Committed to our professions future through our programming, with events such as this, while fostering a free press worldwide. For more information about the National Press club, please visit our website at press. Org. On behalf of our members worldwide, i would like to welcome our speaker and those of you attending todays event. Our head table includes guests of our speaker as well as working journal iists who are cb members, if you hear applause in our audience, note that members of i would also like to welcome our cspan and public radio audiences, after our guest speech concludes, well have a question and answer period and well ask as many questions as time permits. Now its time to introduce our head table guests. I wou i would like each of you to stand as your name is announced. Elizabeth smith brownstein, a member of the press clubs history and Heritage Committee and a writer of our online newsletters this week in the National Press club history. Doris margolis, president of Edito
Continuing resolution referred to as krom any bus strategy which keeps the government operating until mid february. The reason, obviously because republicans will have control of the house and senate next year . There is talk of that. So it is varying degreeses. The basic premise of that is that many of the republicans and some of the republicans in congress, realizing they will control both chambers starting on january 3rd. Are wondering why democratic majority leaders soon to be minority leader harry reid and other democrats would have such a say on a bill spending them until last so that notion is that lets do another temporary one and then the new republican dominated senate and house could come up with a spending bill after that. But Republican Leaders kind of want to wipe the slate clean and are preferring a measure that could be done now that could get congress through the whole entire next fiscal year without having to readdress it in the spring. But whether they could win over
Such as the d. C. Arts programs. Did you know that more than 35,000 teachers participated in 730 professional learning programs provided by the Kennedy Center . Were teaching teachers not just how to teach the arts, but how to use arts in the classroom to teach other subjects, such as math and science and history. Did you know that the Center Provides lesson plans, audio and video podcasts, student Interactive Games and the how 20s for teachers to use the arts in their classrooms, and in this past years, more than 8 million interactions through the kennedy website. Theres a need, theres a hunger for this. Did you know that in 2014 over 35,000 students participated in activities in the Kennedy Center. Did you know that the Kennedy Center worked directly with 657, not 658, darrell, 657 college and University Theater departments across the United States as a part of our American College theater festival . Through its education efforts, the Kennedy Center directly, directly touches 11 Mill
If you would like a copy of todays program please check out our website at press. Org. Thank you all very much. We are adjourned. [applause] [inaudible conversations] the 2015 cspan student can video competition is under way open to all middle and High School Students to create a 5 to 7 minute documentary on the theme of the three branches and you showing how policy, law or action by the executive, legislative or Judicial Branch of the federal government has affected you or your community. There are 200 cash prizes totaling 100,000 for the list of rules and how to get started go to studentcam. Org. Next, remarks by the new president of the john f. Kennedy center for the performing arts, Deborah Rutter. She outlined her plans for the Kennedy Center and emphasized the importance of Art Education and cultural diplomacy. Agree easily served as president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association and was executive director of the seattle symphony. This is an hour. [inaudible conversation
, as always, of cochairing this Seminar Series with the National History center. Eric will introduce our speakers and moderators to the discussion. Washington history seminar is a collaborative effort of two organizations, the national association, and the Wilson Centers heritage and Public Policy program. We have served as a Nonpartisan Forum to discuss New Historical findings, insights and publications central to the missions of our organization. Behind the scenes, two individuals helped produce this event, rachel weekly for the National History center and peter , from the Wilson Center. Our thanks to both of them. We would like to acknowledge our supporters and welcome your support. Details on how to support the seminar are in the chat right now, or simply go to our institutional websites. We welcome your support. Finally, please join us next week, may 16 for a conversation about kelly hernandezs new book , mad mexicans, race, empire, and resolution of the borderland. Thats at 4 00