For his great support which and night which allowed us to invite so many historians to New York Historical kit i would like to recognize and thank some of our trustees with us this evening. Mr. Michaelkett and weissberg. Thank you so very much for all you do. On our behalf. All ofo like you thank our Chairmans Council members who are with us this evening and of course my very talented colleague, dale gregory, our Vice President for public programs. Lastevenings program will about an hour, and it will include a question and answer session. You should have received a note card and pencil as you enter the auditorium this evening. If not, colleagues are going up and down the aisles with them. The no cards with your questions will be collected later on in the program. We are thrilled to welcome Josiah Bunting iii back to the New York Historical society. Prior to retirement in 2016, he served as president of the Guggenheim Foundation in new york city, and is the former superintendent of the