Please join me for these wonderful young people that have joined there is a call talent. [applause] we would like to highlight an Upcoming Event at the Nixon Library on sunday december 6 at 12 noon in the east room of the Nixon Foundation will host the sixth annual honoring hometown heroes event. Where we recognize those that have given their lives in military service from across southern california. This is honoring the gold star families and we invite you to attend and join in honoring them in and the front will be signing copies of his books tough as they come if you are as inspired as i am by his presentation tonight, this incredible warrior iraq amid u. S. Urges a copy of the book which is available. This concludes the program this evening. Thank you for being here. God bless our veterans and the United States of america. [applause] now on booktv after words with pulitzer prizewinning journalist gilbert examines the Business Culture of College Football. Interviewed by tom mcmillan
Minutes then take questions for 20 beds we encourage questions just use the microphone. So read the line starts then please pull the pier or chair and then we will have the books 90. A journalist and photographer broadcaster and author awarded day British Empire services to literature. And in pacific he discusses the oceans fast and a mystery how the pacific has shaped his image history please welcome simon winchester. [applause] it is lovely to be back i have been here numerous times that i love the store. And die blast say in the last few days that leads me to believe it was on my side because the chinese relaxing id policies to allow them to have two babies and now in the South China Sea i read about extensively in chapter 10 of this book and over in a big lead at the moment the foreign minister of the Marshall Islands is pleading with the British Government to allow the displaced people from the bikini atoll to relocate and britain because the sea level is rising again and that is
Politicking prose along with my wife melissa. On behalf of the entire staff, thank you so much for coming. A few quick administrative notes. Now would would be a good time to silence yourself owns or other things that might go beep. When we get get to the q and a part of the session we invite anyone to ask questions. We ask that if you have a question, first you put it in the form of a question, second you make your way to this microphone up here. We are videoing both for our own youtube page and cspan tv is here this evening, they would like to be able to hear your question. At the end, before you get your book signed our staff would appreciate it if you would fold up the chair that you are in and lean it against a bookcase or pillar. The topic this evening is Richard Nixon whose tragic presidency is profiled in a new book by tim weiner that is receiving a lot of attention. Tim is an experience, prizewinning journalist who we are familiar here within washington. He was here for 15 yea
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To the board ask you to turn them off approval of the minutes of january 19th and 26 meeting. Motion to approve. Second. All in favor, say i. I. Opposed . The is have it. Id like to take a moment to welcome our brand new second meeting City Attorney susan clevelandknowles welcome im glad youre here if you thank you very much. Ms. Bloomer ero mr. Chair we dont have anticipated litigation for discussion in closed session so that item is off the agenda new introduction of business by Board Members. Rocking and rolling item 7 directors report. Director reiskin good afternoon tom nolan and members of the public and staff i want to take the opportunity to recognize some of our outstanding employees well hear from 3 divisions first troyer. Good afternoon decorations id like to ask terra and mr. Washington to join us so sheryl is the transit inspector for 13 years and terra for 8 years on 2015 one of the inspectors garrett and washington noticed a group of people standing over a male the verti