Cpac. I want to make a couple of announcements seized silence yourself of this. Your cellphone sam personal recordings are forbidden and there will be a book signing crowd members of the panel right after this session for our i have to tell you that if you buy the book you buy it upstairs in the lobby bin the siding is across the street across the street. Once again welcome. We are privileged to have three authors to of taken very different approaches to record and analyze the financial crisis began in 2008 and the many effects political influence lobbying and misdirection to avoid the of regulation and oversight to avert the financial crisis of a few years ago in and to keep it from happening again in the future. On my left end to my left. [laughter] and just this week . Nomi prins her book is all the president s bankers. A former wall street executive that is in for the New York Times and fortune and the nation and that is of Broad Spectrum of publications in the united states. Her b
[inaudible conversations] okay, i guess we can start. Thank you all for coming. This is a great crowd and were all very happy to have you here as we talk about the financial crisis and financial history under the title gaming the system finance in america which is really what its all about. Before introduced myself and the panelists i just want to make a couple of quick announcements. First of all we ask you to silence your cell phones and we point out that personal recording of these sessions is prohibited. There will be a book signing for all the members of the so panel and myself right after the session. Im asked to type that if youre buying a book, you buy it upstairs in the lobby, and then the sign will be across the street. We will sign them after you buy them. Anyway, once again, welcome to all of you. We are privileged to have with us today three authors have taken three very different approaches to reporting and analyzing the financial crisis that began in 2008 and the many re
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The timepiece belonged to John Jacob Astor IV, a US business magnate who was among more than 1,500 people who died when the ship struck an iceberg in the early hours of April 15, 19772.
Former executive Patrick Gruhn bought the timepiece, which was found on the body of the Titanic’s richest passenger, property magnate John Jacob Astor IV.