welcome also to michael meeropol margo jefferson and my friend david margolick. it's so great to have you all here as well. so as of last night have more than 1200 people registered in person or online for this event. we've never had a response quite like this paul. i have a feeling it's mostly billie but all tribute to you as well. i know some of you are many of you are on zoo many of you are on zoom. some of you may be overflow rooms during day and evening, but please be patient. stay where you are. stay tuned because the conversation and the commentary and e performances are going to be truly amazing. again billie really liked fdr and maybe because fdras the first president to actually contemporary music. oh yes. his favorite singer may have been kate smith. at least that's what he told kate smith, the king of england, during a visit to hyde park. but maybe he had kind of cooler tastes when. he was staying here in town because was and he ran his presidential campaign from here. fdr was the first presidenal candidate to choose his official song from a modern so