And judge and jury the life and times of the judge Kennesaw Mountain landis. Were very fortunate tonight to have an esteemed historian and awardwinning writer, who is not only an historian but hes very into baseball. So, its a good combination because right now its the 100th an verse of one of the most infamous scandals in baseball history. The black sox scandal where members of the Chicago White sox were accused of throwing the world series to the cincinnati reds. And it brought about many changes in baseball, including getting a commissioner and getting eight players on the white sox banned from baseball for life. So but the story of that is not really a simple one. Its very complicated. So, the title of tonights talk is called field of myths 100 years after baseballs 1919 black sox scandal, finally separating the many myths from the reality. So this should be a fascinating talk. And i am excited to welcome david pietrusza, our speaker tonight. Well, thank you. [ applause ] yeah, wer
The assassination at all, even though it was his government that did it, but later on, he trumpeted the version of events from the pinochet regime, which is that theres no way his government could have done this. It must have been some leftist guerrillas trying to pin it on pinochet. It is important the residence is there because the residence it self now has a bust of Orlando Letelier to try to remember him also. Around the circle, we have these two memorials to this one man and of course, to Ronni Moffitt. Sheridan circle will be marked forever by this one event. Hello, everyone. We can hear everyone. Welcome to busboys and poets. My name is olivia. I am the book Events Coordinator and im very excited to welcome Alan Mcpherson for his book ghosts of Sheridan Circle. It was an event that i was not aware of, honestly, and im very excited to read about it in this book, and im excited for alan to speak about it and have conversations to speak about it. Here at busboys, we like to have co
Can possibly produce. For more information, visit studentcam. Org today. Next, we hear from monica of thehor Interrogation Rooms of the korean war the untold story. She analyzes the unauthorized tactics used by the u. S. And its allies. The Wilson Center and the National History center cosponsored this. Welcome to the seminar, a provide. E try to ostermann. Ian i direct the policy center here havee Wilson Center and i the honor of cochairing this c arnesen,lleague eri from washington university. This is a joint initiative between the National History center and the history and public hollis program here. We are in our ninth year. Again to see many of you for future sessions. The Lepage Center for public interest, as well as the George Washington history department. We also want to thank a number of anonymous donors who make these meetings possible and we welcome contributions from all. F you in our audience details are in the back of the flyer. The heavyeople who do lifting behind the
Next, a National History center briefing with a political scientist and a historian who have spent their careers studying americaniranian relations. In light of current tensions between the two nations, they traced the history of u. S. Policy towards iran and Irans Nuclear program, which began in 1957 with the assistance of the Eisenhower Administration as part of an atoms for peace initiative. Good morning. This is an amazing crowd. We have already turned away a good 50 people or more. Kennedy, director of the National History center. I want to welcome you to this rethink on the history of u. S. Iranian relations. This is part of an ongoing series at the National History center to bring historical perspectives to Current Issues that are confronting congress and the nation. The purpose of the program is not to provide or advocate for any political position. It isnonpartisan, intended to inform policymakers and the public about the issues they are dealing with. Want to give a few thanks
In washington and covers the 1976 president ial contest between president gerald ford and challenger jimmy carter. Marino washington is like a room with an enormous circular window. You are looking all over. Anything and everything that happens is noticed. Almost every single occurrence in the world has a repercussion in washington. Marino as a Foreign Correspondent, you are the eyes for your readers. If you can forewarn your readers to things that are important because they are going to experience a similar phenomenon in their respective countries, you are doing a good service. I have a priority express call to to rome, italy, 65041 connect to the switchboard for mr. De medici. Marino i dont think there is a country in the world where there is so much access to information as in the United States because it is a matter of conduct in the government to try to respond to legitimate press queries as much as possible. [speaking italian] marino in washington, something is happening all the