Across the nation. As we plan for the future of fords theater, we know we have work to do. We commit to using our platform to tell stories that speak to the present moment with courage, inspiration, healing, and of course, Abraham Lincoln. Today, were talking with richard, craig, and david about a specific play in which they all took part, necessary sacrifices, which fords theater premiered in 2012. Fords commissioned richard to write the play to celebrate leadership in 2011. This play explores the relationship between president Abraham Lincoln, played by david selby, and the abolitionist Frederick Douglass, played by Craig Wallace. It seems particularly important this week to consider the leadership of these two great americans as they helped our country find its way through one of our greatest crises. So i want to start this afternoon just by, first of all, welcoming you all. Thank you so much for being with us, from across the country, california and d. C. We go coasttocoast here. I
People are here to hear you talk about kauffman stadium. Have you talked to the audience about who you are and what you have done prior to writing about ballparks, which is a long story . Paul i have spent most of my life i have been lucky because i have spent my life about what interests me, but i guess so have you. Whitney i try. What pisses me off. Paul whether it pisses you off or you like it. I have already i have always loved architecture and journalism and i am not very good at making choices. I have found a place where the two of them intersect. Whitney did you study architecture . Paul i studied architectural history. I went to yale, a place where those of you went to princeton do not always acknowledge. Whitney i heard about it. In connecticut . Paul a place called connecticut. I studied architectural history. I then began a career as a journalist. I toyed with going to architecture school. I thought the world had enough second rate architects and did not need another. I did
in his agenda is the idea that a system of federalism based upon the voluntary compliance of the states with the recommendations, the resolutions, the requisitions that came from the continental congress, was never going to work. when he reasons about this, he does so in a very interesting way. he combines a set of empirical observations about what took place in the 1770 s and lessons americans like him had learned since 1776. how washington functions. he takes a step back, and then he thinks abstractly, and what we can see at least implicitly against theoretic framework where he comes up with the idea that because states have different interests and different interests within each state, we will always have some incentive to run against washington. to run against national directives, national policies. even where states have a common interest, if you mistrust what other states are going to do, you will have this repetitive reaction from the federal system. so, the federal sy
ford s theater, we know we have work to do. we commit to using our platform to tell stories that speak to the present moment with courage, inspiration, healing, and of course, abraham lincoln. today, we re talking with richard, craig, and david about a specific play in which they all took part, necessary sacrifices, which ford s theater premiered in 2012. ford s commissioned richard to write the play to celebrate the opening of our center for education leadership in 2011. this play explores the relationship between president abraham lincoln, played by david selby, and the abolitionist frederick douglass, played by craig wallace. it seems particularly important this week to consider the leadership of these two great americans as they helped our country find its way through one of our greatest crises. so i want to start this afternoon just by, first of all, welcoming you all. thank you so much for being with us, from across the country, california and d.c. we go coast-to-coas