Sensation , has died. He was 76 and had cancer. The African American running back was also a successful hollywood actor. But his fame turned to infamy in 1994 when he was accused of murdering nicole brown, and a friend of hers in los angeles. Journalist David Margolick covered the oj Simpson Trial for the New York Times he told me what that covering the trial had been like. Well, yeah, it was really at the centre of the world for several months. I mean, covering it was unlike any experience that i ever had before. Everybody was watching it. Everybody was talking about it. There was enormous pressure on covering it well and sensitively, and it was an enormous professional challenge to get through it. A professional challenge because in part it was so divisive, wasnt it, in the way that americans saw the case, the trial and indeed the verdict . Well, thats true. And i think that on the one hand, you could get buried in the testimony and the day to day challenges of covering a trial on th
Its now by distinct honor and privilege to introduce dr. Sally mcmillen, he babcock professor of hit in Davidson College in north carolina. She earned he ph. D at Duke University and we learned today got a degree in library science. She has been one of the most important and productive scholars of 19th century womens history. Their many books include motherhood and the old south southern women black and white and seneca falls and the origin of the womens Rights Movement. Her brand new book which we are celebrated tonight and received a wonderful review in the Los Angeles Times is entitled losey stone an unapologetic life. A path breaking activist whose life has been hidden too long. Losey stoned a last has a biography worthy of her inspired and inspiring life. Please help me welcome to Franklin Library society. Dr. Sally mcmillen. [applause] thank you so much, rich, and i just wanted to sea its an absolute delight to be here. I want to thank rich for inviting me and for the Library Com
The back, and we would send you information. We will have a panel of 50 minutes. Well try to do 40 minutes of q a, or questions up here, and then followed by a short q a where you guys can ask questions. We are going to be recording this i guess, for cnn and so i guess we can still find out where we can see that on cnn when that will run. We do have a hashtag, wmgbea15 or, of course bea15. And we are thrilled to have our wonderful speakers. Ill start with Bethlam Forsa president of pearson learning services. She was managing director of learning services globally. Before joining pearson, she was executive Vice President of Global Product Development and operations at Houghton Mifflin. Bethlam is an active member in the new york city Startup Community and sits on the board of directors of librafy. We have madeline mcintosh, now president of Penguin Publishing group, Penguin Random house, where she oversees penguins adult publishing businesses in the u. S. Previously, maaed line served a
Invented the microwave oven for example. Host euros at a Major Research institution in these universities, harvard and others have given us the benefit of the intellectual muscle that creates but that implies creation to our everyday experience so as to give us greater enjoyment, greater fulfillment greater transparency. So we have to continue to invest in our research and development. Guest thank you. Host i am finding this conversation fascinating from a number of vantage points. I was recently reading a wall street journal article, but it had a map of the state of california and how about the locations, some of the companies they mention. You mentioned google and others. And then out the location of automotive facilities and they were all along that same track meaning they are moving from the midwest and from the south. Their technology apparatus are placing it at the center of a lot about it in the Silicon Valley area. Along route 128 in the boston area as well. A lot of automotive