayor de blasio i want to thank someone. When tammy talked about waking the sleeping bear, it was something very beautiful to say thank you to our opponents for waking us all up and turning as all in to change a
[inaudible] good evening everyone. I am the director of the wisconsin amenities council. Thank you for coming to see Amy Goldstein book presentation. Think a way for coming here today to talk about the life of the hard working people in janesville thats documented in your book. This event cannot be possible with the sponsorship of many of our friends. I encourage everyone to go to the festival website and find out more about our sponsors. The Wisconsin Humanities Council is proud to sponsor this evening. Its wonderful opportunity to supports and promote programs they use history, culture, and discussion to study Community Life in wisconsin for everyone. Tonights presentation will delight you and help us move forward in this direction. For those of you who may not know, the wisconsin book festival was created by the humanities council, an organization over 13 years before france decided to take on the task of keeping the event life. So kudos to the for having such wonderful event every
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Berlin, the target area for the strangest invasion of all time, an invasion by its own people. Ger mans fleeing oppression in the soviet zone. Since 1945, the german fed republic has granted political asylum to more than 9 million refugees, expellees, and displaced persons. Weary, frightened, and always since the soviets instigated the policy which slammed shut to borders between the east and the west the only escape left is through berlin itself. Weary, frightened, and always after dark, these haunted people are pouring into the city on an average of 20,000 a month. Desperately overburdened city finally broadcasts an urgent appeal to the people in the soviet zone with these words. Do not leave unless youre in direst need. The zone must not be deprived of honest freethinking germans. We beg you, stay on the soil of your homeland, and still they come. A new nation is growing rapidly within berlin, the nation of the homeless. Here by law all refugees register and ask to be granted sanctu
The executive director. She wanted to say a word about the partnership on this. And well get into the statements. Thank you. Can you hear me . I will only take a minute of your time. We are delighted to be able to work with the cia to bring you this we think exciting briefing this morning. Also want to thank kevin and the National Press club for hosting us this morning. For those of you who dont know the Naval Historical Foundation were a nonprofit membership organization. We focus on preserving and commemorating naval heritage. And we use naval history to help educate the American People on the importance of our navy. And the mer time domain. Were located the Washington Navy yard. And we work closely with the naval history and heritage command. Our board and members throe of whom are four of whom are sitting who are today. David admiral kevin and norman polmar. A wealth of knowledge on naval history. And providing mistor kal context into activities that are happening today. We hope yo