Good evening everyone. My name is john hi bush and i have the honor of being the executive director of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute. Thank you all for coming this evening. If you would, in honor of our men and women in uniform who protect our freedoms around the world, please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. And to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, please be seated. Before we get started i would like to take a moment to recognize some special guests we have with us this evening and i will begin with our board of trustees, we have with us governor pete wilson and his terrific wife gail. [applause] from North Carolina all the way North Carolina mr. Ben sutton, ben, thank you for coming. Former congressman retired but just as as ever, alton ganguly and his wife jm. [applause] onto tonights program, ladi