Werent really going to have an instore event this week but then we heard ruths book was coming out so we decided we had to have it. [applause] so thank you very much for bearing with us. I am Bradley Graham the cone are of politics and prose along with my wife lissa muscatine. Thank you so much for coming. We were very excited when we learned after last years clematis hearings on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh and the Supreme Court that ruth marcus was writing a book on the subject because we knew that if anyone could deliver an indepth behindthescenes account of what happened and also put the whole drama into a grand and political context it would be roof. She hasnt disappointed. Her new look supreme ambition is fastpaced and makes for a really compelling read. In the acknowledge mens rev calls this a book shes been preparing to ride for her entire career and indeed she brought to it a wealth of knowledge and experience, educated in history at yale and harvard ruth went right into
Exposition. This evening, a good friend of the historical society. I wanted to take a moment to greet everyone and without further ado, lets welcome him. [applause] good evening, thank you. Hes put on a terrific number of programs here, including some conversations about where i first met him. Its a pleasure to have liz in the book. This is a book about a career based in the strong premise that cities were important and vital to this nation and country and to this world. Ill tell you one story, which lets you know how i felt about him. I was about 25 years old, working in my first week in new york city and i had worked but had already left and lost the primary from there. I was anxious to work for him again. It happened on a very odd day, in an elevator. We were working on the 46th floor of a building inside the burlington house. We were the only tenants in the building at the time because the fisher brothers couldnt find anyone else who would sign a lease in a difficult time. The year
Will turn it over to tony. [applause] thank you gavin has put on a number of programs here including some definitive conversations well over a year ago which is where i first met him. Its a pleasure for me to have the task of introducing. Before i began its a lifetime of a career based in the premise vital to civilization and i think liz has captured that i will tell you one story about ed how i felt about him. The first time i met him i was about 25 years old the first week in the urban Development Corporation although i knew the agency and very anxious to go to work for him again. It happened on a very odd day we were working at the Burlington House we were the only tenants in the building at the time because the fisher brothers couldnt find anybody else to be set a very difficult time of year. So they elected to sign a lease with the state agency. But that particular day that had run a frontpage story to set up the private building from the 46th floor. [laughter] and to say the leas
If this is the first time for you to visit a special welcome to you. We have a fabulous library which is available to the public for research this evening tony from the Historical Society will do the honors so well take a moment to greet everyone and now we will turn it over to tony. [applause] thank you gavin has put on a number of programs here including some definitive conversations well over a year ago which is where i first met him. Its a pleasure for me to have the task of introducing. Before i began its a lifetime of a career based in the premise vital to civilization and i think liz has captured that i will tell you one story about ed how i felt about him. The first time i met him i was about 25 years old the first week in the urban Development Corporation although i knew the agency and very anxious to go to work for him again. It happened on a very odd day we were working at the Burlington House we were the only tenants in the building at the time because the fisher brothers c
Spent good evening everyone so glad to see you here in the auditorium tonights program give me liberty is a part of the shorts distinguished Speakers Series and thank you for your great generosity which enables us to bring so many fine speakers to the stage. I also want to think the Chairmans Council member who is in attendance and thank you for your support which enables us to do our work with that question and answer session as you enter the auditorium my colleagues are going up and down the aisles. Following the program there will be a book signing and they will be available for purchase. We are thrilled to welcome Richard Brooke kaiser at the National Review institute and the author of numerous books including Alexander Hamiltons americana. As our chief historian curator the blockbuster show Alexander Hamilton from 2004. We were way ahead of our time but it caught up with us. Richard Brooke Kaiser was is awarded the National Humanities metal in 2008 his newest book is the exception