archives, in the form of textual documents, films and photographs, including the work of today s subject george alexander grant. before we get to today s program, i would like to tell you about two upcoming programs that will take place in this theater as well as on our youtube channel. on thursday, may 19 at noon, historian joe goldstein will be here to discuss his book, the white house vice presidency. my delta button. he will discuss how a constitutional office can evolve, as well as the critical role of political leadership. later that evening on march 19 at 7:00 p.m., a winner of the pulitzer prize and national book award, and the thomas jefferson memorial foundation professor of history at the university of virginia will be here to discuss their recent bug, blessed of the patriarchs, thomas jefferson and the empire of the imagination. book signings will follow both of those programs. to find out more about these and other programs. the national archives, please consult