Really destiny. Would you fix your tie, please . David people wouldnt recognize me. Just leave it this way . All right. David i dont consider myself a journalist and nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . David where are you from originally . Thomas i was born in new york. David your father was a businessperson . Thomas my father was a businessman. I lived in new york until i was eight, then moved to florida. David you wanted to reduce your taxes, you moved to florida. Is that why you moved . Thomas i was very precocious. I knew at eight Capital Gains taxes were best paid in florida. David you went to high school at the rose, one of the most famous boarding schools in the world, in switzerland. Then, oxford and you got a phd in history. What type of history . Thomas the undergrad was in what is c
All right. I dont consider myself a journalist and nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer even though i have a day job of the running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . Where are you from originally . Thomas i was born in new york. Shery your father was a businessperson . Thomas i lived in new york until i was eight, then moved to florida. David thomas i was born in new. Shery you wanted to reduce your taxes, you moved to florida. Thomas very precocious. I knew at eight Capital Gains taxes were best paid in florida. David you went to high school at the rose, one of the most famous warning schools in the world, in switzerland. Then oxford and you got a phd in history. What type . Thomas the undergrad was in what is called modern history which by english standards means when the romans leave britain. David when did you move back to the United States . Thomas what happened
So he works to give public presentations on wide ranging topics like the Cultural Impact of road trips throughout American History. They rise of the american suburbs the gilded age the role prohibition played in shaping the 1920s the history of food and dining in the us or like this one had the 1939 worlds fair in vision the future. Now alan will also be back with us on january 11th to discuss Kennedy Nixon in the debate of the century. We hope you will consider joining us. Now were so excited to have alan with us this. Things without any further ado. Please join me in welcoming alan pietro bun. Thank you for that generous introduction heather. I am dr. Alan pietro bond a professor of Global Affairs and modern American History at Trinity Washington University here in dc and i want to start tonight. By giving you a number 1939 its one of those years that stands out in history. For those who know their history, its a year that evokes a reaction much like 1776 with the American Revolution
So he works to give public presentations on wide ranging topics like the Cultural Impact of road trips throughout American History. They rise of the american suburbs the gilded age the role prohibition played in shaping the 1920s the history of food and dining in the us or like this one had the 1939 worlds fair in vision the future. Now alan will also be back with us on january 11th to discuss Kennedy Nixon in the debate of the century. We hope you will consider joining us. Now were so excited to have alan with us this. Things without any further ado. Please join me in welcoming alan pietro bun. Thank you for that generous introduction heather. I am dr. Alan pietro bond a professor of Global Affairs and modern American History at Trinity Washington University here in dc and i want to start tonight. By giving you a number 1939 its one of those years that stands out in history. For those who know their history, its a year that evokes a reaction much like 1776 with the American Revolution
Everyone. Welcome to focus on europe. It is nice to have you with me today. The situation at ukraines border is keeping people here in germany and throughout europe on edge with concerns growing that russia will attack and invade its next door neighbor. Ukraines Border Regions are regularly reporting shipments of military equipment. Russia is also moving troops and its own heavy equipment to neighboring bail roofs, as part of a joint military maneuver. As politicians work on d escalating, a new conflict between russia and ukraine, people and Eastern Ukraine are unfortunately right back in familiar territory. In slow vianza in the dont boss region, armed fighting has been going on for years after russian incursions. Theyre one of our reporters met nikolai, a man who is now engaged in his latest battle, trying to remain optimistic in an all too familiar situation. Ah, the city of slow, the unskilled ravaged by war in the region of dawn bath, pro russian separatists have been locked in co