[applause] i know that youre applauding because youre here at the 2017 Miami Book Fair here in miami, florida. What a Beautiful Day it is here in miami this morning. Thats why we live here, and thats why such a wonderful destination for our visitors. Welcome again to Miami Book Fair, and we have a truly wonderful treat in store for you today. I hope many of you have had the opportunity all week to enjoy the outstanding presentations that have been taking place this year. I hope that you will continue with us through tomorrow evening when the sevenday fair closes. You know, this fair just would not take place each and every year without the cooperation, the collaboration, the passion, and the volunteerism of many people in our community. Namely, the students, faculty, staff of Miamidade College. [applause] and really hundreds of high school students, middle School Stunts and others in the community. So we truly thank everyone for coming together and unifying behind this Miami Book Fair.
Like Walter Isakson here. It is a pleasure to have someone of this h magnitude and of his knowledge and wealth ofxp experience to have someone like you here. My notes are blanking out. Walter is University Professor of history at tulane, former ceo of the aspen institute, chairman of cnn and the managing editor of time magazine. He is the author of the innovators. Kissinger, a biography, steve jobs, einstein, his life and universe. Benjamin franklin, an american life. And, of course, walter brings to life Leonardo Da Vinci for us. Without further ado walter, please. [applause] thank you, javier. Thank you all from the miami book fair. Ive been here for every book and its always a great pleasure to be in this city. [applause] one reason its great to be in miami is that like so many other cities of this world, it has now become a mixpl of very creative people with the tolerance for all sorts of people. And that was what made Leonardo Da Vinci so creative. Ive written about a lot of smart
Of the narrative that was built into this building to tell the story of nebraska, particularly of democracy as a form of government. Come see our capitol. I think you will be rather amazed what used the compared to even state capitols in other states. We have perhaps a bit more pride in this than your average person, i suppose. Todaysast stop on cspan cities to her in lincoln, nebraska, is the Williams Jennings bryan house, where the threetime president of 19021914. Ived from the only republic, resting superior from the mountain of a terminal truth. All men are created equal, they are endowed with unalienable , and that government derived of just powers from the consent of the governed. Why am Jennings Bryan is one of nebraskas most famous and prominent politicians and he is probably most famous for the fact that he was nominated three partyby the democratic but he lost the election all three times. He moved to lincoln in 1887. He was a lawyer in central illinois. He went into kansas t
One we take its really seriously. Has absolutely nothing to do with any negotiations inside the house of commons. Let me on this Pointjust Reaffirm the fact that we have begun at the highest level. The british promises adviser, my deputy in these negotiations. I think this shows its own right we put on this issue. Given the range of the technical issues at stake, i think it is very much justified issues at stake, i think it is very muchjustified in our issues at stake, i think it is very much justified in our dialogue. Issues at stake, i think it is very muchjustified in our dialogue. The dialogue should indeed represent a safeguard to all concerned. We are very much consisted to this as a priority. I wont pick up on but the political discussion within the United Kingdom is of course very interesting. It is not the only one i follow, it is one i follow closely of course. I have known david davis for quite some time. In fact, we go back to 1995. European Affairs Ministers in the United
Nebraska. To learn more about the citys in our 2015 tour visit 2015 cities tour. This is American History tv on cspan 3. I can conceive of a National Destiny which meets the responsibilities of today and measures up to the possibilities of tomorrow. Behold a republic rested in the mountain of internal truth, a republic of taxes and proclaiming to the world the selfevident proposition that all men are created equal, that theyre endowed with inalienable rights that government is to secure these rights and that government derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. The way james bryant is one of nebraskas most famous and prominent politicians and hes probably most famous that he was nominated by a major party three times but he lost at election all three times. But i move to lincoln in 1987. Bryan was in Central Illinois and stopped to collect some debts. He said im going to stop in lincoln from the law school in chicago. And he saw where lincoln and the state of nebraska w