Bookstore, to cspan, to my publisher, Simon Schuster and to all of you for joining me this evening. I am only going to speak for about 20 minutes and i am going to jump right in. I found this book in the middle of the atlantic ocean. Six years ago in st. Georges bermuda, i embarked on a 140foot sailing ship the education associations as sz i would be at sea for three weeks away from telephone internet and physical libraries yet i was in the middle of the Research Project on Benjamin Franklin the required me to read material and friend so i decided to use my time at sea to read a novel in that language. The book i chose is a small paperback edition of jules byrnes of around the world in 80 days First Published in the newspaper serial in 1872. When i wasnt on watch or otherwise busy on on the ship i slowly made my way to the book. By french was good enough to my surprise but i actually enjoyed the story and as a historian i appreciated its period details especially the nature of the prot
This was a true labor of love. I researched my topic for three years and spent a yearplus writing it. It is hummabling and gratifying to see it so well received, and to be following walter isakson, robert caro, and tony. [applause] i came to develop a strong interest in Paul Jennings when i was director of education at James Madisons month peelier in virginia. I was familiar with jennings memoir considered by the White House Historical association to be the first memoir of life in the white house. It was titled a colored mans rem innocences of James Madison, and as the title implies, its really more about the socalled great man than it was about the author himself. My interest was in Paul Jennings. I set out to discover elements of his own biography to uncover the circumstances behind the original publication of the memoir in 1865 and to find an interview living direct descendents. A slave in the white house, Paul Jennings and the madisons is the story of Paul Jennings unique journey f
That was bad. They are in davey jones locker. Nice work with the markets, andrew. Down two weeks in a row. Two weeks . Was there a single up day . I thought there were two up days. I looked. Might have been two up days. You cannot hold me responsible for what happened. Did you turn bullish or something . Have you been saying bullish stuff for the past two weeks . That would give people a clue. Cisco, walmart. All the retailers terrible. Everything was terrible. You left, everything was terrible. Now you are back. Interest rates are up 0. 25 in the last week. Terrible headlines this morning. Andrew wants to get to the headlines. Youll want to comment on this, im sure. Making headlines, the u. S. Government looking into whether jpmorgan hired the children of chinese officials to help it boost its business in china. The New York Times citing a u. S. Government document for the details of this investigation. Jpmorgan saying its fully cooperate with regulators. The company disclosed part of
There in l. A. Steve, what do we know at this point about the cause of his death . What are they saying . Hey, craig. Good morning to you. The 53yearold died in his home in england yesterday. Police responded to the scene at about 2 00, saying at the time that the death was unexplained, but not suspicious. Then his longtime manager tells the Hollywood Reporter that michael died from Heart Failure. All this while tributes have been pouring in, obviously, from all over the world for a music legend. Freedom i wont let you down its music that made an entire generation move. Baby those catchy melodies mixed with social commentary. All tied together by glossy unforgettable hooks, became mega hits. I dont need your freedom and turned George Michael from teen pop singer into an international icon. A career spanning four decades, spawning ten number one singles, selling more than 20 million albums in the u. S. Alone. I will be your father figure put your tiny hand in mine michael rose to fame i
Good morning to you, thanks for joining us, im betty nguyen. Mourning george michael. The singer died in his home yesterday at the age of 53. Michaels manager says he died from heart failure. Police have not released an official cause of death yet, but did say it was not being classified as suspicious. He delivered hits with his band wham, such as wake me up before you go go. Wake me up before you go go dont leave me hanging as a solo artist he developed into a more serious singer and song writer and was lauded for his tremendous vocal range, like this duet he sang with elton john. Sun going down on me he sold well over 100 million albums globally and earned numerous awards. Now the heart ache is pouring out on social media. Celebrities calling michael a brilliant talent and miley cyrus thanking michael for his activism in the lgbt community. Wham tweeted heart broken at the loss of my beloved friend. Yours only, george. Me, his loved es, his friends, the world of music, the world at l