After words programs on our web site, booktv. Org. And now a panel on the life and career of recentlyretired librarian of Congress James billington. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon. Please take your seats. My understanding is were live on cspan, so behave yourselves. Inform. [laughter] welcome to valentines day a bit early. Im jane harman, the president and ceo of the Wilson Center, and i cant and we cant imagine what the Wilson Center would look like today if nobody had been smart enough to put Jim Billington in charge. [applause] wed have no kennon institute, no wilson quarterly, two projects at the heart of what we do. Who knows how many friends, how much wisdom we would have missed out on. Jim played a special role in my own education, my russian education. We crossed paths while i was in moscow on a congressional delegation, and he took us all on a tour of the creme lip. Kremlin. Priceless. Jim, your command of russia, its history and its culture shows up everyone here. Y
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