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Brian what was the idea . Jesse the idea was to write a story about the africanamerican slaves who lived inside the white house. Back then, the country was still talking about how great and how unique it would be if an africanamerican president lived inside the white house. I said to myself, i understand that would be great but he cannot have been the first africanamerican to live there. And then the thought process went on so who were the first africanamericans to live there . We knew there were africanamerican butlers but i thought there had to be someone before them. I decided to write a bo...

Got into writing about africanamerican history in washington, d. C. Was because of barack obama and his campaign. There was a lot of interest in African American history, having the first africanamerican president in the white house. I was lucky enough to be assigned by the Associated Press to cover obama that weekend. I remember holding up pulling to the obamas townhouse in chicago thinking about what book what i write next. And right at that spot is when it hit me. I got so excited about the topic and so i immediately called my editor. Down mydiately tamped enthusiasm and told me to think ab...

Is the nations capitol. He knew to take metro onto reletting night. [laughter] and he came down from saratoga springs. Despite the fact that he is a new yorker i should say that no less a local source than the Washington Post saying he succeeds in showing us the human face of washington, and too often perceived as faceless, that is achievement enough. Tom lewis. [applause] thank you very much. Im glad that you knew microphone. Take the metro. I will be getting to it. I am glad that you knew to take the metro. I want you to no that i invited several people to come tonight, as my guest. And i ha...

History of america at war. He explores the challenges the u. S. Military phase from the u. S. Revolutionary war to the war in iraq. He talks about the popular misconceptions about the American Revolution and the civil and vietnam wars. This event is about an hour. Mr. Davis good evening, everyone. I am always so pleased when i hear someone did not know much about history as a teenager 20 years ago. I run into this a lot. I read your book when i was 16. I am 40 now. That is why it is the 25th anniversary edition. Thank you all for coming. It is an honor to be here in fraunces tavern. I am a lov...

Gettysburg. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was 1963. The Centennial Anniversary of the battle of gettysburg. I remember being a child, standing there, not fully understanding with the civil war was about. What the gettysburg address was about. What had really happened gettysburg. But knowing, in my heart, as i stood there, feeling the summer stones if you have been there, they are unforgettable i knew something extraordinary had happened. This was a sacred place. I took home from the visit in 1963 a small wooden revolver, a souvenir, with the dates of the bowel stamped on the barrel b...