President of the club and we had 288 members. Flip phones were all the rage. Facebook was founded. The world war ii memorial was dedicated. George w. Bush was elected president and majopresident ande baseball returned to washington at the washington nationals. [applause] fast forward 15 years the nationals are in the world series. [applause] [cheering] and David Rubenstein is back. The cofounder and chairman of the Carlyle Group as well as the chairman of the boards of trustees of the john f. Kennedy center for performing arts, the Smithsonian Institution and the council on foreign relations. We all know that hes also engaged in many other philanthropic activities that are too numerous to mention. David coined the phrase philanthropic philanthropy with the restoration of some of the countrys great historical landmarks including the washington mann demand, sit back because theres a number of these. The Washington Monument, the memorial, the u. S. Marine corps, the war memorial, Washingt
He created a series treme after the storm. We will discuss his groundbreaking series the wire, his portrayal of what he describes as rock, unencumbered capitalism in his city of baltimore. And we will hear what happened when simon recently met president obama at the white house. Quite at the front end, to tell you im a huge fan of the wire and i think it is one of the greatest not Just Television shows, but pieces of art in the last couple of decades. I am a huge fan. Amy , today david simon for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In news from the campaign trail, republican president ial candidate donald trump has sparked outrage over his decision to remove univision news anchor jorge ramos, one of the nations most influential latino journalists, from a press conference after ramos attempted to ask a question about the trumps plan to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. [inaudible] next .
Upper segregate their city. The history was the history of history was unconstitutional. Amy david simon is back, the Acclaimed Television writer and producer joins us today to talk about his new hbo series show me a hero. As well as norlins 10 years after Hurricane Katrina. He created a series treme after the storm. We will discuss his groundbreaking series the wire, his portrayal of what he describes as rock, unencumbered capitalism in his city of baltimore. And we will hear what happened when simon recently met president obama at the white house. Quite at the front end, to tell you im a huge fan of the wire and i think it is one of the greatest not Just Television shows, but pieces of art in the last couple of decades. I am a huge fan. Amy , today david simon for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In news from the campaign trail, republican president ial candidate donald trump has sparked ou
Upper segregate their city. The history was the history of history was unconstitutional. Amy david simon is back, the Acclaimed Television writer and producer joins us today to talk about his new hbo series show me a hero. As well as norlins 10 years after Hurricane Katrina. He created a series treme after the storm. We will discuss his groundbreaking series the wire, his portrayal of what he describes as rock, unencumbered capitalism in his city of baltimore. And we will hear what happened when simon recently met president obama at the white house. Quite at the front end, to tell you im a huge fan of the wire and i think it is one of the greatest not Just Television shows, but pieces of art in the last couple of decades. I am a huge fan. Amy , today david simon for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In news from the campaign trail, republican president ial candidate donald trump has sparked ou
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