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Family institutions have a special affection for david nasaw. s biography of Andrew Carnegie was a lifechanging event for us. Through davids work, we came to know Andrew Carnegie, one lesson from the book stayed with me and animated my work, and that is the cockeyed optimism was not entirely misplaced. For all the madness you see in the world progress based on reason and can do spirit is indeed possible. The idea keeps me going and this occasion gives me the opportunity to say thank you. In addi...

The last million. Europes displaced persons from world war to the cold war. Im joel rosenthal, Prime Minister of Carnegie Council for ethics and international affairs. For those of us in the carnegie family of institutions, we have a special affection for david. His biography of Andrew Carnegie published in 2006 was a lifechanging event for us. Through davids work, weve come to know Andrew Carnegie in all of his humanity and complexity, and theres one lesson from the book that really stayed with...

Am the director of programs exhibitions and Community Partnerships for the massachusetts historical society, and im happy to welcome you to this evenings program. This is our second inperson Program Since march of 2020. Tonight well hear about one of the most consequential battles in american diplomatic history the struggle between president Woodrow Wilson and Senate Majority leader Henry Cabot Lodge over the league of nations our speaker this evening is patricia otoole. Im inso tool is a former...

My name is Gavin Kleespies and i am the director of programs exhibitions and Community Partnerships for the massachusetts historical society, and im happy to welcome you to this evenings program. This is our second inperson Program Since march of 2020. Tonight well hear about one of the most consequential battles in american diplomatic history the struggle between president Woodrow Wilson and Senate Majority leader Henry Cabot Lodge over the league of nations our speaker this evening is patricia...

History doesnt work on the cable news cycle, it works on the cycle of generations. In her new book author Phyllis Lee Levin recounts the formative years of americas sixth president John Quincy Adams. Its next on booktv. Tonight its a great pleasure to welcome and mhs fellow, friend of institutions Phyllis Lee Levin. Shes a graduate of mt. Julio college. Shes been a reporter or editor and columnist for the New York Times as well as a writer and editor at vogue were among her many stories was insi...

We need to continue to struggle and eventually, things will change. Auguries of examples. One of the things have happened was they got rid of laws. It used to be illegal for blacks to marry whites. Now they can do that. You dont see that everywhere you go. But i see a lot more than i used to. I feel apartment beginning of relationships. A marriage about to become legal. It is just evolutionary. Society just has to organically subconsciously decide its time for a change. In time to move in any di...

So Winston Churchhill the greatest figure of the 20th century in my mind said it wasnt greeks that fight like heroes but heroes fight like greeks. And in 1943 again the German Military commander ordered the bishop and the mayor to prepare him a list of the Jewish Community on the island. His plan was to deport the entire Jewish Community to concentration camps in poland. The word went out any greek caught hiding a jew could be executed on the spot. Instead of preparing the list, the bishop and t...

The great president whos going to follow barack obama. [applause] booktv is on facebook. Like us to get publishing news scheduling updates, behind the scenes pictures and videos author information and to talk directly with authors during our live programs. Facebook. Com booktv. April 4 67, he is new york city speaking at the Riverside Church in manhattan giving a speech called beyond vietnam. And in that speech king calls america the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today. Hed been on ...

Thought lee was the very best soldier hit ever seen in the field. And robert e. Lee certainly looked like a fine soldier. He stood just under six feet tall, powerful, broad shoulders a barrel chest. He had perfect posture. Everybody who saw him said some version of the same thing, batman looks every inch the soldier. And so in april 1861 an emissary for Abraham Lincoln asked robert e. Lee to come to the city of washington. That mss name was Francis Blair and he makes an extraordinary offered to ...

They walk through this house and count the trees and look at the ornaments. And none of this would be possible without the 83 volunteers like diane who came from all across the country to help us decorate. Once again, sacrificing, leaving their families because they start decorating this house the day after thanksgiving. Possible for us to do all this without our volunteers. They are a pleasure to work with. They are highenergy. They are positive. Just look around. Every year, they do themselves...