Program where we will be discussing the true impact of the atomic bomb. We are honored to host tonights event speakers who will be joined in conversation. Im the manager of the programs here at the Historical Society and while we wish we could welcome you to the physical locations, im still honored and have the privilege to welcome you to the virtual programs. We look forward to hopefully having you join us for more. Before we get to the subject of the program i want to share a little bit about some things we have coming up. Next week we of the former state attorney general who will be sharing her new book. They will be exploring the connections between big money and the impact on the democracy. That will be on august 11th. Following we will be hosting Rick Perlstein which continues the history of the Republican Party and modern american troops. One hundred years after the amendment which we will be taking off on the anniversary of the ratification of the amendment with issues pertaini
Investigative journalist Leslie Lesley blume who looks at John Hersheys failure to report on the federal impact of hiroshima. And a conversation about the soviet unions role in the nuremberg trials. Good evening. Welcome to the ninth virtual program. We will be discussing the true impact of the atomic bomb. We are honored to host speaker lesley blume who is the author of the new book fallout the hiroshima coverup and the reporter who revealed it to the world joined in conversation by writer adam gopnik. I am bo mendez, manager of programming at the historical society. Welcome to our physical location. Im honored to our virtual programs, and look forward to having you join us for more. The things we have coming up, things we look forward to, interested in joining us. Hosting next week to teach out, anticorruption expert in new York State Attorney general candidate sharing her new book break them up. They will be exploring the connection between big money and its impact on our democracy
Conversation by adam gopnik. My name is bo mendez, manager of program progressive communications. Brooklyn Historical Society. While we walk in the tort physical location i am still honored and have opposed to welcome you all to our virtual programs. We look forward to hopefully having you join us for more in the coming weeks. Before we get to the subject of two Nights Program i want to share a little bit about some things we have coming up, things to look forward to more virtual programs. We will be hosting next week will be hosting former new York State Attorney general kenneth philby shared her new book in the conversation with they will explore the connection between big money and impact on our democracy. That would be on august 11. Following week will be hosting Rick Perlstein in a conversation with Jeffrey Toobin discussing his new book which continues in the expiration we been doing with the recent history of the Republican Party in modern american conservatism. That will be aug
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