We are so grateful to explore resident candies earlier years in depth with our distinguished speakers this evening. This is the first major work about president kennedy and many years. We have been anticipating this for some time. Much of professor Frederik Logevall took place in the kennedy archives. We are very pleased to learn more about this comprehensive new look at president kennedys formative years. Im now delighted to introduce tonight speakers, were so glad to welcome Frederik Logevall back to the Kennedy Library virtually. He is the professor for International Affairs and professor of history at harvard university. A specialist on u. S. Foreign relation history and modern International History prehe is the author or editor of nine books including jfk, coming of age and the American Century, 1917 1956 is freds newest book. I am also pleased to extend a warm welcome to george our moderator for this evening. His nonfiction books include our men, Richard Holbrook in the end of th