Good evening. It is a pleasurepl to welcome you here tonight please silence your cellphone no recording more photos allowed during the program. But cspan is here tonight so brush your hair you could be on tv. [laughter] sally quinn founder of the religious websites on a for the washingtonn post did has authored several books including the top party and happy endings. She is it in conversation with two good friends or also authors, elsa walsh the private and public struggles of three women and a staff writer at the new yorker in for the Washington Post for shee was a finalist for the of Pulitzer Prize for chrome associate editor of the Washington Post, bob woodard has worked there since a 19,711th 1973 with the97 coverage of watergate with Carl Bernstein hesse of coverage o for the 9 11 terrorist attack. He has authored or coauthored 18 books with the most recent is the last of the president s men. Please join me with a warm welcome sally quinn, bob woodard, elsa walsh. [applause] i get