Available to the public for research and we host an ample number of programs. Thisevening , Anthony Pangaro who is a good friend of the Historical Society will do the honors of introducing our speaker. I wanted to take a moment to greet everyone and welcome you to the massachusetts Historical Society so without further ado i turn it over to Anthony Pangaro. [applause] good evening everyone, thank you gavin. Gavin has put together a terrific number of programs at massachusetts historical including definitive conversations about the era well over ayear ago which is where i first met liz. Its a pleasure for me to have a pleasant task of introducing liz and the book. How to begin . This is a book about a lifetimes work, about a career based in the strong premise that cities were important and vital to civilization,vital to this country, not only the world and i think liz has captured it. Ill let you her tell you about the book but ill tell you one story about it which lets you know how i f
Schools. Hes also the author of a new book, a good what i might add, thats called the land of flickering lights. We will talk about the book. It unfolds the baxter, some of the hyper partisan conflicts in congress today, calling washington out on its dysfunction. Senator bennet said he hes rug for president to restore integrity into the government. Were excited to have her with us. Please welcome senator michael bennet. Thank you. [applause] well, we will talk about the book and obviously want to talk about congress and the campaign, but you were born in 1964 in new delhi, india,. Thats true. How did speed is as a second look at the very helpful origin story when youre running for senate in the state of colorado. But it worked. You were appointed. Tells the circumstances. I was there because my parents were there, for convenience. [laughing] that make sense. They were working for embassy. Theres a guy named Chester Bowles to some of you may remember our ambassador to india and they wer
For 45 years. And this book talks not only about that life in law but also about your political history and a lot of personal stuff on the issue of personal stuff i should disclose the beginning i was your law clerk some wraps around 40 years ago, a long time ago. And you also officiated at my wedding so we been good personal friends for a while as well tread to a law clerk relationships one of the great perks being a judge. I have had 95 locks or expert you are one of the very first seven have gone on to become judges, 14 are tenured professors at leading all schools, and one is a United States senator. Only one is a standard so far and that is you of course. But there may be others. Host let me begin by asking you how you decided to write this memoir, sort of a very personally insightful view of your own life. Guest its occurred to me sometime ago that almost everyone should write a memoir. As i get a little older, 50, 60 or so there are recollections that your children and grandchil
Johnson. [ applause ] the archive of this library contains thousands of letters to our 36th president , many of which concern the vietnam war. Here are two letters from soldiers stationed in vietnam during the height of president johnsons tenure in office which reflect contrasting views of the war held by americans including our troops. Dear mr. President here is a picture of a little girl and myself. She has three older sister, two older brothers and a younger brother. They live in a village. Their mother was killed by the vc. Because of us she is able to smile. It is our duty to keep the smile which portrays so much on her face. There are many more who do not have the freedom smile which she has. It is our duty as americans to bring happiness to those who may never be as free of care as she. To be able to pose with her and have her look so happy gives the idea of the good we are doing here. This is worth fighting for. This is worth dying for. I know the weight you must carry on your
War to the war on terror, which fyi is available for purchase outside of this room today. She is also the author of cold war and the colonization in guinea. In 2007, mobilizing the 19461958. Masses. The author of peasants, 19391958. Traders, and wives. And decoding corporate camouflage, published in the committee. In her next book is foreign 1980. Intervention in africa after the cold war, sovereignty, and responsibility in the war on terror. This book will be published right Ohio University press. Todays talk is based on the last book, and is entitled, foreign intervention in africa during the cold war. The struggle for the global south. Thank you very much for the kind introduction. Thank you for coming. I had a list of organizations that i was also going to think thank. But he has done that for me. I will proceed to the talk. As eric indicated, my talk is primarily based on my on information and topics covered in my 2013 book. I do have a case study taken from my cold war and decolo