Good evening. Im not sure the microphone is on, can you hear me . You can . Great. My name is Vanessa Beasley and im the dean of them at Vanderbilt University. Tonight its my Great Fortune to welcome you to this panel, the wonderful discussion that will have about the presidency of Richard Nixon. Im also happy to invite you to a conversation which will have on that same theme and question. Before we get started, in earnest though, it is fitting that we take a moment to remember the space that were in and who founded it. Tonight we are gathered in the First Amendment center in Vanderbilt University which was founded by. [inaudible] you may not remember him or be aware ofs legacy but he served as 43 years as an awardwinning journalist for the tennessean. As retirement he was editor, publisher and ceo. In 1982, he became the founding editorial director of usa today. He served in that position for a decade. He left journalism in the early 60s to serve in the Us Justice Department as Admini
Good evening. Im not sure the microphone is on, can you hear me . You can . Great. My name is Vanessa Beasley and im the dean of them at Vanderbilt University. Tonight its my Great Fortune to welcome you to this panel, the wonderful discussion that will have about the presidency of Richard Nixon. Im also happy to invite you to a conversation which will have on that same theme and question. Before we get started, in earnest though, it is fitting that we take a moment to remember the space that were in and who founded it. Tonight we are gathered in the First Amendment center in Vanderbilt University which was founded by. [inaudible] you may not remember him or be aware ofs legacy but he served as 43 years as an awardwinning journalist for the tennessean. As retirement he was editor, publisher and ceo. In 1982, he became the founding editorial director of usa today. He served in that position for a decade. He left journalism in the early 60s to serve in the Us Justice Department as Admini
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It was really steve is who suggested to kitty that Brandeis University would be the ideal site for the papers of her father. None of us would be here without steves initiative and instigation, and i want to thank you for that. [applause] you will be hearing from steve later this morning as well as this afternoon, when he will be in conversation with kitty bruce. I was not privy to that conversation in which they suggested that brandeis was the ideal site, but i want to start with what the argument might have been. We have the same initials as lenny bruce, that is the least significant factor. We are a somewhat unusual university because we are not named for a benefactor or donor, however grateful we are for our benefactors and donors. We are named for a Supreme Court justice, who himself was one of a halfdozen on a short list of those who articulated the case for maximizing freedom of expression. One of the Supreme Court justices most important for in a sense grasping and fully appreci
Trump. You know, andy card, chief of staff to president george w. Bush. It seems to me that president s always come to washington to change history and history always changes them. I think it is both. Every president has changed much more than they thought they would be by serving as president. A lot has to do because of the sacrifices. They are very moved by the american people. Especially those that step up and say i will serve. So the call to Noble Service is an important call for the president to recognize and reward. That is never taken for granted by george w. Bush. Never. He greatly appreciated anyone who served, whether it was as a staff at the white house. With the battle with iraq or afghanistan, he was completely grateful to the Service People gave to this country. I have heard him say at times when he was being heavily criticized and he would say look, nobody made me do this. He recognized that that was part of the job. And it was very very tough. He had phenomenal parents