Course, part of which will be discussed today by vince. The attempted assassinations, none of which succeeded which reflects a lack of confidence, we will hear about today. Looking back at that time, the charges almost seemed quite quaint. There is very little success in knocking off these leaders right and left. As you know, at least on a couple of occasions, taking out an american citizen. Looking back at that time it almost seems quaint. It will be fun to revisit with my colleague who has a phd from the university of maryland and democrat diplomatic in American History. Areareas of Research Scientific and technological issues during world war ii and the early part of the cold war. He also got a masters in relations between the soviet union and the United States. You might get questions on the that. That is a lively topic. I should also say that he has taught extensively at the university level, high school level, and will School Middle school. I would think middle school would be th