. >> samuel goldman discusses the history of christian zionism in america. he defines this as the belief that christians have a religious responsibly to promote and support a jewish state in some portion of the political holy land. he is the author of "god's country, christian zionism in america. -- in america. i want to thank you all and welcome you to the washington history seminar on national and international affairs. i am the cochair of this seminar. ,oday, my other cochair christian osterman, is unable to join us. some of you know some of you do not know. this is a seminar that has been going on for a good number of years. it is the collaborative effort of two organizations, the national history center, which is a part of the american historical association, and the woodrow wilson international nt