Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the New York Historical society. Im louis mirrer, the im thrilled to see you this evening in our beautiful robert h. Smith odd terrorism tonight. s prom give me liberty a history of americas exceptional used i part of the distinguished Speaker Series and as always id like to thank mr. Swartz for his great generosity which has enabled to us bring so many fine speakers to the stage. I also want to thank all of your Chairmans Council members in attendance this evening and to thank you for your great support i tonights program will last an hour and it will include a question and answer session. You should have received a note card and pencil as you entered the auditorium this afternoon, this evening, and if not, my colleagues will go up and down the aisles with note cards and pencils. The note cards will be clerked later on in the program with you questions. Following the program there will be a book signing in the ny history store and copies of the b
White house intern and then a speech writer. He has a long record of acclaimed books on president ial this has brought him to the helm of five president ial libraries and Centers Across this country and throughout his career. He appears regularly, as many of you know, im sure, on news is cspans inhouse historian. He will be on a president s and patriots history tour. He focuses this year on truman, eisenhower, and churchill. In his his tours and writing, he is able to bring history to life. The boston globe praises his writing as compelling and provocative and the New York Times says his writing has authority and is immensely readable. We are so pleased to have him here tonight, and ladies and gentlemen, i hope you will join me in welcoming Richard Norton smith to the free library of philadelphia. [applause] mr. Smith thank you for that more than generous introduction. Or disagree about what is a failed president , but this is a successful introducer, without a doubt, so thank you. [la
The helm of five president ial libraries and Centers Across this country and throughout his career. He appears regularly, as many of you know, im sure, on newshour and is cspans inhouse historian. Next month he will leave his semiannual president s and patriots history tour. He travels through the american heartland and focuses this year on truman, eisenhower, and churchill. Both in his tours and in his writing, he is able to bring history to life. The boston globe praises his scholarship as compelling and provocative, and the New York Times says his writing has perception and authority and is immensely readable. We are so pleased to have him here tonight, and ladies and gentlemen, i hope you will join me in welcoming Richard Norton smith to the free library of philadelphia. [applause] mr. Smith thank you for that morethangenerous introduction. We may agree or disagree about what is a failed president , but this is a successful introducer, without a doubt, so thank you. [laughter] [app
Ukraine. Adam applebaum, whos just back from kiev will explain the connection between ukraine and america. Also, iran. Secretary pompeo said that this week at the u. N. , the u. S. Made Real Progress uniting the world to get tough on the Islamic Republic. Will this bring tehran to the table to negotiate or provoke it even further . And, israels inconclusive election results. Will Bibi Netanyahu be able to form another government . Ill talk to the New York Times tom friedman. But first, heres my take. Whether you think it rises to the level of an impeachable offense, can we all agree that what President Trump did was profoundly wrong . He pressured a Foreign Government to dig up dirt on his political opponent. This is very different from the russia investigation, what was at its core about whether as a candidate trump had colluded with the kremlin. In the case of ukraine, the president is accused of using the awesome power of the United States, power that could make a lifeordeath differ
Unlawful. And with the u. S. House of representatives launching impeachment inquiry into the actions of President Trump. Impeachment for that . Ill discuss both in an exclusive interview with brittains former Prime Minister, david cameron. Then well dig deeper into the other nation of the center of the impeachment inquiry, ukraine. Pam applebaum will explain the connection between ukraine and america. Also, iran. Secretary pompeo said that this week at the u. N. The u. S. Made Real Progress uniting the world to get tough on the islamic republic. Will this bring tehran to the table to negotiate or provoke it even further . And israels inconclusive election results. Will beebe netanyahu be able to form another government . Ill talk to the New York Times tom freedman. But first heres my take. Whether you think it rises to the level of an impeachable offense, can we all agreed that what President Trump did was profoundly wrong . He pressured a Foreign Government to dig up dirt on his polit