the first one i reach out to is robert lucas. really wanted in the book. he said, you know, i'm busy. i'm not 100% sure i can do this. i said, all right. i better get myself an insurance policy. so i approachedder have nonsmith, another nobel and i said, would you write a chapter for us and i pitched a chapter to him. he came back and said no. so i'm thinking to myself this isn't promising. i might have to go back to the president and we got a little ahead of you sir. and he comes back to me and says, you know, there is a chapter i would like to write, not the one you mentioned. i have been studying the houses crisis. i've been looking at every recession since the great depression, and what i'm finding is housing let us in -- lead us in to every recession and out of every recession. it's a better indicater than business on the severity recession, as well as the recovery. and the two exceptions don't just -- [inaudible] his research was shortly after world war ii, when it was a mild recession. and the other was in 2001. i had said that's interesting. and he

andrew roberts, john lucas all confirm this.ohn lucas has said about it, i read our supreme task with considerable care, and i recommend it emphatically. there is now an enormous literature about the cold war but very little about how it actually came about and almost nothing about this address. this book fills the gap and fills it brilliantly. phil has been a writer and lecturer at the american nazarene university, a regular contributor to the historical society of boston university, he's a business writer, remember the public relations society of america? and a frequent contributor to canoe and kayak which must somehow have prepared him for this speech. [laughter] but it's a very good book about a very important topic, and you will be able to buy copies from our friends at barnes & noble in the hall, and phil will sign afterwards and also take your questions and, ladies and gentlemen, it's a pleasure to introduce phil white. [applause] >> these aren't my notes. these are my notes, which is good. [laughter] thank you so much to

lucas thomas. corey miller. craig miller. douglas miller. firefighter henry millard, jr.. latter 105. joe miller. michael miller. nicole miller. robertt cromwell miller, jr. >> ronald milstein william minority. >> and my brother firefighter brian engine 226. and my brother-in-law that i never met to unfortunately. ladder 15. we tried so hard to find you. you still remain here along with so many others. this is our site as much it battlefield and cemetery as much as a memorial. god bless you both, ameritech, our military end first responders. [applause] >> and my beautiful nephew. jon ascend the palo. every second of everyday was a gift. we love you, we miss you. >> paul mitchell. dennis mohica. brawny and monegan. franklin moynahan. jon moynahan. craig montano. antonio valdez. thomas moody. >> and my father philip. with a very heavy heart i stand here today to pay homage to the man i had the privilege of calling my father. time does not heal the hurt to and said this week continue to feel after that day 11 years ago. wonderful husband, father, father-in-l aw, a grandfather, come of brother, uncle, a friend. someone special to anyone