Politics and former distinguished lecturer at the Catholic University of america. Its published many books, quite a distinguished history has. Hes a legend at the philippines. The politics of john f kennedy. School of government. Harvard university. And the founding director of the institute of political journalism at georgetown. With no further ado, im going to welcome you to a gentleman that we all have esteemed respect for, and we be standing here today. If it wasnt for dr. Lee edwards, sir. Well, thank you. Thank you so much, bob. And welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the victims of Communism Museum, him and what we have here today is part of our continuing series of programs about the victims and crimes of communism. And today were going to be looking at a Remarkable Book by a remarkable author. This book has been the most powerful in diamond of a political in modern times. Its an expose of a vast underway of forced labor camps that stretched across the soviet union, from moscow t
The victims of communism foundation and recipient of the truman regan medal of freedom. Hes an adjunct professor of politics and former distinguished lecturer at the Catholic University of america. Its published many books, quite a distinguished history has. Hes a legend at the philippines. The politics of john f kennedy. School of government. Harvard university. And the founding director of the institute of political journalism at georgetown. With no further ado, im going to welcome you to a gentleman that we all have esteemed respect for, and we be standing here today. If it wasnt for dr. Lee edwards, sir. Well, thank you. Thank you so much, bob. And welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the victims of Communism Museum, him and what we have here today is part of our continuing series of programs about the victims and crimes of communism. Lookat a Remarkable Book by a remarkable author. This book has been the most powerful in diamond of a political in modern times. Its an expose of a vast
He put his arms around me, this big man, and he shook, he says, thank you, you thank you for everything youve done. We could not have this without you. And, um, thats thats my story, right. Dr. Edwards is the founding and the victims of communism foundation and recipient of the truman regan medal of freedom. Hes an adjunct professor of politics and former distinguished lecturer at the Catholic University of america. Its published many books, quite a distinguished history has. Hes a legend at the philippines. The politics of john f kennedy. School of government. Harvard university. And the founding director of the institute of political journalism at georgetown. With no further ado, im going to welcome you to a gentleman that we all have esteemed respect for, and we be standing here today. If it wasnt for dr. Lee edwards, sir. Well, thank you. Thank you so much, bob. And welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the victims of Communism Museum, him and what we have here today is part of our con
The victims of communism foundation and recipient of the truman regan medal of freedom. Hes an adjunct professor of politics and former distinguished lecturer at the Catholic University of america. Its published many books, quite a distinguished history has. Hes a legend at the philippines. The politics of john f kennedy. School of government. Harvard university. And the founding director of the institute of political journalism at georgetown. With no further ado, im going to welcome you to a gentleman that we all have esteemed respect for, and we be standing here today. If it wasnt for dr. Lee edwards, sir. Well, thank you. Thank you so much, bob. And welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the victims of Communism Museum, him and what we have here today is part of our continuing series of programs about the victims and crimes of communism. And today were going to be looking at a Remarkable Book by a remarkable author. This book has been the most powerful in diamond of a political in modern
Very special event here at the Gerald R Ford president ial museum. Really proud to see all of you coming out to enjoy, i think, whats going be a very stimulating discussion about. Our home, we dont know enough about. Im gleaves. Im the executive director of the Gerald R Ford president ial foundation. My this evening is jon lauck, whos a writer and researcher hes written many books. Ive got several of them here that he and i have worked on together on, the midwest. And were going to explore that. So im welcoming you, our Live Audience and our cspan viewers everywhere. So, john, i think we ought get right into it. Please tell us about your background and you have real midwestern roots. I mean, you come by all of this honestly raised on a midwestern you know, you went to big colleges, you know, both your ph. D. In history and your law degree, and youve had quite a career in the midwest. So tell us yourself. Well, thank you. And thanks to everyone here in grand rapids for coming out tonigh