It is an honor for me to join all of the distinguished lawyers in this room. Thank you for that introduction. I am the 85th attorney general. [laughter] attorney general barr chinese has come in handy because i find that when you read congressional enactments from right to left, they make a lot more sense. [laughter] [applause] attorney general barr it is an here this evening. And to deliver the 19th annual Barbara K Olson memorial lecture. I here this evening. Have had the privilege of being friends with ted since we first met in the reagan administration. Ted was head of the of his of legal counsel. Of the office of legal counsel. I miss barbaras in bullions d barbaras ebullience. I was trying to figure out what would be an appropriate speech to give here at the Federalist Society. I was having difficulty. I thought the notre dame speech had done so well. I was just going to deliver it again. [applause] but,ney general barr recognizing that this years annual convention is a ritualism
[applause] [cheers and applause] good evening. I have the honor of being the executive director of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation, and as always here at the [applause] if you would in honor of our men and women in uniform, who defend our freedom around the world, please 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. [cheers and applause] before we get started, theres just a few people in the audience i want to make sure i recognize tonight and i wail start with marks wife, julie and his son, chase. Julie, mark. [cheers and applause] this is special. Mashs motherinlaw, sylvia strauss, silverra. [applause] first, before the great one takes the stage, i want him to know how grateful all of us are that he once again has taken three days out of this incredibly busy life to leave the bunk
[cheers and applause] good evening, everyone. For those ive not had a chance to meet today im john hugh busch and have the honor of being the executive director of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation, as always here at the [applause] if you would in honor of our men and women in uniform who defend our freedom around the world, please join me for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, please be seated. [cheers and applause] before we get started, theres just a few people in the audience i want to make sure i recognize tonight and i will start with marks wife, julie, and his son, chase. Julie and mark . [cheers and applause] this is special. Marks motherinlaw, sylvia strauss. Sylvia . [applause] and it would not be an event at the Reagan Library if i didnt recognize elton and his wife, janice. [applause] first, be
Betsy, and her father. [applause] i would like to begin with a brief history lesson. It is only appropriate that we find ourselves at a residential library. Our constitution explicitly states the oath of office for the president s of the United States. But for other officers of the government, including the Vice President , the constitution offers no instruction whatsoever about the oath required. Well, the First Congress stated that only senators could administer the oath to the Vice President. A few months later, they change their mind giving judges that ability. The oath itself has changed many times over the years. The oath in use today for the Vice President has been around since 1884. You will be interested to know that our guest tonight took the oath as Vice President , with his left hand resting on none other than president reagans own bible. The very bible used when he took the oath of office in 1981, and four years later, in 1985. The oath is brief. Here it is. I do solemnly
Betsy, and her father. [applause] i would like to begin with a brief history lesson. It is only appropriate that we find ourselves at a residential library. Our constitution explicitly states the oath of office for the president s of the United States. But for other officers of the government, including the Vice President , the constitution offers no instruction whatsoever about the oath required. Well, the First Congress stated that only senators could administer the oath to the Vice President. A few months later, they change their mind giving judges that ability. The oath itself has changed many times over the years. The oath in use today for the Vice President has been around since 1884. You will be interested to know that our guest tonight took the oath as Vice President , with his left hand resting on none other than president reagans own bible. The very bible used when he took the oath of office in 1981, and four years later, in 1985. The oath is brief. Here it is. I do solemnly