For those watching on zoom some housekeeping remarks. You are an attendee of our zoom event tonight, that means you do not have video or audio privileges but you can interact with our moderator and guest by writing your question in the q and a box. The moderator will be reviewing those during the question and answer session which will conclude tonights program and to introduce the moderator it is my pleasure to pass the program over to doctor robert citino. Doctor robert citino, Senior Historian at the National World War Ii Museum in louisiana, we have a special guest with us tonight. A friend of the museum. My friend and a wonderful writer and author, ian toll, one of those people who doesnt need an introduction as we like to say. The introduction, he is extremely accomplished scholar and writer. He is the author of the epic story of the founding of the u. S. Navy as well as a trilogy called the pacic war, the third volume of which has just been released called twilight twilight of th
The Senior Historian at the National World War Ii Museum in beautiful new orleans, louisiana. We have a really superb guest with us tonight, a friend of the museum, my friend and a wonderful writer and ahor, ian toll. Ian, welcome. Thank you, rob. Ian probably is one of those people who with, you know, doesnt really need an introduction, as we like to say. You all know what that means, the introduction should be really long. Ians an extremely accomplished scholar and writer. Hes the author of six [inaudible] the founding of the u. S. Navy as well as a trilogy called the pacific war, the third volume of which has just been released called twilight of the gods. Hes won the Samuel Elliot morrisonward from the naval orr of the United States, hes won the william e. Colby militaryriters award, hes won the other morrison award given by the uss constitutio museum. If theres any more morrison awards out there, i fully expect to see you winning one in the not too distant future. But thanks so mu
I wanted to apologize beforehand for the technical difficulties from the storm but now its my pleasure to get this program started high passing it on to the Museum Samuel jones Senior Historian and dr. Robert citina wholl be leading todays conversation. Senate thanks jeremy and welcomes everyone from beautiful new orleans louisiana. Quite literally in the path of the storm quite literally a few hours from now and eye of the hurricane so we hope everything goes smoothly and i like would jeremy said heck or high water. We hope we dont get any today. Having said that im really excited about todays program. Every now and then in my line of work you get to interview an author that you feel like youve. Every word they have published in this particular authors case that might be difficult but some six as a writer at large for the times and the bestselling up of numerous books this the spy and the traitor and operation mincemeat doublecrossed operation mincemeat a book that many of our audienc
Established this republic, they created a political and Economic System unique among nations. A system which has led the United States to the very pinnacle in well up and in world leadership. This series of programs is being presented to help all of us understand better our advantages under our mckean way of life. For todays topic, lets join now a group of young people at the National Education Program Workshop in arkansas. At the classroom lectures, the professor, and noted young historian. American adventure, that is rather an unusual designation for a course in economics and political science, isnt it . While, the american way of life, which we will examine here, is rather unusual. In fact, there is nothing quite like it in all the world. All of us want to know more about our country. What makes it tick . Why its the best place on earth . Why its worth understanding. Why its worth saving. Why wars have been fought to protect it. During the 13 weeks of this course in the american adv
Storm, but now it is my pleasure to get the program started by passing it on to the museums Senior Historian and the executive director of the institute for the study of democracy doctor rob who will be leading todays conversation. Thanks, jeremy and welcome to everyone from beautiful new orleans louisiana. Quite literally in the path of the storm perhaps a few hours from now on the eye of the hurricane. We hope everything goes smoothly. New orleans gets a lot of the latter but we hope we do not get any today. Having said that, we are excited about todays program. Every now and then in my line of work you get to interview an author whose line of work you feel like youve read the published but with this particular author that might be difficult. A writer for the times uk and bestselling author of numerous books the supply and the traitor among the great big trail what a great book that is. I will just tell the audience you really dish this up in the style. Let me begin by asking the kin