Middle east, and of course we read a few of the letters that he sent home when he was traveling in 1959 as well as in 1964, in africa as well as the middle east, as well as a few speeches that he made. In 1965959 and another before he was killed, that really talked about his thenoints on africa, and also a very critical interview attendedave when he the organizational the organization of African Unity late july of 1964, in which he sort of discussed his strategy and the reason why he came to that conference and was appealing to these african heads of state. Hopefully everyone has read and listened to these speeches. For us to understand why malcolm did what he did in these letters, because we see he is arguing against particular ideas within the black community that were widespread in africa. It is critical for us to have a very good Vantage Point to understand how americans, and specifically black americans were thinking about africa in the late 1950s, early 1960s. Before we talk abou
War places, and the atlanta campaign. Up first this morning, Oklahoma State University Professor Jennifer Murray on the Gettysburg National park. She is, as you know, an expert on the civil war and in expert in military history in general. She has a full publication resume. Her most important book and most recent is entitled on a great battlefield the making, making, management, and memory of Gettysburg National park. It was published in 2013 at the university of tennessee press. She is currently working on a biography of general george which wille, hopefully be published by the university of North Carolina in the civil war series. A faculty member in her. Many of you have been on her battlefield tours which are outstanding, hardly because she cut her teeth as a young torian seasonal here for nine years . Nine years. Nine years. I am pleased to welcome jan murray to talk about her book on murray toon of jen talk about her book on the creation of the Gettysburg National park. Go get em.
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Tech companies to meet with members of congress, talk about some of the Public Policy issues they face. That is this week on the communicators. What is the point of bringing all this technology to capitol hill . As you know, we produce the Worlds Largest innovation event. In las vegas every january but not everyone on capitol hill can come to las vegas so we want to get less than one person here and feature the innovative things and even start up companies that could Show Congress the Great Innovation that we have in this country. What is the advantage of showing it . Some people can learn by reading or watching. Like a livehing experience when you talk to people who work for a company, explaining their technology and frankly anyone who comes here or any other industry event as a politician, they are learning something. Changing world where technology is moving so quickly and so many policies are affected whether it is self driving cars a robotics or drones or all this Amazing Software