Please welcome sarah milov. [applause] iz miss ms. Milov thank you so much. It is such a privilege to come and speak at the national archives. The other day, i saw a tweet about todays event, and as a historian, its kind of like having yourself name checked by beyonce. This is the mothership. Thank you so much for coming. My book, the cigarette a political history, seeks to understand tobacco in modern america, not through the lens of big tobacco in the machinations of industry, but through the efforts of Everyday Americans to get the government to intervene on their behalf. Big tobacco is still an important part of the story, but by focusing on other actors, farmers, government officials, politicians, activists, workers and labor unions, the story of tobacco in the 20th century begins to look a lot different than if we were to understand it through the actions of tobacco alone. By taking a wide angled approach, my book suggests that far from being the product of corporate deception th
They talk about the history and special relationship between the two cities. Of the wonderful things about bryanCollege Station, you have two cities one community. Really right after the civil war. There was a railroad coming from houston that was marching its way here. After the civil war it continued on and brian for the first few years after the civil war struggled to get itself created but was able to do that. Its876 the University Got first six students and the city of brian was really getting going. Are still some of the first buildings that were being built. 25 years ago this area was a ghost town. Has created growth and renewal in the city of brian. The line between our cities is blurred not just in how we Work Together but geographically. Texas a m founded in 1876. But it wasit grew five miles from the nearest town. Calledknew about a town factge station except the in 1938 when some a m faculty and staff got together and said lets create our own city. We are growing somewhere
[inaudible conversations] good evening thank you for coming to politics and prose brick im a bookseller here where we host 1000 authors per year. Please go to our website where you can pick up one of the monthly event calendars throughout the store with the current listings going to the end of october. Before we get started today would like you to please silence your cell phone so not to disrupt the event when its time for q a please step up to the mic so we can hear your question as we are audio recording and cspan is recording for book tv. We will have a signing up here at this table and if you could fold up your chairs that would be a great help. So tonight i very excited to welcome Jack Goldsmith to politics and prose celebrating his newest work in half his shadow. Theres been many theories of the phase of jimmy hoffa resident of the International Brotherhood of teamsters since he disappeared in 1975 many involved Charles Chucky obrien and goldsmith stepfather he recounts how his c
Good evening thank you for coming to politics and prose program a bookseller here where we host close to 1000 authors per year for a full listcsse that is confirmed pleae go to our website. With the current listing going to the end of october. Please silence your cell phone if its time for q a please step up to the microphone so we can hear your question as we are recording and so is cspan for tv. If you havent already purchased the book they are at the register. If you could the them against something solid so tonight i am very excited to welcome to politics and prose celebrating his newest work a step father and a search for the truth for go there are many theories of the fate of jimmy hoffa longtime president of International Brotherhood of teamsters sinceceer he disappead in 75 many involved Charles Obrien a hoffa aid in golds mom goldsmith stepfather he talks with his affection for obrien became more complicated as he pursues a legal career. With that perspective he gains under ge
I dont like to always shut people out at the very beginning that walking in right now is the great, great granddaughter eleanor and her husband. [applause] its special to have them but welcome everyone to the museum. I know many of you have been here before but is this everybodys first time . We are delighted to have you on this Beautiful Day in downtown connecticut. It is in fact the last museum for the community that we serve many are familiar in 2010 we were hit by a tornado because that is the kind of stuff that happens and then the year after that was hurricane irene and super storm sandy so thank you to the delegation who support the bonding appropriation because we are just about to embark on a major historic rehab of that building from 1893. To add to that also the congressman has been working very hard with us to get the building on the National Register of. We have been working on that for a long time and the reasons for why we are here today because we are still talking abou