Captioning performed by vitac as a service to the washington community. Details on how to donate and details on future programming are on the back of the flier that was available outside. Let me also thank a couple of individuals who behind the scenes kind of put this event together, jeff reeger, assistant director of the National History center. Over there. Pete all the way in the back on my team and our two interns, kyle nichols and su yan kim who you will be meeting during the q a, they will be running the mics for which we ask you to please wait and then once you are called on, please at the same time state your name and affiliation. Let me welcome Professor William roger lewis from texas who is joining us here today and remind all of you finally to turn off your mobile devices or silence them so you dont interrupt the intense discussion that we will be asking here this afternoon. With that i will turn it over to eric to introduce our featured speaker today. Thank you, christian. W
Democracy the United States and japan. The Wilson Center and National History center cohosted this discussion. Its about 90 minutes. All right. I think well get started. Its 4 00 on a monday afternoon, which means its time for the washington history seminar. Welcome, everyone, to the Wilson Center. Welcome to this installment of the washington history seminar. Im christian oserman. I have the privilege of cochairing the seminar with professor eric arnesen from George Washington university. Im dlielighted to see so many you here on this beautiful afternoon. We will have cspan taping the event today, so for those welcome to all of those who are viewing us at home. And i suggest you visit our website to learn more about the seminar and upcoming speakers. Both the National History center and the Wilson Center websites have information on this series. The washington history seminar, of course, is, as those of you who are regulars know, a collaborative effort of two organizations, the Wilson
I am christian, i have the privilege of cochairing the seminar with professor eric artisan from George Washington university. I am delighted to see so many of you here. On this beautiful afternoon. We will have cspan taping the event today. So those welcome to all of those who are viewing at home i suggest you visit our website to learn more about the seminar, and upcoming speakers, both the National History center, and the Wilson Center website, they have information on the theories. Washington history seminar of course, for those of you who are regulars are collaborative effort of two organizations the wilson history policy program and the National History center of the american historical associations, directed by professor kennedy who joins us here as well. We are currently in our ninth year, of holding the sessions, they run weekly during the seminar. We would like to tank our sponsors, the Lepage Center for history in the public interest. And George Washington universitys history
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