[applause] good evening and welcome to the New York Historical society but im the New York Historical president and ceo and thrilled to see all of you this evening in our beautiful Robert H Smith auditorium. Tonights Program Gives me liberty, history of americas exceptional idea is a part of our Bernard Schwartz established Speaker Series and as always i k like to thank mr. Schwartz or his great generosity which is enabled us to bring so many fine speakers to this stage and i also want to thank all of our Chairman Council members who are in attendance as evening and to thankk you for your great suppot which enables us to do our work. Tonights program will last about one hour and it will include a question answer session but you should have received a note card and pencil as you entered the auditorium and this afternoon or this evening and it is not my colleagues going up and down the aisle with note cards and pencils in the note card will be collected later on in the program with your
Historical president and ceo and until to see you in our beautiful auditorium. Tonight program give me liberty is a part of our swartz distinguished Speakers Series and as always i like to thank mr. Schwartz for its great generosity which has enabled us to bring so many fine speakers to this stage. I also want to thank all of our chairman scouts of members or in attendance, and to thank you for yourhe great support which enabs us to do our work. Tonight program last about an hour and it will include a questionandanswer session. You shouldve received a note card and pencil as you entered the auditorium this afternoon, this evening, and if not, my colleagues are going up and down the isles with no cards and pencils the note cards will be collected later on withh your questions. Following the program that would be a book signing in our history store and copies of our speakers books will be available for purchase. Ey tonight we are thrilled to welcome Richard Brookhiser back to the New Yor
Historical society. Im thrilled to see all of you this evening in our beautiful robert h. Smith auditorium. Tonights program, give me liberty a history of americas exceptional idea, is a part of our bernard and Irene Schwartz speakers series, and as always, id like to thank mr. Schwartz for his great generosity which has enabled us to bring so many fine speakers to this stage. Also want the thank all of our Chairmans Council members who are in attendance this evening and to thank you for your great support which enables us to do our work. Tonights program will last about an hour, and it will include a question and answer session. You should have receivedse a noe card and pencil as you entered the auditorium this afternoon, in the evening, and if not, my colleagues are a going up and dn the aisles with note cards and pencils. The note cards will be collected later on in the program with your questions. Following the program, there will be a book signing in our ny district store and copi
Tonights program is a history of americas exceptional idea is part of our Eileen George speaker series. Its great generosity has allowed us to bring so many great speakers to the states i want to thank our chairman councilmembers who were in attendance this evening and thank you for your great support which enables us to do our work. Tonights program will last about one hour and it will include a questionandanswer sessionti. You should have received a note card and pencil as you enter the auditorium this afternoon this evening and if not my colleagues are going up and down the aisle with no cards. Following the program there will be a book signing and are storing s copies of the book wil be available for purchase. Tonight we are thrilled to welcome Richard Brookhiser back to the New York Historical society produces senior fellow at the National Review institute a Senior Editor at the National Review and an author of numerous books including Jon Marshalls the man who made the Supreme Co
Spent good evening everyone so glad to see you here in the auditorium tonights program give me liberty is a part of the shorts distinguished Speakers Series and thank you for your great generosity which enables us to bring so many fine speakers to the stage. I also want to think the Chairmans Council member who is in attendance and thank you for your support which enables us to do our work with that question and answer session as you enter the auditorium my colleagues are going up and down the aisles. Following the program there will be a book signing and they will be available for purchase. We are thrilled to welcome Richard Brooke kaiser at the National Review institute and the author of numerous books including Alexander Hamiltons americana. As our chief historian curator the blockbuster show Alexander Hamilton from 2004. We were way ahead of our time but it caught up with us. Richard Brooke Kaiser was is awarded the National Humanities metal in 2008 his newest book is the exception