Good evening and welcome to the live author event. Iam from greenlight and we are thrilled to host tonights event with perri klass and the new book a good time to be born. And before we start i want to say a huge thanks to the team at norton for making this happen. And with the theaters are still here. We are grateful for your support and thank you for your connection. Now just a couple of housekeeping things you can see and hear the speakers but they cannot see or hear you. And those at the bottom of your window. And youre welcome to post your comments in the chat. And then to interact with fellow attendees. Please post that on the module and with the q a. And we are recording tonights event and it will be on the channel later on. And then we encourage you to shop at the actual location new and through 7 00 oclock p. M. And many others onsite. And the green light bookstore. Com or for shipping anywhere in the us. If you care about supporting authors and independent bookstores tonights
A cameo. When we get to the q a part there is a microphone in the back of the room and we will let you know when it is time you will line up there to ask your questions. It is always worthwhile to revisit the documents that set us apart from british rule and created the framework for our government. Our guest speaker, kermit roosevelt, explores these documents and shares interpretation of their meaning and relevance. Professor roosevelt teaches constitutional law at the university of pennsylvania law school. He was born and raised in d. C. And attended harvard and yale. Before joining, he served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice David souter. His book sets standards by which citizens can determine whether the Supreme Court is abusing its authority to interpret the constitution. He also teaches creative writing and is the author of two novels. In the shadow of the law and allegiance. Please join me in a round of applause for professor roosevelt. [applause] thank you. Thank you all
Six years. Peter scott, one of the things that john and i have discussed with many of our guests is interpretation on Civil War Battlefield parks. We have also talked about the partnerships with academics and we have seen with many of our guests, including our guest on thursday, nina Silver Silver was one of the first historians that came to the park and had conversations with the park staff about ways to broaden the interpretation of gettysburg and time and time again john and i have noticed that these connections between academics and public historians, you cannot conclude there is this a great gulf between these two sides as i think there once was. I thought we could open by having you reflect upon how battlefield interpretation, how it changed over time during your career and if you wouldnt mind, i would be interested in what you see as opportunities as we look ahead. Or iimportant observation my girlsy fun fact cameron and isabel carmichael, i have to give them a shout out today b
Glaude, jr. Good evening and welcome to knights live online author event with greenlight bookstore. I am chelsea from green light and we are thrilled to host to knights event with perri klass presenting her new book a good time to be born how science and Public Health gave children a future. She will be talking with andrew solomon, so youre in for an excellent time. Before we start i just want to say a huge thanks to barry, andrew, and the team at norton for making this happen, and to all of you for showing up. So were not able to events in our store spaces, our community, authors and readers is still here. We are grateful for your support and for the chance to make the space for conversation and connection. Now just a couple of housekeeping things. In our zoom webinar tonight you can see and hear the speakers but they cannot see or hear you. They can see you are here though and you can see an account of your fellow attendees at the top of your zune screen. Theres a couple of functions
Filming. Also, if youre wondering what all the equipment is in the back of the room, its cspan, so make show your nicest smile, brush your hair, get ready, just in case you get a cameo. And when we get to the q a part, there is a microphone in the back of the room, and well let you know when its time for that, and well ask you to line up this to ask your questions. In a politically restive time, its always worthwhile revisiting the documents that set us apart from british rule and created the framework for our government. Tonight, our guest speaker, kermit roosevelt, explores these documents and shares his interpretation of their meaning and relevance. Professor roosevelt teaches constitutional law at the university of pennsylvania law school. He was born and raised in d. C. And attended Harvard University and yale law. Before joining the penn faculty, he served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice David souter. His book, the myth of judicial activism, making sense of Supreme Court