Happy may day. Thank you for joining us this afternoon in helping us make this program a great success. We have had over 350 people register for this from across the country and from places as far away as japan. I think it is about 4 00 a. M. In japan, so im not sure if that person made it, but still impressive that program has that much reachle i has that much reach. I would like to extend a special welcome to anyone who might be attending Virtual Program for the first time. Considering the size of the virtual crowd and the geographic spread, im sure there are some that are interacting for the first time. If you are not familiar with us, we are the oldest Historical Society in america. Were founded in 1791 and have been an independent Nonprofit Institution dedicated to collecting, preserving, publishing and sharing our state and nations history for the past 229 years. In these days of social distancing, we have been we have taken to hosting Virtual Events. We have Online Events planne
Historical society. I would dont extend a special welcome to anyone who might be takenning a Virtual Program for the first time. Considering the side of the virtual crowd and the geographic spread im sure there are here for the fir time. Youre not familiar with us were the oldest Historical Society in the america. Funned in 1791 and have been an independent Nonprofit Institution defend indicated to collecting, preserving, publishing and sharing our states and nations history for the past 229 year. In these days of social distancing we are taking to hosting Virtual Event and we have Online Events planned for every week through june. We have a virtual tour of plymouth, massachusetts, this year i the 400th motorcycle of arrival of pilgrims so join us for that program. You can fine additional detail notices program on our website, mass history. Org. Today we eave a great from. Joined by abram van engen, aen so professor oft english at Washington University in st. Louis. He received his ma
It cant come from the press person. Usually when you say that, by the way, half of all requests go away because theyre not quite willing to ratchet it up that high. So i always insist that they ratchet it up that high, offer very, very specific proof. And i would say still most of the time we go with the story. But if somebody offers are there stories we have held over the years, stories that met that standard . Yes. A brief portion from tonights look at the relationship between the press and the government. See that starting at 8 p. M. Eastern on our companion network, c san. Cspan. Now, more from the series of author interviews that make up cspans latest book, sundays at eight. This is a conversation with historian and author David Mccullough from our q a program. This is just under two hours. Cspan David Mccullough, where did you get the title for your new book, the greater journey . It happened on november 15th, as a matter of fact. I somehow or another know exactly when i suddenly
Greater had begun. Been in the old world. And i thought thats it. The greater journey. They know they are in a greater journey which should be their experience. Their spiritual, mental, professional journey in the city of paris where they are trying to rise to the occasion to exile in a particular field whether it was writing or music or painting our scope share are not a sin because many of them went as medical students in the capital of the world. So they are ambitious to exile and they are going against the trend because to go off to europe was not fashionable yet and it wasnt part of ones broadening education yet. Many of them had no money. Many of them had no friends in europe. No one in paris and spoke not a word of the language and yet they were brave enough to go to embark on the greater journey. Cspan this renuart painting, when i first saw it i thought it costs a lot of money to put it on there. Do you all not . Guest know, that belongs to a museum. The oldest bridge in paris