Introduce the state speakers. Cell phones or any other devices that go bang should be turned off. Tonight there is one event. If i could just head everybody fold up their chairs at the end of the event. Last thing is for the q a session after the presentation if i could ask you to step to the side we have a microphone we do record this. For posterity if we could just get that all on recording that would be wonderful. Thank you. I would like to introduce tonights author. The amazing story and escape from slavery to union here. It is a second major work with the secret rescue. Nominated for the 2014 at gore award of her best and number one wall street best seller the heroic journey in the life of robert small. In 1862 seats at confederate steamer. Freed himself in his family as all of you will soon see and learn he have a mission that did not end there. And enjoy the illustrious career of a state and national legislator. They declared that reading these like recovering a national heirloo
Jonathan it was better with cable down and the euro at 1. 17. Alix talking about cable, take a look at the gilt market. In the gilt market you are seeing yields up about four basis points. After thetively flat data out of the u. K. Unemployment and wages. Dollarmex down slightly. Aluminum missed, down 1 . David it is time for your morning brief. We will start out here in from two fed president s, bill dudley and Robert Kaplan in a discussion. U. S. Nutes later we get Housing Starts and Building Permits for september, and the Senate Finance committee will meet with President Trump. Jonathan chinas president xi jinping laid out a roadmap to turn the country into a leading country by 2050. He warns there may still be a bumpy road ahead to success. Our development is due within a great situation. Slight but our challenge is tough. Jonathan opening chinas doors to foreign businesses and monetary policy. Joining us are Tom Mackenzie and enda curran. Just run us through the highlights of what
Before introduce tonights speakers. Cell phones and other devices should be turned off. Tonight is the sole event, so tonight there is one event, so if i could ask everyone to fold at their chairs at the end and leave them against the closest bookshelf or wall. Last thing is for the q a session after the presentation if i could ask you to step to my left we have a microphone. We record this and cspan is here as well, so for prosperity if we could get this all on recording that would be wonderful. Without further do i would like to introduce tonights author, cate lineberry. Be free or die the amazing story of Robert Smalls escape from slavery to union hero is her second major work. Nominated for the 2014 edgar award for best [inaudible] be free or die chronicles the heroic journey of Robert Smalls who in 1862 sees a confederate steamer and sailed his way from Charleston Harbor to a Union Blockade freeing himself and his family. As all of you will soon see and learn he his mission did no
The civil war. She dr. Appomattox, virginia talked about appomattox, virginia. This was recorded at the busy them of the appomattox. It is about four to five minutes. Just 45 minutes. Elizabeth varon thank you for that very, very kind introduction. Grant e. Lee surrender to and is a familiar tableau. They met in the house of William Mclean in the hamlet appomattox courthouse. Grant dressed casually in a much tattered uniform, represented the hardscrabble farmers and. Age earners after awkwardly extending pleasantries about their service in the mexican war, they agreed to surrender terms that effectively ended the civil war. Grant set free the concord soldiers of north virginia on their honor. To promised they would never again take up arms against the united states. The megaminty in this hour magnanimity in this hour united the north and south and provided the way for a world power of america. This casts the surrender as a moment of feeling that transcended policy. Today, i will tell y
Historical park in kentucky. Coming up next on the presidency, a commemorative ceremony site with actors for drink three of the five president s who visited the birthplace delivering speeches. And we will hear from Abraham Lincoln. This is about 55 minutes. [applause] good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests. I am the superintendent of Abraham Lincolns birth Place National historic site. I would like to welcome you all today for this great event. Before we get started, i would like to give a round of applause to the heartland Brass Quintet to have been providing the music. [applause] you all can be seated. Sorry. [laughter] i just realized that. This is a special day for us and we truly appreciate your presence. Before we get started into the formal ceremony, i would like to recognize a few the dignitaries we have in attendance today. Congressman brett guthrie, [applause] acting deputy regional director for the Southeast Region of the National Park service. Larue coun