Want to thank the commentators and everyone for assembling this deeply honor especially to be giving the William Roger lewis in the flesh. We were on the state Department Committee suffering through a lot of bows and arrows back in the decade prior, and i got to know him well and i feel really honored to give a lecture that is in his name. This book came about and so many of you, my friends, have heard this origin story. This came about because lewis liked the review i had done and mentioned the series that helen was doing that would use my biography to teach history that would pick biographical topics or would use a representative biography to get a broader subject of history. They had just published their first volume. It was on pocahontas. And issues regarding native American History, they were looking for somebody to do something on foreign relations, he offered me the opportunity to put together the perspectives. These were supposed to be short and concise books, that was the idea
Of my friends have heard me give this origin story. This book came about because of the review i did that mention the series that was used biography to teach history. It would hit biographical topics or would you say representative biography to get at a broader subject of history. They had just published their first volume, it was on pocahontas because of the issues regarding native American History. They were looking for someone to do something on American Foreign relations. He offered me the opportunity to put together a perspective. These were supposed to be short and concise books. That was the idea. The topic i debated and consulted with some people about which biographical figure might serve that purpose in the american context. I kept coming back to Henry Kissinger. A man whos had such a long career of american and foreign relations. Though not born in the United States, his career really does represent something about 20thcentury american politics. When i did get the chance to
Committees suffering from bows and arrows. This book came about, and many of my friends have heard me give this origin story. This book came about because of the review i did that mention the series that was used biography to teach history. It would hit biographical topics or would use a representative biography to get at a broader subject of history. They had just published their first volume, it was on pocahontas because of the issues regarding native American History. They were looking for someone to do something on American Foreign relations. He offered me the opportunity to put together a perspective. These were supposed to be short and concise books. That was the idea. The topic i debated and consulted with some people about which biographical figure might serve that purpose in the american context. I kept coming back to hendry to Henry Kissinger. A long career of american and foreign relations. He really does represent something about 20thcentury American Power. When i did get t
Are you right now . Im in california doing just fine. I heard a funny line, not sure if im working at home or living at work. I am finding this a time when ive been pretty productive, able to do everything remotely. Tried to keep up my exercise routine, practicing the panel to i have been director of the Hoover Institution but the time off the road, not on airplanes allowed me to make us move transition. Ali and all, keeping in touch with friends and family by text, really quite okay. 2020, even though you are being modest about it. This is a year like no other, first and foremost the pandemic, and another 700 people lost their lives around the world, the bloated us economy, tens of millions of americans, many going hungry, protests for Racial Justice after the death of george floyd, wildfires right now across the western United States, deadly reminder of Climate Change and as we are here to discuss the interruption in education and questions about this falls election if we didnt need
Television provider. Vanderbilt university hwartz talksomas sc about his book Henry Kissinger and American Power a political biography. From a takes questions panel of scholars. The National History Center Hosted this online event and provided the video. Prof. Schwartz thank you so much. I want to think the commentators and everyone for assembling this. I am deeply honored, especially to be given the William Roger lewis lecture. State department committees suffering from bows and arrows. That was about a decade ago. I got to know him well and i feel really honored to give a let her lecture in his name. This book came about, and many of my friends have heard me give this origin story. About because of the review i did that mention the series that was used biography to teach history. It would hit biographical topics or would you say representative biography to get at a broader subject of history. Published their first volume, it was on pocahontas because of the issues regarding native Am