For those of you who may be less familiar with the general society, and if you dont mind i will ask, how many of you here this evening with this be your first visit . Well, a warm welcome, and also of course a welcome back to previous attendees. The general society was founded in 1785 by 22 artisans. Today, our 234 year Old Organization continues to serve the people of the city of new york. We do this through our cultural and educational programs. They include our lecture series, of which of course denies lecture is a part of. Our general Society Library which will be celebrating 200 years next year. Our tuition free mechanics institute, and that John Loughlin locked collection which you are welcomeec to visit after our talk this evening, and that is upstairs. You will find more information on the blue and white cards on your suit. Now, we have such a wonderful start to this years lecture season and with the pleasure of welcoming critically acclaimed susan ronald who tonight will discu
With the city council. For those of you who may be less familiar with the general society, i will ask how many of you here this evening will this be your first visit . All right. Warm welcome. Of course, welcome back to previous attendees. The general society was founded in 1785 by 22 artisans. Today our 234 yearold organization continues to serve the people of the city of new york. We do this through our cultural and educational pogroms. They include our lecture series of which tonights lecture is part of and our general Society Library which celebrates 200 years and next year and our tuition free Mechanics Institute and the john m which you are welcome to visit after our talk this evening and that is upstairs. You will find more information on the blueandwhite postcard on your seats. We have such a wonderful start to this years lecture season season and you have the pleasure of welcoming critically acclaimed biographer susan ronald who tonight will discuss her biography of conde nast
The only problem was all of the moderns models were tied to various fashion houses in europe, not in america. Mrs. Astor and mrs. Fish were able to cobble together a very interesting show of new york fashion at last. Here it is. The new York City Public Library just found some of the stills and if you go to their website you will see the fashions. As i said, the models were tied to other places and as you can see alternately conde was making close in different sizes because not all of them were models, are they . So theres more of these apparently at the new York City Public Library and i thought it would be really interesting to see. Anyway, this upset another gentleman called William Randolph hearst who had just bought Harpers Bazaar and he sent his people out to badmouth vogue and conde nast as people who wanted to get rid of european fashion and not imported to america anymore and they were only out to support new york clothingdesigners. What happened was condes representative arri
Going to be doing something you liked and that eased the pain for me of you being here. Youre such a kind soul. Nothing is going to rain on my parade. Its a friday. Its a jobs friday and its his birthday birthday. Thats right. And hes going to be with us. Hes not going to be in studio. I wish he was. We would need a lot of candles. But 89 baby. Youre going to sing to him. Happy birthday mr. Chairman. You might need to do that right . Only you can do that. He said some stuff recently. Have you been reading the stuff he said . I read some last night. Worst demand since the depression. Euro no way it lasts. When you do get older you start saying things you really dont care quite as much about the repercussions. You speak the truth. You do. Whose read is this anyway . Its mine. Well what are you doing. It is jobs friday as you mentioned but its also allen greenspans birthday and national day of unplugging. Its time to put down your smartphone, your tablet your computer and all other electr
Mexico. All the way down. Youre going all the way to mexico tonight in this little heap of junk . The town will get along without us. I was young enough to bounce, i would go with you. The last picture show was a movie that however old i was when i saw it, i said, this movie is about me. This movie is about us. This movie is about america as we are right now, here in the mid 70s, not as we were back in the early 1950s. Do you think the last picture show is a john ford type movie . No. Peter loved movies. Had a sense of movie history, but had a very strong sensibility. He smoke to a new generation, both visually and emotionally. Orson welles, i would like everything to be sharp. He said, you will never get it in color. What do i do . Shoot it in black and white. The last picture show is the movie that made me fall in love with movies. It just blew my mind. Its about everything that holds you back. Its about being young. Theres heartbreak. Wisdom that comes of age. And young people disco