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R. Ford prize. It was for coverage of the presidency. The first time anybody had captured both awards in a single year. He is a frequent guest lecturer at universities including stanford, harvard, the university of chicago and other institutions abroad. He is the author of three books. We will focus on his third book about Richard Nixon. It is a biography of the 37th president of the United States. It has one best biography of the year, the New York Historical pride in American History. It was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. After the program, these join us in the atrium where this book is for sale and signing. Please give a warm welcome to mr. Farrell and enjoy the program. [applause] john thank you very much. That was terrific. Thank you. Groucho marx used to say after that kind of introduction, i can hardly wait to hear what i have to say. It is a great honor to be at the smithsonian. At a time when history and objective knowledge is under fire, the smithsonian is this great and
Politico magazine and the atlantic. Following his career as a journalist where he worked as White House Correspondent and served on the spotlight team. In his capacity as a journalist, he has cover congress, the Supreme Court and every Residential Campaign from 1980 through 2012. He also served as the senior Political Correspondent for political integrity. Fornprofit Center Investigative journalism in washington, d. C. In 1996 he received a prize and the award from the White House Correspondents association for coverage of the presidency. The first time everyone had captured both awards in a single year. He is a frequent guest lecturer various universities, including stafford, harvard, the United States military academy, university of chicago and other institutions abroad. He is the author of three books. Dam, and tip ohe neill and the democratic century. Tonight his talk focuses on a third book about Richard Nixon. It is a biography of the 37th president of the United States. This boo
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