Good evening. Welcome to the lecture. Before you we get started down may have noticed few cameras in the room. Please turn off your devices and also if youre going to ask a question, at question time, everybody has to come to the microphone or theyll cut the entire session. So please do that itself youre interested in asking a question. This is very excited about the program. Its a pleasure to welcome tonights featuring journalists and author Frances Fitzgerald. The lecture is made possible through the generosity of the Livingston Foundation little were in new york city and graduate from Radcliffe College she became a journalist during the vietnam war era. In 1972 she published the vietnamese and americans in vietnam. A history of vietnam and the United States military involvement in that country. The book was awarded a pulitzer prize, a bancroft prize and a National Book award. She has since authored numerous critically acclaimed works in American History and works have appeared in th
Devices and also if youre going to ask a question, everybody has to come to a microphone or theyll cut the entire session. Please do that if youre interested in asking a question. Were very excited about science program. Its a pleasure to welcome tonights journalist and author francis ms. Gerald. Its made possible from the generation of the livingston foundation. Born in new york city and graduating from radcliffe college, she came of age as a journalist in the vietnam war era. In 1979 she published far in the lake, the vietnamese and american in vietnam. The history of vietnam in the United States military involvement in the country. The book was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, a bancroft prize and a National Book award. She has since authored numerous critically acclaimed works of American History and works of the puritan publications in the new yorker, and rolling stone. Tonight fitzgerald will discuss her recent book the evangelials the struggle to shake america. She traces the history o
Good evening im the president of the atlanta historys center and welcome to tonights lecture. Every get started you may have noticed a few cameras in the room. A couple of rules please turn off all of your devices and also if you are to ask a question at question time everybody has to come to the microphone throughout the entire session so please do that if you are interested in asking a question. We are very excited about tonights program. Its a pleasure to welcome tonights featuring journalist and author so they. This lecture is made possible through the generosity of the livingston foundation. For near two in graduating from Ratcliffe College Frances Fitzgerald came of age as a journalist and vietnam war era to 1972 she published fire in the lake the vietnamese and americans in vietnam a history of vietnam and the United States military involvement in the country. The book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize bancroft prize and the National Book award. She has since authored numerous work
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