Eryone, the Truman Institute to do this. Its one of the first place to do research on this project. This is a wonderful thing to be able to do at the end of it. This is my fifth or sixth time coming to kansas city. I have yet to be here when the weather was tolerable. [laughter] ive been here for a blizzard, a thunder snow, tornado and now this. But every single time i have left with barbecue in my stomach, wonderful people that i met and more admiration for this great city that you have. So thank you for your hospitality here. [applause] and im a baseball fan. So to be in the world series is fine even if it isnt pittsburgh. I did not want to write a book truman and what stalin has said. Those books have been written before. I didnt find those interesting. I didnt wabblet to write a book as the two other histories of pottsdam that a cold war was going to come after it. The participants didnt know there was a cold war coming. They were there not to set up a conflict amongst themselves b
This is my fixed time coming to kansas city. I have yet to have been here when the weather was tolerable. Every single time ive come here, i have left with barbecue in my stomach and wonderful people to have met. Thank you for your hospitality. [applause] and im a baseball fan so to be in the world series city is fine. Book not want to write a those books that been done before. And frankly, i didnt find them that interesting . A cold was about to come after it. Because they they didnt know a cold war was coming. It was to stop the 30 year conflict that europe has just withdrawn from germany. I wanted to go back to the start. I wanted to go back to the original sources. They were there not to set up a conflict amongst themselves but to stop the 30year conflict with germany. Thats what they had come to potsdam to do. I wanted to get back to the original sources i wanted to go back without any preconceived notion and see if the conference might look different if i did that and as crosby s
Freedom, the Hidden History of the underground railroad. Uncoveredbout how he ,he story of Sidney Howard gay one of the key organizers behind helping escaped slaves in new york city. Good evening. I am happy to be here with my esteemed colleague and friend, eric phonfoner. Some years ago, i was doing some research and as i approached the library desk to retrieve archival material, i saw that the staff was animatedly whispering and pointing, because there had just been a celebrity sighting. Eric foner. [laughter] you when i asked you what are doing, i got a modest, oh just checking out some things about the underground railroad. Book,e have is gateways to freedom. I look forward to interacting with you later this evening. Eric, you tell your readers that the story of the underground railroad is a jigsaw puzzle with many pieces missing. Usually, historians think of a question and go in search of documents. Sometimes we find extraordinary documents and let questions emerge. Why dont you t
Was animatedly whispering and pointing because there had been a celebrity sighting. Foner, of course. Doing,asked what you are i got a modest, checking things out about the underground railroad. Now of course, we have his magnificent book, gateway to freedom, about the underground railroad. You tell your readers of the story of the underground railroad, it is like a jigsaw puzzle with many pieces missing. Usually historians think of a question and go in search of documents to answer that question, but sometimes we find extraordinary documents and then left questions emerge from those documents. Why dont you tell us about the documents you found and the questions that it raised for you . Eric is this on . First of all, thank you to the museum for inviting me here. Thank you to martha for interrogating me. It is like being back in my oral exams from years ago. Yes, i have written a good number of books. Do you choosew what to write about . There is somet historical question that interest
Tells us why he decided to screen the film. Lcome to Market Makers where have you been . I am reporting the news. We are in for eric and stephanie. It takes three of us. Can we get a wider shot here . Bob avery with us as well. Bob is the editor at large for bloomberg news. What a cool title. You have not been captured yet. Like a fugitive. We start this morning with the bulletin. The top business stories of the morning. The biggest investor headed to the court blue Crest Capital is suing whitneys hedge fund after it refused to return request investment. Blue crests investment. The suit was filed in bermuda. The over ceo indicted in south r ceo indicted in south korea. The maximum penalty is a twoyear prison term or fine of 18,000. Sony pictures will release the interview and 300 theaters tomorrow. That includes dozens of alamo draft house theaters and the plots in atlanta. 100 theaters will get the film next week. So far, none of the major chains former president George H W Bush is in