Ryan and myra arthur and robin. [applause] we are also honored to have several trustees in attendance. Shelby, phil, david Jack Kirschenbaum john lee Charles Peter prichard, mike, john, prichard, mike, john, barbara. [applause] after more than 11 years, the newseum will close its doors on pennsylvania avenue at the end of the month while we are sad we are heartened that nearly 10 million visitors walked through our doors to experience a story of news, the role of the free press in history and the core freedoms of the First Amendment religion speech and petition are applied to their lives everyone who has visited we thank you but especially grateful to all of you here in this room. Members, donors, Founding Partners and trustees and staff. For your belief in our mission and the importance of our work. [applause] over the past 11 years your support has helped us to provide hundreds of programs like this one tonight on topics ranging from politics to journalism to Current Events 60 more e
[applause] we welcome you here to welcome the First Amendment into a new chapter of the newseum the Founding Partners to whom we are so pleased to have with us this evening leslie and dennis ryan and myra arthur and robin. [applause] we are also honored to have several trustees in attendance. Shelby, phil, david Jack Kirschenbaum john lee Charles Peter prichard, mike, john, prichard, mike, john, barbara. [applause] after more than 11 years, the newseum will close its doors on pennsylvania avenue at the end of the month while we are sad we are heartened that nearly 10 million visitors walked through our doors to experience a story of news, the role of the free press in history and the core freedoms of the First Amendment religion speech and petition are applied to their lives everyone who has visited we thank you but especially grateful to all of you here in this room. Members, donors, Founding Partners and trustees and staff. For your belief in our mission and the importance of our wor
The First Amendment into a new chapter of the newseum the Founding Partners to whom we are so pleased to have with us this evening leslie and dennis ryan and myra arthur and robin. [applause] we are also honored to have several trustees in attendance. Shelby, phil, david Jack Kirschenbaum john lee Charles Peter prichard, mike, john, prichard, mike, john, barbara. [applause] after more than 11 years, the newseum will close its doors on pennsylvania avenue at the end of the month while we are sad we are heartened that nearly 10 million visitors walked through our doors to experience a story of news, the role of the free press in history and the core freedoms of the First Amendment religion speech and petition are applied to their lives everyone who has visited we thank you but especially grateful to all of you here in this room. Members, donors, Founding Partners and trustees and staff. For your belief in our mission and the importance of our work. [applause] over the past 11 years your
Follow the process live on cspan, online or listen live on the free cspan radio app. The museum in washington, d. C. Is closing at the end of the month. They held the discussion this week examining the state of free speech in the u. S. We will hear from Chris Wallace, Eleanor Holmes norton and floyd abram. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the theater. I am chair and chief executive officer of the Freedom Forum. [applause] we welcome you all here tonight to celebrate the museum and the First Amendment and to look forward to a new chapter. I would like to recognize several of the partners whom we are all so pleased to have with us this morning. Leslie hill and dennis carol, brian and myra and robin stroud will. We are also honored to have several of our trustees and trustee a maritime in attendance. Jim abbott, shelby carthy, mike mike pohlman, phil curry, r david edelman, felix gutierrez, jack malcolm john lee, peter prichard, mike reagan, john, mark and barbara wall. [app