I worked for many years in los angeles at the Los Angeles Times. I have written for the new york times. Currently i write for the los angeles review of books and i am on the board of directors of the National Book critics circle. I am also the author of a book lapoetry, that deals with causa. At this time i would like to introduce miriam. Miriam is the former Pulitzer Prize winning editor. She spent 25 years working at newsday and to the Los Angeles Times. Her book, the crusades of cesar a biography is the First Comprehensive biography of the charismatic leader. She has written the union of widely acclaimed into nuanced history of chavez is United Farmworkers Movement and nuanced history of a United Farmworkers Movement. She recently received an endowment for her work on the chavez biography. Please welcome miriam pawel. [applause] thanks, gregg. Gregg hi miriam. Gg. Iam hi, gre gregg i want to ask you something i feel is important what brought you through the writing about cesar chave
Book in the lobby. They will be able to take your credit card. Lynn will be ready to sign it. It is not true early to be making a christmas gift. [laughter] so that all the shopping done well before. Dumenil is the professor of American History at occidental college. She has taught a number of distinguished institutions, including berkeley, whitman college, and she specializes in u. S. Womens history and cultural and social history since the civil war. She is a distinguished professor, having received many honors, including being a senior fulbright lecture, and many other recognitions, which is also to say we are in for a treat. She brings to this topic a richness which i think is going to make this experience one of real memory frost. So, once again, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being here and for participating in the activities of the national war or one museum and memorial. I invite you back. Please join me in welcoming dr. Lynn dumenil. [applause] dr. Dumenil thank you. I am
And were getting some Promising Development to the number of new cases that are being reported, fewer and fewer states are reporting positive cases getting problematic, that is all well and good, there are some issues abroad that we will tell you about, germanys indicating right now it can be a tough winter for germany that she is concerned about the virus part, these are lockable situation, we follow and we will put them together and see what you have to think about and worry about as your kids get back to school and you start thinking about its going to go on here, we got all of that cover, post politics in both conventions are done, they wrapping up one last night, very long speech from the white house but a galvanized debate and a lot of republicans are hoping its also going to bring in the money to support the polls to early tell that the president is not wasting anytime he will be back out visiting New Hampshire tonight he will visit battleground states as he had through the last
Role of first lady over 44 administrations. Watch American History tv tonight and over the weekend. Good evening, everyone. To all of our friends here and those watching by cspan and on Facebook Live. My name is stewart mclaruin and im the president of the White House Historical association. Its my privilege to welcome you to Decatur House and to the White House Historical association. Tonights program is very exciting and we are honored to partner with our good friends at the Richard Nixon foundation. We would like to welcome dr. Jim cavanaugh of the Nixon Foundation and his wife ester in the front row. Hugh hewitt the president of the Nixon Foundation you will hear from in a few moments. We have many distinguished guests with us here, many former officials from the nixon and other administrations and staff and friends of the Nixon Foundation and were honored to have you here tonight. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Patricia Nixon becoming the first lady of the United States.
Esther, right up here in the front row. [ applause ] and hugh hewitt, the president of the Nixon Foundation who youll hear from in a few moments. We have many distinguished guests with us here, many former officials from the nixon and other administrations, and staff and friends of the nixon frustration and were honored to have you here tonight. This year marks the 50th anniversary pa tish s patricin become first lady of the united states. The significance of this will be discussed in tonights program, but its very important to us here at the White House Historical association as a core part of our mission which was inspired as most of you or all of you know by first Lady Jacqueline kennedy to be the private partner to the white house for conservation, preservation, restoration of those beautiful state rooms in the white house, for the acquisition of items for the Permanent Collection at the white house as well, and for our education programs, programs like this, where we teach and tel