Post a comment on our facebook page, facebook. Com booktv. Good evening, everyone. My names liz, im a member of the event staff, and i would like to welcome you all this evening to politics and prose at the wharf. Just a quick note before we get started, now would be a great time to silence cell phones, feel free to take flashfree photography. Tonight were here to welcome Hendrik Meyer for his new book, Arthur Vandenberg, the man in the middle of the american century. When Arthur Vandenberg assumed his seat as a republican senator from michigan in 1928, he was an outspoken opponent of the new deal and a staunch isolationist. By the end of his life, he was one of the key architects of the american postwar Foreign Policy. In this comprehensive biography, meij is er charts the course. Reporter, editor and executive producer of the documentary americas senator the unexpected odyssey of Arthur Vandenberg. Hell be in conversation with a journalist, brookings fellow and the author of the end
[inaudible conversations] good evening. Ima member of the event to staff and i would like to welcome you this evening to politics and prose took a quick note before we start, now would be a great time to silence cell phones. Feel free to take flash free photography. We are here to welcome Hendrick Meijer for his new book, Arthur Vandenberg the man in the middle of the american century. When Arthur Vandenberg assumed his seat as a republican senator 1928 is outspoken opponent of the new deal and staunch isolationist. By the end of his life was not just a supporter of nato event un, but a key architect of the american postwar policy and in this comprehensive biology he changes from a politician to effective consensus builder. Is a reporter, editor and executive producer of the [inaudible] please help me welcome them both to politics and prose. Thank you for coming and thank you for that nice introduction. I am delighted to have pink with us tonight because this is a surprisingly relevant
Cow with that important line so with those banks through canada. And i grew up in the free state. And they took the position here at the university of missouri michigan 2,002. And when i got here i had to learn my place in the midwest because michigan is not the same as ohio. So one of the reasons is because of that international border. So i explored this with my students with the graduates from of years ago but one of the things that we did was go on local history to hers with the africanamerican culture back in an arbor. Said to focus on the underground railroad and then ive learned for the first time just how active michigan has been active in the underground railroad and to recognize in our town of anbar for and arbour i hope you will go there im sure you have been there but hat exhibit but it was very small. So that your we did research and projects that is what got me into local history in this area regarding the underground railroad. That is our starting with the underground ra
S archival and presidency. Donald holloway is the curator , our featured speaker today is donald holloway. The curator for the gerald are poor president ial museum, who came to the four president ial museum in 1996. Since, then his helped curate and shape our over 70 exhibits, including the centennial exhibits of both president and mrs. Ford, as well as the renovations of the museum, the Court Exhibit in 1997 and 2016. He has a bachelors degree of history and Political Science from Oklahoma Baptist University and a masters from kansas, where he serves as an adjunct professor, teaching American History and ancient history. Don, welcome. Are you with us . I am, patrick. Thank you for having me. Excellent how are you doing . And most importantly, how is the staff doing . Are you guys reopen . Theres obviously a lot of energy to get all these museums reopened. How are things there . We hope to share some of that energy, and soon. The staff is doing well. They are eager to get back. The lib
Work by Beverly artist Maria L. Denjongpa is on display in the Linda Hummel-Shea ArtSpace on the Haverhill Campus of Northern Essex Community College. Denjongpa’s “Passing Spirits” showcases her papier mache sculptures. She began making masks, puppets and sculptures when she was 13. After graduating from college with a degree in Anthropology, she married a […]