He was here for the first time . Welcome, thanks for stopping by. Were excited to have you for tonights event and just so you know, we do have one or two author events every single week plus our book club, twostory times a week, social gatherings like coloring books and wine so if you enjoy your time here tonight, check us out on social media, thats the city bookshop on facebook and instagram and the city books on twitter and the sign up for our newsletter and you will hear about the other cool things we have coming up. Tonight its our pleasure to welcome doug wead. Doug is a New York Times bestselling author. He has been an advisor to two american president s and is one of the few living historians to have written about all the american president s. He is interviewed six us president s, seven first ladies, coauthored a book with one, has entertained sue in his own home and has served on the white house staff as a special assistant to the president. He cofounded the Charity Awards with