Have been coming to again and again this month. This is the fourth installment of the series. We have focused mostly on architecture. You might recall we had House Speaker on the folklife, but this one is different to me. It speaks very clearly and closely to my heart as a historian. I know visitors that come to d. C. , they want to go to library of congress, they are in on and they should be. Researchers cannot wait to read in the main reading room. It lands a certain something lends a certain something to the seriousness of what they are doing. Scholars that really know the score walk right past the Jefferson Building and go into you may not like the way it looks, but the madison ling is where it is at. That is where the manuscripts is where it is at. That is where the manuscripts are. I am getting this from the website. 60 million items over 11,000 separate collections, truly the greatest manuscript treasure of American History and culture. To talk to us about that collection is Jef
In the main reading room. It lends a certain something to the seriousness of what they are doing. That is the way it should be, but scholars are really know the score walk right past the Jefferson Building and go into you may not like the way it looks, but the Madison Building is where it is at. That is where the manuscripts collection is, and there are 60 million items. This is from the website. 60 million items over 11,000 separate collections, truly the greatest manuscript treasure of American History and culture. To talk to us about that collection is Jeff Flannery, an old friend of the society in particular friend of scholars who work in American History, like my former colleagues and i. For 40 years, put together a document history project, and it brought us to jeff virtually every week. He and his staff helped us produce those volumes. Jeff is the head of the reference and services section. He has been in the management for 31 years, and that is all i will say. I know you are mu
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And the sacrifices that the employees have made in the war on terror. This is about 50 minutes. [applause] well, good morning, everyone. So nice to see so many of you here early on a friday morning. Of course, our special guest is erik prince, and we will be talking with him about his book, civilian warriors, but we will also budget some time for your questions at the end of our interview. So i would encourage you as youre listening to the interview to jot down some questions, perhaps, that you might have for erik toward the end of the program. So with that said, erik, welcome. Thank you. Lets get started. Want to talk to you a little bit about your father. You, as you say in the book, you are your fathers son. He was a tremendous influence on you personally and professionally, wasnt he . He really was. He was, i think, an example of a Great American success story, you know . His dad died when my dad was only 13, and he, i guess, became the man of the family at a young age. I remember
In avoiding an even bigger Economic Disaster in the alchemieses. For an extended list and links to 2013 notable book selections, visit booktvs web site, booktv. Org. Next on booktv, eric prince, the founder of blackwater. He talks about the successes of the private mercenary group and the sacrifices that blackwater employees have made in the war on terror. This is about 50 minutes. [applause] well, good morning, everyone. So nice to see so many of you here early on a friday morning. Of course, our special guest is erik prince, and we will be talking with him about his book, civilian warriors, but we will also budget some time for your questions at the end of our interview. So i would encourage you as youre listening to the interview to jot down some questions, perhaps, that you might have for erik toward the end of the program. So with that said, erik, welcome. Thank you. And lets get started. Want to talk to you a little bit about your father. You, as you say in the book, you are your