And this is a lovely opportunity for us and i knew nothing about and i thought i knew just about everything. But also an explanation into the unexplored side of this incredible history. And so much of that time of those refugees and then in the beginning of the book. Thank you so much. Thank you for inviting me. So cheryl said its not what i expected. I think its not what people expect is i tried to tell a very intimate history of the daughter and father of just my life and relationship with other people as well as scholarly footnotes were everything is researched very carefully and begins with an intimate introduction and this is and introduction about my life. So i will just jump in and then we can talk some more. My parents, siblings and maternal grandmother were at home. We used to call the woman with wrinkly skin and sharp blue eyes like my fathers, my father had been separated for him his mother during the war and then years later lived with him then with my mother and him and th
I am director of outreach at the american antiquarian society. I want to welcome you to this talk, the first in our series of spring programs. You can find out more by picking up a brochure at the front desk. You can join our mailing list to stay informed of upcoming programs i filling out information on your evaluation sheet jade you can pick one up if you do not have one of those, you can pick one up at the front desk. As many of you know, we are a National Research library of American History and culture Whose Mission is to share the printed record of what is now the United States, portions of canada and the british west indies. We collect anything and everything within these parameters. From graphic prints to newspapers and periodicals, to pamphlets and books. We use these as the basis for all of our programs which bring scholars, artists, the general public, and teachers and students together to participate in workshops and a variety of other programs about pre20thcentury america.
Have on dday, if you get an opportunity, i hope you will go over and visit it while you are here. It looks at the relationship between Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill as they prepared for dday. The special exhibit will be up through the end of the year. How many people here are members of the library . Raise your hand. That is fantastic. It is your support that allows us to do programs like this. We really appreciate it. I think it is important Public Programs allow us to bring authors and experts in from around the country. Today we have a real remarkable historian and author with us. William casto has written a series of books. He is a Paul Whitfield one professor at texas tech. His scope of Historical Books range from Foreign Affairs and the constitution of age of fighting sale. And the Supreme Court in the early republic. He jumped ahead in his latest book about robert jackson. Robert jackson is truly a remarkable figure in the era. The solicitor general, attorney general
Programs allow us to bring authors and experts in from around the country. Today we have a real remarkable historian and author with us. William casto has written a series of books. He is a Paul Whitfield one professor at texas tech. His scope of Historical Books range from Foreign Affairs and the constitution of age of fighting sale. And the Supreme Court in the early republic. He jumped ahead in his latest book about robert jackson. Robert jackson is truly a remarkable figure in the era. The solicitor general, attorney general and justice on the Supreme Court. He was a prosecutor during the nuremberg trials. When he was serving in the Supreme Court. Under Franklin Roosevelt in 1942, japanese internment took place. Executive order 9066. The executive court case worked its way through the case. Robert jackson was one of the justices that dissented into the case that was unconstitutional to be imprisoning american citizens without some due process. He really was the voice and conscious
It is your support that allows us to do programs like this. We really appreciate it. I think it is important Public Programs allow us to bring authors and experts in from around the country. Today we have a real remarkable historian and author with us. William casto has written a series of books. He is a Paul Whitfield one professor at texas tech. His scope of Historical Books range from Foreign Affairs and the constitution of age of fighting sale. And the Supreme Court in the early republic. He jumped ahead in his latest book about robert jackson. Robert jackson is truly a remarkable figure in the era. The solicitor general, attorney general and justice on the Supreme Court. He was a prosecutor during the and norm for a trial. When he was serving in the Supreme Court. Under Franklin Roosevelt in 1942, japanese internment took place. Executive order 9066. The executive court case worked its way through the case. Robert jackson was one of the justices that dissented into the case that w