Collaboration and survival in nazi germany. Professor, where did the writing of art in the third right come from. Guest this book project is the completion of a trilogy and the idea began about 30 years ago when i was a graduate student. I was at harvard university, i went to the school to study french history. My first professor said you are going to specialize in this narrow topic on dissertation soon enough so i want you to write a Research Paper on a different topic, different country, different era. So i had been sitting in german as an undergraduate and i had a knowledge of german. I was interested in world war ii, my father was born in 1930 and and i grew up with stories about the war, the hunger and such that world war ii also always seemed essential. And i was interested in cultural history. My undergraduate thesis had been on the role of the arts and the black civil rights movement. And i thought something german, world war ii in cultural, and i came up on the topic of the Ar
You, senator. Youre now recognized sen to senator from tennessee. Can you tell me how many tsa employees make a hundred thousand or more a year . I will have to get that for you. Can you make a rough guess . I can make a rough guess. I dont really know, sir. Let me ask this, do you know how many tsa employees got bonuses in the past year . There were as i said, i have restrict it had number of bonus that is we do. I will get you the exact number but it was a significant smaller number and based upon performance, not based upon special act awards. Can you tell me, have you personally fired any employee tsa employees for misconduct or rudeness or incompetence since youve been in the office . There have been a number of people who have been fired from the agency at all levels. I came in and one of my first tasks was to determined what my agency looked like. I hold my leaders and demanded and i am confident of my team and im confident of team to help lead that team. Today i have been satis
Wrote james james traubs biography of John Quincy Adams is especially strong. Adams was a complicated hero, a patrician visionary. One of the most important diplomats in American History and finally slaverys greatest enemy in american politics, james traub does justice to the man and his time. A historian of complexity and a writers eye for drama and detail. After his talk and question and answer, james traub will be signing of one level up. Outside the National Archives store. Please welcome james traub to the National Archives. [applause] thank you very much for that introduction. When i was coming here this morning and taking a taxi to penn station in new york, every bus i passed had a giant sign on the side that said hamilton. And so naturally i thought what if lynn manual moran, producer, writer and star of the show came to me and said i have done the hamilton hiphop things. What have you got for me with John Quincy Adams . So i thought i need to have a story to tell. This is the
If you can possibly make it to the microphone that is right here next to this pillar we would be really grateful because that makes the audio much more enjoyable for those who are trying to listen who arent actually physically in this space it if you have a phone or nose making device on your person and you could possibly silence it or make it so that it wont make noise, wed be grateful for that. And then lastly at the end of the event if you wouldnt mind folding up your chair and putting them to the side, elaine will sign bookings up here, we have plenty of copies up front. I think, you all know what it looks like, and shed be happy to sign at the end up here at table. I also want to just point out that we are coming to the end of warms History Month its been a great month for us here at the store. Weve had some terrific events i think for me this unwith is the highlight. We have a whole table dedicated to books related to womens history up at the front of the store and were very, ver
For complete Television Schedule booktv. Org 48 hours of nonfiction books an authors. Television for serious readers next we kick off the weekend with dana joya on why poetry matters. [inaudible] good evening everyone if youre stapgd theres still a few seats up here. Over here a few places. Welcome to tonights trinity form evening conversation with dana joya im president of the forum and on behalf of us wii all delighted that you are here. And were also delighted to get to partner with howard and roberta who are sponsors this evening in getting to host what is sure to be a fascinating event. If youre new, i know many of you seem to be new faces. A little bit about us. We exist to provide a space and resource for leaders to engage life greatest questions in the the context of faith and Great Questions of life linked to our notion of truth, beauty and goodness, and historically one of the most important means of disterns and internalizing those notions of truth, u beauty and goodness of