To ensure israels security. [applause] keeping people of faith save from threats like radical islam whether protecting them here are standing by israel, all of us need to confront together the threat of radical islam. We have to do it. [applause] now Hillary Clinton or as i call. Er crooked Hillary Clinton [applause] crooked as they come, refuses to even say the words radical islam. Refuses to say the words. Unfit to beakes her president. In fact, she wants a 500 increase in Syrian Refugees to come into our country. No good. No good. Cant do it. We dont know where they come. Rom, where they are trump, trump] [indiscernible] [refugees are welcome here] usa, usa] mr. Trump thank you. All right. [indiscernible] [usa, usa, usa] [indiscernible] mr. Trump thank you. Freedom of speech. Thank you. Very good. [indiscernible] mr. Trump we are so bad and so divided, this is such a shame. By the way these are professional agitators. They come in, their sender by the other party, believe me. [indis
And cultural historian as many books include new york intellect, the unfinished city, and a nation of nations. These professor of history at new york university. Editor of sex, death and god and l. A. Reviewsys, articles, and interviews have appeared in vanity fair, the paris review, the New York Times, the , Los Angelesst times book review and various anthologies. What you please join me in welcoming david reid, to a spiegel of it was fecal about his book and of each other professor bender. And then be joined by professor bender. [applause] mr. Reid thank you, lily. Its a pleasure and honor to be here in connection with this distinguished series. This is a memorable occasion for me because it is my first powerpoint presentation. [laughter] so bear with me. I might be the only person in america who does not have experienced in this medium. Got thet clicking microphone adjusted. Great. Survey just a very brief of new york pictorially. We begin with this. Its a fantastic shot of the fina
About his book, the brazen age, new york city and the american empire. A conversation with New York University history professor Thomas Bender. That betweenes 1945 and 1950, post world war ii new york city became a heaven for exiles. The museum of the city of new york posted this hourlong event. It is now my great pleasure to introduce our speakers. They have four bios in our program. An intellectual and cultural historian, whose many books include new york intellect, the unfinished city, and a nation among nations. Atis professor of history New York University. David reid is editor of sex, death and god and l. A. His essays, articles, reviews and interviews have appeared in vanity fair, the paris review, the New York Times, the washington post, Los Angeles Times book review and various anthologies. What you please join me in welcoming david reid to a speak about his book and and then be joined by professor bender. [applause] mr. Reid thank you, lily. Its a pleasure and honor to be her
and they analyzed it and they analyzed it and they determined that it was a deliberate erasure and there is six to eight examples as somebody who started rereading it and started and stopped and started and stopped. the national archives 10 years ago before my time better analyzed the tape and used audio forensics to try to find services some bits of sound on the edges because when you raise some thing come you couldn t get everything. sadly there is nothing on the edges. just recently there is another attempt to look at it and evaluate it. it was also an attempt to make sense out of haldeman. when he met with the president, he d have a legal pad and he would note decisions come action items, thinks he got to do. he did not write transcripts of their conversation. he did not the nature of their conversation that day. so we know that they talk about watergate. we know that was gone from the tape is almost exactly covering the period survey were discussing art peers of the it s
you that is later in the month. this is the reading for congressman lincoln the making of america s greatest president. thanks so much to c-span for hosting authors like me and let us talk about what we do, and thank you for changing hands. this is the second event we have done here. having local book stores like this is a treasure. i love spending time here, and no one is allowed to leave until every copy of the book over there is sold. so thank you for being here tonight. the book, congressman lincoln: the making of america s greatest president. was abraham lincoln who mace the decision to engage the south in a civil war in order to serve the union. abraham lincoln resolves the slavery issue. and this story, why congressman lincoln? there are 16,000 books written about abraham lincoln. so if you go to ford theater in washington, dc, which is the final scene of this extraordinary story, you will see half that number piled high to the ceiling. and when i say becomes boot l