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Armando went on to do a wonderful show on hbo called veep. It was the lighter side of politics. I dont know if youve seen it. Im not sure it is the most profound effect but it has caught some attention. Not our show. A wonderful show done by hbo. Jeff daniels just won a big award for his work. For those that dont watch everything that you do, what do you do . I work at amc networks. You run it. Yes. I will name some of our shows. I dont want to bore you or anyone watching this. On amc, we have m...

Professor and keith richards. [laughter] ill use his voice. [laughter] and they go to fewport, rhode island newport, rhode island, in the blazing august of 1790 and famously, they have a wonderful visit and a great letter has been written to them by the leader of the synagogue there which is really a beautiful place if youve never been there, jewish or not jewish. Present this kind of rhetorical new skate they would live in an empire of laws and so on. Its very, very touching and the famous phra...

Indonesia are giving themselves up to detention centres. First, the Nigerian Military denied it was warned about the kidnapping of hundreds of school girls by boko haram. A military spokesman said it has to be categorically stated the kidnapping of school girls a month as soon as has affected nigerias education system. Nowhere is it more apparent than in borno, where some are pulling their children out of schools. Boko haram opposes western education and wants schools shut down. We have this rep...

Sculpture of the father of Central Intelligence. Donovan was tapped by president roosevelt in 1942 to head the office of Strategic Services. That organization had grown out of an earlier one hold the called the coordinator of information, our countrys first nondepartmental intelligence agency, established by president roosevelt to coordinate intelligence with the war growing overseas. The single star behind us commemorates the loss of 116 ossers who served during world war ii. The cia seal is a ...

Shows people with Mental Illness has a life span of 30 years shorter. This life span is due to physical illness. In response, people with Disabilities Foundation is providing a free seminar on the topic of identifying and overcoming barriers to physical health care access. The speakers include psychiatrist, consumers and an attorney. The seminar will be held on september 30th, from 14 p. M. At the San Francisco main library. It is free and open to the public. Please see the events page on our we...

Impaired. There are a couple here as well. Probably the most include the braille display and use the dots. This computer has a braille embosser as well. One of my favorite uses of this machine was by a person who was deaf and blind who was coming in weekly to make Shopping List. So he could type out his list emboss a copy so he knew that he included everything he wanted to shop for and there is a conventional printer there and he printed out a Shopping List for every person. It was so much fun t...

Significant memorials in it. Every visitor to the agency comes through this entrance. Every new Agency Officer takes their oath of office here in this lobby. 107 of our fallen officers, commemorated on the wall of honor. They have walked across the to takeeal that morning their place in the lobby, and the father of Central Intelligence is watching over their shoulders. Close to ading sculpture of wild bill donovan, the father of Central Intelligence. Donovan was tasked by president roosevelt in ...

On the stage with me, we have james romanald, a distinguished trial attorney, the author of two books, one about his great grandfather who has a wonderful title and also seems to be a magician. A real magician. Yeah. But he was the chairman of the Democratic Party during the harding era. Of course one of the books that brings it here on warden hardings affair, espionage during the great war published in 2009. We also have dr. Karen whos an archivist who prepared the harding papers for reader use...

One of the books that brings us he here, Warren Harding, the harding affair, love and espionage during the great war, published in 2009. Right. We also have dr. Karen femia whos an archivist who prepared the papers, the harding papers. For reader use. On july 29. Karen has a ph. D. From brown in musicology. But shes an excellent, excellent historian and really, really a firstrate person. We have dr. Richard harding, the grandnephew of president harding. He was he is a psychiatrist on the staff o...

Which essentially, theres not one, so that is typically of history as well. Im really pleased to have Alison Fortier with us. She has worked at the state department. She also served in the National Security council at the white house, so she knows not only history but political history. We look forward to her remarks and welcome her to heritage. Alison. [applause] thank you very much very kind introduction and obviously, if i do a revision of this book, i need to consult you because i just learn...