From the federalist party. The university of missouri posted this hourlong talk. Thank you for being here tonight. He can talk about anything. Tcu has been a professor at for four decades. He has published numerous books and articles on american territorial expansion. I bring this and because, when i was a grad student, this is one of the first books i read. One of his most recent one come sleep gamble, the war of 1821. Warfare, navaln history. He also taught at the Tennessee University billings. He has served as a Museum Curator and he was the class of 1957s distinguished chair of Naval Heritage at the u. S. Naval academy. He is currently serving as the director of the center for texas studies, which is at tcu. I would be amiss if i didnt tell you that he is a rabid tigers fan. He will be at the game saturday routing on the tigers rooting on the tigers. Auburnater university. Please welcome Jean Ellen Smith gene alan smith. Gene thank you so much for letting me come here and bore you