Im the ceo and executive have you in what we call cities in america. The National League of cities is an organization that represents the 19000 city, towns and villages in america. Today, we thank you for being here because we are releasing the 34th annual city fiscal conditions report. Each person in this room is here for a reason. If you are interested in what is happening in cities all over america, perhaps you enjoy digging into data and understanding the physical nature of the data on our community and you really want to hear about the pressure that city leaders face everyday and balancing their budgets, dealing with issues in the various policy issues and the federal impact on those issues or you just want to make sure you are in the right place at the right time dealing with and learning about what america will be dealing with as it relates to the fiscal impact of our economy. For all of these reasons at its core the city fiscal conditions is about the connection between the nee
Online booktv. Orc. Joining us now, author, here is the willful america, 1775 1777. You are very well known for your trilogy. With that i spent 15 years looking at the american role in the ration and when i finished the third volume, i went through north africa and western europe in normandy, thinking about what to do, that campaign in the mediterranean into europe from i just didnt have the heart for it. Ive been thinking for a long time about what it is i really wanted to do and as a narrative writer, the boys had a fascination since i was a kid. So im one third of the way in from what i hoped would be another trilogy. This one is a history of the revolution from both the american side and the british side. Why do you say its more important now than ever . When we look at the resolution, we are trying to figure out who we are, who we come from. We are trying to understand if anybody can themselves. What are they dying for . What is that all about . It seems to me that this day, in a
[inaudible conversations]. It is a pleasure to have you. The National League of cities in the city towns and villages. Of america and rethink you for beingal here. The fiscal conditions each person in this room what is happening in cities all over america perhaps you enjoy digging into data to understand the nature of the data if you really want to hear about the pressure city leaders face every day to balance the budget and deal with issues and various policy issues to make sure you are in the right place at the right time with what america will be dealing with how that relates to the fiscal impact of our economy. Those conditions are about the connection between the communities and the ability of the leaders to address those needs in the community. Why is this suchhy an important report . If you think about what is happening the town leader and village leader that is dealing with the issue at first so this conditions report to see where all cities and communities are not the same to
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Normandy, thinking about what to do, that campaign in the mediterranean into europe from i just didnt have the heart for it. Ive been thinking for a long time about what it is i really wanted to do and as a narrative writer, the boys had a fascination since i was a kid. So im one third of the way in from what i hoped would be another trilogy. This one is a history of the revolution from both the american side and the british side. Why do you say its more important now than ever . When we look at the resolution, we are trying to figure out who we are, who we come from. We are trying to understand if anybody can themselves. What are they dying for . What is that all about . It seems to me that this day, in a moment when the country is with the most practice in politics that you and i can remember, trying to understand the first to come out of the revolution at the beginning of the republican, its important to remind us of who we are and what people are willing to die for. From your book,