[inaudible conversations] the microphone is right on you. You have two of them theyll be both here. But theyre not on. Just went on right now. [laughter] all right ladies and gentlemen how are we tonight in so welcome to the American Writers Museum i would like to get everybodys attentions as we have a special guest with us tonight. The American Writers Museum is where we celebrate the impact that writers have had on American History and our culture and our daily life now on our wall and exhibit heres here at m fiction and spirituality and politics, and it is not a hyperbole to say that many of them wrote words that changed the course of history. From Thomas Jefferson declaring independence to wells demanding accountability americans writers have forever challenged the status quo, and advocated fearlessly for the rights of all to be heard. Awm surprise bookshelf series shows a man work and words held government accountable this a new book be doomsday machine is latest chapter many a li
Spee5 we are delighted to have you here as president of csi s it is a great opportunity to welcome back ernie when he was secretary was very active with us and we are very grateful as he would talk about oil and gas and Nuclear Energy and about Nuclear Weapons but now we are lucky to have him still staying active and of course he is the cochair my former bosses the cochair with him and i asked he wanted to make remarks he said hell no. [laughter] thanks for being here charlie. Part to be partners with us to raise the important issues of our day. Just a safety announcement for an emergency follow my instructions with the next it taking us down to the street then we will meet at National Geographic and then i will have hot chocolate. I didnt think we had a more qualified individual to be energy of secretary than ernie. If you could design someone who was perfect for the job he knew government, the private sector and has the honesty and objectivity of academia to reflect on government and
Spee5 we are delighted to have you here as president of csi s it is a great opportunity to welcome back ernie when he was secretary was very active with us and we are very grateful as he would talk about oil and gas and Nuclear Energy and about Nuclear Weapons but now we are lucky to have him still staying active and of course he is the cochair my former bosses the cochair with him and i asked he wanted to make remarks he said hell no. [laughter] thanks for being here charlie. Part to be partners with us to raise the important issues of our day. Just a safety announcement for an emergency follow my instructions with the next it taking us down to the street then we will meet at National Geographic and then i will have hot chocolate. I didnt think we had a more qualified individual to be energy of secretary than ernie. If you could design someone who was perfect for the job he knew government, the private sector and has the honesty and objectivity of academia to reflect on government and
Involved in denuclearization issues in reducing threats from nuclearization former Energy Secretary ernest moniz. This is an hour. Is a great opportunity to welcome back to csi s ernie moniz. When he was Energy Secretary, he was very active with us, and have him talk to with us about anything. He would talk about commercial Nuclear Energy, and he would come and talk with us about Nuclear Weapons, but we are lucky now to have him still staying in town, still staying active, and of course, he has become the cochair of the Nuclear Threat initiative. My old boss, senator sam done, is the cochair with him. I asked if he wanted to say and a remarks, and he said, oh, ernieo, im going to let do that. Charlie curtis, thank you for being here. Just as a bit of a safety announcement first, in case, we may hear a voice that says we have an emergency. If that happens, please follow my instructions. Weve got an exit right there and one over there that will take us down to the street. Well go down, t
Your microphone is right on you. You have two of them. But they are not on . [inaudible] ladies and gentlemen, how are we tonight . So welcome to the American Writers Museum. Id like to get everybodys attention as we have a very special us tonight. The American Writers Museum is where we celebrate the impact that writers have had on American History and our culture and our daily life. Now, on our walls and in the exhibits at the hwm, our writers in fiction, fantasy, science, spirituality and politics and is not hyperbole to say that many of them wrote the words the change the course of history. From Thomas Jefferson declaring independence to i to be wells demanding accountability, americas writers have forever challenged the status quo, and advocated fearlessly for the rights of all to be heard. A wm surprise bookshelf series tonight features a man whose works in words have failed government accountable and his new book tonight is the latest chapter in a lifetime of confronting power,