I am president of aei. I would like to start this morning by reading from the opening paragraph the spike of it drying compass. Extend the other leg of the compass so it reaches out 60 miles and draw a circle within it they grew to manhood and made their home. From this small expanse of land on the north american corner. They created of the the constitution and built the republic. What a great way to start a book. I spent most of last night reading it and its a wonderful chronicle of four major leaders. At the founding of this country. It is a story that evokes. The spirit of hope and perseverance. That runs straight through the american experience. We appreciate her scholarship and her intellectual contributions. It is the latest in the series of several works that examines our countrys history with consideration and with rigor. I became a New York Times bestseller. And shed new light on the life of one of our underappreciated founders. I want to thank dr. Cheney interviewer her husba