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Now to the lecture part of the program, i riskier tonight is william hitchcock, the author of the age of ice and how are in america and the world in the 19 fifties. Doctor hitchcock is the william professor of history in the university of virginia, where he focuses on international and diplomatic history, in particular the areas of the world war and the cold war. In addition to the age of eisenhower, hitchcock is the author of the bitter road to freedom, and you history of the liberation of europe, which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. And the winner of the george prize, a financial best seller in the united kingdom. Following dr. Hitchcocks remarks, and compton who you all know will join doctor hitchcock in a conversation on this great biography and the 34th tremendous tour of the interstates. A pioneer of journalism in america, the first woman to cover the white house for network television, and was on the air for 41 years with abc news. Her longevity and impact our unparalleled. And
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