Director. And its my great pleasure to introduce tonights speaker Matthew Algeo mathews latest book. When harry met pablo truman, picasso and the cold war politics of modern art will be released tonight here at the truman library. Matthew is an associate producer for National Public radio, and he has reported from four continents from four npr news and other outlets. He is the of six other books, including one of my favorites, Harry Trumans adventure the true story, a Great American road trip, which was named one of the best books of 2009 by the washington post. In addition to reporting and writing, matthew has held jobs as a Convenience Store clerk. Gas station attendant, Halloween Costume salesman and a hot dog vendor in a traveling circus. Even hes a vegetarian. He holds a degree folklore from the university of pennsylvania. In his bio, he modestly says, im an Award Winning journalist and author, but so is practically every other journalist and author author. Please join me in welco
Director. And its my great pleasure to introduce tonights speaker Matthew Algeo mathews latest book. When harry met pablo truman, picasso and the cold war politics of modern art will be released tonight here at the truman library. Matthew is an associate producer for National Public radio, and he has reported from four continents from four npr news and other outlets. He is the of six other books, including one of my favorites, Harry Trumans adventure the true story, a Great American road trip, which was named one of the best books of 2009 by the washington post. In addition to reporting and writing, matthew has held jobs as a Convenience Store clerk. Gas station attendant, Halloween Costume salesman and a hot dog vendor in a traveling circus. Even hes a vegetarian. He holds a degree folklore from the university of pennsylvania. In his bio, he modestly says, im an Award Winning journalist and author, but so is practically every other journalist and author author. Please join me in welco
Sure to be an exceptional discussion. This is a special gathering where we will learn about and if you will rightly celebrate the publishing of a unique book. A look at a closes event from a fresh perspective an opportunity to yet learn something new and profound about the Second World War. Or as Victor Davis Hanson has titled his acclaimed best selling history published by basic books the Second World Wars. How the first global conflict was fought and won. Im jack, a trustee i didnt know they were serving alcohol this early. [laughter] but thank you. And a trustee of National Review sthiewt. And i do this welcoming on behalf of my fellow trustees some here today chairman peter rich lowery i may be downtown. I could be wrong or we have some of our board here, and the president of the institute lindsay craig. National review . Iewfts founded in 1991 by william f. Buckley jr. It is a journalistic think tank published to advance the conservative principles Bill Champion to review magazine
Typewriter and she realizees his sick of this book. I go through other phase where the words dont make sense anymore. She yanks the beige out of the typewriter opens a window and throws it in the alley and then she calls her editor and said, i quit issue dont want to be a writer. She had lost the fire in the belly to complete it, and miss have who had been through this before with other young writers said that is not just your book. For two years now ive been helping you and my fingerprints are all over it. This is a collaborative project. It doesnt belong to you. It belongs to us, and she went out and pick up the manuscript. I saw are l. Doctorow, and he says the first question he gets why did you write this book . He said, to get to to write this book. So she hit that wall. Guest she finally turn until and they said, ate good. She said, all i hope for now is a merciful death from the reviewers. Host and then, this was the time that you talk about difficult friendship, capote was doin
Authority, really, on the cold war. He needs no introduction, so let me keep it brief. He is a professor of modern russian history as well as the codirector of the center for cold war studies at the university of california, santa barbara. From the his phd , and hety of washington has a distinguished, long a publication list that precedes his new book, racing the enemy. Let me just mention a couple of the major publications, he has on russianion relations, he has the the february revolution in russia, and russia and japan an unresolved dilemma between distant neighbors, and of course, has published numerous articles in journals in the field. His new book, racing the enemy , is a reassessment of the pacific war, particularly in light of russian and other evidence previously not taken into consideration. One that will one could probably say would be the end of the war and i look forward to his remarks. Now professor Tsuyoshi Hasegawa has the floor. Tsuyoshi thank you, christian, thank yo