Join us upstairs outside the museum shop, where hell be signing copies of his book. You can purchase them there. And thats enough for me. Im going to turn the stage over to Patrick Murphy. So please join me in giving him a really warm welcome today. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, emily. And thank you all for turning out. What a great what a great turnout today on such a cold day. I appreciate that. Missouri Historical Society has been a wonderful help in putting this book together with all their wonderful documents and and photographs. And they were just there, just wonderful people and just a great treasure for for the saint louis community. So how many of you out there identify to some degree as being irish. Okay. Is there anybody who does not in some way identify with being i . Okay. Well, good. Thanks for coming anyway. Both of you. I grew up with the perception of being irish and it started at a very early in fact, the first time i actually remember becoming aware there in some
Pleased to learn more about his work in the lives of bridget and Patrick Kennedy this evening. Im now delighted to introduce tonights speakers. We are so glad to welcome Neil Thompson to the Kennedy Library virtually. A journalist and and the author of six acclaimed books. He has written for the New York Times the Washington Post the wall street journal esquire outside and numerous other media outlets. His new book is the first kennedys the humble roots of an american dynasty. Im also delighted to welcome to the library virtually our moderator for this evening christine camille. Christine is professor of history and the founding director of irelands. Irelands Great Hunger Institute at quinnipiac university. She is published extensively on irelands great hunger and the irish abolition movement. Among her numerous awards and honors. She has been named one of the top educators in irish america. And now to help us welcome our special guests. Im delighted to introduce dr. Lisha moore the co
Shrines throughout the state of missouri. Its due to be in bookstores in winter of 2023. But of course, today hes here to talk about the history of the irish in saint louis. And after the talk, we do invite you to join us upstairs outside the museum shop, where hell be signing copies of his book. You can purchase them there. And thats enough for me. Im going to turn the stage over to Patrick Murphy. So please join me in giving him a really warm welcome today. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, emily. And thank you all for turning out. What a great what a great turnout today on such a cold day. I appreciate that. Missouri Historical Society has been a wonderful help in putting this book together with all their wonderful documents and and photographs. And they were just there, just wonderful people and just a great treasure for for the saint louis community. So how many of you out there identify to some degree as being irish. Okay. Is there anybody who does not in some way identify with be
Walter reed, there was nowhere else to go. This is a conversation that i have had with myself or anyone unable to address their depression. They start to have dark conversations about selfharm. Things continue to tick off the list. I kind of hit the Emergency Brake further. I cant be a blueprint for my children. I cannot let them be left alone or to not understand why he wouldve done that. Earlier in the year two friends of mine, one had a stroke and the other had a bad heart attack. They both had Young Children and took their lives. It was very devastating. Not because they were weaker or i was strong, i got lucky. I knew that i needed help. I didnt know what that looked like. It was presented. I reluctantly was like i dont need to go in there. I figured out this is the right choice and that is where i ended up. I know this is so hard to talk about. Just to be clear, you are saying that you had thoughts of harming yourself . Yeah. Ive said that publicly. At first i didnt. I thought at
john roberts in washington and so begins another week, sandra. sandra: sets us up for an exciting afternoon. i m sandra smith in new york. the former director of national intelligence john ratcliffe said he had no knowledge of the sky establishment in 2019. were you aware of the cuba spy center? there wasn t one, maria, this kind of surveillance platform was present and allowed is just absurd. john: the china spy base is only about 100 miles from american shores and according to reports, it lets china eavesdrop on everything from phone calls and emails to communications within the u.s. military. sandra: florida congressman mike waltz how the u.s. should stop china from expanding the global footprint. gillian turner, what s the latest? gillian: secretary of state tony blinken wrapped a presser in which he appeared to confirm china has been operating a spy base inside cuba or trying to and it is part of this broader effort by the communist party to ramp up espionage