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Electoral College Count map as well as the balance of power for the u. S. House and senate. Stream live or on demand anytime on Election Night, cspan. Org election. Good evening. I am alan price, director of the john f. Kennedy president ial library and museum. On behalf of my library and foundation colleagues i am delighted to welcome all of you who are watching tonights program online, thank you for joining us this evening. I would like to acknowledge the generous support of our underwriters. ...

We are so grateful to explore resident candies earlier years in depth with our distinguished speakers this evening. This is the first major work about president kennedy and many years. We have been anticipating this for some time. Much of professor Frederik Logevall took place in the kennedy archives. We are very pleased to learn more about this comprehensive new look at president kennedys formative years. Im now delighted to introduce tonight speakers, were so glad to welcome Frederik Logevall ...

Doing something in person and a different topic but im thrilled to be kicking off the festival. Its my honor to introduce three people to you. First is roger whose work has been published in 14 languages. The author of five New York Times notable books of the year and three times bestsellers including the memoirs the boy detective and making toast which was originally an essay in the new yorker. The story im, a collection on the writing life came out in april on life, love and responsibility wil...

People to you. The first is roger rosenblatt, whose work has been published in 14 languages. He has three best sellers, kayak morning, the boy detective and another that was in the new yorker. The story i am, came out april and cold moon, live, love and responsibility will be out in october. Rogers written seven off broadway play, the one person free speech in america that he performed at the american place theater and which was named one of times of the times best plays of 1991. Last spring at ...

Oh, my goodness. Of course it did. ticking bell tolling tonight, a History Lesson turneddetective story about what may be the first blockbuster news story ever published. Solving the mystery of the stolen Christopher Columbus letters, written more than 500 years ago by the explorer himself, announcing his discovery of the new world. He actually made the globe a globe. And thats pretty much the most consequential news ever published, isnt it . ticking its not easy to get to. But for centuries, pi...

Its my honor to introduce three people to you this evening. First is Roger Rosenblatt whose work has been published in 14 languages. Roger is the author of five New York Times notable books of the year and three times bestseller. The story the story i am mad about the writing life came out in april and a cool moon a life love and responsibility will be in october. Rogers written seven off broadway plays notably the one person free speech in america that he performed at the American Theater which...

Freedom dates back to our founding. Cultural institutions like libraries and museums are offering Historical Context but reexamining and continuing to how we present history and information to our publics and making sure we are part of a solution on the road and not part of the problem. So i am honored tonight and they to be joined by secretary of the smithsonian institution, dr. Lonnie bunch. He is also and was the founding director of the National Museum of African American history and myture ...

Offering Historical Context but also reexamining and continuing to look at how we present history and information to our publics and making sure that we are part of a solution on the road and not part of the problem. So i am honored tonight and today to be joined by the secretary of the smithsonian institution, dr. Lonnie bunch. He is also and was the founding director of the National Museum of africanAmerican History and culture, and, as a librarian, my first purchase, very recently, with onlin...

Of the smithsonian institution, dr. Lonnie bunch. He is also and was the founding director of the National Musicians museum of African American history and culture and, as a librarian, my first purchase, very recently, was online, his new book, a fools errand, creating the National Museum of African American history and culture in the age of bush, obama, and trump. We appreciate you, doctor bunch, for being with us today, and we have a lot of things we would like to cover. I hope you feel free t...

World war ii mess yes, maam. Every 2 weeks, i appreciate. Im also the Senior Historian at the museum which is my proudest boast. Welcome to another installment of meet the author series here at the museum where we bring the best world war ii literature and the men and women who write and create it. Before i introduce tonights author a man who truly needs no introduction, which means he will go ahead a real solid one. Let me carry out the tradition of the National World War Ii Museum and public p...