Website, cspan. Org history. Youre watching cspan youre watching American History tv, all we can every weekend on cspan3. Memorialetnam veterans was dedicated on washington, d. C. s National Mall in 1982. Restonuthor james discusses the memorials creation. Of,s reston is the author art, memory, and the fight for the Vietnam Memorial. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I am the lisbon centers vice president. James reston is a Wilson Center global fellow. I believe so is it . I was going to an event Henry Kissinger was speaking at and the chair set can everyone hear me and from the side henry , by definition, the people who cannot fear will not respond. The people who cannot hear will not respond. [laughter] youre at the Wilson Center and today is another in our books at wilson series featuring the latest book by the remarkable james reston who is a Wilson Center global fellow. The topic of the book deals with a contentious period in the history of the vietnam war, and the book itself de
Me and from the side Henry Kissinger said, by definition, the people who cannot hear will not respond. [laughter] youre at the Wilson Center and today is another in our books at wilson series featuring the latest book by the remarkable james reston who is a Wilson Center global fellow. The topic of the book deals with a contentious period in the history of the vietnam war, and the book itself deals with the contentious debate over how to mark that war and the american role and sacrifice during that period. That was fraught with politics and contention over the appropriate artistic expression to memorialize that dramatic period in American History. The Gold Standard of book reviews remains the new york times. They reviewed it this week and described the book as superb and affecting in terms of the emotions it evokes as one reads it. It is a fantastic volume. Jim has been affiliated as a fellow at the Wilson Center. It is remarkable the topics he has taken on in 17 books. The range from
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You can probably tell that cspn is here. Its really nice when people can hear the questions that you have to ask so please make your way to a microphone if possible. The last thing id like to say, i mentioned this is the second of three events today. We do have about 500 events a year here in the store, probably another 100 or so at other locations including the busboys and poets. A lot to keep track of all those events as well as our classes and trips and other programming. If youre interested this knowing more about what were offering, you can find the information at politicsprose. Com, and we just got our august calendars. Theyre lovely. They are at the information desk. Please, feel free to pick one up so you know whats going on in august. But now to the reason that youre actually here which is the book and the author. Its really a pleasure to host Robert Doubek this afternoon at politics prose. Hell be talking about his new book, creating the vietnam memorial. If you didnt live in