That awe fore mentioned state multinational conglomerate. And 2003s mapping Human History, it was not nateed for the National Book award. His work has been featured in atlantic monthly, science, smithsonian and other magazines. Hes a consultant writer for the National Academy of sciences and other National Scientific organizations. Kathleen friend ken is the author friend ken is the author of plume. She was also the Washington State the poet laureate from 20122014, and shes currently serving on the board of jack straw, a local cultural incubator. Theyre here tonight to talk about steves book, the awe pock lips factory plutonium and the making of the atomic age. Please join me in welcoming them. Thanks, wis er. As you noted, kathleen knolledded a book authored a book in 2012, and all of those poems are about hanford. For the beginning of this conversation, kathleen is going to read a poem from her new book of poems which is entitled postrow plant you can and is coming out in october fro
Welcome to the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute Virtual Event series. Our center for Public Affairs programming offers lectures and forms presenting perspective on important Public Policy issues of the day, each year we bring you 20 to 30 events from politicians, authors, members of the media, business and military leaders and more. Since the march 2020 closure of many businesses across our great country, the ragan foundation is bringing events online to ensure we are still delivering worldclass content even if you cant get to our hilltop to watch it in person. In this weeks center for Public Affairs Virtual Event we bring you Chris Wallace, inker of fox news sunday. 2014 marked his 50th year in the broadcasting industry, hes participated in coverage of nearly every Major Political event and also secured high profile interviews with dignitaries in u. S. Leaders to stop for the last three years Chris Wallace has broadcast a sunday morning show live from the Reagan Li
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Community of authors book lovers and friends. We would not be here today. Tonight we are excited to have with this, the developer, celebrating the release of our new book strange rights. Tara is a contributing editor at the american interests, and columnist. In the former staff recorder. Shes written on religion and secular is him, to national geographic, washington post. New york times more and holds a doctorate in theology from oxford. Shes also the author of the novel social creature. Joining tar, roth is a columnist for the New York Times. Is the author of to change the church. That religion and privilege. Before joining the New York Times leaves a Senior Editor for the atlantic pretty is a critic for National Review and kisses New York Times weekly podcast argument. He lives in new haven with his wife intent and three children. So without further i do, please welcomwelcome tar and was prett. Thank you so much for joining us here in this exciting virtual experience. It is slightly
And im the director of Community Partnerships for theMassachusetts Historical Society. Our program this evening is a seasonal, its a look at the tradition of Summer Reading we are joined by professor donna harringtonlueker on her new publication gavin kleespies, 19th century publishing the rise of Summer Reading. She is a passer in Newport Rhode island and she has an undergraduate degree from rhode island and phd. As a former magazine writer and editor, Research Interests include 19thcentury print culture, womens magazines on any period and radical or alternative press. Before we begin id like to extend a special welcome to anyone joining the Virtual Program for the first time. If youre not familiar with the Massachusetts Historical Society we are the first Historical Society in america and have been preserving publishing and sharing our history since 1791. We hold a collection of 14 million manuscript pages including the papers of the first three president s of the unitedstates. Or im