you now agree what an inspired decision it was on the part of our president frank scaturro and ed hochman to invite these two incomparable biographers and students of us grant to help celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the man who truly did save the union and whose reputation and legacy these two great biographers helped retrieve so wonderfully. thank you ron cherno and thank you ron white good morning, andu for joining us at general grand national memorial for celebration in leases as grand bicentennial birthday. in 1959 the management of the national park service. was transferred to the national park service and rename it general grant national memorial since then we dedicated on preservative the final rest in place of elise's s grant and his wife julia. by cheering the achievements of ulysses accomplishments during

you now agree what an inspired decision it was on the part of our president frank scaturro and ed hochman to invite these two incomparable biographers and students of us grant to help celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the man who truly did save the union and whose reputation and legacy these two great biographers helped retrieve so wonderfully. thank you ron cherno and thank you ron white good morning, andu for joining us at general