melvin goodman will talk about his time with the cia. [inaudible discussion] >> welcome to the gaithersburg book festival. i'm audrey and i'm washington independent review of books representative here helping at this festival. it's a city that proudly supports the arts and humanity. we're pleased to gripping you this fabulous event thanks to the generous support of sponsors and volunteers. when you see them, please say thanks. a few announcements. please silence your cell phones. if you're on social media, use the hash tag gbs and i think i see gbs17. your feedback is valuable to us. surveys are able. by submitting a century ray you will be entered into a drawing for a $100 series to gift card. melvin goodman will be signing books after the presentation. copies of his book right here are on sale the politic and prose tent. this is a free event but helps the book city of if you buy a book. the more books we sell another our events, the more publishers want to send the authors here to speak with us, and purchasing books from our partner, p