My name is Amanda Williams and it is my honor to lead the team here at the macarthur memorial. And i would like to extend a special welcome this morning to. Congressman bobby scott to city of norfolk mayor dr. Cooper, alexander philippine, consul general eric cruz, erebus Philippine Army attache arthur roman yost and Lieutenant General john agen. Dr. Cynthia romero. The chairman of the council of united filipino organizations of tidewater. Max frias, Vice President , the Hampton Roads chapter of Filipino National Historical Society. Ric hurley, the director of the Virginia Association of museums colonel william davis, the executive director of the general Douglas Macarthur. Members of the general Douglas Macarthur Foundation Board and acting deputy city manager and military affairs liaison. Mr. Len ramirez, thank you all very much this morning for being with us. And we would also like to say that are very honored to be hosting the Filipino American veterans of Hampton Roads, color guar
My name is Amanda Williams and it is my honor to lead the team here at the macarthur memorial. And i would like to extend a special welcome this morning to. Congressman bobby scott to city of norfolk mayor dr. Cooper, alexander philippine, consul general eric cruz, erebus Philippine Army attache arthur roman yost and Lieutenant General john agen. Dr. Cynthia romero. The chairman of the council of united filipino organizations of tidewater. Max frias, Vice President , the Hampton Roads chapter of Filipino National Historical Society. Ric hurley, the director of the Virginia Association of museums colonel william davis, the executive director of the general Douglas Macarthur. Members of the general Douglas Macarthur Foundation Board and acting deputy city manager and military affairs liaison. Mr. Len ramirez, thank you all very much this morning for being with us. And we would also like to say that are very honored to be hosting the Filipino American veterans of Hampton Roads, color guar
My name is Amanda Williams and it is my honor to lead the team here at the macarthur memorial. And i would like to extend a special welcome this morning to. Congressman bobby scott to city of norfolk mayor dr. Cooper, alexander philippine, consul general eric cruz, erebus Philippine Army attache arthur roman yost and Lieutenant General john agen. Dr. Cynthia romero. The chairman of the council of united filipino organizations of tidewater. Max frias, Vice President , the Hampton Roads chapter of Filipino National Historical Society. Ric hurley, the director of the Virginia Association of museums colonel william davis, the executive director of the general Douglas Macarthur. Members of the general Douglas Macarthur Foundation Board and acting deputy city manager and military affairs liaison. Mr. Len ramirez, thank you all very much this morning for being with us. And we would also like to say that are very honored to be hosting the Filipino American veterans of Hampton Roads, color guar
My name is Amanda Williams and it is my honor to lead the team here at the macarthur memorial. And i would like to extend a special welcome this morning to. Congressman bobby scott to city of norfolk mayor dr. Cooper, alexander philippine, consul general eric cruz, erebus Philippine Army attache arthur roman yost and Lieutenant General john agen. Dr. Cynthia romero. The chairman of the council of united filipino organizations of tidewater. Max frias, Vice President , the Hampton Roads chapter of Filipino National Historical Society. Ric hurley, the director of the Virginia Association of museums colonel william davis, the executive director of the general Douglas Macarthur. Members of the general Douglas Macarthur Foundation Board and acting deputy city manager and military affairs liaison. Mr. Len ramirez, thank you all very much this morning for being with us. And we would also like to say that are very honored to be hosting the Filipino American veterans of Hampton Roads, color guar
Nod conversation [inaudible conversations] good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for all the ambient noise. And welcome to Kansas City Public Library. Im the director of the Kansas City Public Library and its a pleasure to have you here tonight. To prove to you once again the Kansas City Public Library represents all political views and tonight its always it is as always a pressure for me to introduce my longtime friend jack cashill. Jack and i i have known each other almost since he was in short pants, in newark, new jersey, where he was born a little bit after he graduated from Siena College and got his ph. D at purdue in american studies. I think the only dissertation that defended the notion of american capitalism and american fiction, which is hard to do because is no american capitalism in american fiction. Jack and i Something Like 35 years ago, founded something the zenith boosters club, Political Discussion Club in which jack then ran for a number of years when i escap