One theory holds forth. If you introduce someone before any think it went just fine, stick with it. In other words take the easy way out. Thanks to the miracle of modern technology, i plan to do just that. I am sure that for the more than 1000 gathered here this evening it is indeed special. That is because tonight, we are in the presence of another true american hero, Vice President cheney and liz, welcome to the reagan library. [applause]. Here is another more modern definition, one that i i know about the family and millions of people in this country will easily embrace. Hero, a man of distinguished ability for his brave deeds and noble quality. I like that. In all honesty, it does not to demand justice. How do you find someone who has quite literally dedicated his entire life to his country . Someone who has served five president s and in the process has selflessly come to the aid of our country great crisis. If any of your accounting, that is for president s ive listed, not, not b
Please be seated. Well, good evening to all. My name is john heubusch. I the only thing the executive director of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation, i want to thank each and every one of you for coming out of this evening. If you would end on of our men and women in uniform who serve our cause 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. Thanks. Please be seated. Now play ball. Before we get started tonight id like to recognize one person in particular in the audience. His name is ben sutton and he is one of our board of Trustees Members at the foundation. Thanks for coming. [applause] no matter how practiced one might feel they are at introducing a famous or important person, its often not easy, at least not for me. I think one is called on to do their very best and to go beyon
When they needed her, to keep their spirits up when they often needed that and she was very bright and funny and can be very sharp if she thought somebody wasnt the hitting and somebody should be a. The father was inspiration of their lives, never lost faith in them. Didnt really understand the technology they were working with. Very few people did. It wasnt just that they were bicycle mechanics. They were brilliant business, and aeronautical engineers solving problems, intellectual problems that nobody at Polytechnic Institute and Massachusetts Institute of technology or the smithsonian had gotten anywhere near as far as they did and yet they had never been to college, never finished high school but that never held them back. Wilder was a genius. I dont think there is any question about it and that is important to understand. Host andrew in virginia, are you surprised Teddy Roosevelt did not embrace the right brother is directly . He did and he didnt. He had the nerve, the courage to
And that means she reads it may be three, four times because i one draft after another. And always always i hear things, she hears things. Host you enjoy the book tour . Guest it is very gratifying. No writer could survive without readers. I am dependent upon readers, not caring to meet your customers, i love to hear what they think and what they like about what i have done or what they feel might have been better or what they would like me to write about the next time. Host next call from tom in dublin, indiana. You are on with David Mccullough on booktv. Caller i love your books. I live in indiana and the vision in my little town, wilder was born a few miles from here. Surprised to learn all the support the father and sister gave the brother. I was a little saddened at the end that orville and his sister had a falling out. I was wondering if that was never resolved or not. Host who was the bishop . Guest their father was a bishop in the church. The sister was catherine, the youngest
They get more the legality of the lounge. From m government. Deborah efforts university of missouri have been effective. This morning the president of the university stepped down. Over the Weekend University of and 30 football players. Joined calls for their tim wolfe to resign. Down this mornrng. Amidst acacsations that the schoho did not do enough. To address racism and racial intolerance on campus. Deborah turning now to the president ial race, gop candidate ben carson. Is facing questions about his life story just ahead of tomorrows nationally televised debate. Abcs tom llamas has more from the campaign trail. This morning as dr ben carsons life story is under the microscopethe leleing gop presididtial candidate is firing backcalling the investigations a witch hunt. Sot carson puerto rico youre asking me about something that occurred 50 years ago, and you expect me to have the details on that . Forget about it, its not gonna happen carson forced to answer questions about stories in