Good afternoon. Welcome to the december 1 meeting of the board of supervisors. This will be one of the three meetings in december. And the third to the last, i believe, that i will be on. So madam clerk, please call the roll. [roll call] supervisor safai, were you able to join us . Mr. President , you have a quorum. Supervisor yee thank you. Please place your right hand over your heart. Will you please join me in reciteling the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Clerk yes, mr. President. The Meeting Minutes will reflect that Board Members participated in this proceeding remotely through Video Conference to the same extent as though p
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So he works to give public presentations on wide ranging topics like the Cultural Impact of road trips throughout American History. They rise of the american suburbs the gilded age the role prohibition played in shaping the 1920s the history of food and dining in the us or like this one had the 1939 worlds fair in vision the future. Now alan will also be back with us on january 11th to discuss Kennedy Nixon in the debate of the century. We hope you will consider joining us. Now were so excited to have alan with us this. Things without any further ado. Please join me in welcoming alan pietro bun. Thank you for that generous introduction heather. I am dr. Alan pietro bond a professor of Global Affairs and modern American History at Trinity Washington University here in dc and i want to start tonight. By giving you a number 1939 its one of those years that stands out in history. For those who know their history, its a year that evokes a reaction much like 1776 with the American Revolution