Please welcome. How are you. Good morning. So history as you all know was about words. That is why you are here the stately rhythms of the declaration of the independence the cadence of the constitution it is about the muffled drum and the sound of the surf and minister and the march on washington to live as to the full meaning of our creed and music is one of the most universal expressions you can listen to a song that you might disagree that you would ever listen to a speech. As sure as the patriots carried their swords and guns and their poetry to move the revolution forward when i hear music i fear no danger and that pretty much sums up what we wanted to write about when we wrote the book. Until about three weeks ago mcgraw thought the row was a running back. [laughter] see were here at the inflection point. He is a reason we won the national championship. [laughter] i rooted for clemson we are the unlikely duo. I amit very fit. [laughter] i am very well known for my good looks and
A guys. How are you . [applause] hey guys. How are you . Good morning. Im the old guy up here. [laughter] so, history as you all know is about words. Thats why youre here. The stately rhythms of the declaration of independence, the cadences of the constitution. But its also about the sounds. The muffled drum at lexington and concorde and the sound of the surf at omaha beach. The sound of a minister at the march on washington calling on us to live up to the full meaning of our creed. Its also about music. And music is one of the most universal expressions. You can listen to a song with which you might disagree, more continually and profitably than you can ever listen to a speech about something with which you disagree. Absolutely. As sure as the patriots were carrying their swords and guns, they were carrying their pens and prose and poetry along with them to move this revolution forward. And our country vote. Henry David Thoreau once wrote when i write music, i fear no danger and im in
Prizewinning biographer jon meacham look at American History through song. [inaudible conversations] please welcome tim mcgraw and jon meacham. [applause] hey, guys, how are ya . [applause] hi, how are you . Good morning. Im the old guy up here [laughter] so history, as you all know, is about words. Thats why youre here. The stately rhythms of the declaration of independence, the cadences of the constitution, but its also about sounds. Its about the muffled drum at lexington and concord and the sound of the surf at omaha beach, the sound of a minister at the march on washington calling on us to live up to the full mean being of our creed. And its also about music. And music is one of the most universe aral expressions. You can listen to a song with which you might disagree more congenially than you could ever listen to a speech about something with which you disagree. Absolutely. You know, as sure as the patriots were carrying their swords and their guns, they were carrying their pens,
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