Introduce catherine smith. Catherine smith is a journalist in history writer with a longtime interest in fdr and his times. She is the biographer of marguerite alice lahand who was fdrs private secretary counselor confidant from 1921 to 1941 and who served as his de facto white house chief of staff. In addition to her book the gatekeeper katherine coauthors a missile hand mystery series with kelly durham she also impersonates the hand for tell all talks about life with the roosevelts and is given more than 100 presentations at venues including the fdr library. A little white house in warm springs, georgia and the National World war two museum her most recent book is baptists in bootleggers a prohibition expedition through the south with cocktail recipes. She considers the repeal of the 18th amendment to be one of the greatest achievements of the early, new deal. Catherine lives in anderson, South Carolina with her husband leo please join me in welcoming catherine smith. Well, i was tel
Big and small. Charter is connecting us. Charter to medications supports cspan as a Public Service along with these other Television Providers givingyou a front row seat to democracy. Now its my pleasure to introduce catherine smith. Catherine smith is a journalist and history writer with along time interest in and pr and his times. He is the biographer of marguerite alice levine who was fdrs private secretary, counselor, confidant from 1921 to 1941 and served as his de facto White Housechief of staff. In addition to her book the gatekeeper catherine coauthors a mystery series with kellyto run. She also impersonates lane for a tellall book about life and has given more than 100 presentations at venues including the fdr library, little white house in west National World war ii museum. Her most recent book is baptists and bootleggers a prohibition expedition through the south with cocktail recipes. She considers the repeal of the 18th amendment to the one of the greatest achievements of
Writer and historian living in lincoln, massachusetts. She has written about civil war us western history and American Culture for the New York Times the Washington Post Smithsonian Magazine preservation magazine and civil war monitor nelson earned her va in history and literature from the Harvard University from Harvard University and her phd in american studies from the university of iowa, and she has taught at Texas Tech University cal state Fullerton Harvard and brown nelson is the author of saving yellowstone three cornered war ruin nation and Trembling Earth and were so excited to have her with us today. So before i turn it over to her just a quick note we have sent out an email to everyone this morning that had just a great list of resources like a bibliography that megan had put together so you all should have received that by now. If not that link is posted in the chat. So that please join me in welcoming megan kate nelson. Hi everyone. Thank you so much. Thank you nicole for
Magazine, presentation magazine, and civil war monitor. Nelson her and her b. A. In history literature from the harvard university, and our ph. D. American studies from the university of iowa. She has taught at texas tech university, cal state, fullerton, harvard, brown. Nelson is the author of saving yellowstone, ruin nation, trembling earth. Were so excited to have her with us today. Before i turn it over to her, just a quick note, we have sent out an email to everyone this morning that had just a great list of resources like a bibliography that meghan had put together. You all shouldve received that by now. If not, that link is posted in the chat. With that, please join me in welcoming meghan kate nelson. Hi everyone. Thank you so much. Thank you, nicole, for that lovely introduction. And to the Smithsonian Associates for the invitation to be with you tonight. I would also like to think harmony, ellen, steve, anna, liz for running this show and to help me get all the tech straight.
Trembling earth and were so excited to have her with us today. So before i turn it over to her just a quick note we have sent out an email to everyone this morning that had just a great list of resources like a bibliography that megan had put together so you all should have received that by now. If not that link is posted in the chat. So that please join me in welcoming megan kate nelson. Hi everyone. Thank you so much. Thank you nicole for that lovely introduction and to the Smithsonian Associates for the invitation to be with you tonight. I would also like to thank harmony and ellen and steve and anna and liz for running this show and to helping me get all the the tech straight. I cannot think of a better place for me to talk about saving yellowstone then at the smithsonian as you will learn tonight, the institution played a really Important Role in both the exploration and the preservation of this Iconic National landscape. So, thank you all for being with me tonight as nicole noted