In 2018. Welcome to our latest lunchtime lecture. Im chief historian here at the u. S. Capitol historical society. Welcome. Im really pleased today to introduce you if you dont already know jeanne and david heidler. Theyve been speakers before and today were really honored that were one day into the official existence of their latest book on Andrew Jackson, the rise of Andrew Jackson. It was just released officially yesterday, so were at the threshold of greatness here with the book. And i hope yall consider buying it. Theyre going to be available afterwards to sign it for anyone whos interested. And i also want to point out their previous book ive said theyve been here before was washington circle. Were also selling discounted copies back there. Im told the hard cover were selling is 5 cents more than amazons soft cover, so that sounds like a winwin. Anyways, i hope youll have some Great Questions for jeanne and david. This is a hot topic. I assume some of you are familiar faces but s
But they shared one thing. A passion for on the one case writing and the other case collecting but put them in the context of their lives if you would, please. Guest shakespeare was writing around the 16 hundreds. His life 20 years before, 20 years after during the reign of elizabeth and james i and he was a wellknown playwright poet. He was also a businessman and a shareholder in the Theater Company in london. And and hes he is very well known for being a businessman. Henry soldier was the chairman of the board of the company the Largest Corporation in the world and the most reviled corporation as well during the gilded age. Shakespeare wrote these plays after he died his friends decided to create a memorial volume and published 36 of the node node known 38 plays of shakespeare had written and they are connected across time and across the ocean and the book saved the play from obscurity and henry the chairman wanted to own every known copy of the first. Host theres Something Interesti
Shakespeare theatre company. Thank you for joining us. [applause] thank you for joining us for tonights Barn Association discussion. Tonights discussion is shakespeare and the rules of war from athens to aleppo. Now, at this point i would like to remind everyone to silence their Electronic Devices and video and photography of this to start. At this point it is my honor to introduce tonight moderate steven and ryan. Hes a member of our board of trustees as well as the Bar Association and has led our annual fundraiser for many years. Hes the head of Government Strategy at mcdermitt and previously served as the general counsel to the u. S. Senate committee on Governmental Affairs alongside the honorable. In addition, he has served as Deputy Council of the president s commission on organized crime, and directing investigations and other criminals during the reagan administration. As part of his deep commitment to pro bono work, he he has representative operation hope, a Financial Literacy
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