where i spend a lot of my time growing up, so for me it is a particular thrill to be back in the raeburn house and again thank you very much for having me here. it is really quite an honor. in terms of where a m-i will give you a background about my personal background, my journey to the book and why anything particularly at this point in our nations history, why this book and why our founding documents in the history of our nation are so very important. because we really are i think a really very important -- and i think we'll have to figure out in the end who are we as a country, what do we believe in and that will set the patterns for the next generation. i think the best place to start is to look and act documents, their history and that is what is really what drove "the essential american." again i would like to say especially for the claire booth luce policy institute, have a great little story. i told a friend that i was coming here, and for those that might know dana, i've know dana for older a decade and she works for my father at the american enterprise institute. she actually