Good afternoon, im the director of the program, operating here on the west side for adults with flexible schedules and the time for leisure learning, today we welcome you to the 92nd Street Series in partnership with time stocks. Featuring noted New York Times journalist and authors. Our tuesday with the time series as well as with all of our daytime lectures provide a forum for discussion and debate on issues that affect us all. Todays discussion focuses on a topic that still remains greatly in our consciousness. We welcome journalist james dwyer and kevin flynn for discussing their recently published book 102 minutes the untold story of the fight to survive inside the twin towers. Jim dwyer and kevin flynn are native new yorkers and winners of many awards together and separately. James dwyer joined the New York Times in 2001 as a reporter for the metropolitan section, prior to joining the times he was a columnist for the New York Daily News and before that he was a columnist for new
Director of the program, operating here on the west side for adults with flexible schedules and a time for leisure learning, today we welcome you to the 92nd Street Series in partnership with time stocks. Featuring noted New York Times journalist and authors. Of our as with all daytime lectures provide a forum for discussion and debate on issues that affect us all. Todays discussion focuses on a topic that still remains greatly in our consciousness. We welcome journalist james dwyer and kevin flynn for discussing the recently published book 102 minutes, the untold story of the fight to survive inside the twin towers. Jim dwyer and kevin flynn are native new yorkers and winners of many awards together and separately. James dwyer joined the New York Times in 2001 as a reporter for the metropolitan section, prior to joining the times he was a columnist for the New York Daily News and before that he was a columnist for new york newsday and previously a reporter for burkink and record recor
Violence. How are jewish students supposed to feel when they walk by that sign. That was everywhere. That was even after the negotiations with the administration. I saw the antisemitism for myself when you talk about the students that were part of the encampment, it is large. Maybe they did not see it. Maybe they were part of that specific piece. They had students showing up phone with the hamas flag. Maybe the student did not see it in that moment is no question you had antisemitism. Some individuals, but the minority, somewhere in favor of hamas but thats the minority of the students. It is a sobering time on campuses across the country but particularly at columbia university. Thank you so much for joining us we will see you again. In moments we will impact the testimony of hope picks and how prosecutors are creating a narrative of Michael Cohen. Welcome to alex witt reports. We have new reaction to riveting testimony from hope picks, the former spokeswoman for donald trump. She test
Now on booktv, Pamela Newkirk, professor of journalism at New York University talks about the life of ota benga, a congolese dwarf was featured in antipolitics it did during the 1904 st. Louis world there. Two years later, the 103pound 411 ota benga was displayed in the bronx zoo monkey house with an orangutan. Now its my pleasure to introduce the next speaker, Pamela Newkirk is professor of journalism at direct of undergraduate studies at New York Universitys institute. Shes also the author of black journalists, white immediate which one an award and is the editor of letters for black america. Her many honors were published in numerous publications. Prior to joining nyu she worked at for news organizations including new york newsday which is on 18. Were so happy to have her here this evening so please help me in looking Pamela Newkirk. [applause] good evening everyone. Theres good like here. I wont have to were my classes. At such a pleasure to be here tonight, particularly to be here
Frank mcadams were you supportive of the war when you volunteered in the marine corps question. I was very supportive of it, so were the members of my class, the 42nd officer candidate class. Mike class lost 44 killed over there. I often wondered what some of those young men couldve done for their lives how they survive. How long were you over there. 12 months and 23 days days. What did you learn . I learned that war is hell, like the man said. Sometimes the wrong people and up running things which put me into a moral to mende dilemma with my company commander. Hes the most despicable person i ever met. I found out after a few incidents that i was working for captain quaid. The day that Robert Kennedy was shot he did a little tap dance in his office, the Office Clerks told us told us that he said it was about time that someone shot that commie sonofabitch. And he was checking the lot lines last night and he found amount of earth with a wooden headstone with his name on it. He got the m