Festival. This panel is called reagan, life and fact and fission. Im the a column is in for the san Antonio Express news and im excited to be part of the panel with two great writers who in very different ways look at the legacy of Ronald Reagan. Before we get started want to let you know that both authors will be signing books in the reference area on the second floor right after the session, and a portion of the proceeds from the book sales benefit the San Antonio Public Library foundation. Also, this panel will air on cspan 2 on april 30th. Were going to devote the last 10, 15 minutes for questions so well do our best to give everyone a chance to ask questions. To my far left, h. W. Brand. Holds the university of texas at austin, and the New York Times best selling author, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in biography for First American and traitor to his class, he as written on roosevelt, ulysses grant, andrew jackson, and his latest book is reagan the life to my immediate left, Tho