Karen welcome. Thank you all for being here. Before we get started, i just want to tell you that i am so happy to be having this event because we never get to talk about history and historians. We always talk about politics and the law and Foreign Policy. And it is all very interesting. But those of you who know me know that i like the history. And i think it wouldve been a very good thing if more historians were weighing in more frequently and people who write about politics in a historical vein and people who think about whats come before. We dont have enough of it and this is our meager attempt to try to do that. Before we get started, let me just say that this is being recorded by cspan. You know the routine, which means that when you get the mic, speak into the mic, wait for the mic before you speak. And be aware of the fact that its being recorded. So before we get started with our discussion, let me introduce the men to my left. Jim banner who edited the book president ial misco
This is our meager attempt to try to do that. Before we get started, let me just say that this is being recorded by cspan. You know the routine, which means that when you get the mic, speak into the mic, wait for the mic before you speak. And be aware of the fact that its being recorded. So before we get started with our discussion, let me introduce the men to my left. Jim banner who edited the book president ial misconduct, which is our kickoff for our discussion tonight, is a visiting scholar in history at George Washington university, having spent most of his career teaching at princeton. Hes the founding director of the history news service. His most recent book is being a historian and introduction to the professional world of history. Again, i think it is about the profession and the worldview. He has edited and written numerous books, including the one we are featuring tonight. He is one of the creators of the National History center. Jackson leers is the board of governors prof
And the law, and it is interesting, but those who know me, i like the history. I think it would have been very good for the country if more historians were weighing in frequently, and the people who write about politics in the historical vein, and people who are thinking of what is coming before, and not enough of it, and so this is our meager attempt to do that. Before we are started, i wanted to say that this is recorded by cspan and you know the routine. So that means that when you get the mic, speak into the mic, and wait for the mike to speak, and be aware of the fact that it is being recorded. Before we get on with the hearing, let me introduce the man to my left. Jim banner who authored the book that is the kickoff tov discussion tonight. He is a scholar at George Washington university, and spending most of his career teaching at princeton. His most recent book is historian of the professional world and the history. So it is again, the profession and the world view. He has writt
Good afternoon. Im the Deputy Director of the library and thank you so much for being here for the roosevelt reading festival. The 16th annual. President roosevelt would be a very happy man to see some and people here today. What we call was about whether because it seems to break in our favor only special days like this. Also, we would ask and love for you to become members if you would like because membership helps support these wonderful programs and if you would like to our colleague lauren is author and she will help you out. If you have not been to the dday exhibit, about fdr and churchill please go over and take a look. It is really special and we are showing things that have not been on exhibit before. I will go over some of the basic rules. You know by now you are out there for other sessions from their we will go out to the lobby where books will be available for purchase and signing. I will introduce our author david roll who is a familiar face with his research and he is al
Historical Association Since we were founded in 1961 by first Lady Jacqueline kennedy, he was her vision at the young age of 31 to create an organization that would provide nontax payer funding to maintain the museums standard of the house, which had been somewhat neglected through presencys leading up to the kennedys. Although the association has developed an expanded over the past 60 years the mission established by mrs. Kennedy. Still guides our work and our offerings. Earlier this month the association celebrated our 60th anniversary with the gala at the temple of dendor in the sackler wing of the metropolitan museum of art in new york. The evening featured powerful and poignant remarks from first lady of the United States dr. Jill biden ambassador caroline kennedy, David Rubinstein chairman of our board fred ryan and vice chair john rogers and al roker served as the master of ceremonies for the evening. We had performances from the gray coat fife and drug corps metropolitan opera.