Ladies and gentlemen the recipients of the National Humanities model. The Claremont Institute. Patrick oconnell, James Patterson. [no audio] [no audio] [no audio] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States and mrs. Trump [applause] thank you very much. Please. The first lady and i would just like to welcome everyone to the white house, a special place, very, very special, no matter where you go in the world, this is one of those places that you never forget. This afternoon it is my immense privilege to present our nations highest honors for contributions to american art and culture, the National Medal of arts in the National Humanities model. Please join me in congratulating each of todays recipients on their truly phenomenal achievement. It is an incredible achievement and congratulations to all. [applause] with us today our Vice President mike pence, mike thank you very much, secretary steven mnuchin, secretary betsy devos, thank you very much that too. Chairman of the
Still want to make sure to highlight a number of planes from her biography. Shes a professor of religion at princeton university. She holds a phd from harvard and is a recipient of the Macarthur Fellowship which is commonly known as a genius fellowship and she was awarded the National Humanities medal in 2015 and this is the highest award the federal government gives in to does our agency that nominates those individuals to the president. Broadly supported by the humanities for the endowment especially that discovered in 1945 and out of that group of scholarship and the author of the commercially successful books including of course which won the National Book award and book critics circle award. Beyond that leave the gospel of thomas. It continues to pursue research and interest and antiquity. Here though we are talking about a different become a more personal book, why religion. I might begin with the question that many of us, people of fai faith, what was your experience . First i w
Harvard lunar city where he studied under bernard bail and. He taught at harvard and university of michigan before joining the faculty at brown in 1969, a prolific author, professor would has won numerous awards. In 1970, his book the creation of the american republic, 1776 to 1787 won the bancroft prize and in 1993, his radical a station of the american resolution on the Pulitzer Prize for history. The american is a shove that german franklin was awarded that how it prized by the Boston Office club in 2005. His volume in the oxford history of the United States entitled empire of liberty, the history of the early republic, 1789 to 1815 was given the association of American Public are shores award for history and biography in 2009. The American History book prize by the New York Historical society and the society of the cincinnati history prize in 2010. Incidentally, professor would, be heard from your former student jack warren, executive director of the society last week. That same, y
An offer conversation on immigration begins now. Live from the brooklyn book festival. [inaudible background conversations] good afternoon. And welcome. I maryellen fullerton, i teach law here at Brooklyn Law School and my specialties include Immigration Law and refugee law. Its a particular honor for me to be able to moderate the panel we are here for this afternoon, not my homeland but my home. Before we begin, the book festival has asked me to let everyone in the audience know a couple things. One, the books by the authors in this program will be can be purchased from barnes and nobles outside directly after this program is over and the office will be available to sign the book. Also, dave asked me to let all of us know that remind us at the end that we need to leave promptly so the next channel can come into this room. Turning to our discussion. I like to find out among the panelists and when we get a chance at the end to hear from the audience, id like to find out why we are here.
Began, he was raised in that commonwealth and graduated summa cum laude from tufts university. He then earned an ma and phd from harvard university, where he studied under bernard bailyn. He taught at harvard and the university of michigan before joining the faculty at brown in 1969. A prolific author, professor wood has won numerous awards. In 1970, his book creation of the american republic, 17761787 won the bancroft prize. In 1993, his radicalism of the American Revolution won the Pulitzer Prize for history. The americanization of Benjamin Franklin was awarded the Julia Ward Howe prize by the Boston Authors Club in 2005. His volume in the oxford history of the United States entitled empire of liberty a history of the early republic, 17891815 was given the association of american publishers award for history and biography in 2009, the American History book prize by the New York Historical society, and the society of the cincinnati history prize in 2010. Incidentally, professor wood,