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Tonights event, discussing the latest book [inaudible] the future of america, in conversation. Tonights event is part of our ongoing Virtual Event series. Were so fortunate to be able to continue to bring authors during these difficult times. Every week we will be hosting events via zoom. Just like always, our Event Schedule will appear on our website, or you can also sign up for our email newsletter. This event will conclude with some time for your questions. If you would like to ask the speaker something, locate the q a button, wherever it may be on your display, so you can several mitt your...

Now, did you grow up in gilbertville . First 18 years i spent in gilbertville. And i have not spent any time since then. Is gilbertville where you would consider to be your hometown . It would be considered my hometown. And how many brothers and sisters did you have growing up . What was your family size and make up . Two brothers and one sister. And where did you fit in . I was number three. Tell me, before we started recording, we were talking a bit about your family and growing up during the depression years. Could you tell me a little bit about that, what life was like for you coming up du...

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Particular course, but the sea will come, the wind will come, youll lose, ultimately youll move, ultimately, in a differentic direction. More prosaically, it comes from a period in my career when i was a fourstar admiral. I was finishing up down in u. S. Southern command, peter, and i was in charge of all military activity south of the United States. Andi i was very hopeful of going to the pacific next as the end of u. S. Pacific command which is a very traditional position for a senior admiral. Gates, bob gates, said, stavridis. Were going to send you to nato. I was the first and thus far the...

Three keynote speakers from past conventions are considered to deliver the best speech of their political careers. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan at the 1976 Democratic Convention, three term new york governor mario cuomos address in 1984 and texas state treasurer and future governor and richards keynote speech in 1988. In 1976, congresswoman Barbara Jordan became the first black woman to give the keynote address to the dnc. She received a law degree from Boston University and was the first black woman elected to the texas senate. House,erving in the u. S. She taught political ethics at the univ...