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And so if i wanted to say, well, the presidency in humor, humor in the white house didnt quite do it. But then i thought about it some more and actually it does work because neither of the first two president has a sense of humor. So it gets me out of that problem. But, im going to follow the lead of perhaps the most successful humorist in the white house. It might not be the person youre thinking of by doing what he always did, in most cases what he did at the beginning of a talk, he started with a joke. Again, some of you will have heard this joke, but please pretend you havent heard it befo...

Please welcome doctor hayden. [applause] i have to start. I am carl hayden, library of congress. I just want to thank jamie and angel and the readers for allowing me to be with someone who has elevated libraries to such an extent. Let me just say there have been patron saints in carnegie and things like this. I finally smacked down andrew carnegie. How does it feel to be the patron saint . When i started this book i couldnt have anticipated that part of it. I was drawn to this story because i wanted to understand what happened in 1986, this epic fire that closed the la library for twee 7 years...

Oh, wait, i learned. Howdy. Im learning. Learning. Thank you. Thank. Id like to welcome you tonight. Thank you for spending some time with this evening. I would like to acknowledge we have a couple of vips with us tonight. We have secretary andy card with the george and Barbara Bush Foundation foundation. And ambassador chase on tomorrow here with us tonight. So again thank you for being here. Id like to thank the foundation for supporting the library in these endeavors. Its with the support of the george and Barbara Bush Foundation that we were able do these types of programs. Now, ill take t...

Oh, wait, i learned. Howdy. Im learning. Learning. Thank you. Thank. Id like to welcome you tonight. Thank you for spending some time with this evening. I would like to acknowledge we have a couple of vips with us tonight. We have secretary andy card with the george and Barbara Bush Foundation foundation. And ambassador chase on tomorrow here with us tonight. So again thank you for being here. Id like to thank the foundation for supporting the library in these endeavors. Its with the support of the george and Barbara Bush Foundation that we were able do these types of programs. Now, ill take t...

Oh, wait, i learned. Howdy. Im learning. Learning. Thank you. Thank. Id like to welcome you tonight. Thank you for spending some time with this evening. I would like to acknowledge we have a couple of vips with us tonight. We have secretary andy card with the george and Barbara Bush Foundation foundation. And ambassador chase on tomorrow here with us tonight. So again thank you for being here. Id like to thank the foundation for supporting the library in these endeavors. Its with the support of the george and Barbara Bush Foundation that we were able do these types of programs. Now, ill take t...