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Us to host this program not only because of the importance of the book and the subject matter but also because the fellow in the library for scholars in residence at the allen Room Research a good deal of the book right here in the library archives, the Archival Holdings on the new york city history are of course that cant include such collections as the record of the history and the collection called new york city miscellaneous 1614 to 1975. [laughter] that is the painstaking work of historians and scholars that bringsch the content of those collections to light and into Public Discourse through meticulously researched books like greater gotham and so we are thrilled to welcome you back to the library to share your research with us and to moderate the conversation, we are honored to have another distinguished histor ....
Vice president of Public Programs at the new york public library. Its a privilege for the library to host tonights program celebrating Mike Wallaces new book, greater gotham. The longawaited sequel to his book gotham. Greater gotham picks up the story at the turn of the last century, a period when new york experienced unparalleled growth, expansion and consolidation when much of the infrastructure was developed and when many of our institutions were founded including this one at the new york public library. Incidentally the room in which we are seated was carved out of what was once the reservoir and there is a great illustration of that in the book. Its a special honor for us to host this program not only because of the importance of the book and its subject matter but also because mike wallace who is a fellow in the Colema ....
Trumps manufacturing job town. Speaking at the Christian Science monitor, this is one hour. Here we go, folks. Here we go. Thank you for coming. Im dave cook from the Christian Science monitor. Our guest is richard trumka, president of the aflcio. This is his ninth visit to the troop and we appreciate the tradition. Our guest grew up in the pennsylvania goal coalfield, following his father and grandfather into the mine. He earned a law degree from the one of the university and in 1982, at age 33, he was elected president of the United Mine Workers of america, the youngest person in history to hold that position. He served three terms as president and brought the workers into the aflcio. In 1985, he ran to be secretary of treasure and the youngest person to hold that person, when he held for 15 years. He was el ....