architectural critic. people are here to hear you talk about kauffman stadium. have you talked to the audience about who you are and what you have done prior to writing about ballparks, which is a long story? i have spent most of my life i have been lucky because i have spent my life about what interests me, but i guess so have you. i try. or i guess about what pisses me off. off her it passes you whether it pisses you off or you like it. i am not very good at making choices. i found a place where my interests intersect. did you study architecture? i studied architectural history. i went to yale, a place where those of you went to princeton do not always acknowledge. .> i heard about it in connecticut? a place called connecticut. i struggled i studied architectural history. i then began a career as a journalist. i toyed with going to architecture school. i thought the world had enough second rate architects and did not need another. did think i was a pretty dec
hemingway and john does s owes john dos war i passos during world war i. ambulance drivers. the talk was hosted by the national world war i museum in kansas city, missouri. ladies and gentlemen. i would like to welcome you to your national world war i museum and memorial. on behalf of a really tremendous group of colleagues who put this event together this evening, they really did a spectacular job along with our president introducedd i just i will introduce myself shortly. i am the curator of education, l ora vogt. welcome to the only museum solely dedicated to the first world war in the united states we are here in kansas city where we have been since 1926. and hopefully, you all have been enjoying your delicious hemingway daiquiris. hopefully we can set you up for some really good questions shortly. we would like to welcome all of our friends on c-span and those of you watching online. i would like to welcome those of you who are members. it is your support that al
since then, he has written books on, may be best book on the united states senate, may be further maybe for the republican party. president taft, roosevelt, mckinley. he s written the history of wyoming, the written history of the first lady. she is an extraordinary historian. on the back quotes modern american presidency which might be the one book you ought to have on the presidency. . original,st and most steve neal, compelling analysis , robert who is also been here, where achievements rare achievements, a pleasure, strong and provocative. highly readable, refreshing, required reading. and last but not leaving, as i introduce our fred, a friend of the library, formerly professor at the university of texas, a wonderful writer. i want to read what richard norton smith says. ould does not hesitate to offer sobering conclusions and i want to say i know he will stay sober tonight. gentlemen, lewis gould. [applause] lewis gould: thank you for that kind and generous introduc
first ladies. he is an extraordinary historian. i will quote a few of the quotes from important american historians from the back of itdern american presidency. might be the one book you should have on the presidency. the freshest and most original study of the modern presidency. compelling analysis and critique. rare achievement, informative synthesis, a pleasure strong and , provocative. richard ellis. highly readable, refreshing, required reading. and last but not least, as i introduce a friend of the library and a friend of mine, formerly a professor at the university of texas, a wonderful writer. i want to read what richard norton smith says. he says gould does not hesitate , to offer sobering conclusions and i want to say i know he will stay sober tonight. [laughter] ladies and gentlemen, lewis gould. [applause] lewis gould: thank you for that kind and generous introduction. it is always good to return to kansas city. as a native of your city once observed, kansas c
remains to tribes. up next, a panel discussion on how the smithsonian has complied with the law. this is just under 90 minutes. get started again, if you could please take your seats. good morning, again. i am associate general counsel in the office of general counsel for the smithsonian. i just celebrated my 29 anniversary with the smithsonian, so i like to say sometimes that i was there at the creation of nmai. the last panel was a walk down memory lane because i intended that 1987 hearing where secretary adams was asked by senator and no way inouye was asked about the remains and was able to participate in many of the discussions that led to the creation of museum. but more about that in a minute. let me also say that the issues of repatriation of which i ve dealt with many of them over my almost 30 years have provided me with some of the most interesting and rewarding work of my career. i think for those of you who are here and are able to hear about this process that