-- the new york state library cunningham research residency, both to conduct research on governor alford smith, and part of his next research project, on mary t norton, the congresswoman from the state of new jersey, and an advocate for the fair labor standards act. he has also received a grant from the new jersey historical commission to carry that research out. inis familiar to many people this room, i would imagine, because he is a frequent lecturer in u.s. history here at goucher, and he has also visited as a lecturer at loyola university of maryland, and is the senior lecturer of history at the university of maryland, returning to the alma mater. so he is talking to you tonight about his first book, published in early 2018 by cornell university press. and the title of the book and the talk up there on the screen, "the revolution of '28: al smith, american progressivism, and the coming of the new deal." thank you, very much. welcome, dr. chiles. [applause] dr. chiles: thank you, everybody, for being here this evening, thank you to the humanities center and the history program here, a