>> they were in the process of turning it into the monte carlo of the last.we decided we d to move quick. also, some of the leaders, wanted to take over. they had gone to an indian conference in minnesota wants to take over the islands they can claim they were part of that. there was a lot that went on. it was adciting. thnaline was high. people were glad to be free. there was ghno overin kids running all over discovering things. was also scar at that time you have to remember, everything going on. e black panthersd all of the things, people getting killed some of ouleaders got killed. was all part of that system to target individual leaders that were strong. he was a strong leader at that time. >> you have a fond memory of beinon alcatraz? >> i have a lot of fond memories. itwas awesome. just watching the kids play. itas probably one of the biggest gatherings we have had. there was an original 14. the 93 that came back on the 20th. than on thanksging, close to 400 people. it kept increasing. over the course of the time probably 30,000 people went through the

what we have got here, one of the rides was called the monte carlo drive, where people could sit insidey of these ones. this warehouse holds some of the surviving rides. it's unusual, when you see it in this context, it actually feels quite creepy. the city bought back the site in 2014 and has asked tim's company to restore it. we want to keep the park as it is, to a certain extent, and we want to put a new layer on top of it, something that involves arts and culture and the natural habitat that has developed here since the place was abandoned. a modern take on what the spreepark used to be? yes, kinda. so it is not going to be an amusement park anymore, you cannot go on all the rides anymore, but we will find new uses for the rides. a rollercoaster could be something like a treetop trail. the spreepark is very dear to people here in berlin and in germany, and it holds a lot of memories. so, you've got a big responsibility. it feels kind of heavy, to be honest! as you say, it is really in the mindset, especially of people from the gdr, this is a very, very important place. that is why w

he was an italian who had been in the italian maritime academy and he was a chef trained in monte carlo so he had done several trims so he liked new york. hot ship and immediately got a job working for -- jimmy walker was the mayor of new york and had a speak easy so he walk -- worked for jimmy walker at night as a waiter and franklin and eleanor as their day shift. he was an illegal immigrant so the fatcha wanted him but my father was from genoa and had no interest in the mafia so m -- .d.r. personally arranged to for him to be put at west point as a sue chesm. eventually melt my mother. i wouldn't be here if it weren't for franklin roosevelt. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you. >> thank you. i think this has been an absolutely historic talk. i am so glad that you have come to share this with us and i thank you. thank you very much. >> thank you. [applause] >> we are now on our lunch break but you may want to meet mr. smith at the bookstore if you're interested in making it. >> thank you. that you. > tau. > thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] >

he had an italian who had been in the italian maritime academy, and he was a chef trained in monte carlo. and so he had done several trips, so he landed in new york, hopped ship, and worked -- immediately got a job working for jimmy walker, the mayor of new york and had a speakeasy. he worked for jimmy walker at night as a waiter, and franklin and eleanor as their day chef. he was an illegal immigrant. so the mafia wanted him. but my father had no interest in the mafia, so he told f.d.r., and f.d.r. personally arranged for him to be put at west point as a chef as a sous chef and arranged for his citizenship, eventually met my mother, and i wouldn't be here except for franklin roosevelt. >> thank you very much. [applause] thank you. >> thank you. i think this has been an absolutely historic talk. i am so glad that you have come to share this with us, and thank you. thank you very much. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] >> we are now on our lunch break, but you may want to meet mr. smith at the bookst