know that despite these unusual circumstances. we can still generate an audience to learn about a really incredible relatively or almost completely unknown story emanating from truman s administration and that the audience currently is around 700 and 50 registrants and we look forward to knowing how many of you are actually out there with this. i want to say hello to my parents who are joining us from taos, new mexico and and there are people from all over the country most states in the nation. truman is on the rise. so thank you for joining us. tonight s program is the third installment of our civil rights series to secure these rights, which is part of the 75th anniversary program. we are offering to honor and celebrate truman civil rights legacy. and his achievements. i d like to thank the boeing company for generously sponsoring tonight s book event. the series itself as well as other civil rights activities. and i hope i m not stepping on aj s lines here, but i have a fe