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Bert i would like you to read the prologue from the book, for later discussion. Jeremy my pleasure. I shall begin. Just before 9 30 p. M. Central time, in 1955, a handsome townhouse on chicagos south side, owens sat back in a straight back chair. He slipped back his hair, what was left of it. He put finishing touches on what had been an all day job, rewiring his old home. In a few minutes, he would be talking live on tv about his celebrity. More than 20 million americans watched as he spoke from a studio in new york, first with owens and his family, and then leonard bernstein. The 42yearold father of three, Jesse Owens Wade 25 pounds more than he did in 1936, when he turned in the most indelible performance to the olympic games. Conservative jacket, flannel slacks, white shirt, and dark tie, he could have passed for a 50yearold. Not that he was not in good shape. He was, a few months earlier he only less0 yards, than one second than his personal best. He held the personal record in the
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