About the most difficult period of our familys lives. What did you find out that your parents had been communists at one point i knew as i was growing up but it was never talked about. It was a shadow of our familys life. But the time i knew my dad he was conscious of him, he had moved on and survived very well and taught me all the lessons i used in my own journalistic career, dont fall for any rigid ideology, search for the truth wherever it takes you. It was only a shadow in our family after that. But at the same time, you didnt talk about it within the family was it was it because tothey wanted to keep it camped down or why . I dont think my father was embarrassed by it but i think he didnt want to be defined by it. He had learned some lessons from that soperiod he always ma clear his idealism and optimism. It was different times. He was in a different place he wanted his family to flourish so it wasnt brought up. How did it affect your life growing up . It affected my life mostly
Talked about the White House Administration and Economic Opportunities and u. S. Cities. This event is about 90 minutes. Good afternoon, everybody. Im going to gavel the 86th winter meeting into session. Good afternoon, and welcome to the 86th winter meeting of mayors. Im michigan great mayor of new orleans conference of mayors. Thank you. [ cheers and applause ] before we start, we can start on a moment of levity. The mayor of vancouver is here, she wants us to know that today is 161st birthday of vancouver. You can welcome them and give them a round of applause for birthday but new orleans will celebrate 300th in a couple of weeks so celebrate for us too. Happy birthday madam mayor. [ applause ] it is migrate honor to introduce the Conference Leadership hospitals diaz, Vice President the benjamin from north carolina. Second Vladimir Putin rochester that i have in the meeting. Ceo and director tom cochran. Great leader, tom, thank you so much. We also have with us in the audience our
So include us too t. Happy birthday, madam mayor. It is my great honor to introduce the conference leadership, Vice President of Steve Benjamin of colombia south carolina. Brian, of row chester hills, and executive director tom coke ran, thank you so much. We have with us in the audience, the past president s, president mccormack, thank you for your leadership. Elizabeth and several former mayors who have served in the audience today and many newly elected mayors who are with us for the first time. New mayors, we are thrilled to have you. Thank you. Wee look forward to it, thank you. And to those mayors joining us in washington, d. C. From canada, germany, ireland, italy and the united kingdom, welcome to our meeting and thank you for being here m im going to introduce our speakers as we move through todayess agenda. Our recessions are live streamed and available at usmayors. Org and the you tube channel. Use our hashtag, uscmwinter 18 which posting about it or gathering. Download and
[no audio] good afternoon and welcome to the 86th winter meeting of the mayors. I am the mayor of the great city of new orleans. [applause] start, we can start on a moment of levity. The mayor of vancouver is here. She wants us to note that today st birthday of vancouver. Birthday madam mayor. [applause] honor to introduce Steve Benjamin of south carolina. Second Vice President of rochester hill. Director tom cochrane. We also have with us in the audience, our past president. Elizabeth of burnsville. Several formal mayors who have served in the leadership in the audience today. There are many newly elected mayors who are with us for the first time. New mayors, can you stand up . [applause] thank you. We look forward to it. For those mayors who are joining us in washington dc, welcome to our meeting and thank you all for being here. I am going to introduce our speakers as we move through the agenda. This is all available at u. S. Mayors. Org. For those of you on facebook, twitter, or in
Dc for the u. S. Conference of birs by annual meeting annual meeting. It started with an address from new orleans mayor mitch landrieu. Mayor landrieu chatter] good afternoon, everybody. Good afternoon and welcome to the conference of mayors. I am at mitch landrieu, the mayor of the great city of new orleans, president of the conference of mayors. Thank you. [applause] we can start on a moment of levity. The mayor of vancouver wants us 161st that today is the birthday of vancouver. New orleans is going to celebrate her 300 birthday in a couple weeks, so congratulations to us to. [applause] it is my great honor to introduce the confidence leadership. Steve benjamin of columbia, South Carolina is with us. Hillsbarnett of rochester is working on something for me. Executive leader tom cochran, thank you so much. Net mick our cornett. We have elizabeth. You are several former mayors who have served in the Conference Leadership in the audience today. New mayors, can you stand up . We are ver