Comfortable with that then that is fine. If they are not and they have to recognize the problem. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] welcome to this season of brad snyder and his new book the house of truth a washington political salon in the foundations of american liberalism. To make sure we have no unnecessary a interruptions and i will mention if you are a regular we ask you to prepare chairs the we have another even so please leave them as they are. We also have cspan booktv covering this event this is being recorded so whenever you ask a question for the second half there will be time for q a come to the microphone so we have a record for Television Book tv. After the event is over all of the copies are available behind the register between 1912 and 1933 a group met in the Dupont Circle road house for discussion that was drawn together that the past administration as they had issues communism the role of the u. S. And in the third book from a strong and