We are pleased to have our own tim reeves here. He is our Deputy Director and our supervisory archivist. He is my go to guy on Administration Related questions. I rely on him greatly. But he is here to speak to you today and the western influences on our beloved president ike eisenhower. Tim came to the Eisenhower Library in 2008 from the National Archives in kansas city. Hes a graduate of Wichita State and impore area state and served in the Yunited States army for five years. Thank you for your service. Tim is the author of many articles on a variety of subjects. These include eisenhower, of course, d day, the presidency of grant, and prison baseball. Of course. So i hope that you enjoy our program today. Please welcome with me, tim reeves. [applause. Okay. Well, thanks, everybody. And great to see such a nice turnout during the middle of the week and really appreciate it again. We know that the food has a large part in the attraction of these events. Not just the wonderful speakers
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