First program on my watch, as the former general manager of cbs Radio Network news and former managing editor for the broadcast division of united press international, the boys on the bus was required reading and i had the pleasure in the challenge, the legendary pie chamberlain of upi, a lot of you knew pie chamberlain. Looking forward to a terrific discussion this evening and now i have the pleasure of introducing the chair of the National Press club history and heritage team, the 80 seventh president of the National Press club, the bureau chief of the gaylord News Washington bureau for university of oklahoma and a dear friend, mister gil klein. [applause] thanks so much. The role of the National Press clubs history and heritage group, the legacy of the clubs 112 year history as well as to explore the history of journalism especially in washington. We are pleased that on april 20 seventh the new book, new history of the club called tales from the National Press club is scheduled to b
Watch live coverage of the house on cspan, see the senate on cspan 2. Good evening, everybody. Welcome. Im mike friedman, the 113th president of the National Press club, and what an honor it is to have this as the First Program on my watch this year. As the former general manager of cbs Radio Network news and former managing editor for the broadcast division of united press international, the boys on the bus was required reading. And i had the pleasure and the challenge of having on my upi team one of those boys, the legendary chamberlain of upi. It sounds like a lot of you knew him. Looking forward to a terrific discussion this evening. Now i have the pleasure of introducing the chair of the National Press club history and heritage team, the 87th president of the National Press club, the bureau chief of the guy gaylord News Washington bureau of the university of oklahoma and a dear friend, mr. Gill kline. [applause] thank you very much, mike. The role of the National Press clubs histo
reading and i had the pleasure and the challenge of having on my team one of those boys chamberlin of upi. [laughter] [applause] i feel like a lot of you know him. [laughter] so looking forward to a terrific discussion this evening and now i have the pleasure of introducing the chair of the national press club history and heritage tv 87 the presiden president, the bureau chief of the washington bureau for university of oklahoma and a dear friend. [applause] thank you the role of the press club is the legacy of the press the 112 year history as well as journalism and washington. we are pleased and new book called tales from the national press club escape one - - scheduled for those that have had an impact on american and world history. this event was proposed by evan who himself is part of the great washington family for generations they publish national geographic along with his great-grandfather alexander graham bell who by the way invented the telephone. [laughter] now ed
thanks so much mike. the role of the national press club s is the legacy of the clubs 112 your history as well the history of journalism. especially in washington. we are pleased that on april 27, a new book called tales from the national press club is set to be published. it explores events that happened at the club that have had an impact on american and world history. this event tonight was proposed by our moderator, - - was part of the great washington journalism growth in her family. for generations, they have published national geographic magazine, founded by ed s great-grandfather, graham bell. who by the way, invented the telephone. ed is now editor and publisher of the american heritage magazine. a magazine that has inspired generations of young historians. ed is also the publisher of 13 history - - excuse me, ed is also the author and editor of 13 history books. and he s a third-generation club member. ed will introduce our distinguished panel. who not only were o