Were thrilled to have you here. If youre not a member, pick up a brochure to see all the wonderful exhibitions and programs we have coming up. So if there is one or two people here, who are not members, please pick up a brochure. Tonights program, alone, britain, churchhill and dunkirk is part of the Bernard Swartz Speaker Series which is heart of public programs. I would like to thank mr. Schwartz for all of his wonderful support which has enabled us to invite so many. [applause] so i because you applauded right away. But, he has done so much for us. We are so thrilled. I would also like to recognize and thank our executive committee chair, rick reese, and trustees, barry barrett, susan danilow, glen louis. Sy sternberg, ira and david and all our Chairmans Council this evening for all of their wonderful support as well. Lets give them a big hand also. [applause] the program tonight will last an hour include a q a session. You should have received a card with a pencil. Ifd not, our Sta
Historians. Lets give him a big hand. [ applause ] id also like to recognize and thank three extraordinary Trustees Board chair, pam shafler and rick reese and susan danalo with us tonight. Give them a big hand as well. [ applause ] and we also want to thank our Chairmans Council and Frederick Douglas Council Members who are with us tonight for all their great work and support. One more hand. Thank you. So the program tonight will last an hour and include a question and answer session and q and a is conducted via note cards. You should have received a note card and pencil. If not the staff are walking up and down the aisle and have cards and pencils to hand out. Let them know and later on in the program we will be answering collecting the cards and answering your questions. We are thrilled to welcome Randall Kennedy back to the New York Historical society. Hes the Michael R Klein professor at Harvard Law School where he teaches courses on contracts and criminal law and regulation of Ra
Hes the author of the forthcoming book. The New York Historical society hosted this hour long event. Good evening. Im dale gregory. Vice president for Public Programs and im thrilled to welcome you to our spectacular Robert H Smith auditorium. Tonights program, the First Amendment, the constitution on campus is part the bernard and schwartz distinguished Speaker Series which is the heart of the Public Programs. I would like to thank mr. Schwartz for his support to invite so many authors and historians. Lets give him a big hand. [ applause ] id also like to recognize and thank three extraordinary Trustees Board chair, pam shafler and rick reese and susan danalo with us tonight. Give them a big hand as well. [ applause ] and we also want to thank our Chairmans Council and Frederick Douglas Council Members who are with us tonight for all their great work and support. One more hand. Thank you. So the program tonight will last an hour and include a question and answer session and q and a is
Because we know that you have a great relationship, or at least, you know on the distribution better than most. Your mayor brought you here. You have twice monthly meetings with your police chief. But for someone whos starting not from a good a position of, you know relatively good relations, i think maybe there are some more concrete things you can say about how you let it start with the union representative. And if you could give us ideas about a strategy, that would be useful, at least for me to hear. Like getting your membership on board or something. I dont know how you do that. Its a fair question. And we all have our own constituencies. And people sometimes try to overindicator to theirs. For example, if im expecting a public official to be the one to take that leap of faith, what you have to realize is that they answer to their constituency and that theyre going to weigh that very heavily. The chief answers in our city to the city manager who answers to the mayor and all the co