The most intelligent president s we have ever had. I mean, he is up there in the top half dozen. And when we go through his life, by the end of it, or the middle of it, youre going to start laughing because youre just going to say no, that cant be, he cant be that good in that field, its just not possible. And then well find something else. And youre going to say, no, he is just incredibly bright. And the hope for his presidency was enormous. And so were going to discuss an absolutely brilliant human being. I was chatting with a friend before. And he asked me if i thought garfield was the most intelligent. Its i dont know how you test Something Like that. Its not as if you give president s iq tests. Its a lot easier with things that are easy to measure. Tall and short. I mean, we all know that madison was our shortest president , lincoln was our tallest president. Thats easy. I dont know how you know who the most intelligent. Certainly the two adams, jefferson, madison, lincoln. Garfie
Artillery during the civil war, with a focus on the role played i artillery. Editor of as the book that compiles the postwar writings and analysis of noted union artillerist. The Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee hosted this hourlong event. Todays speaker is dr. Lawrence kaplan. He served as the historian for the u. S. Army artillery center. The u. S. Army center of artillery history, and the Cyber Command historian. Of the bookthor the 2010, and the editor of book came out in 2011. In november of this year, the new book will be coming out. He will be the editor of purging the 30th division. Welcome to our speaker, dr. Lawrence kaplan. [applause] thank you. Good afternoon. In discussing civil war artillery today, if it were possible, john tidball, who is widely considered one of the foremost experts on the topic, would be speaking to you today. Since tidball died in 1906, thats not possible. [laughter] so i will be discussing the topic based on his writings, which i edited, and were
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Great day to be in texas and today i have the honor and pleasure to be at the texas book festival serving as a moderator, and im pleased to be here with rachel l. Swams. I will tell you a few things about rachel because you came here to hear her and not me and our time is limited. She has worked for the New York Times since 1995. Reporting on domestic policy, national politics, immigration, the president ial campaign of 2004, and 2008, and first Lady Michele Obama and her role in the obama white house. I met rachel at an event this year where i bought a book, the book she wrote, american tapestry the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of michelle obama. After hearing her talk, id bought six more copies. I bought them for all my family members and to give out as christmas gifts. Now after having read her book i can tell you it was a good investment. It helps me better understand my own family and many mysteries surrounding my own family. Rachel l. Swamss book is a comp
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