Smiling, laughing young people. It was a fun time for them. They were on the right side of history, they thought. They were part of something bigger than themselves. They didnt know what what they were a part of would swallow every one of them by the time it was finished. Few people remember that the Book Burnings of the german 1930s were led by Student Activists who started with their own Campus Libraries. They didnt want the books that challenged their delicate minds. A lot triggered our young little nazis when they ran out of Campus Libraries they came for the independent book stores. The government, happy to help, only came in later. Does this sound familiar . They were the vanguard but the people in power did agree with them. If you were reading the New York Times on april 7th, 1933, and that Friday Morning you flipped to page 11 you would see condensed in a few short paragraphs the news that the nazi government had banned parts of the Old Testament they didnt like. They were maki
i have the privilege of welcoming today s speaker. the president of oklahoma wesleyan university. tornado if arrest piper. i have the honor of watching his three massive dog when he is giving these lectures. in his 14 years as president of the university, dr. piper has become known for his passionates defense of intellectual freedom. he advocates tirelessly for cultural courage ground in the conservation of time, tested truths. commentary on religion, education and politics challenges the intolerance of today s academic community. at oklahoma wesleyan he type ofs students to follow four basic pillars. the otherwise op-eds are feed tour in the local and national news outlets and is regular guest on talk radio across the nation himself most well-known op-ed, this is not a daycare, it s a university, has since gone viral and is now the basis for his new book. a native of hillsdale, michigan, dr. piper and his wife and their two sons have served as oklahoma s west layn s first fa
and i have the privilege of his three massive dogs when he is out giving those lectures. fourteen years as president of the university. he has beat known for his passionate defense of intellectual freedom. he advocates tirelessly for cultural courage with the time-tested truth. his commentary on religion education and politics challenges the intolerance of today s academic community. at oklahoma wesley. he ed s art were to lay featured in local and national news outlets. his most well-known this is not a daycare is that the university has since gone viral and is not the basis for his new book. along with their two sons seth and kobe had served as the first family since august of 2002. he actively participates in the community and the church. and serves on a variety of councils and boards relating to christian leadership public policy and community leadership. please help me walk him dr. everett piper. delighted to join you. i would suggest the audience should know their speak
we d like to welcome you. we re lucky enough to have c-span with us and it s bk recobk being recorded. and if you have questions later, please use the microphone on your left so the people at home can hear your question. president roosevelt planned for this library to be the primary research room from the roosevelt era. it s one of the busiest of the presidential libraries and this year s group of authors reflect the wide variety of research done here on these grounds. if you love the roosevelt reading festival and i m sure you do, and want to support this and other programs we do here, i doen courage you to become a roosevelt library member. you can join today by seeing lauren at the membership table in this building just at the end of the hallway. and if you haven t had a chance yet, please go next door to see our new special museum exhibition, images of internment, the incarceration of japanese americans during world war ii. with that said, let me go over some of the form