Good evening everyone and welcome to i am interviewing Eva Moskowitz tonights program is a part of our Bernard Irene swarts Speakers Series and i would like to sake i like to thank mr. Swarts for his leadership which is enabled us bring 70 prominent speakers to the stage. I would also like to mention that our chairman emeritus had hoped to be with us this evening , but unfortunately his travel schedule conflicted with the programming. Im delighted to say that susan who has advised us at our history films is here and i would like to thank her and welcome her for all she has done on behalf of New York Historical. [applause]. Tonights program will last about an hour and will include a question and answer question session. Questions should be written on no cards. If you did not receive a no card my colleagues are still going up and down the aisle so good in no card from them. The questions will be collected later on in the program there will be a book signing this evening that will take ou
Three and [inaudible conversations] good evening, everyone and welcome to the new york star club society. Im louise mirrer, New York Historical Society President and ceo in this evening i had the great pleasure of interviewing Eva Moskowitz come and ceo of the Largest Charter School Network in new york, the Success Academy. Tonights program is a part of our bernardin island shores distinguished Speakers Series and as i would like to thank mr. Schwartz for his great generosity and leadership, which has enabled us to bring so many prominent speakers to the stage. I would also just like to mention that our chairman emeritus, roger herzog would like to be with us but unfortunately has travel schedule conflict with the programming. I am delighted to say that susan herzog who has advised us on a womens history film is here and i would like to thank her and welcome her for all that she has done on behalf of New York Historical. [applause] todays program lasts about an hour and will include a
Karl rove, your moderator. [applause] good morning. What a pleasure to be here to talk about some of the most important subjects that are on everybodys mind. Today we are going to have a wonderful opportunity to talk to three outstanding experts about the election that changed our history. Somebody who once worked on many campaigns, i will be fascinated to hear the assessment of my colleagues here. Lets start with you, hw. How these we should be looking at transformation as an overarching theme for discussion, president ial leadership . When i think about a. Elections i talk about two categories, those elections whose importance is not known until after the election because the election sets up certain conditions, brings in a certain officeholder and things happen. The election of 1942 where Franklin Roosevelt becomes president and launches the new deal, the moment he won no one knew how big a deal it was. In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected and immediately things start to fall apart.
Thank you. [applause] the writers festival continues now with a discussion on us president ial elections with Arthenia Joyner and historians mark and morley. Karl rove, your moderator. [applause] good morning. What a pleasure to be here to talk about some of the most important subjects that are on everybodys mind. Today we are going to have a wonderful opportunity to talk to three outstanding experts about the election that changed our history. Somebody who once worked on many campaigns, i will be fascinated to hear the assessment of my colleagues here. Lets start with you, hw. How these we should be looking at transformation as an overarching theme for discussion, president ial leadership . When i think about a. Elections i talk about two categories, those elections whose importance is not known until after the election because the election sets up certain conditions, brings in a certain officeholder and things happen. The election of 1942 where Franklin Roosevelt becomes president an
Third time. This is your third book. I want you to tell us about your father and his storytelling. Robert my father was the single greatest storyteller i have ever known. He owned his own motorcycle chains and lubricants business when we were young. But he functioned as its sole traveling salesman. He was on the road for nine or 10 months out of the year by car. We grew up feeling like we knew him. My dad would call me out of school. Sometimes for weeks at a time can you imagine such a dream for a kid . And he would take me on business trips across the United States. By the time i was eight or nine, i had been to all 48 continental states. I knew more about Oil Viscosity and paint than any eightyearold in the country. We would pass the time during these long stretches by telling stories. Few would tony made up stories true stories. He was the single greatest weaver of yarns you could imagine. There was always one condition if he told you a story, you tell him one. Brian you remember on