jim banner, an editor of a book about presidential misconduct. that is the kickoff for our discussion. a visiting scholar of history a , historian who spent most of his career teaching at princeton. his most recent book is about being a historian.

jim banner, an editor of a book about presidential misconduct. that is the kickoff for our discussion. a visiting scholar of history a , historian who spent most of his career teaching at princeton. his most recent book is about being a historian. i think it is about the profession and the worldview. he has edited and written numerous books. including the one we are featuring tonight. he is one of the creators of the national history center. jackson, the editor-in-chief. let me tell you how i know him. i was a graduate student at yale. people would always say, there is this great historian. he is going to be so great. full disclosure, a few years older. he defined a field. how to think about culture in a way that to many different ways of speaking to political life. we are very happy to have him. his most recent book was rebirth of a nation. he writes constantly for the new york review of books and the london review of books. rick, to his left as a journalist known for many things. tonight, i would like to introduce him in a number of ways. he is

banners. we are appreciative of what they do. with politics index is the new england council. it's a great partnership. the chairman and ceo is here. them for theroduce purposes of an introduction. jim brett. [applause] james: well, good afternoon and welcome, everyone. i too want to thank the president, not just for that very kind word that neil and so many people here have worked with the new england council for many, many years. james: well, good afternoon and welcome, everyone. i too want to thank the president, not just for that very kind word that neil and so many people here have worked with the new england council for many, many years. i think today is the 20th politics and eggs event that we've had this year. none of that would be possible without the incredible collaboration between this -- these two wonderful organizations, the institute here, and the new england council. i want to say thank you to the staff of the new england council end of the institute. and of course, a very, very deep gratitude to politics and eggs series sponsors, whose banners you see around the room. for their ongoing generosity, and support of this very, very important program. we are proud to be