The wilson quarterly. And on the oped opinion and book review pages of the boston globe. He the New York Times, usa today and the washington post. He lives in manassas virginia. Please give a warm savannah welcome to robert wilson. [applause] thank you. I appreciate that introduction. Im hoping your app works a lot better than the app that was done for the iowa caucuses. [laughing] i trust it will. Youre probably actually tested it. And thanks to all of you for coming this morning on this cold morning. Its very pleasant to see soo many of you here. Its very pleasant to see cspan here and what you think cspan for all that does to support book culture in america. I would be tempted to say normally what remains of book culture in america, but on a day like today its very easy to be optimistic about the state of books. Books. I love being in savannah. My wife martha and i come here as often as we can and we live outside washington dc. And we have a in the panhandle of florida. We used to d
Our guest is admiral james brady graduated from the United States Naval Academy 1976. Thirtyseven year career and some extraordinary stations along the way. Including as a matter of Southern Command from 2006 2009. Nato alloy supreme commander. He earned his phd as well a master of arts. He subsequently went on to lead a team after his retirement from the navy. He was the author of two books. He is also an executive of the Carlyle Group which americans know as the preeminent venture capitalists of the United States printed is one of the most treasured guesstimate radio show. And leading a virtual campaign, to have him on the board of elise one and maybe three tech companies. So they Google Facebook and amazon have their perspective from their discussions on the National Security from the United States from somebody knowledgeable in all of these things bernie fo. [applause]. So for 37 years. [applause]. Id also like to point out that he spent 11 of those years, out of sight of land. It
Photographs show the reach of the 1918 influenza epidemic to all parts of the nation. These records show us the human and societal cost of the pandemic. They allow us not only to look back at that time but also to look ahead as the information they contain may help guide present day inquiries and increase our understanding of the disease. Dr. Jeremy brown is an emergency physician and was the Research Director in the department of emergency medicine at the George Washington university here in d. C. Hes now director of the office of Emergency Care research at National Institutes of health. Dr. Brown is the author of more than 30 peerreviewed articles and three books including the oxford american hand book of emergency medicine and the handbook on cardiology emergencies. Hes recently received an nih directors award for his efforts supporting research in nonaddicting methods of pain relief. Jacob apple writing in the new york journal of books says brown is clearly a man who knows the flu.
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