into bn conversation today we want to be sure to say think it our partners tonight at the national library foundation this partnership, now in its tenth year presented by best-selling authors tonight we are thrilled to be hosting general award on - - academy word director who is here to talk about the latest book. many of you have already purchased copies but if you have not yet are after hearing the book talk and then to give to all of your friends and family and if you like to ask any questions and then the q&a box we are especially excited to have this conversation with new york times best-selling author david mcginnis and i'm pleased to turn it over. thank you. >> thank you christie. sebastian is a test sebastian is a report i have long admired so it is great to see you, sebastian. it is concise and inspires more thoughts and questions which is what i love about it to the physical and philosophical. 's with that physical journey, sebastian seems like a long thing to do. >> the last patrol and going out from washington dc to philadelphia we had to head to pittsburgh because it is a weird nomad lan

into bn conversation today we want to be sure to say think it our partners tonight at the national library foundation this partnership, now in its tenth year presented by best-selling

received scholarships and grants from the national endowment of the humanities, the franklin and e roosevelt institute. the hoover presidential library, and the lbj foundation. before found joining the faculty at the university of new york she taught palermo and rome. betty is the author of a number of books including first ladies, the ever-changing rule, which we will be talking about tonight. ladybird and lyndon the hidden story of a marriage that made president. the roosevelt women, and inside the white house. she currently resides in new york city, and sometimes, although not, now in venice italy. >> welcome betty. >> thank you very. much happy to be here. >> i know our audience is looking forward to this conversation, so we're going to have a read back and forth and they were going to go to questions from our audience. at the beginning of our, book you discussed the rule of the early first ladies and how they set important precedents. can you elaborate on those early first ladies? women such as martha washington, abigail adams, and dolley madison. how they influence the role. >> yes we know there was nothing in the constitution about what's president s