Tonights program is a history of americas exceptional idea is part of our Eileen George speaker series. Its great generosity has allowed us to bring so many great speakers to the states i want to thank our chairman councilmembers who were in attendance this evening and thank you for your great support which enables us to do our work. Tonights program will last about one hour and it will include a questionandanswer sessionti. You should have received a note card and pencil as you enter the auditorium this afternoon this evening and if not my colleagues are going up and down the aisle with no cards. Following the program there will be a book signing and are storing s copies of the book wil be available for purchase. Tonight we are thrilled to welcome Richard Brookhiser back to the New York Historical society produces senior fellow at the National Review institute a Senior Editor at the National Review and an author of numerous books including Jon Marshalls the man who made the Supreme Co
Gets underway here in berlin also coming up chinas president xi jinping heralds a new era for his country at the opening of the communist Party Congress in beijing and a promise he can not keep kenyas chief election official calls the upcoming election into down by saying he cannot guarantee a free and fair vote. Its good to have you with us tonight germanys political leaders are trying to build bridges to places that theyve never seen before today german chancellor Angela Merkel began reaching out to other Political Parties with the goal of forming a new Coalition Government now she has done this several times before but this time shes trying to bring four parties together to form one federal government its never been done before if it works it would be called a Jamaica Coalition because the colors of the Political Parties here are the same as the flag of jamaica. Black yellow and green for now the colors of the jamaican flag are just hot air on the banks of the river. But exploratory
Coming up kenyas chief election official calls the forthcoming election into doubt by saying that he cannot agree to a free guarantee a fear free and a fair vote. And chinas president xi jinping heralds a new era for his country at the opening of the communist Party Congress in beijing. Plus ten days that shook the world a new exhibition opens in berlin looking at russias october revolution of one nine hundred seventy and an event that sent shock waves out around the globe one hundred years ago. And in football byron are back firing on all cylinders in the bundesliga under new coach bill pond tests and they do the same in europe we will look ahead to their Champions League clash with celtic. Im sorry kelly welcome to the Program Thanks for joining us. Nearly one month after germans went to the polls chancellor Angela Merkel is beginning the complex task of forming the next governing coalition now merkels conservative c. D. U. C. S. U. Group is holding talks with two potential suitors t
A promise that can not be kept kenyas chief election official calls the upcoming election into doubt by saying he cannot guarantee a free and fair vote. And chinas president xi jinping heralds a new era for his country at the opening of the communist Party Congress in beijing. Plus the transformative power of music and dance this. New project here in berlin is bringing young refugees and locals together and giving them a new lease on life. Im bring its good to have you with us tonight germanys political leaders are trying to build. Bridges to places theyve never seen before today german chancellor Angela Merkel began reaching out to other Political Parties with the goal of forming a new Coalition Government and she has done this several times before but this time shes trying to bring four parties together to form one federal government its never been done if it works it would be called a Jamaica Coalition because the colors of the Political Parties here are the same as the flag of jama
Gets underway here in berlin also coming up a promise that cannot be kept kenyas chief election official calls into doubt the upcoming election by saying he cannot guarantee a free and fair vote and chinas president xi jinping heralds a new era for his country at the opening of the communist Party Congress in beijing. Im bored gough its good to have you with us tonight germanys political leaders are trying to build bridges in territory that theyve never heard never seen before today german chancellor Angela Merkel began reaching out to other Political Parties with the goal of forming a new Coalition Government now she has done this several times before but this time shes trying to bring four parties together to form one federal government its never been done if it works it would be called a Jamaica Coalition because the colors of the Political Parties here are the same as the flag of jamaica. Black yellow and green for now the colors of the jamaican flag are just hot air on the banks o