American mayor. The first african mayor elected in a majority white southern city. Then in about 30 minutes, the history of uncs basketball program. As we tore the North Carolina basketball museum. We will also speak with author jay smith on the academic scandal that involve the universities athletic department. Our special with local lawyer rufus edmonton talking about delivering a subpoena to president nixon in 1973. His other experiences as a deputy chief counsel on the Senate Watergate committee. At more head we still talked about the role that we play on the front lines of the cold war. It was a Major Initiative within the cold war. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, zero, ignition yuck we are on the campus of the university of North Carolina and chapel hill. Im standing in front of the more head mid building. Home of the more head planetarium which is now the morehead planetarium in the center. The Jean Morehead attended the university studying and chemist
Pigs crisis. The failed military invasion of cuba in 1961 supported by the u. S. Government and resulted in the capture and death of over 1,000 men. The this was recorded at books and books in corals gable, florida in 2011. Its about an hour. This evening, books books is pleased to welcome Jim Rasenberger and his new book, brilliant diaster. Jfk, castro, and americas doomed invasion of cubas bay of pigs. Mr. Ras also a wrienberger has the New York Times among other mub publications. Heres the author of high steel, the men who built the worlds greatest skyline. In this book he examines the u. S. Backed military invasion of cuba in 1961, one of the most illfated blunders in American History. He draws on long hidden cia documents and delivers as never before the vivid truth and consequences of those five pivotal days in april of 61. Here to tell us more about it, please give a warm welcome to mr. Jim rasenberger. Perfect. Thank you. Thank you for that introduction. Thank you to books book
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