I am pleased to have them here at this table for the first time. Everyone is talking about this and january 31 is approaching and you have to get there if you can. What is it about the royal family . Show. Morning television why do we like royalty . It becomes increasingly unreal in the modern world. These people exist as a scene in the play where people come to the palace and say why is this still here . Youou are in london and happen to see the horse carts going down the mountain it is like a fairy show. It is fantastic. Charlie was interesting is the drama and all that has happened to the royal family is so fascinating. Of the diana tsonga was lived out in public and our play touches on that area. The one area the whole diana saga was lived out in public and our play touches on that area. You could not have made that story up. Charlie you play such an interesting figure. How would you describe your relationship to her . [laughter] play, she is the clearly a wife who loves her husban
When i first saw lin, i had heard about this early version of a show he had done from a couple of good friends and we went up in 2002 to see his senior thesis. He walked around the corner. Not my finest hour. It was pretty good. Senior thesis, not so much. Lin walked around the corner and i promptly dropped something showing my sloppiness nesspiness suave immediately. He dropped his soda. He saw me dropping a soda and rubbing it into the carpet and like, im going to change your life. I might have just said hello. The first time we sat down to was to talk about the heights. He said he is a great characters but should be in more of the show. Washington heights should be the first song. And i realized this guy is going to make my show a lot better. He is after the same thing i am. I had heard this demo version in 2000 and i had two years to think about what i was going to say when i met him. Charlie what was the buzz about this one . Bold. Not interested in doing things the way they shoul
To welcome you. Barbara lucas, and the vice regents of George Washington mt. Vernon, also president sheila ba bair, Adam Goodhart and the board of Washington College. And the cofounders and cochairs and all the trustees of the institute. Founded in 2005, the 50,000 George Washington prize is sponsored by our three organizations and is awarded each year to the best work about the founding era. This is the first type the washington prize has ever been warded to a play. And i would add no one anywhere will be surprised that tonight it will be presented to Linmanuel Miranda for his astonishing hamilton. We will hear from lin miranda a bit later, bifirst firsbut firs recognize some of our distinguished guests. Among them, former premiere of bermuda, former u. S. Senator bill bradley, the former u. S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic and then ambassador to france, craig staple ton and his partner in diplomacy debbie stapleton. We also have the former undersecretary for domestic finance and a
The play. This is about an hour and 15 minutes. Good evening. Thank you. My name is jim basker. [ applause ] it is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you all to the 1211th presentation of the George Washington prize on behalf of the three cohosts of tonights decent. The first, regent Barbara Lucas the vice regents of George Washington mt. Vernon, also president sheila bair, Adam Goodhart and the board of Washington College. [ applause ] and the cofounders and cochairs and all the trustees of the institute. [ applause ] founded in 2005, the 50,000 George Washington prize is sponsored by our three organizations and is awarded each year to the best work about the founding era. This is the first time the washington prize has ever been warded to a play. [ applause ] and i would add no one anywhere will be surprised that tonight it will be presented to Linmanuel Miranda for his astonishing hamilton. [ applause ] we will hear from lin miranda a bit later, but first i want to recognize some
New york times calls it an, compulsive, unpredictable. Here is the trailer from making a murderer. Steven avery spent 18 years in prison for something he did not do. 18 years. 18 years. Dna came through indicating that he had not committed the crime. Law enforcement officers realize that they had screwed up big time. We were getting ready to bring a lawsuit of 36 million to Manitowoc County itself. And the sheriff and the da would be on the hook for those damages. They are not heading that kind of money over to steven avery. I told them to be careful, they are not even close to being finished with you. Do we have a body or anything yet . We have steven avery in custody though . His dna was found in the vehicle. What you want to say today . Is convicted, he will spend the rest of his life in prison. We found a key that was scrapped in dna. It is really strange. What is going on here . Her last out for the day was at Steven Averys home. If he did this [indiscernible] everything i have he