Limits. I cannot play instruments, i cannot sing like james taylor, i cannot put on a fashion display like lady gaga, but i can set a goal and make it happen. Just like you did. So i am here to urge you to use the same skills and determination that got you to this day to help you get to a lot more days that are just as meaningful. I once had a day like this. Graduation. For me, it was a celebration of fighting for what i believed in. The president talked about this. I grew up in a family that had a lot of ups and downs, and college wasnt in the cards for me. Nobody in my family had made it through college, but i wanted to be a teacher and i believed that i would be a good teacher. And i thought that was a goal worth fighting for. The path was tough, i borrowed money, i married young, i dropped out of school, i went back and, finally, i got lucky. I got really lucky. We moved to a place that was about 30 miles away from a commuter college where the tuition was 50 a semester. I held on f
I am the daughter of a retired army general. My mother was a schoolteacher in my high school. To this day, i cant imagine how disappointed they were in the for quitting. At the time i have been bullied years by a certain member of the football team. It was physical, emotional, mental bullying. And ilm that experience to control how i felt about myself i did not have the courage to stand up for myself and to speak for myself on my behalf. And it lowered my confidence to such low levels, i did not think i could be successful at anything in life, regardless of school in athletics. I was an allstar athlete growing up. I allowed one person to affect my entire life. Never again has that ever happened because of that experience. I was very blessed at the time. The principle of my high School Called me into his office, and there was a special program that just started for students like myself who dropped out to get their high school diploma. School to getch college credits, so i could get my d
I am the daughter of a retired army general. My mother was a schoolteacher in my high school. To this day, i cant imagine how disappointed they were in the for quitting. At the time i have been bullied years by a certain member of the football team. It was physical, emotional, mental bullying. And ilm that experience to control how i felt about myself i did not have the courage to stand up for myself and to speak for myself on my behalf. And it lowered my confidence to such low levels, i did not think i could be successful at anything in life, regardless of school in athletics. I was an allstar athlete growing up. I allowed one person to affect my entire life. Never again has that ever happened because of that experience. I was very blessed at the time. The principle of my high School Called me into his office, and there was a special program that just started for students like myself who dropped out to get their high school diploma. School to getch college credits, so i could get my d
Discuss cyber hacking and the u. S. Elections. The center for American Progress action fund hosted the event. It is about an hour and an hour and 20 minutes. Ready to go . I want to thank you all for coming today, including our panelists and of course representative schiff and his staff for their help including my tim my friend tim berger and tim who works for the congressmen on the intel committee. I will be brief because we have a lot of time do not have a lot of time and we have a lot to talk about. It is my honor to introduce representative adam schiff who represents californias 20 Congressional School districts in los angeles county. Representative schiff among other things is the ranking democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on intelligence. He is the leader in all intelligence issues and has been particularly outspoken and thoughtful on the issue of russian interference in the recent u. S. President ial election. After the congressmen gives some opening remarks, he ha
His presence today honors the late don bendetty, former chairman of the Nixon Foundation board and a parishioner at our lady of mount carmel. Don and his lovely wife dorothy will be joining us today. Have been devoted friends and supporters for over 25 years working with president nixon. And ark techs, don oversaw the construction of the original library, including the restoration of the president s birtsz place. Ladies and gentlemen, monsignor lawrence baird. Almighty god, how good it is for us to come together as one as we dedicate this Historic Museum and library which houses a repository of the history of the years of the presidency of Richard Nixon. We invoke your blessing upon us. Citizen volunteers and leaders of our county and state and country, the desire to build an america where freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and Civil Society flourish. We pray for the leaders and citizens of our Great Republic for all the men and women who are called to serve the American People and judg