Affected our National Politics for decades. Campbell spent 20 or centralism before becoming a professor in the Communications Studies program at American University in washington, d. C. He is also a writer, historian, be the clinic and blogger. He has solo authored seven books including getting it wrong, defunct in the greatest myths in american journalism, and 1995, the year the future began. Tonight campbell will talk about is brenda book from university of California Press, lost in a gallup. Following his opening remarks i will moderate a q a session. Those watching us live on crowd cast can submit a question by clicking ask the question at the bottom of the screen at any time during appropriate. Now i would like to welcome w. Joseph campbell to let talks. John, thank you. Great to be a period great to be back in i was a, if virtually. I spent productive period of time but two and half years ago in i was city going through the Gallup Organization papers university of iowa city speci