With us tonight is mike presidency dio of the center for arts and culture. Prior to joining fort mason he was an nonprofit sf heritage in opened up the directors efficacy of the los angeles conservancy and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. We asked mike to moderate tonights program because his preservation work in los angeles is the subject of tonights talk in here in San Francisco. Thank you for being with us mike. Mike. Welcome and theyll hand the microphone over to you. Thank you so much frances. Such a pleasure to be here tonight with my two longtime friends and colleagues Ken Bernstein and Stephen Schafer to talk about their stunning new book preserving los angeles how preserving historical cities can transform americas cities published by angel city press. Dare i say this book is a monumentalda achievement in the preservation field. Ken has devoted his career h to enhancing the heritage of los angeles and when i joined in 2006 i had big shoes to fill. Ken had just lef
So you need to do both but it would be a big mistake not to also go to the biggest capital but commands the most respect. I think the capitals are of importance right now i think the Commission Wants to get this agreement when they get bogged down to solve the problems and that is how it works but being a leader since the very beginning, that is the Angela Merkel project to have 40 percent of gdp from trade. But the thing i would caution it is very hard for american institutions to argue in berlin because those arguments that are made are very much american in the nsa with the increase of the migration a rack to dig up of remarks about the iraq war and to we need to be careful of american institutions to go over a and a lobby this is what they said to look to the European Companies to take on a major role in the european debate to. But in each of those is a little bit different. That reminds me with the debate of trade promotion and authority as a great as activist got together as a ho
My name is tonio burgos. Im the chair of the harvard conservatory conservancy of the national parks. It oversees a lot of federal monuments with the exception of the statue of liberty and ellis island. They have their own conservancys. But within our region we have amazing monuments, including this crown jewel, federal hall. This evening, i am joined by Board Members of our board of directors former congressman steve israel. [applause] come on, steve. And my dear friend and one of the great former republican state chairs of the state of new york, ben cox. [applause] you see, like the former members of congress, our board is a bipartisan board made up of people from both Political Parties and from all walks of life, because that is what new york represented when we formed this great nation. You are in the building that is not the original federal hall. The original federal hall was a wooden building that basically lasted to 1812, and then was demolished. It was serving as the city hall
My name is tonio burgos. Im the chair of the harvard conservatory conservancy of the national parks. It oversees a lot of federal monuments with the exception of the statue of liberty and ellis island. They have their own conservancys. But within our region we have amazing monuments, including this crown jewel, federal hall. This evening, i am joined by Board Members of our board of directors former congressman steve israel. [applause] come on, steve. And my dear friend and one of the great former republican state chairs of the state of new york, ben cox. [applause] you see, like the former members of congress, our board is a bipartisan board made up of people from both Political Parties and from all walks of life, because that is what new york represented when we formed this great nation. You are in the building that is not the original federal hall. The original federal hall was a wooden building that basically lasted to 1812, and then was demolished. It was serving as the city hall
The future generations about our history and emphasize the hardships and Lessons Learned alongside it. To support and respect the current active members of our armed and to ensure all americans feel the benefits of freedom as citizens of this beautiful republic, we are obligated to express our ever lasting gratitude to veterans, not just today, but every day and night coming forth. I would like to thank each and every one of you for attending todays special event. It was my great honor to be your master of ceremonies. Wed like to express that korean america wins. And i love you many and all korean the fallen families of the fallen for your and sacrifice. May god bless the republic. Korea and the United States of america this concludes our ceremony thank good evening. My name is tonio burgos. Im the chair of the harvard conservatory conservancy of the national parks. It oversees a lot of federal monuments with the exception of the statue of liberty and ellis island. They have their own