Be i talked about the revolutionary war. He waited a few minutes and said, did we win it . I realized i had a lot of work to do with this kid. [inaudible conversations] hello and welcome to the Franklin Roosevelt president ial library and museum and the roosevelt reading festival for 2016. I want to welcome those joining us now for what should be a wonderful lecture. This is exactly the sort of program that franklin expel nor roosevelt wanted to have happen here. They wanted this to be a center for the discussion of the roosevelt every rah and for people era and for people to visit this particular location because to understand Franklin Roosevelt, you really have to come here to hyde park. It influenced him in so many ways. The roosevelt reading festivals been going on for many years, and it really is an opportunity for us to bring in authors from all over the country and create an opportunity for people to hear these stories and for the researchers who have come here and spent time ma
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