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I was about to say how special this night is that you all beat me to it which is great. Welcome. I am the executive director of the Jfk Library Foundation and on behalf of our colleagues in the library we are thrilled you could be here all forms are great but tonight it is a treat because its also the beginning of the centennial weekend and we planned this months ago we literally thought would be the best pair a speaker and moderator we could get for this historic time . This is we have and we are thrilled they are both here. [applause] first a few brief announcements first the underwriters an...

Good morning and thanks for joining us, lets give you the very latest now on the ambush a man was fatally shot overnight in an officer involved shooting in oakland actually were starting in oakland that santa cruz. There was a woman was also shot shes in the hospital right now being treated. Oakland police say this happened around 11 oclock last night. The chp was investigating an incident in the 9600 block of cherry street. When a chp officer shot a man who was driving a car. The female was a passenger in the vehicle. No officers were injured in that shooting the Oakland Police department and...

We are going to have a great night tonight. We are honoring literary liens, emma white will be honored, a big night for the Massive National Book Foundation for literature, culture, a big night for all of us. When i have the ability to stand in front of people i mention my mothers name jean christian. She is the reason i like to say about my mother i am the man that i am because she is the woman sheis or was. My mother was my first teacher. My mother graduated from college at the age of 17, the first person in her family to go to college. For me to be a wellknown literary advocate in this nati...

This is about one hour welcome to the fifth annual book festival at the department of archives this panel is titled American History, renegades and is sponsored by the Mississippi Library commission. Tracy carr was with the Library Commission was in the room for the very first organizational meeting of the festival. We couldnt do this without the Mississippi Library commission or the libraries from all over the state to thank you very much for your support. And we are in the room today courtesy of the law firm and our gratitude goes to them. Our panelists you can purchase copies of their books...

[inaudible speaking] the panel is titled American History, renegades and sponsored by the Mississippi Library commission. Tracy carr, with the library commission, was in the room for the very first organizational meeting of the festival we couldnt do this without the Mississippi Library commission or libraries from all over the state so thank you very much for your support. We are in the room today courtesy of foreman watkins law firm, our gratitude to them. Our panelists are tom craven, eric j dolman and Peter Houlihan. You can purchase copies of their books from vendors outside and you can f...