[ applause ] so, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Well m coto the kansas city public library. Robert merry, this is his second presentation in the somewhat hallowed halls of the library, five star library this week from library journal. Thank you. He has a masters degree from Columbia University school of journalism. Hes been a reporter from the observe, the walt walt journal, managing editor and editor in chief of Congressional Quarterly and more recently the american conservative. He says its collab la tif but it sounds like robert merry. We believe in constitutional government, fiscal prudence, sound monetary patrol si, delineated borders, authentically free markets, and restraint in Foreign Policy mixed with diplomatic acuity. We adhere to ideas over eidology, principles over party. One could wish there were more of that kind of true conservatism wandering around the beltway than some who profess to be conservatives. Hes also the author of books on those ultimate journalistic in
Shooting were landing to explain the governor state. The first year you develop some kind of an illness, an element and never was quite explain what a biased, but he had to return to in that time he he recuperated he couldnt go back to college because economic difficulties had rendered in need all of the family members to go to work. He got two jobs as a schoolteacher and u. S. A. Postal clerk he enlisted immediately and whether his family was a strong abolitionist, his mother particularly subscribe to the weekly tribune in the mail and he and his cousin decided within a day and how first though they couldnt add of the war and was a Pretty Amazing war record. And immediately as Commanding Officer and became a general and was wounded five times and became governor and his remarkable organizational ability. And was taking care of supplies and visibility day of battle in our history was two miles behind the line in the unit that had gotten caught essentially in the area of that battle or
Audience we tell the story of americas 45 worst ladies. And now ida mckinley 45 first ladies, and now ida mckinley. This is about 45 minutes. Susan the story of isa mckinley , there 30 years together bring happiness early on, but Tragedy Strikes and changes the relationship into a life of illness and devotion which shapes the presidency at the turn of the new century. Joining us tonight to tell us this story are two guests retorting to the table president ial historian Richard Norton smith and the National First Ladies Library historian Carl Sferrazza anthony, and this rare footage is of them arriving on stage in buffalo, new york, september 5, 1901, and that date is significant, because the next day, he would be felt by an assassins bullet. What was it about this that attract the president to want to go, especially . Mr. Smith it could not have been at a better time, because it was americas new place in the world and the mckinley presidency, very surprising in many ways. He had been i
Richard levinson confronts three myths about president s and their health. We also hear about how doctors contributed to the deaths of president s, and without the public knowing. The parkway central library, part of the free library of philadelphia, hosted this hourlong event. Im now pleased to introduce tonights speaker, librarian richard levinson. He is a librarian here in the Central Senior Services department of the library, and he was one of the motivators behind the entire series of speakers on president ial history. The series really would not have come about without his effort. Throughout his time at the library, where he has worked since 2009, richard has promoted a variety of intellectually challenging programs for mature adults here at parkway central library. He is an occasional contributor, and spent a director of he is a history buff in general, but is particularly focused on issues of president ial health. He will shed light on desperately ill and dying president s, who
Behind the entire series of speakers on president ial history. The series really would not have come about without his effort. Throughout his time at the library, where he has worked promoted9, richard has a variety of intellectually challenging programs for mature adults here at parkway central library. He is an occasional contributor, and spent a director of history buff in general, but is particularly focused on issues of president ial health. He will shed light on desperately ill and dying president s, who deceived the public to stay in power. I asked him earlier if he was going to talk about our current candidates and their health conditions, but he promised this is entirely historically focused. [laughter] i hope you will enjoy his talk. [applause] i want to thank jeff for that gracious introduction. I also want to tell you that our program on Robert Kennedy has proved to be so popular, we have actually moved it from room 108 to the auditorium. Please join us there next week. So